Affiliate Summit East 2015

20 Questions and Answers from Behind the Scenes

Tricia Meyer, MeyerTech, LLC, @SunshineTricia

#1: What Is a VIP Commission?

#1: What Is a VIP Commission?

#2: How Do I Get Higher Commissions from a Merchant/OPM/Affiliate Manager?

#2: How Do I Get Higher Commissions?

• Homepage Placement

• Featured Merchant on Site

• Featured Merchant in Newsletter

• Social Media Exposure

• Video Review

• What is Unique to YOUR Site?

#3: What Is the Best Affiliate Network?

#3: What Is the Best Affiliate Network?

#4: What Is the Fastest Way for Bloggers to Get Into Affiliate Marketing?

#4: What Is the Fastest Way for Bloggers to Get Into Affiliate Marketing?

#5: What Is an Appropriate FTC Disclosure?

#5: What Is an Appropriate FTC Disclosure?

• Clear Language

• Obvious to the Reader

• Before Any Links

#6: What Is One Thing You MUST Do at Affiliate Summit?

#6: What Is One Thing You Must Do at Affiliate Summit?

#7: What Do You Do When Sales Do Not Track Properly?

#7: What Do You Do When Sales Do Not Track Properly?

• Keep an eye on merchant stats for your biggest or newest merchants (including EPC and date of last transaction)

• Make test purchase yourself

• Get to know others in your niche or that promote the same merchant and compare notes

• Visit ABW and start a dialog about the merchant

#8: Which Merchants Might Be Stealing My Customers and Sales from Me?

#8: Which Merchants Might Be Stealing My Sales?

#9: What Are the Different Levels of Coupon Codes?

#9: What are the Different Levels of Coupon Codes?

#10: What is SubID Tracking and How Should I Be Using It?

#10: What is SubID Tracking and How Should I Be Using It?

#11: How Do You Get to Inbox Zero?

#11: How Do You Get to Inbox Zero?

#12: How Do You Decide if a Niche is Worthwhile?

#12: How Do You Decide if a Niche is Worthwhile?

#13: How Can a Merchant Be Helpful Besides Commissions?

#13: How Can a Merchant Be Helpful Besides Commissions?

• Custom Creatives

• Dedicated Landing Pages

• Products to Review

• Contest Sponsorships

• Seasonal Trends and Calendars

• Top Selling Products

• Press Releases and Company News

• Other Advertising Pushes

• Read the Newsletters!

#14: What Are Some of Your Automation Cheats?

#14: What Are Some of Your Automation Cheats?

#15: How/Why Do You Redirect Your Affiliate Links?

#15: How/Why Do You Redirect Your Affiliate Links?

• Looks pretty!

• Merchant changes networks

• Merchant closes

• Extra tracking

• Use for social sharing

• Easy to remember

#16: If You Were Going to Get a Tattoo, What Would It Be?

#16: If You Were Going to Get a Tattoo, What Would It Be?

#17: What Are the Benefits of Deep Linking?

#17: What Are the Benefits of Deep Linking?

• Product Reviews Directly to Product

• Add Product Directly to Cart

• Bypass Homepages with Leaks

• Category or Search Landing Pages

• Content on Merchant Site

#18: Why Do You Work with CPA Networks?

#18: Why Do You Work with CPA Networks?

#19: How Do You Reconnect or Reaffirm Connections When You See People So Infrequently?

#19: How Do You Reconnect and Reaffirm Relationships?

#20: Why Should I Network with My Competition?

#20: Why Should I Network with My Competition?

• Job/Role Changes Within Industry

• Share Information About Bad Merchants

• Guest Posting (Particularly for Bloggers)

• Joint Ventures

• White Label Solutions

• Presenting at Conferences

Any time left for questions?

Tricia MeyerTwitter: @SunshineTriciawww.tricia.me