[Trust]

Originally Posted by affiliaterealm

Sticky.!!!

This is great post. thx

Just one thing , for EPC, isn't it earning per click?????? not per hundred click? correct me if im wrong

That is the literal translation Earnings Per Click and there are still some places that have those stats that list it per click, example, Net Shops.

But it seems most places when you have EPC, it's per 100 clicks. I don't if it was CJ that started all that, somebody said that a long time ago or how all that started.

[Boom or Bust]

SPA - Small Potatoes Affiliate

A phrase I used in a post here forum.abestweb.com/showpost.php?p=856248&postcount=16 has spawned the new acronym SPA, so I figured we may as well make it official.

[iam0003]

I have seen a number of references to VPS, shared servers, dedicated servers, and cloud computing. From the context, I can guess that VPS is not dedicated in the direct control and ownership sense but provides you a static dedicated IP address.

All that being said, what does the acronym stand for.

[CCBerries]

VPS= Virtual Private Server

[Grandgifting]

Thanks, Sal,

I'm a Newbie, and really appreciate your glossary!

Best wishes for continued success in all!

Ronda Kay
Grandgifting

[blueray]

great list! thank you for putting so much effort into helping all of us!

[Mr. Sal]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sal

Note: It took me a long time to compile this post of "Acronyms and Definitions", I hope it is a worthwhile post.

ABW - ABestWeb - The Internet's Leading Affiliate Marketing Forum!
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ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASP - Application Service Provider.
BHO - Browser Helper Object.
B2B - Business to Business.
B2C - Business to Consumer.
EPC - Average pay out per hundred clicks.
EPM - Earning per thousand impressions.
CR - Conversion Ratio.
CGI - Common Gateway Interface.
CPA - Cost Per Action.
CPC - Cost Per Click.
CPL - Cost Per Lead.
CPM - Cost Per Thousand.
CPS - Cost Per Sale.
CR - Conversion Rate.
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CSS - Cascading Style Sheets.
CTR - Click Through Rate.
DMOZ = Directory MOZilla.
LTV - Loan To Value.
FFA - Free For All.
ODP = Open Directory Project.
Payment Threshold - The minimum amount of commission earned before payment is made.
PFI - Pay For Inclusion.
PFP - Pay For Performance.
PPA - Pay-Per-Action.
PPC - Pay Per Click.
PPI - Pay Per Impression.
PPL - Pay Per Lead.
PPCSE - Pay Per Click Search Engine.
PPS - Pay Per Sale.
ROI - Return On Investment.
RON - Run Of Network
ROS - Run Of Site.
RSS - Real Simple Syndication
SE - Search Engine.
SEM - Search Engine Marketing.
SEO - Search Engine Optimization.
SEP - Search Engine Positioning.
SERP(s) - Search Engine Results Page(s).
SPIFF - Additional commission on specific products.
SSI - Server Side Include.
SWF - Shockwave Flash File.
TOS - Terms of Service
USP - Unique Selling Proposition.

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DHTML - Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language.
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language
Hypertext - Machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected.
PHP - Scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
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Parasite - ParasiteWare™ - is technology (including, but not restricted to, browser helpers, browser plug-ins, toolbars and pop ups/sliders) that knowingly or unknowingly undermines or removes another affiliate's ability to compete by changing, intercepting or redirecting an affiliate link. Parasiteware™ may be installed knowingly or unknowingly by the end user, altering their normal web browser functions and/or installing a third party application that works through the user's altered browser.

Cookie - A short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access some web sites.
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AM's - Affiliate Managers.
OPM's - Out Sourced Program Managers.
PM - Private Message.
CYA - Cover Your @ss
Adwhore™ - Search ABW for that one or ask, Webmaster's Mike and Charlie. ---> Answer is Here
CJ - Commission Junction ®
LS - Linkshare ®
SAS - Shareasale ®

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Haiko, Moderators, feel free to delete any of the extra info below if you think that, it may not be suitable for newbies to know yet.
Also, I post it on the Midnight Cafe' Forum so more people can see it, but if there is a better place, just move it there.
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Extra Info.

Active Users = ABW, Members and Guests on the board now.

Guests = Lurkers at the moment.

Member is on-line now. =
Member is off-line now. =

Active Users: New Link Colors.

RED - Administrators.
BLUE - Affiliate Managers.
GREEN - Moderators.
NAVY - The rest of us.

Some old Standard Titles for Members of ABW.

Newbie
Member
Full Member
Super Member
ABW Veteran

Standard Pips* for Members of ABW.

Pips* =

When you're a Newbie, you will have no Pips.
They will grow on you if you become an active member and not just a lurker.
You can work your way up by learning all you can and by helping others too.

From One as a Member to Six. as a Super Member

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Sal.

This thread is too old and need an update!

A few things have changed in the last four years, and some new acronyms have appear around here lately...

So feel free to add to the list, or create a new page with all of them in one place.

[hilzbtop]

how about WAP?
up and coming and realy starting to take off so should be included

[rikkimc]

Hi

Can anyone explain what "outsourced program management (OPM)" is? Much appreciated.

(Just as an aside ... "acronym" refers to abbreviations that are pronounced as words; examples are NASDAQ, AIM, DARPA, NAFTA, AJAX, NASA.)

[RemodelingGuy]

Where the Hell is Sal??

[Merchant Consultant Team]

Welcome Erika
You have an interesting background.
Hope that you will contribute here @ ABW

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_manager (:>

[2busy]

Where the Hell is Sal??

This is January. It's his month off.

[MichaelColey]

Good news! A few feature has been added to have most of these acronyms expanded (just hover over the dot-underlined text):

New Feature: Acronym Expansion!

[LearnForce Partners]

Originally Posted by rikkimc

Hi

Can anyone explain what "outsourced program management (OPM)" is? Much appreciated.

(Just as an aside ... "acronym" refers to abbreviations that are pronounced as words; examples are NASDAQ, AIM, DARPA, NAFTA, AJAX, NASA.)

I actually had the same question. Thought about titling the thread "Dumb newbie question #1"

I understand what an AM is...I think. Would that be me, even though I plan to hire an AM agency (would that be the OPM?)

[Chuck Hamrick]

Andy Rodrigues is credited with the acronym "outsourced program management (OPM)". This started with Affiliate Managers who made a lot of money for their company. After the fact they asked for a raise or rev share but were denied. So they struck out on their own and started managing programs for other companies. It was more of an inner circle term but became mainstream as more of us started cropping up. My self personally only focus on program management and don't manage SEO, PPC, etc. campaigns (although I have referrals that do).

Another (tongue in cheek) definition is "other peoples money' i.e. we manage the programs for a fee or rev share but the merchant pays the network/commissions. ABW has a number of OPMs with their own forums: Forum: Outsourced Program Managers

In the last few years online agencies have developed their own OPM staff in addition to offering the other forms of online marketing. I came through an agency after being a sole AM for several companies.

[Maximum]

thanks, this has helped a lot

[JackSprat]

How about API for the list of def's for the newbie faq's? It took me about 6 years to understand it, 5 to know what it meant.