Paid On Results voucher code alert system - excellent innovation for affiliates
I received this email last week from affiliate network Paid On Results:
New Voucher Added - 08 February 2008 - 12:15:43.
————————————————–Merchant: Goddiva (ID 286)
Voucher Code: GDLOVE2008
Description: 10% discount off all items
Start Date: 08/02/2008
Expiry Date: 29/02/2008
You are not an Affiliate of this Merchant
—————————————-In order to promote Goddiva you need to join as an Affiliate.
Please log into your Affiliate Control Panel and then click Merchant Directory to join this Merchant. You can then pick up links using Link Overview.
What a great way to promote discount vouchers to affiliates. What I particularly liked about it was that even though I’m not an active affiliate of Goddiva I was still sent the email, as I have an active interest in discount codes. And since the email contained all of the relevant information on the discount code I was therefore able to sign up to the programme and get the code live on my site within minutes.
Again, its the simplicity of these type of affiliate communications that make our lives easier. So well done POR.
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February 11th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Yeah, agreed. I’m not into codes myself but what a great idea to bring merchant codes to your attention in a simple, standard format. All the information you need is just there, it’d be nice if the other networks followed suit and used the same format.
February 11th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I have to disagree with this post Kieron. I’m not a voucher code affiliate, therefore the e-mail isn’t immediately relevant to me. Then it jut becomes a push for another merchant that I can easily find using the POR dashboard. These e-mails have been annoying me for a couple of weeks now - I know it’s easy to press delete on an e-mail I’m not interested in but I shouldn’t have to.
Maybe they need another mailing list for this type of offer, but they shouldn’t assume that by offering a voucher that this e-mail is then relevant to their whole database.
February 11th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
great post kieron, i agree that any tool that networks can offer helps. This sort of heads up email means less thinking for me and also saves time. Keep them coming por and lets hope other networks follow suit
February 11th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Hi Rich, the mailing list for the Voucher Alerts are separate to other mailing lists we have. You can use the unsubscribe link in the email to remove yourself from Voucher Alerts and you will receive no more. Or if you no longer have an email, just log into your Affiliate Control Panel, click Voucher Manager and then the Subscribe to Voucher Alerts link and use the options to unsubsribe. Any issues please contact us.
February 12th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Seems to be just another promotion gimmick. You see the alert and then join the program. Not the most inspired idea ever. Hmmm. Wonder if it works.
February 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Well it sure worked for me, the exact same email received. But then i’ve got a voucher code site….
February 12th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Its about getting information out to Affiliates in a way they can use it - there are two versions of each email sent, the one which Kieron received as he wasn’t an Affiliate of the Merchant in question, but if he was already an Affiliate of the Merchant then email would of contained his Affiliate URL and all the other information to start promoting the voucher and Merchant(start date, end date, voucher information, voucher code etc). So I wouldn’t really say its a gimmick. But anyone who feels that can simply unsubscribe from them.
February 13th, 2008 at 12:43 am
I have finance related affiliate sites and therefore discount codes don’t apply to me. Most finance related companies such as loans, credit cards, bank accounts etc. don’t offer discount codes and these are the type of affiliate sites that I have. I think Paid On Results should categorise who they send their emails to because these emails are annoying for some and very good for others.
February 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Clearly some of you just don’t get it. So I will spell it out in big capital letters if I may
IF YOU DON’T WANT THEM, CLICK THE LINK AND YOU WILL NEVER GET ANY MORE. Ok hopefully that is nice and simple for everyone to follow. The good news is that we have already seen this to be very effective, people are joining programs they have not looked at before and folk without discount code sites are adding the codes to their copy on their normal site, result for everyone.
Oh and Mo Raja, why would finance site not give out discount/offer codes, after all during the years I been in Affiliate Marketing banks have offered free wine, money and other gifts, so why would none of them ever think to offer a special code to access an offer to switch accounts with them?
Many affiliates just don’t do the one thing or the one sector, and most don’t tell you everything and some try not to tell you anything they do so categorising is not fully effective and often pigeon holing someone as this or that means you could be missing out on the other get things they do because you think they are just a “competition” site or such like.
So to recap, if you don’t want the emails, click the link or access the affiliate area and you will never see another offer/discount/voucher email again, nice and simple