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One Smart Cookie ...

by Will Edwards
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You Know, something dawned on me during my latest promotion. Perhaps you have thought of this too, but you know something, this guy is one smart cookie.

As I mentioned, I am running a campaign right now and it's been going very well for 1 week so far. Looking over the stats, I noticed a few sales from an affiliate who's ClickBank Nickname actually is 'nickname'. Now, I don't know if the sheer cleverness of this has hit you yet.

Things is: I bet there are some newbies who don't quite get this IM lark, or perhaps they just copy generic links and forget to replace the word 'nickname' with their actual CB Nicakname.

Quite possibly, it could be that I genuinely have this affiliate who just happened to choose this nickname. But personally, I don't think so.

What I think is that it is a clever way of making affiliate commissions from other people's potential errors. As I said, one smart cookie. You do, at least, have to applaud the out-of-the-box thinking.

Will
#cookie #smart
  • Profile picture of the author AzzamS
    If he has picked this up deliberately then he is a smart cookie indeed
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    • Profile picture of the author JimmyD
      Are there any CB marketers called XXXXXX or yourCBcode. I should have checked that before I posted I guess...
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      • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
        Originally Posted by JimmyD View Post

        Are there any CB marketers called XXXXXX or yourCBcode. I should have checked that before I posted I guess...
        Again Jimmy, very clever thinking

        Not for me, of course, but still, I love the creativity of it.

        Will
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        • Profile picture of the author goindeep
          How would he/she get others commissions exactly?
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          • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
            Originally Posted by Andrei Rotariu View Post

            How would he/she get others commissions exactly?
            Through their Cb account.

            The way it would work is that a newbie affiliate might not understand they need to replace the text 'nickname' with an actual nickname. They might then send out a promotional email with an affiliate link using the nickname 'nickname'.

            Will
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      • Profile picture of the author Kristy Taylor
        Originally Posted by JimmyD View Post

        Are there any CB marketers called XXXXXX or yourCBcode. I should have checked that before I posted I guess...
        Clickbank have already cracked down on this (yep, I checked a few years ago - lol), though you may find a few variations floating around.

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  • Profile picture of the author AzzamS
    Where in the UK are you will if you do not mind me asking? just trying to form a better alliance on this side of the atlantic
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    • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
      Originally Posted by AzzamS View Post

      Where in the UK are you will if you do not mind me asking? just trying to form a better alliance on this side of the atlantic
      Hi Azzam

      I'm located in the Midlands at present, but just about to move to beautiful Somerset

      It's always great to see fellow Brits here.

      Will
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Says
    Originally Posted by Will Edwards View Post

    You Know, something dawned on me during my latest promotion. Perhaps you have thought of this too, but you know something, this guy is one smart cookie.

    As I mentioned, I am running a campaign right now and it's been going very well for 1 week so far. Looking over the stats, I noticed a few sales from an affiliate who's ClickBank Nickname actually is 'nickname'. Now, I don't know if the sheer cleverness of this has hit you yet.

    Things is: I bet there are some newbies who don't quite get this IM lark, or perhaps they just copy generic links and forget to replace the word 'nickname' with their actual CB Nicakname.

    Quite possibly, it could be that I genuinely have this affiliate who just happened to choose this nickname. But personally, I don't think so.

    What I think is that it is a clever way of making affiliate commissions from other people's potential errors. As I said, one smart cookie. You do, at least, have to applaud the out-of-the-box thinking.

    Will
    Oi.

    This makes me think of those domain names like "www.example.com" or people who come up with names very similar to some big marketers like Stephen Jobs or companies like Starter Bucks.

    It's a nice way to make a profit, get a link, or trick someone into giving you respect right off the bat, but at the same time it's kind of derpy lol.
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