Comments on: Godaddy Starts Affiliate Program @ 20% For All Customers On All Products http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Pletcher http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-62613 Tim Pletcher Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:15:20 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-62613 I have been using the GoDaddy affiliate program for a number of years now and have been very impressed overall. As always make sure you cover the fundamentals for example be certain that you use up to date code when implementing the banners on your website and always set the code up properly inside the banner code maker. Also make sure that your browser accepts cookies. I have been using the GoDaddy affiliate program for a number of years now and have been very impressed overall. As always make sure you cover the fundamentals for example be certain that you use up to date code when implementing the banners on your website and always set the code up properly inside the banner code maker. Also make sure that your browser accepts cookies.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-47384 Anthony Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:54:20 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-47384 Sure... and they'd add "and have a nice day" to that, but I think they got a cheek to reserve the right to terminate the hosting plan of a customer who has been booted from the affiliate program. The 2 should be mutually exclusive don't you? Sure… and they’d add “and have a nice day” to that, but I think they got a cheek to reserve the right to terminate the hosting plan of a customer who has been booted from the affiliate program. The 2 should be mutually exclusive don’t you?

]]> By: Not GD supporter http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-47382 Not GD supporter Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:16:41 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-47382 If you read the TOS of just about every agreement in our industry, it includes the clause to cancel the agreement for whatever reason they want. (ppc, registrars, hosting, paypal, ebay, amazon, etc) If you speak to GD, I'm sure they will say - "even though it says that trust me we wouldn't do that." :) If you read the TOS of just about every agreement in our industry, it includes the clause to cancel the agreement for whatever reason they want. (ppc, registrars, hosting, paypal, ebay, amazon, etc)

If you speak to GD, I’m sure they will say –
“even though it says that trust me we wouldn’t do that.”
:)

]]> By: Anthony http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-47380 Anthony Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:04:14 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-47380 What about the clause in their Ts&Cs the they reserve the right to terminate the program at any time for any reason AND destroy your content off of their server if you are one of their customers and they have done so. That sound like bullshit to me and scares me away from this program.... why would they do something like that? What about the clause in their Ts&Cs the they reserve the right to terminate the program at any time for any reason AND destroy your content off of their server if you are one of their customers and they have done so. That sound like bullshit to me and scares me away from this program…. why would they do something like that?

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]]> By: Mike http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-26859 Mike Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:31:50 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-26859 maybe attitudes have changed, i used to manage a program and we never allowed it. it was high ticket software and you'd get people sign up with no intention to ever promote your product just to give away 30% margin, don't make sense to me. i'm not saying you should never reward affiliates with product discounts but affiliates are those who actually promote or intend to promote your product. To be honest i've never thought to try with Amazon as i just assumed it wouldnt fly. probably any programs that are set to auto approve affiliates they are just run on autopilot and they'll never bother to look. but for example, with any CPL programs for distance learning, you wouldnt be able to go around signing up for info at various schools and getting yourself paid as a qualified lead. probably not the best example as you are most likely wanting an example of product related programs. if i'm not mistaken most/all of the products on the MoreNiche platform will not allow this. to be honest you may be right though a lot of programs may allow this that i wasnt aware. but as you were correct to point out, how can Godaddy sustain it, for example if hundreds of domainers with hundreds of thousands or millions of domains were to begin doing this, it would seriously cut into their margin on domains. they can give up margin on domains for end-users where its all about the up-selling on other products/services, but for domainers with large portfolios who only buy domains and no upsell I dont know how it makes much sense. cheers. Mike maybe attitudes have changed, i used to manage a program and we never allowed it. it was high ticket software and you’d get people sign up with no intention to ever promote your product just to give away 30% margin, don’t make sense to me. i’m not saying you should never reward affiliates with product discounts but affiliates are those who actually promote or intend to promote your product. To be honest i’ve never thought to try with Amazon as i just assumed it wouldnt fly. probably any programs that are set to auto approve affiliates they are just run on autopilot and they’ll never bother to look. but for example, with any CPL programs for distance learning, you wouldnt be able to go around signing up for info at various schools and getting yourself paid as a qualified lead. probably not the best example as you are most likely wanting an example of product related programs. if i’m not mistaken most/all of the products on the MoreNiche platform will not allow this. to be honest you may be right though a lot of programs may allow this that i wasnt aware. but as you were correct to point out, how can Godaddy sustain it, for example if hundreds of domainers with hundreds of thousands or millions of domains were to begin doing this, it would seriously cut into their margin on domains. they can give up margin on domains for end-users where its all about the up-selling on other products/services, but for domainers with large portfolios who only buy domains and no upsell I dont know how it makes much sense. cheers. Mike

]]> By: rob sequin http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-26857 rob sequin Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:47:17 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-26857 Mike, Transfers had the "unit price" of $7.99 and "today's price" of $6.99. Just a GoDaddy site wide discount, no affiliate commission related. All affiliate programs that I have ever run in the past five years let you click on your own affiliate link and get commissions. Go sign up at Amazon, put the code on a site then click on that code then go place an order Amazon. Check the report the next day and you'll see your order in the report. Which affiliate programs do you know of that DO NOT give you credit for clicking on your own link or have a TOS saying that you cannot click on your own link? Mike,

Transfers had the “unit price” of $7.99 and “today’s price” of $6.99. Just a GoDaddy site wide discount, no affiliate commission related.

All affiliate programs that I have ever run in the past five years let you click on your own affiliate link and get commissions. Go sign up at Amazon, put the code on a site then click on that code then go place an order Amazon. Check the report the next day and you’ll see your order in the report.

Which affiliate programs do you know of that DO NOT give you credit for clicking on your own link or have a TOS saying that you cannot click on your own link?

]]> By: Mike http://www.thedomains.com/2010/02/25/godaddy-start-affiliate-program-20-for-all-customers-on-all-products/comment-page-1/#comment-26856 Mike Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.thedomains.com/?p=7589#comment-26856 @ Rob, you are saying that the orders were discounted up front, AND you got credited commission for them? that sounds awfully strange. I've never heard of any affiliate program that operates that way, its doesnt sound right. also, i wouldnt be surprised if the commissions were reversed. you might want to check w/ their terms but i also dont know of any APs that allow you to earn commission on your own order. otherwise everyone and their mum would sign up as an affiliate for no other reason. @ Rob, you are saying that the orders were discounted up front, AND you got credited commission for them? that sounds awfully strange. I’ve never heard of any affiliate program that operates that way, its doesnt sound right. also, i wouldnt be surprised if the commissions were reversed. you might want to check w/ their terms but i also dont know of any APs that allow you to earn commission on your own order. otherwise everyone and their mum would sign up as an affiliate for no other reason.

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