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Are these Sales Pages Bad for Affiliates?

by traces2757
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I have a question. I was going through some of the pitch pages on Clickbank for some products I was interested in promoting. I noticed with a lot of these pages that there were those "float in" pop-ups for capturing names and email addresses and adding people to opt-in lists. Well that's cool, but these pop-ups usually say something like "Enter your name and email address here and I will send you a free report showing you how...blah blah blah."

I was thinking that, although these opt-in forms are great for the original seller, aren't they distracting people from buying what is offered on the sales page? ("Oh look, here's a free report! I'll get that instead of buying something.") And if so, isn't that short-changing the affiliate who got the person to that sales page?

And even if after reading the free report the person still wants the product that is for sale, he or she isn't going to go back to it through 'my' affiliate link.

I could be totally off on this, but I'm wondering what others think. So far there are a couple of products that I would really like to promote, but I'm hesitating for this reason.
#affiliates #bad #pages #sales
  • Profile picture of the author traces2757
    I'd really like some educated opinions on this. Or even uneducated ones!
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  • Profile picture of the author essmeier
    One workaround is to send people directly to the payment page. Use your own affiliate link to go to the sales page. Click as though you are going to buy the product. You'll end up at the payment page with a really long URL. Check at the very bottom to make sure that you are the affiliate. Enter the entire URL at TinyURL.com and create a shortcut.

    Use that link as your affiliate link and you can bypass the sales page.

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  • Profile picture of the author rondo
    Your affiliate link drops a 60 day cookie so you will still get credit, unless of course the vendor overwrites your affiliate link in the email followups. You should join the newsletter and see what they do.


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    • Profile picture of the author Glenn Grundberg
      Hey Trace:

      Here's what I do...

      Because most of the CB sales pages I see are so hideous, I usually rewrite them myself if I am serious about promoting the product. The links I give are direct to the vendor's order form, and any opt-in material is for MY lists, not theirs!

      I agree: any distraction on the letter such as opt-in forms, etc. needs to be handled very delicately, and most of them don't do that- they just fly in a big 'ol ugly flapping form and blow the whole mood.

      They get their shot after collecting the payment to follow up and get the customer on a list. If they balk at this (and I usually ask permission first but sometimes get zero response), then I walk away. It's MY traffic.

      Hope that helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author traces2757
    All of these suggestions have been good; and I feel better knowing that my concerns are valid!

    I'm going to look more into taking steps to protect my own affiliate interests. After all, I'm not looking to take anything away from the product creator, I just want my efforts to be fruitful.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Montagu Brown
    I think you'll find that MOST product owners will not steal your commisions and that you'll still get your cut even if the customer buys from a follow up.

    Still, it's worth always making sure by signing up yourself and trying to order - and you get a chance to check out the quality of their email marketing too!
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    • Profile picture of the author traces2757
      Originally Posted by George Montagu Brown View Post

      I think you'll find that MOST product owners will not steal your commisions and that you'll still get your cut even if the customer buys from a follow up.

      Still, it's worth always making sure by signing up yourself and trying to order - and you get a chance to check out the quality of their email marketing too!
      Good point! Though I'm interested in the specific products, I also want to know more about the creators. Opting into their lists is a great way to do this.

      It's at this point that I slap myself on the forehead and say "duh".
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  • Profile picture of the author tommygadget
    This is why I have an invitation-only affiliate program. I setup custom links for each affiliate and make sure they get the support they need. I think an affiliate program with 1,000 affiliates with 997 of them making zero sales is a waste of time IMO.

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    • Profile picture of the author traces2757
      Originally Posted by tommygadget View Post

      This is why I have an invitation-only affiliate program. I setup custom links for each affiliate and make sure they get the support they need. I think an affiliate program with 1,000 affiliates with 997 of them making zero sales is a waste of time IMO.

      TomG.
      I'm looking into being a direct affiliate for some people who offer products/services that impress me too. I actually feel a bit better about those, since I've become wary about Clickbank with all I've been reading.

      I think this is going to be about following some of the suggestions I've been given, plus trial and error promoting as an affiliate. That's what it's all about, though!
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