Saturday, August 25, 2007

Meet Abe The Affiliate Marketing Ape!

The Secrets to Targeted Website Traffic Generation

Good tips for SEO

Sunday, August 19, 2007

STEP UP! Help A Working Mother In Dire Straits

Hey folks,

This story is not an easy one to tell. And the courage it took for the woman to let me tell it to you is immense.

Her name is Cy. She’s a sweet, hard working mother of 4 kids. One of them just 20 months old. Right now, all 5 of them are stuck in the middle of nowhere with no money, no place to stay, and I assume nothing to eat.

I’m telling you this story because you can help. Her kids need help. And I feel compelled to use my influence on the internet to persuade you to help.

Imagine your boyfriend breaking your hands so you could no longer use the internet. Imagine having your head slammed into the doorway. Imagine having your ribs busted by someone you lived with and had a relationship with.
After you watch that video, ask yourself a question: If it was a close friend of yours, what would YOU do to help?

No one should have to suffer domestic abuse like this. Obviously, you now see why I need your help. Please take a few seconds to watch the video below and see how you can help get Cy to a better place tomorrow…





You can take a look at Cy's product here
If you are not interested in the product, but would like to just help with a couple bucks for daily needs, please send paypal payment to the email below….

cyprice @ gmail.com ( obviously without the spaces )

Thank you everyone, it means a lot to me and many of Cy’s friends.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Start Logic Hosting is a rip off!!

If you are looking for a good affiliate program for web hosting, DO NOT pin your hopes on this company. A friend of mine did- she sold 7 accounts to classmates of hers, and almost lost them until she could document and prove that she actually spoke to the people.

But the latest kick in the head came recently. Her commissions were way up- into the $5000 range. Then, Start Logic sent her the following email:

"Dear {name deleted},
Thank you for contacting StartLogic technical support.

I'm afraid we have some disappointing news on this front. You probably realised there was a remarkable spike in your affiliate sales. That raised flags in our accounting department, and on further investigation, we discovered that they were all due to a salesman here who had apparently not cleared his browser out, and as a result, all his subsequent sales were being mistakenly credited to your affiliate.
We've confirmed this using the IP address which uniquely identifies the computer used to place the orders, and they all track back to the same location. Unfortunately, as a result, they do not qualify as legitimate affiliate sales, and so we are unable to process payment for these. I apologize very deeply for any inconvenience this may cause, and we have taken appropriate action to prevent any re-occurrence. Please let us know if we can help you in any other way.

Thank You,
Jim Mclennan
StartLogic technical support"

First of all, they are lying to her, no way that is true! How did this "sales rep" get her cookie?
Even if he did, how did it get applied to phone orders?

And, why did they have to research by IP? How come the sales rep didn't have his ID on them from him entering them in to the system?

I do customer service work for a living, and every order I enter or every time I even touch an account to render customer service, it is branded with my user ID and the time.

So I want to issue this warning to all aspiring affiliate marketers. This company will steal your commissions. Do not waste your time and your space on your virtual real estate!