Publisher On An Affiliate Network

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by banks1, Sep 16, 2009.

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    I first contacted Neverblue, in order to join their Publishing Program, but am not going to do that anymore (I'll explain why later on).

    My plan is to do the following:

    I have a niche site, with a simple zip form. Once the visitor enters their Zip Code, they will have a list of options. If they click on one of the options, I would like to pay the affiliate who referred that visitor $2.50 - $3.00. I will also pay whatever portion I need to the Advertisor/Affiliate Company for the leads they are driving.

    Here is the problem I faced with Neverblue:

    They said I would need a $5000 prepayment to ensure I would pay them when they drive leads to my landing page. I do not have $5000 to put down, so I asked if I could pay them as I earn. The landing page I am running allows me to earn money every time a visitor clicks (CPA). I asked if I could pay them from the money I earn, which would really be no different than the plan they proposed.

    Now, my question:

    Is there ANY company that I could join as a publisher that does not require such a large prepayment, or better yet, only charges you as they drive leads?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    banks1, Sep 16, 2009 IP
  2. vcommission

    vcommission Member

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    PM me and we can discuss this.
     
    vcommission, Sep 17, 2009 IP
  3. Traffic-Bug

    Traffic-Bug Active Member

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    Two options:
    Recruit traffic-driving affiliates yourself by posting in forums with sigs
    Try other affiliate networks - pepperjam, copeac, dexaffiliate, hydra, etc.
     
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  4. FinchSells

    FinchSells Peon

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    The prepayment exists to protect affiliates so I'm all for Neverblue implementing this kind of quality control.

    You should be able to find a smaller scale network that is willing to take a chance on you, but the big guys will want that money upfront.
     
    FinchSells, Sep 17, 2009 IP
  5. 5starAffiliates

    5starAffiliates Well-Known Member

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    Just a correction to the sentence above and your title. Publishers are affiliates, you are the merchant or advertiser.

    Plus I agree with Finchsells and am all for anything that protects affiliates to ensure they get paid for their hard work. That said, I thought some networks didn't charge an up front fee, but I don't know off hand which ones.
     
    5starAffiliates, Sep 17, 2009 IP
  6. hotbizsol

    hotbizsol Active Member

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    I think you know most if the things. Becoming an advertiser is easy at several networks. But you need to make sure that the network has enough number of websites / blogs related / relevant to your product. Big networks are likely to have sufficient number of websites in most categories. You can also make a landing page yourself and run PPC campaigns yourself.
     
    hotbizsol, Sep 25, 2009 IP