Comments on: Breaking news: Affiliates are not taps.

By: How hard is it to keep a network open? at Lammo.net

How hard is it to keep a network open? at Lammo.net — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:01:17 +0000

[...] It must be pretty much impossible – Following on from PrimeQ’s ludicrous decision to “pause” all operations so that they could perform an [...]

By: John

John — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:32:07 +0000

Jason.. Cheers for the kind words – Feeling a lot better about being old now! It’s certainly a strange thing to do just before Christmas (dropping commissions like Next makes much more sense!)

Clarke… That’s some good advice there – Almost all the problems I’ve had with networks this year have been with the “me too” ones. I’m going to be sticking to the big guns from now on. And over the hill? I must be looking down at you on the other side lol

Paul… Had to google the Coriolis effect, and am still none the wiser lol.. There are certainly a few contenders for Grumpiest Git in AM, I just feel I’ve got grumpier since I started blogging (or maybe I’m just getting the rants out of my system, which must be healthy?)

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:19:00 +0000

The water from the tap still goes down the plug hole the same way, contrary to popular belief, the Coriolis effect is not a factor for rotating water in sinks or toilets or baths.

John, you’ll have to go some more to be the Victor Meldrew of affiliate marketing. Bring it on

By: Clarke

Clarke — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:32:34 +0000

I never used PrimeQ and I don’t use “me-too!” Direct Track Networks anymore, saves me a world of problems. I would advise you also consider stop using Merchants that are not with an established UK Network who invest in there own software, you be a happier man (well just slightly, now that your over the hill).

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:21:31 +0000

30! You’re just a young pup lad, a wee bairn!

We’re coming up to the busiest time of the year and imo it can make or break how an affiliate works with a network for the next 12 months. Shutting up shop isn’t the way to do that and as you say once the door has been closed by a network it’s very hard to generate momentum and interest to pick up where you’ve left off and get back working with them… as usually in that time you’ve found alternatives.

Well, that’s unless you never worked with them for sometime because invoicing for the price of a crap night out was almost as stressful as moving house.

Jason