Welcome to the 'Affiliate Program Updates' section.
News and marketing tips to help you stay ahead of the curve with the best affiliate programs.
With no explanation provided in the notification email, Budget Medicines today informed affiliates that “due to factors beyond our control, we are having to change our domain name (with immediate effect)”. Hmmm…it would have been nice to have a little heads-up on this one, especially on a Monday, but still…
We’ve given them more than a month since they first reported problems with a certain Federal agency, and now it’s time to pull the plug on our support for Integra. With many affiliates left holding the bag and four or five figures worth of commissions going unpaid, reassurances from affiliate manager Carissa just aren’t enough any more.
We have egg on our face: barely a month after we added the PG affiliate program to our recommended list, the organization abruptly ceased US operations. We’ve started a new section for junk or dead programs, and moved PG to that one until their promised European program proves itself to be worth recommending. Once bitten, twice shy, if you ask us.
In business since 1998, our latest addition to the recommended affiliate programs list offers set your own pricing, easily configurable shipping and handling fees, and an attractive product list. How does your favorite program compare?
As I have followed the apparently impending doom of another major player in the online pharmacy space, I have been reminded of the value of getting your own experience with an operation and forming your own critical judgment about whether to work with it, rather than just lapping up the marketing message.
Have you experienced problems trying to persuade Party Partners to shut off their spam machine directed at your affiliate account? We certainly have, and as a result we are withdrawing support for the program with immediate effect. In our view, merchants who spam their own affiliate base are not worth working with.
If you’ve been enjoying APN’s recent base commission hike to 29%, the time to send more traffic to this leading competitor in the niche is now — because the special promotional rate is set to finish at month’s end, with base commissions returning to 22%. Following some problems with payment processing and affiliate commission timing, the merchant’s promotional rate offers quite the incentive for affiliates who had started looking elsewhere.
We’ve extended our section of recommended affiliate programs with three new reviews. Due to popular demand, one of the new programs covers the online gaming industry. Love it or hate it, online gaming is now big business; the market leader paid out over $75 million to affiliates last year.
Reportedly backed by much of the same team responsible for a program that recently went defunct, the new affiliate program at RSN seems to elicit loyalty and scepticism in almost equal measures. Many who have tried it report prompt payment and great base prices, particularly on some products that few other merchants carry. Let us know what you think!
If you’re an affiliate of APN, you’ve probably found your patience tested a few times during the last month, as payment dates have slipped repeatedly. However, after discussing the situation directly with APN management, we’re confident that affiliates’ patience will be rewarded. The troubles all started with that darned MasterCard…