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Pinterest EXPOSED = My Mind Just Exploded

by Fraser SellHealth
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So by now most of us know pinterest monetizes their obscene traffic with swtiching out product names with affiliate links to that product.

Now my head thinks " how is that possible to replace that many links from all that traffic"?

Well long story short i found what they are using
Skimlinks | Affiliate marketing made easy - content monetization | Skimlinks

My mind basically exploded with how this could change the game for affiliate marketing. This site allows you to automatically monetize your site using thousands of products and they dont take a % of your affiliate sale.

This is a game changer , what you think about it ?

#exploded #exposed #mind #pinterest
  • Profile picture of the author WilliamBlah
    Your facts aren't quite correct:

    Skimlinks works on a revenue share model. You don't pay anything to join or use the service; we just take a small cut from the commissions you earn. For SkimLinks and the tools, the split is 25/75 - we keep 25% and pay you the 75%.
    It certainly makes sense if you have a site with a tonne of user generated content, though.

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    Will
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    • Profile picture of the author Fraser SellHealth
      Originally Posted by WilliamBlah View Post

      Your facts aren't quite correct:



      It certainly makes sense if you have a site with a tonne of user generated content, though.

      Regards
      Will
      Ok i figured there would be a catch , even thou they say on their homepage "keep 100% of your affiliate commissions"

      But either way game changer ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    Didn't Digital Point do something similar? Or did DP just decide to cookie stuff the H*LL out of their visitors?
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    • Profile picture of the author Troy_Phillips
      They are stuffing like a 6 year old with an easy bake oven.


      Originally Posted by Mike Hill View Post

      Didn't Digital Point do something similar? Or did DP just decide to cookie stuff the H*LL out of their visitors?
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      • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
        Originally Posted by Troy_Phillips View Post

        They are stuffing like a 6 year old with an easy bake oven.
        LOL.. I think this is the comment of the year folks... :p
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  • Profile picture of the author paul_1
    BTW, Pinterest was featured in Yahoo "Upgrade Your Life" 2 days ago as a possible threat to Facebook...
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    • Profile picture of the author bitriot
      The basic idea is that you can link to Amazon products without an affiliate link and their API will automatically convert the links to skim link amazon affiliate links.

      Secondarily, even if the amazon link has an affiliate code already, it will still convert your links if you use the API. This is useful for affiliates like myself who needed to change entire sites over to skimlinks since Amazon dropped the affiliate program in my state.

      I think pinterest already stopped their skimlink integration though.
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      • Profile picture of the author Colin Y
        Originally Posted by bitriot View Post

        I think pinterest already stopped their skimlink integration though.
        Yep, they stop using Skimlinks, the CEO Ben Silbermann said it was just a test as they look for ways to montize the site. They may try ads next.
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  • Profile picture of the author 3rddd
    I'm still laughing so hard at the picture of the mind exploding....
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    • Profile picture of the author TylerRWS
      Originally Posted by 3rddd View Post

      I'm still laughing so hard at the picture of the mind exploding....
      LOL! I was thinking the exact same thing.

      I literally just stared at it for 5 minutes straight... chuckling to myself.

      I figure Pinterest will be doing a lot of testing over the next few months. It's gaining momentum and not stopping anytime soon.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Re: Pinterest EXPOSED = My Mind Just Exploded
    Clean up on isle 556471, please.
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    While Pinterest is growing fast, I don't see them ever overtaking FaceBook, b/c Pinterest is about funny and neat pictures, and FaceBook is about socializing.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexander K
      Originally Posted by SocialMediaOwls View Post

      LOL, actually IMers were.. so now when you pin something, I believe only 1 pin will actually post to the viewable category page once a day (or 12 hours). Doesn't matter for those who build up followers, but does hurt those who had been doing mass pinning to get traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author candoit2
    Originally Posted by Fraser SellHealth View Post

    So by now most of us know pinterest monetizes their obscene traffic with swtiching out product names with affiliate links to that product.

    Now my head thinks " how is that possible to replace that many links from all that traffic"?

    Well long story short i found what they are using
    Skimlinks | Affiliate marketing made easy - content monetization | Skimlinks

    My mind basically exploded with how this could change the game for affiliate marketing. This site allows you to automatically monetize your site using thousands of products and they dont take a % of your affiliate sale.

    This is a game changer , what you think about it ?

    There is also another similar one to Skimlinks called Viglink. Affiliate Every Link on the Web with VigLink
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Chicas
    I'm having fun with Pinterest but it's just the shinny new object for me, and I'm not really looking to bring in money with it. I put it up there with Twitter, which I only see a very few people ever really being able to bring in a ROI.

    Have fun with it but don't get caught up in all the hype. I just don't based my words on predictions but I know more than a dozen people who went at it wholeheartedly and failed miserably with it.

    Not saying someone won't make money with it, just saying it won't be a cake walk for most of us.
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    • Profile picture of the author TopBackBuilder
      Originally Posted by Christiani View Post

      I'm having fun with Pinterest but it's just the shinny new object for me, and I'm not really looking to bring in money with it. I put it up there with Twitter, which I only see a very few people ever really being able to bring in a ROI.

      Have fun with it but don't get caught up in all the hype. I just don't based my words on predictions but I know more than a dozen people who went at it wholeheartedly and failed miserably with it.

      Not saying someone won't make money with it, just saying it won't be a cake walk for most of us.
      That's so true, I can't believe how people are saying that twitter can replace email lists, as soon as you make a tweet, it's instantly lost in hundreds of other tweets.
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