10 Ways Affiliates, Merchants and Affiliate Managers Can Improve

[Linda Buquet]

Just in time for the Holidays. Here are some things affiliates, merchants and affiliate managers can do to optimize the affiliate marketing relationship and create more revenue for all.

The affiliate stuff blog has a post with 5 things merchants can do to work better with affiliates and 5 things affiliates can do to improve their working relationship with merchants.

<strong><a href="http://www.affiliatestuff.co.uk/affiliate-management/in-time-for-christmas-10-ways-affiliates-and-merchants-could-work-better/">10 Ways Affiliates and Merchants Could Work Better</a></strong>

Two months ago we decided, despite the gloomy economic outlook, that the Affiliate channel was a good fit for our products, pricing and customer base. I?d like to think that since then and together with our Affiliate partners, we have improved our act which leads me to write my personal view of 10 ways in which both Merchants and Affiliates can work closer together for better results.

AdHustler has a funny but true list of 10 things affiliate managers should and should not do if they want to stay on the good side of their affiliate publishers.

<strong><a href="http://www.adhustler.com/the-10-commandments-of-being-an-affiliate-manager/">The 10 Commandments of Being an Affiliate Manager</a></strong>

<strong>1) Thou shall not be annoying</strong> - Annoying affiliate managers make me want to either kill myself or kill them. In all seriousness being annoying is not a virtue. Unless I have a close relationship with you as an affiliate manager I do not want to hear from you on the phone??EVER! If you call my phone a few times a week to touch base, I will hunt you down at a conference and make your life miserable.

 

[MattMcWilliams]

Great posts Linda! Love 'em

 

[Linda Buquet]

Glad you like them Matt!