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user's latest post:
Data Feeds - again :(
Published (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by babrees Thank you both. Yes Safiyya, I do realise the networks have been trying to sort datafeeds out and am not "getting" at you in any way. I don't know how often White Stuff update their feed, but I note that they are not yet in the jewellery category. I look forward to seeing them there! I shall send an email with the other merchants who do not put their products into the right category...
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A warm goodbye to Sky Digital -...
Published (2009-12-01 21:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by gunneradt theyre giving it away because it isnt worth having not enough channels and the picture quality isn't an improvement enough to warrant any increase in subscription. Ive said this before - HD needs to be the same price as the current package - it's expensive enough as it is. That's because it isn't HD. It depends how good youre TV is at upscaling the signal. In some cases an advanced...
user's latest post:
A warm goodbye to Sky Digital -...
Published (2009-12-01 21:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by HelenMarie thebusiness, I have been in this industry for a long time now, have used this forum for a long time and am getting more and more frustrated by some of the comments that appear on here such as yours. If you want clients to engage with you then you should talk to us about your issues directly. My details are readily available and I'm always willing to discuss issues one-to-one with anyone. I have been...
user's latest post:
Affiliate Window servers down
Published (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
Hi befuddle It's working from here. Are you sure it's not a problem at your end? Adam
user's latest post:
Data Feeds - again :(
Published (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
Thank you both. Yes Safiyya, I do realise the networks have been trying to sort datafeeds out and am not "getting" at you in any way. I don't know how often White Stuff update their feed, but I note that they are not yet in the jewellery category. I look forward to seeing them there! I shall send an email with the other merchants who do not put their products into the right category and also a suggestion. Cheers Jill
user's latest post:
Create a Feed is next to useless
Published (2009-11-28 07:35:00)
Hi Aclements, Thanks for getting back about the product count discrepancies. How about a category just called 'Uncategorised' or 'Misc' that includes everything with a blank category. This way, if selecting specific categories, we can also have an option to include these products to manually map.
user's latest post:
Clarication - "Unauthorized...
Published (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
Follow ups do happen and not just via email. I leave lots of checkouts with half fulfilled orders as I test voucher codes (with my real contact details in) and I sometimes receive calls from the merchant to see if I'm having problems with the checkout or asking why I've not completed the purchase.
user's latest post:
New M&S Product Feed!
Published (2009-11-27 16:16:00)
Hi Steerpike We're just making some last minute tweaks and are aiming to get it live by 11.30am. Will post on here when its all ready. Thanks Rachel
user's latest post:
From IWOOT Finance to Affiliates...
Published (2009-12-04 21:52:00)
If there was an a4u prize for post of the year then this would get my vote. Straightforward, honest, factual and realistic - I must be on the wrong forum. The bell is tolling for VC sites IF this is the 'typical' merchant experience.
user's latest post:
Clarication - "Unauthorized...
Published (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
Hi confuscius Some merchants operate a wide variety of discount codes across their business. Some of these discount codes will be restricted to specific areas of their business, such as codes for use by employees, or codes that have been budgeted for use only by specific channels or alongside particular promotions. Merchants can decline commissions when these codes are used in conjunction with an affiliate sale. There are lots of retail...
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Latest active threads on Affiliate Window::
Started 2 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-04 21:52:00)
by Cheapdvds
after reading some of that I can totally understand what you have done and to be honest sounds the best option to drop vouchers fot the time being.
Im also glad that a merchant has now made it clear on their feelings regarding how MVC, maybe other people that think they do nothing wrong will reconsider their stance/friendship
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by TheBoy_78
I think they batch process their approved and declined sales each week? I had some batches run today. About 30% decline rate, much higher all other retailers I work with. Collect at Store for most probably...
Started 6 days, 5 hours ago (2009-11-30 21:53:00)
by nim-b
Sounds to me like the second reason- the order was accepted but the merchant won't pay the commission.
If the code itself was unauthorised I don't think the sale would have gone through at all.
Some merchants do this for big voucher codes. I don't think it's necessarily a voucher code site the customer got it from though. Sometimes merchants use large codes in print adverts or with ...
