Tumri AdPod - Ultimate EASY Marketing Widget

[Linda Buquet]

MAJOR TUMRI UPDATEs: Added 5/9/07

Originallly called Tumri CornerStores the name was just changed to AdPod.
(Some posts may still say CornerStore, didn't want you to get confused.)

New Tumri Upgrades and Video Demo -
See how easy it is here: http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5...video-tumri-adpod-build-profit.html#post15910

How can you profit from an extensive list of the Internet’s top brands - <strong>without having to join all of their affiliate programs or pull banners? </strong>

What if you could let consumers shop right on your site for products from major retailers like Macys, Walmart, OverStock, Sears, Nordstrom, Buy.com, Home Shopping Network and more - <strong>without having to pull any datafeeds or know how to code</strong>?

Imagine offering your visitors the ability to browse and shop over 2 MILLION products from 2,000 leading merchants right on your site. <strong>Now you can with a Tumri AdPod!</strong>

<strong><font color="#cc6600" face="Arial">We're proud to announce that Tumri is now a 5 Star program.</font></strong> Tumri AdPod is the Ultimate Online Marketing Widget that features major benefits for affiliates, publishers and bloggers.

<a target="_new" href="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/Tumri"><img src="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/images/tumriwidget.gif" border="1" alt="Tumri Marketing Widget" /></a>​

Tumri AdPod lets visitors "shop on every page" of your site for over 30 product categories including consumer electronics, cameras, computers, apparel, jewelry, handbags, shoes, cosmetics, baby related products, cooking, hobbies & crafts, food & drink, toys & games, books, music and more from over 2,000 name brand merchants.

<strong><font size="3" face="Arial"><a target="_new" href="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/online-marketing-widget.html">Learn More</a> .:. <a target="_new" href="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/online-marketing-widget.html#Demo">Live Adpod Demo - Try It!</a></font></strong>

<strong>NOTE: Set it and forget it! One line of code and YOUR job is done!</strong>
However, to understand the power of the AdPod, pretend you are a shopper when you try the <strong>demo above</strong>. Change categories or enter a totally different product in the search box. Not only do the products change, but the merchant changes as well to give the consumer the best choice of products and enhance your chance of a sale. (Although sometimes you even get <strong>paid per click</strong> so you don't need to solely rely on CPA.)

<strong><font color="#cc6600" size="3" face="Arial">Build. Publish. Earn</font> - Join The <a target="_new" href="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/Tumri">Tumri Publisher Network Here</a></strong>!

P.S. We have tons of new options coming, so stay tuned for information as it happens and feel free to ask questions or make suggestions. We're listening!

 

[Tumri Pub Manager]

Hello All!

We at Tumri are very excited about our company and our CornerStore product. It is truly the next step in online advertising - combining the control and versatility that advertisers and publishers want along with the contextual and behavioral technology to deliver what consumers want.

Our publisher network is expanding daily and we are continually rolling out new technology and reporting enhancements. This is an exciting time for us and we look forward to working with each of you and working to provide the best solution to maximize your profits and your visitors' experience.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Jeff

 

[Linda Buquet]

Thanks for posting Jeff.

I'm very excited about Tumri and the unique solution it offers publishers and bloggers as well as affiliate marketers.

You guys should all go and try out the demos above and like I said, pretend you are a shopper.
See all it can do.

Then just think about how much time, effort and SPACE it would take to add all those merchants and products to your site. You couldn't do it. There is just no other way you could give your visitors the opportunity to shop and compare all those products and major merchants right on your site!

 

[ClarkeW]

This looks like a very nice program. I'll definitely have to sign up and give it a try. Thanks for the info.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Great Clark. Let us know how easy you think it is and how
it's working for you.

Also if you have questions I can get Jeff to come help you out
but he's typically here at least once a day too.

 

[Idea Guy]

sounds cool and very interesting.... Might try that one...

 

[Linda Buquet]

Cool Idea Guy - with a name like yours this "fresh idea" for marketing fits right in. Better go in quick and build your store. The Publisher Portal is going down for maintenance in a few hours.

IMPORTANT TUMRI UPDATE
The Tumri Publisher Portal at https://publisher.tumri.net/ and
will be closed to access for a scheduled maintenance for a couple hours on Firday. Here are the details:

*Date*: Friday, April 27th
*Estimated maintenance 5pm Pacific Time - 7pm Pacific Time
*Affected Websites: *https://publisher.tumri.net/ and

Access to your account will be unavailable during this time.

