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How long should I give CJ before scrapping them?

         

jema

1:33 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I have been running their adverts this week with a few reasonably chosen programmes. I'm over 70,0000 impressions but with a lousy 60 clicks and ZERO commission :(

skibum

3:47 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Sounds like a mis-match between the content and the ads. Try text links, different merchants. They'v got to have somewhere around 500+ merchants in the network so thre should be somethign that will appeal to just about any audience.

malachite

6:30 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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About five minutes ;)

More likely you'll find your account deactivated by CJ if your current trend continues. I think they changed their TOS a while back so they can deactivate you if your account is either a) inactive or b) has no sale within a 30-day period.

ConfusedWriter

6:51 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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My understanding is that it is 90 days, and it is up to each individual merchant. I'm not sure CJ would want to boot you completely from the program, b/c one affiliate program isn't working for you...

This is my take, so take it with a grain of salt.

jema

8:30 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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I don't care about being dumped. If 70,000 adverts for fairly general needs gets 0 results, it does not sound like it is worht staying.

deepestblue

9:49 pm on Mar 10, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Part of the problem could be that you are targeting "fairly general needs."

skibum

6:11 pm on Mar 12, 2006 (gmt 0)

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With CJ or any other affiliate or advertising program, a 0.0857% CTR means untargeted ads and a very low CTR. Well targeted banners should get up to a 0.5% CTR.

Most programs need to generate a few hundred clicks to start to see if they work so whether it is CJ or anyone else, the ads need to beter match the content or the site or whatever it is people may come there to purchase.

honeybear

11:40 pm on Mar 20, 2006 (gmt 0)

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It's not been going very good for me. I've been waiting 3 months for payment; it's starting to take the biscuit.

eljefe3

7:20 am on Mar 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>I've been waiting 3 months for payment.

Have you met the minimum amount? If so have you called cj and what have they said?

Marcia

7:38 am on Mar 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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>>If 70,000 adverts for fairly general needs gets 0 results, it does not sound like it is worht staying.

It's worth staying, because some merchants pay decent percentages and you can get nice payouts on a regular basis. But the pages have to be targeted and work well with the merchant's offering; general doesn't work.

>>I've been waiting 3 months for payment.

CJ pays like clockwork (almost, within a day or so). Have you provided them with the required tax information?

honeybear

2:00 pm on Mar 21, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Yes, everything is correct. I have received many payments from them before.

They are playing funny games, because i have earned so many commissions they are trying to hold onto the money as long as they can. They owe my thousands that I worked hard to achieve and it also cost me thousands to achieve it.

I have tried contacting their payments department, but I go straight to an answer phone. I've tried to email them; just need to wait and see what poor excuses they have this month.