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Want to build an Affiliate Network...where do I start?

by derh
10 replies
Ok...

I'm looking at starting an Affiliate Network for some LOCAL products (physical in nature)...

By biz partner and I don't want to go through CJ or Linkshare...as we want to have full control over operations...

We need:

>Software that will allow us to build Affil tracking codes

>a method of gaining Affiliates who want to promote these products....

Any idea's where to start???
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  • Profile picture of the author auradev
    I too am looking for affiliates, can anyone help?
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  • Profile picture of the author afam4eva
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  • Profile picture of the author caion
    same doubts, this seems to be good citizen
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  • Profile picture of the author bongski14
    still looking for a good affiliates, anyone thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author murthykmd
    Both of you are trying clickbank affiliate marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author blue_sky
    my comment is based on personal experience...

    I once had the same (stupid) idea...
    bought expensive aff software, spent days and weeks to set up everything and then months to attract affiliates...I ended up with 3 affiliates. I approached a lot of "super affiliates" and the answer was always the same:

    1. How do we know that we can trust you
    2. We dont want to deal with another tracking system or another stat system






    Originally Posted by derh View Post

    Ok...

    I'm looking at starting an Affiliate Network for some LOCAL products (physical in nature)...

    By biz partner and I don't want to go through CJ or Linkshare...as we want to have full control over operations...

    We need:

    >Software that will allow us to build Affil tracking codes

    >a method of gaining Affiliates who want to promote these products....

    Any idea's where to start???
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by derh View Post

    we want to have full control over operations...
    Doing that when you're a well-known vendor with a longstanding successful track-record of having affiliates is one thing.

    Doing it "de novo" is quite another.

    What you see as "having full control over operations", the serious, successful, potential affiliates who are doing this for a living (i.e. the ones you most want) see as "being dependent on an unknown vendor to get paid".

    And that's exactly why many of us prefer Clickbank. This makes sense, surely?
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  • Profile picture of the author jazbo
    You need to build some rep to bet people to trust you running your own program.

    As for software, you can try the tipsandtrickshq.com wordpress plugin, or JROX Jam or Jem.
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    • Profile picture of the author gvmrktr
      Good information(the links you listed) Jazbo.
      Thanks for sharing it.
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  • Profile picture of the author zoobie
    Well, I know you want to have more control of your own products, but affiliate tracking is always an issue for affiliates to trust and to promote your products or client products.

    How do they know if your tracking is right?
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