[ecomcity]

Originally Posted by mailman

Can someone explain to me how ebates works and how does it effect affilates and the consumer? I want to put a little info on my site on this issue.

eBates is a cashback loyality shopping club. In exchange for a premium commission rate they guarantee their merchants they will perpetually receive payment on commissionable... and non-commissionable... actions for as long as the shoppers keep the Mo-Money app on their systems. eBates members agrees to the install and hope their rebate/cashback cut gets reported through the networks tracking system into their account balances. Those who have no idea how they got eBates installs, and popups, are SOL as their purchases earn them zip and represent 100% profit to eBates management. There are no network controls over payment of cashback rebates, as that is a honor system strickly between eBates & their verified opt-in members. eBates e-mails incessantly daily deals and coupons to members to further set tracking cookies. The network AM's, recruiting eBates and other BHO's into their merchant's programs, all know commission payouts for non-commissionable actions (sales resulting from bookmarks, merchant e-mails, URL type-ins and even PPCSE or SERP traffic) are considered the penality tax the merchant client absorbs for dealing with commission parasites often hawking ROI killing incentives.

Everyone of the AM's running the above merchnat programs have agreed to eBates terms of dis-service. Networks allowing eBates type programs factor double-dipping skim fees into their quarterly revenue projections.... 1/4th quarter Holiday sales are declared open season for BHO apps to sprout TOS violation bugs unless interupted by some aggressive DA or AG's shoving court orders into consumer outrage over Adwhore/Adware/Spyware penetrations.

You can use my version or just quote Gordo!

[mailman]

Looks good Mike! Thanks. I plan to use it