When we have a client that needs a particular service that we use, and believe in, we tell our clients of this service and provide our affiliate link (with disclosure) assuming that we will get a commission for this offering if they choose to use that service.

Do you do this and think you will receive commission?

Think again.

We offered an affiliate link to a client for a service we highly recommend, and we use, which our client signed up for.  We discovered we were not paid commission and checked into it.  We were told:

If someone clicks on an affiliate link after yours then they get the commission. <quote> last affiliate link clicked is the one that gets the sale. <end quote>

This started me thinking.  So, you recommend a service to your client.  You explain the benefits, also explain that it is an affiliate link, and send them off. 

If they don’t sign up, so be it.  But if they do and you don’t get the commission then what happened.  Well here is some of my thinking from the quote above.

If you recommend a service and the client wants to check on reviews well they can land on a site that has embedded affiliate links (most don’t have disclosures).  Suppose they like the review and they click on the link of the service name. They may not even realize that their action of clicking on a simple link of the service name is going to delete your cookie. 

It sure never occurred to me,

So, do you offer affiliate links to your clients and assume you will be properly compensated for the referral IF the client signs up for the service? 

Think again.

Likely you have lost in commissions.

What can we do?  Not sure there is any answer at this point but wanted to alert you to this issue.

If I find any answers I will post them here.  If you have any suggestions please share.

It’s no secret that the top ClickBank earners are making the big money by using the already existing base of ClickBank affiliates, the only question is… how can you do it too?!

Want to know how top ClickBank sellers get those huge checks? They use the massive base of ClickBank affiliates, over 100,000, to flood their websites with a never ending stream of cash-in-hand visitors.

I’ve discussed the value of using affiliates here before, both on this blog and on my site. Affiliates are a critical component of successfully marketing your product on the Internet. Many affiliate programs, offered through carts like ‘1 Shopping Cart’ or dedicated programs such as ‘Commission Junction’ (CJ) provide you with tools and access to recruiting affiliates and directly interacting with them.

However, ClickBank does not give easy access to their army of affiliates, but recently, I found a product called ClickBank Stampede that appears to have solved this. It is revealing backdoors and loopholes that will let you tap into this massive base of sellers who are waiting to sell for you.

http://www.jbcr-virtualsolutions.com/stampede/

This is the fastest, easiest and most effective method I’ve seen for getting tons of visitors to your ClickBank sales page. Even if you don’t sell anything on ClickBank, you should still check it out.

Jan

Something I notice is when a particular book / topic is aired or published everyone wants to use the flavor of the week buzz word /phrase. Now, in the scheme of things this is not bad, don’t we all want to jump on the ‘riches’ bandwagon. But in fact what happens is that the search engine searches become saturated with the buzz word / phrase so if, in fact, you are using it to try to draw more traffic to your site it is probably not a wise decision. You are actually more likely to go down the search list for that term.

Why? You are going to become a much smaller fish in a much bigger ocean!

In this example, the folks who wrote “The Secret” and who wrote the book “The Law of Attraction” are so far up the search ladder, as well as their affiliates, that you likely will never be found.

So is it worth it to use ‘buzz’ words / phrases. Yes and no.

In my humble opinion, do not use them on their own. Only use them if you they are actually part of your website and business and even then it is very important to incorporate your own special niche. Stand out — be a unique fish

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Jan

Now I know that I am not a great example at blogging (see the last time I posted) — but I have a good excuse — I’m working ) Ok, not a ‘good excuse’, but the truth.

So what can you do when you have a blog and can’t seem to find the time, or the content. After thinking about what I do on my lunch break (which is in front of my computer) I came up with the answer.

Take 5 minutes out of your day and just write about what’s new with you. Don’t think readers will be interested? Well, in fact, it is amazing how many blogs are at the top of searches just from talking about “what’s new”. For example, on my lunch break I grab a cup of soup and read through emails I have received from forums I belong to, newsletters I have signed for, and unauthorized spam )) Ok, so maybe forget the spam, but the little tib-bits you get from other emails you receive can be worth their weight in gold on a blog.

Not at your computer on a lunch break? Well then how about posting about your day just before you read your email after you get home. I know, probably the last thing you want to do. But in fact if you start to do it every day by two weeks you it will feel normal, by 30 days it will be a routine.

So… have a blog — now what? Now you write!

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Jan

As a web developer/designer, and SEO optimizer, I totally believe in blogs. A blog informs your customers / clients about you, your products/ services, your events, whether personal or business, and much more. A blog also introduces readers to your website.

As well, a blog can increase credibility. Why? Because people get to know and trust you. You become more than just a name. I have been blogging for a number of years now and I have seen the difference when I blog often and when I haven’t ’cause of lack of time.

I started a new blog just over a year ago for a specific topic. This has been very interesting, and learning experience. Over this past year, on this specific blog, just an example the Alexa is almost equal to my business web site rating. From this experience I do have to say that I do believe, even more so, that blogging not only works but it goes beyond that.

Is having a blog enough? Yes but — BUT.… submitting a blog to blog directories, sharing it through social networking, adding images, audio, video and RSS… all of these are critical. As in all things, it grows.

As I said many years ago, and I still say today, for a blog to be effective you need to “blog”. In other words, you need to update often, keep people interested and informed, invite comments. Of course, make sure you host the blog on your own url. Even better, buy a domain name just for your blog host it on its own is an even better way to make people aware of your blog and your site.

So, yes I do think a blog is worth it — do you? Would love to hear your comments.

Jan

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