Signed up with CJ. Have a few Questions.

[wfernley]

Hey everyone,

I setup CJ on my website. My site offers reviews about products so I thought about adding some places for them to buy these products.

For each product, I added a "Buy Online" button which forwards them via CJ to a location to purchase the product. I have a few questions regarding this.

I am only able to add the "Buy Online" link to about a 1/3 of my products because some of them are not listed with any affiliates in CJ. I thought I would join Link Share but I just can't figure out their site.

What are some other good affiliate programs either than CJ? LinkShare's registration seems to be way over the top and once I did get registered, I can't search by product so I can't find affiliates that sell my products.

Also, how well does a "Buy Online" button work? Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can make these buttons stand out or increase my CTR?

I am hoping to get CJ working along side my AdSense and direct advertising. This should help me to get a decent income rolling in once I get everything optimized.

Thanks in advance for your help! :)

[farmboy]

For each product, I added a "Buy Online" button which forwards them via CJ to a location to purchase the product. I have a few questions regarding this.

Is "Buy Online" a CJ feature?

FarmBoy

[leafgreen]

There are several other good affiliate networks besides CJ, although I think CJ is the by far the best out there for many reasons such as largest network, high quality advertisers, good interface. Oh but the best thing about them is their developer API at [webservices.cj.com...] Very powerful.

However, some other networks have a specialty you may be seeking (e.g. casinos or insurance).

I hope this helps you,
Leafgreen

[edited by: eljefe3 at 2:59 pm (utc) on Mar. 5, 2007]

[wfernley]

Thanks for your replies. The "Buy Online" is not a feature of CJ but instead they allow you to insert your own graphic. The graphic I insert is a button that says "Buy Online." So far 100 clicks and no sales.....we will see how it goes.

What does the CJ API do exactly?