Comments on: Cashback Sites http://www.thinkaffiliate.co.uk/cashback-sites/45/ Build Your Online Revenue Stream Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.thinkaffiliate.co.uk/cashback-sites/45/comment-page-1/#comment-4 admin Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:38:35 +0000 http://www.thinkaffiliate.co.uk/?p=45#comment-4 I fully agree with what you are saying about voucher code sites. A very large number of these are just trying to force cookies when there is no voucher which can be used. I also agree that when run properly cashback sites are not a scam. My argument is that sometimes they are taking commission away from the affilate who probably deserves it. For example, if I were on a content site looking at mobile phone reviews and saw an advert for the phone I was after, I may well click on the link. If I decided to go ahead and order the phone, I think everybody would agree that the content site owner should get the commission. However, if I then went through a cashback site before making the purchase, this would not be the case. I am not saying this happens in all cases, but the affiliate who did all the hard work just got nothing for their efforts. I don't know of any studies into it, but I would be very interested to know what percentage of cookies set by cashback sites are overwriting a cookie which had already been set for that merchant. I fully agree with what you are saying about voucher code sites. A very large number of these are just trying to force cookies when there is no voucher which can be used.

I also agree that when run properly cashback sites are not a scam. My argument is that sometimes they are taking commission away from the affilate who probably deserves it. For example, if I were on a content site looking at mobile phone reviews and saw an advert for the phone I was after, I may well click on the link. If I decided to go ahead and order the phone, I think everybody would agree that the content site owner should get the commission. However, if I then went through a cashback site before making the purchase, this would not be the case. I am not saying this happens in all cases, but the affiliate who did all the hard work just got nothing for their efforts.

I don’t know of any studies into it, but I would be very interested to know what percentage of cookies set by cashback sites are overwriting a cookie which had already been set for that merchant.

]]> By: AnAffiliate http://www.thinkaffiliate.co.uk/cashback-sites/45/comment-page-1/#comment-3 AnAffiliate Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:48:06 +0000 http://www.thinkaffiliate.co.uk/?p=45#comment-3 I disagree entirely with: "affiliates are being denied commissions because of cashback being a more attractive incentive to purchase" And this is bollox too: "The earnings per click for some merchants is up to 5 times higher for incentivised traffic, suggesting that they only go through the cashback site when they are intending to make a purchase." Some cashback sites presell completely, almost to the same extend that the retailers do. It's the content affiliates that try and get people off their page and a cookie set as soon as possible. There are far more sales being nicked by Voucher sites than cashback sites. What's more, some cashback sites put in just as much hard work to get the sale as any other content affiliate. Granted, 99% of cashback sites out there are white labels to Sub tech, but some are independant and work alot harder than most content affiliates, for alot less of the commission. Cashback is not a scam when run properly. Voucher code sites are, but only to the extent of the "click to reveal" and the index spam. Get rid of those and theyd be just as legitimate as any blogger Everyone is always ragging on everyone else in this industry. "It's not my fault Im not high in the serps and earning a million, it's the Cashback sites, Its the Voucher code sites, it's the PPC". Get a grip. Work harder, use your head and you'll earn more. I disagree entirely with: “affiliates are being denied commissions because of cashback being a more attractive incentive to purchase”

And this is bollox too:
“The earnings per click for some merchants is up to 5 times higher for incentivised traffic, suggesting that they only go through the cashback site when they are intending to make a purchase.”

Some cashback sites presell completely, almost to the same extend that the retailers do. It’s the content affiliates that try and get people off their page and a cookie set as soon as possible.

There are far more sales being nicked by Voucher sites than cashback sites.
What’s more, some cashback sites put in just as much hard work to get the sale as any other content affiliate. Granted, 99% of cashback sites out there are white labels to Sub tech, but some are independant and work alot harder than most content affiliates, for alot less of the commission.

Cashback is not a scam when run properly.
Voucher code sites are, but only to the extent of the “click to reveal” and the index spam. Get rid of those and theyd be just as legitimate as any blogger

Everyone is always ragging on everyone else in this industry. “It’s not my fault Im not high in the serps and earning a million, it’s the Cashback sites, Its the Voucher code sites, it’s the PPC”.

Get a grip. Work harder, use your head and you’ll earn more.

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