Started 4 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
by adamski
Hi befuddle
It's working from here. Are you sure it's not a problem at your end?
Adam
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by gunneradt
yep, not enough merchants have proper categorisation and AW 's categorisation isn't low level enough. niche sites are very hard with AW - webgains does, in fact, work better for this.
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by Safiyya
Hi gunneradt,
I'll research this - I think its due to the affiliate relationship being joined to the program, and processing which occurs every hour for CAF - but I maybe wrong... Will investigate and get back to you.
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by Safiyya
Hi jezaff,
Could you send me your affiliate ID & outline merchants that your usin, so I can forward this onto relevant account contacts?
Do you mean the "Discount Codes" link & Excel export button?
Also for problems like this, we strongly suggest opening a ticket to our technical team so that they're able to document the issue & relay back a possible fix easier (as they'll have ...
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-24 08:09:00)
by gunneradt
yep - afraid Sky has been playing this dodgy game for ages. I doubt anyone gets the commission when you're not last referrer. Helen promised to bring transparency to the whole situation but it hasn't happened - it's always 'not last referrer' or 'an upgrade'.
What I've said many times is that it's the network that needs to make a stance with merchants like this. Sky, of course, is a huge ...
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Hot threads for last week on Affiliate Window::
Started 1 month, 1 week ago (2009-10-24 08:09:00)
by gunneradt
yep - afraid Sky has been playing this dodgy game for ages. I doubt anyone gets the commission when you're not last referrer. Helen promised to bring transparency to the whole situation but it hasn't happened - it's always 'not last referrer' or 'an upgrade'.
What I've said many times is that it's the network that needs to make a stance with merchants like this. Sky, of course, is a huge ...
Started 2 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-04 21:52:00)
by Cheapdvds
after reading some of that I can totally understand what you have done and to be honest sounds the best option to drop vouchers fot the time being.
Im also glad that a merchant has now made it clear on their feelings regarding how MVC, maybe other people that think they do nothing wrong will reconsider their stance/friendship
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by gunneradt
yep, not enough merchants have proper categorisation and AW 's categorisation isn't low level enough. niche sites are very hard with AW - webgains does, in fact, work better for this.
Started 6 days, 5 hours ago (2009-11-30 21:53:00)
by nim-b
Sounds to me like the second reason- the order was accepted but the merchant won't pay the commission.
If the code itself was unauthorised I don't think the sale would have gone through at all.
Some merchants do this for big voucher codes. I don't think it's necessarily a voucher code site the customer got it from though. Sometimes merchants use large codes in print adverts or with ...
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by Safiyya
Hi gunneradt,
I'll research this - I think its due to the affiliate relationship being joined to the program, and processing which occurs every hour for CAF - but I maybe wrong... Will investigate and get back to you.
Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-25 02:17:00)
by gunneradt
due to improper categorisation
you need to take a leaf out of webgains book and get proper categorisation on the feeds. merchants are just shoving everything in the top level categories with 0 products in any drilldowned category - hopeless I'm afraid.
Started 4 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-02 21:53:00)
by adamski
Hi befuddle
It's working from here. Are you sure it's not a problem at your end?
Adam
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by TheBoy_78
I think they batch process their approved and declined sales each week? I had some batches run today. About 30% decline rate, much higher all other retailers I work with. Collect at Store for most probably...
Started 5 days, 5 hours ago (2009-12-01 21:53:00)
by Safiyya
Hi jezaff,
Could you send me your affiliate ID & outline merchants that your usin, so I can forward this onto relevant account contacts?
Do you mean the "Discount Codes" link & Excel export button?
Also for problems like this, we strongly suggest opening a ticket to our technical team so that they're able to document the issue & relay back a possible fix easier (as they'll have ...
Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-28 07:35:00)
by accelerator
If you have a general question about how to get started with Affiliate Window, then that's what this sub forum is here for, so providing you are a genuine new affiliate and your question is sensible, I'm sure you'll get some sensible replies.
Rgds
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