ebess - 1:35 am on Aug 26, 2004 (gmt 0)

a way to deal with ad blockers like Norton Firewall and Norton Internet Security!

More and more internet users are installing software such as the abovenamed, often without even realizing that the default feature is to block third party ads, and the end result is that affiliate sites are broken. I've written to CJ to ask them what they're going to do about this as I watch my earnings slowly dwindle over the past year, but they've done nothing about it.

We need a workaround if your ads are being blocked by popular software. As someone who makes 5 figures a month through nothing but affiliate marketing, I can't afford to continue to promote programs whose URLs and images are blocked by major software packages.

Also, don't support parasiteware - ever.

Allow for deep linking and make it easy for the affiliate to do so.

Provide tools for your affiliates, as well as assistance in implementing those tools. For example, amazon offers some scripts to help affiliates utilize their web services. If you have a datafeed, teach your affiliates how to use it or create scripts for them that help them implement it.

Long return dates -- the idea of a customer being a customer for life is a fantastic one and would sure motivate the heck out of me to promote your site. Especially if the customer is linked to the affiliate in your database, then we needn't worry that we're losing future sales when someone goes and deletes their cookies at the end of their internet session.

Just my 2 cents..