Please be assured your CornerStore ads will continue to work normally
during the scheduled maintenance without any interruption.

At Tumri, we are working hard to constantly improve our offerings and
this scheduled maintenance gives us an opportunity to deliver on our
commitment to you. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience and we
appreciate your patience. If you have any questions or issues about this
scheduled downtime, please do not hesitate to contact us at
support@tumri.com <mailto:support@tumri.com>.

Regards,
Tumri Publisher Support

 

[sagbee]

awesome idea

its really good one marketing startagy ! however they didn't described how much we get commission after they get visitors ?

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hi sagbee,

Since they work with thousands of merchants all with different compensation arrangements it's not like a regular affiliate network where you can see a merchant pays a flat 20% per sale or whatever. Plus some of their merchants pay for competed sales while others pay per click. So the revenue model is highly variable.

So similar to Google Adsense, they can't tell you exactly how much you will make, however they pay affiliates a very high revshare of whatever the company makes. They have to pay well to attract top publishers, so they are very generous in their payouts.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Catch this Video - Tumri AdPod - Build & Profit

The new <strong><a target="_new" href="http://www.5staraffiliateprograms.com/Tumri">Tumri AdPod</a></strong> Marketing Widget is extremely easy to set up and flexible too. On Monday I <a target="_new" href="http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/2007/05/07/tumri-adpod-marketing-widget/">blogged about</a> all the press Tumri, a 5 Star Client, has been getting from TechCrunch, Ad Age, Clickz, Cnet and more. The video below will show you in 3 minutes how it all works. <strong>Check it out</strong>!
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So as you saw in the video you can select a pre-populated AdPod based on popular product categories, then you just select your ad size and you're done!

<strong>Or you can customize the pre-built Adpod to precisely match your niche.</strong> Add or delete certain merchants, include/exclude products based on keywords, only show products that fit within a certain price range. (Have a deal site, show low prices. Have luxury traffic - pick Macys and Nordstrom high end products.

Additionally you can create your own custom AdPod from scratch - picking only the merchants, categories, price range or even specific keywords of products you want to include or exclude.

<strong>NOTE: Since Tumri is a 5 Star client we have a <a target="_new" href="http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5staraffiliateprograms.com/5-star-affiliate-program-news/5521-tumri-adpod-ultimate-easy-marketing-widget.html">OFFICIAL Tumri support forum</a></strong>. So if you have general comments, suggestions or questions about Tumri please post in the thread linked above.

If you have questions or comments about the video, it's cool to post it here.

 

[Linda Buquet]

UPDATE for Non US Affiliates

Tumri launched the updated version of the non-US publisher portal ? publisher-emea.tumri.net. It now has the same AdPod functionality as was rolled out on the US side earlier in May, with prebuilt stores as well as customizable options.

The login and password for a publisher are identical on both portal pages, so a publisher can register on one or the other and still have access to both. The non-US portal carries merchant offers that can be delivered outside the US, largely in Europe but more global merchants will be added periodically.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Tumri TOS Clarification

A publisher over at another forum asked me some really great questions.
I just got answers from Tumri and wanted to share this info in case anyone
here had the same questions.

1.) Can I add Tumri ads on any of my sites aside from the one i used when signing up? How many ads are allowed on one page?

Yes, you can place Tumri AdPods on any site(s) that meet the requirements in Section 2 of Tumri's terms and conditions. If you choose to, you can list all the site URLs separated by a comma in the My Account section of your Tumri Publisher Portal, but that is not required. Tumri will track the URLs of the pages displaying the Tumri AdPod and report them under the Reports section. The Reports section makes it very easy for publishers to see traffic by URL, merchant, category, ad unit, and daily activity.

There is not a limit on the number of AdPods that can be placed on each page, but practically speaking it makes sense to keep number per page to no more than two. More than two on a page will create some staleness for your visitors.

If you want to carry more products or dedicate more page space to the AdPod, Tumri offers half-page and full-page links that can turn your webpage into your own customized storefront. (Bold by Linda - just want to be sure you know this option is available.)

2.) How do they deal with invalid clicks?

Traffic from outside merchants' shippable/serviceable areas will not be commissioned. Traffic is reviewed after the close of each month and commissions may be reversed out in those cases. To date, the portion of reversed commissions in the network has been very small.

