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Old November 16th, 2006, 01:54 PM
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I had to terminate an affiliate for Spyware for the first time today

It was tough and he was 100% honest with me as to how he was marketing...adware, adware, and adware.

Being principled sucks sometimes
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:15 PM
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That should be a happy smiley not a crying one

When people do that kind of thing, it comes back to you. Merchants usually have bigger pockets than affiliates.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:24 PM
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A SaS affiliate?
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:26 PM
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:36 PM
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Trust that's what I was going to say Nice work Matt.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:39 PM
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Sounds like you want the just broke up with my girlfriend speech!

Fine! Has something to do with busses - and another one comes along

or

sometimes you gotta' cut off the gangerine thumb to save the arm (ok, i just made that one up)

Congrats.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:43 PM
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A SaS affiliate?
No no. This was an in-house one.

Carolyn, if I do catch one on SAS, you know I will let ya know
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Old November 16th, 2006, 02:45 PM
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Sounds like you want the just broke up with my girlfriend speech!

sometimes you gotta' cut off the gangerine thumb to save the arm (ok, i just made that one up)

Congrats.
HAHA! I do need a shoulder to cry on. The first time is the hardest time I suppose...

Part of Paul (my new assitant)'s job is nothing but weeding out the bad apples.

And it's "gangrene"
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Old November 16th, 2006, 03:05 PM
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I had to terminate an affiliate for Spyware for the first time today

It was tough and he was 100% honest with me as to how he was marketing...adware, adware, and adware.

Being principled sucks sometimes
Did you use a gun or a knife?
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Old November 16th, 2006, 03:07 PM
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You know Matt odds are you will pick up 5 better affiliates now
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Old November 16th, 2006, 03:13 PM
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Part of Paul (my new assitant)'s job is nothing but weeding out the bad apples.

Thanks Matt Why do I get all the ''Great'' jobs. hehe
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Old November 16th, 2006, 03:19 PM
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Did you use a gun or a knife?
Ninja stars actually.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 04:29 PM
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You done good Matty my boy!! If they are bad apples, regardless of the volume of business they might bring in the short term, in the long term it is just not worth it. Congratulations to you and your assistant for a job well done.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 04:42 PM
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Sounds like you want the just broke up with my girlfriend speech!
And how does that speech go???
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Old November 16th, 2006, 04:45 PM
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Old November 16th, 2006, 05:39 PM
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Yay Matt!

Now dontcha feel better about your decision after all these accolades?
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Old November 16th, 2006, 05:44 PM
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jeez his head is big enough.
hehe, then again keep it up I'd like a bigger office cause pretty soon his head wont fit out the door.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 05:52 PM
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Yay Matt!

Now dontcha feel better about your decision after all these accolades?
I do! If BillyKay is right and it's like breaking up with a girlfriend, then ABW is like when my friends told me she was not good enough for me
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Old November 16th, 2006, 05:57 PM
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I do! If BillyKay is right and it's like breaking up with a girlfriend, then ABW is like when my friends told me she was not good enough for me
I think that's what Billy was trying to tell you Matt. :-)

Put in basic terms:

Sure, she's gorgeous and has a killer bod but ... is it worth paying the price a few days later? LOL

And no, I am NOT implying that ALL gorgeous women are infested. That analogy just gets the point across best.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 06:02 PM
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geez Rexanne...you took that much farther than I expected
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Old November 16th, 2006, 06:09 PM
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geez Rexanne...you took that much farther than I expected
LOL - someone's gotta have clarity.
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Old November 16th, 2006, 06:45 PM
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Nice move Matt. I never feel bad when cleaning out such affiliates. It truly is best for all-well, except that affiliate
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Old November 16th, 2006, 08:51 PM
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Sure, she's gorgeous and has a killer bod but ... is it worth paying the price a few days later?
let's see - killer bod, gorgeous . . . . . .hmmmmm. ummmmm errrrr well I . . . . let's see uh well umm maybe - no maybe not - whew (sweating) mind going into logic overload


Geez Rex, why do you always pose such deep thought provoking questions!!
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Old November 17th, 2006, 11:24 AM
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Here's my question...how did you catch him? What should the rest of us be looking for?
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Old November 17th, 2006, 12:12 PM
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Here's my question...how did you catch him? What should the rest of us be looking for?
I noticed he was sending over 2,000 hits a day with only 30-40 conversions.

His conversion rate was 1.8% which is terrible in our business.

Our typical conversion rate is around 28-47% depending on the lead type and affiliate, so it was pretty easy to catch actually.
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