Do You Prefer Them Large Or Small?

Affiliate programs that is.

Would you rather promote a large sponsor program such as ARS or would you rather go with smaller less exposed sponsors?

I know personally i like to use a mixture of the two however, I have also been noticing a lot lately that the smaller affiliate programs with sites that arent over exposed tend to convert higher and also retain longer.

So whats your preference when it comes to choosing an affiliate program and, does the size of the program even matter to you?

Regards,

Lee

i prefer smaller ones.

i work for a big one, and while they are good, i agree with Lee in that the sites tend to get over exposed & not very well maintained.

besides, i like the idea of helping someone get rich, rather than just making the rich richer...

Dale hit me up on icq please babe :)

Regards,

Lee

LARGE!

Oh... what was the question? Affiliate programs? Small... 100%. My experiences show that large programs are not in touch with the niches and they just peddle cookie cutter crap.


Everything else... I like large! ;)

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Originally posted by Dawgy
besides, i like the idea of helping someone get rich, rather than just making the rich richer...

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You know thats another of my pet peeves about the industry as a whole.

It always seems like any affiliate program contests of giveaways always work out in the favor of the big guy and not the little guy.

Im a firm beleive that the small guy should be rewarded for their efforts too, regardless of whether they send 1 or 10 signups a month.

As you said, it just seems like the poor stay poor while the rich get richer :(

Regards,

Lee

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Originally posted by Lee
Dale hit me up on icq please babe :)

Regards,

Lee

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im trying to get away from icq, do u use aim?

im DaleDotCom if so

One AIM coming your way ;)

Regards,

Lee

Whatever program works for my traffic.

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Originally posted by Chris Alan
Whatever program works for my traffic.

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You mean MY traffic dontcha? ;)

Regards,

Lee

BITCH

I prefer smaller one. That way I can mostly get help with things faster then with some larger companeis.

smaller one's

I agree with what everyone has stated. The smaller sites tend to be much more webmaster friendly and at least when you do contact them, you don't get your head bit off like some of the biggies tend to do unless you are sending them scores of hits & sales.

I also think the smaller one's tend to give you more scope in being able to promote their products and are more receptive to new ideas as well.

just my 2 cents
Ian

i'd say smaller ones, except that some of my niches aren't being covered by smaller ones. of course, some aren't being covered by larger ones, either *lol*

It's too bad some sponsors play the numbers game because one never knows which sale is going to rebill and which is going to cancel.

And I prefer smaller sponsors. It's a lot easier to sell something that hasn't been done to death.

Cheers
Michael

So it's agreed then that smaller sponsors are better as they generally have better customer service and convert and retain better as their content hasn't been overexposed to the market.

I use a combination of both - I think that bigger programs are generally slightly more reliable payment wise.

Cheers,

Allan

well I would not say they are better then large programs. Just for me, they convert better.

I'm sure they have their good points.

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Originally posted by ozmalegalleries
So it's agreed then that smaller sponsors are better as they generally have better customer service and convert and retain better as their content hasn't been overexposed to the market.

I use a combination of both - I think that bigger programs are generally slightly more reliable payment wise.

Cheers,

Allan

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This question is kind of bizzare. Don't choose an affiliate program because it is "large" or "small." I would examine the program and see if it will work for you.

I use Amazon.com extensively on some of my mainstream sites, and that's probably the largest affiliate program out there. And I'll tell ya, it's a great program. On the other hand, I am in other programs that are tiny in comparison, and they are great.

What is "great" ???

Well for us adult webmasters look for things like - do you get credit for international sales that you refer to them? Do I only get credit for a signup if my referral immedately joins your program? What if my referral signs up for your newsletter, and then join a few days later? Do you overwrite my cookies?

Are your stats that you provide me just the pure sales numbers, but otherwise completely unhelpful to continue marketing your website?

Do you sell a bunch of enticing products on your site that I do not get any credit for? (just the monthly signups - but not any dvd's or toys, etc)

In other words - will I be giving your website a bunch of free advertising?

I'll give a positive example here, becausae I don't want to perceive a dissing programs unfairly --- after going to Phoenix, I noticed the CzechBoys.com program, so I joined it and built links to their site. Actually their conversions haven't been all that stellar. However, this month I sent them a referral to their main site, and they were cross sold a membership on their related CzechboysFeet site, and I received credit for that.

So this cross-selling happens, and I was very happy to see the Czechboys.com program work that way.

(are you listening Hot Desert Knights? MakingGayPorn?) ;-) (NakedSword? eTicket??) ;-)

Ultimately these programs are great, and can really be very beneficial to both parties. There's a lot of money on the table out there.

Steve