GerBot - 12:59 pm on Aug 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

Q: Preferred commission: PPC, Fix amount per sale, % per sale or other
A: I like % of Sale as I feel I better know what we are sharing

Q: Sale notification
A: email with ability to turn off

Q: Tracking: What is the best tracking technology? In house, outsource (befree, CJ etc) or other
A: I'll try anything if I think it is well built but I don't want to lose 30% commission to the tracking program

Q: Stats: What do you want from your stats?
The more you can add the better - I love stats

Minimum monthly Payout:
Don't care anything too small is often a pain to bank/process. I would focuss on payment methods. If I'm earning >$1000 a month can you wire the payment?

Q: Final Payment: What is the industry standard, to allow for refunds, chargeback’s etc…
A: I love it when a merchant accepts chargebacks for good affiliates. Sure if I've made two sales and one charges back. But if I make 200 a month do you really want to remove $20 from my account and leave a bad taste in my mouth?

Q: Incentives: What are the best incentives?
A: Bonuses for reaching certain milestones of sales plus I always like a thoughtful gift :)

Q: Where do you go to find affiliate programs?
A: I look at who the top SERP listed affiliates and PPC affilates use

Q: If you were offered an incentive to sell a product exclusively (meaning you wouldn’t promote another competitors in the “same field” on your site) would you do it?
A: Yes. But never make it a clause before I join.

Q: If I have missed any other key points that are important to affiliates please feel free to elaborate.
A: payment needs to be ontime and I really expect affiliate management involvment when I start making $'000.
If I can't email someone a problem and I'm sending reasonable traffic I get nervous