3.) What is the appropriate/allowed label for these ads? Ex. "Online Store" or "Shop Here", etc.

There is no hard and fast rule on this, but the examples given are fine. Sensible considerations for labelling are: what makes sense to the site's visitors, what is relevant to the site's formats, and if the label generally recognizes the Tumri AdPod as an advertisement. Tumri will address concerns in this area in its sole discretion on a case by case basis.

4.) Are images next to ads fine with Tumri and isn't against their publishers' TOS?

Yes, both cases are generally allowed by Tumri's Terms and Conditions. It is up to the publisher to place the AdPod on their site as they wish, though Tumri reserves sole discretion regarding the appropriateness and validity of ad placement. Tumri's goal is to help its clients make money while protecting both the integrity of the Tumri network and its clients' brands and businesses. There should not be any problems if publishers operate with that common goal in mind.

(Note from Linda - the way Tumri ad's are constructed with attractive images included already, not sure why you would need or want to add, but as Jeff said you can.)

5.) How will they send the check? (Priority Mail, DHL, etc.) Is there an option to have it delivered via a fast courier?(Like DHL) And how long will publishers receive it?

Checks are mailed within the United States through the US Postal Service. Non-US based publishers can request to have checks express shipped to them via a mutually agreed carrier, or sent via wire transfer or ACH. Publishers wishing to inquire about their checks or request special service can email support AT tumri DOT com.

6.) Do they terminate publishers without notice for not complying with their TOS? Is there a warning? (So far I didn't see a solid/clear TOS or guide for displaying ads for publishers).

As stated above, Tumri's goal is to help its clients make money while protecting both the integrity of the Tumri network and its clients' brands and businesses. Tumri's compliance policy is equal parts rehabilitation and termination. Cases are handled individually. Tumri makes extra effort to ensure open communication channels and awareness of the issues and actions, if any, that will be taken.

Tumri has and will work to preserve any viable publisher relationships through dialogue and warnings, but deals swiftly and appropriately with fraudulence. (Bolded by Linda)

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Also note to all, from LINDA personally, not from Tumri directly.

Your questions are based largely I think on the Adsense TOS so they are good questions to ask. However realize Tumri's model is quite different and therefore the rules are different and IMHO less restrictive. (BUT sometimes as a program grows and the bad guys try to game things, stricter rules need to be put in place. Unfortunately unethical marketers make it harder for everyone.)

My feeling is as long as you are marketing ethically and don't do anything
to cheat merchants or deceive customers you will be fine.

NOW GO GET 'em!!!

 

[alexdale]

Just found this thread, thanks for posting these here, Linda.

I'm still waiting for my first check and i've already accumulated over $1k.

My average is like $100 for every 1,000 clicks, and I'm planning to replace my all my adsense ads since I get around 7,000 clicks/daily. I'll do this the moment I receive Tumri's check and cleared them on my bank. You know, just to be 100% sure and clear my doubts before I take the big step. (just like adsense before, i actually didn't believe I was receiving the amount on my "payment history" lol.)

Just wondering, are there actually many publishers from tumri who has been receiving checks from tumri regularly? coz i really can't find them on most forums.

Also, does anyone here knows when they'll send my earnings from last month? (Month of June, 2007)

Replies greatly Appreciated.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Alex,

Wow congrats! Great to know you are earning enough with Tumri to replace Adsense. Very cool!

Rest assured, Tumri will pay. I only represent honest, high integrity companies and they are!
I just don't know their exact payment schedule.

Jeff the director of publisher relations reads the forum regularly
plus I will shoot him an email alerting him to your questions.

 

[alexdale]

thanks so much Linda.

i love this forum. =)

 

[Linda Buquet]

You're welcome Alex. Talked to Jeff and he'll be by later
with some info for you.

 

[alexdale]

Hi Linda, do you know where I could see a list and or reviews on CPC/pay-per-click networks? Very much like Tumri. Thanks so much.

 

[Linda Buquet]

Hi Alex,

Sorry I don't know of anything quite like Tumri. And FYI you know Tumri is not just PPC but some merchants are Pay per Sale, right?

I've talked to Jeff a couple times and he told me to tell you he'll be by to answer your question soon.

 

[alexdale]

yup, that's the good thing about Tumri, they pay you on both Pay-per-click and pay-per-sale/lead.

still waiting for my first payment via wire transfer.

thanks Linda.