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I have no special knowledge about Honey, but I think the distinction being made is that Honey redirects them to a _new_ seller that offers a cheaper price, esse
by sparky_z 7y ago
I have no special knowledge about Honey, but I think the distinction being made is that Honey redirects them to a _new_ seller that offers a cheaper price, essentially poaching the customer. The blog's affiliate never makes a sale in the first place so of course it never pays out.
For the blog, the outcome is the same as if you took the time to price shop manually and ended up picking a different retailer. Honey's just automating that process.
- lamps12 7y ago> the distinction being made is that Honey redirects them to a _new_ seller that offers a cheaper price, essentially poaching the customer. The blog's affiliate never makes a sale in the first place so of course it never pays out. Based on what you surmised, Honey essentially acts as a middle man between two businesses. Did I get that right or am I missing something here?
- viraptor 7y agoNo, that's not correct. You can get rewards from the page you're already on, whether it's the cheapest or not. You're not redirected and you're not incentivised to switch the retailer. I'm getting their points from doing online grocery order directly from the supermarket site for example.
- sparky_z 7y agoBut is that superceding another site's affiliate link, or did you just go straight to the website yourself?
- viraptor 7y agoI'm going directly to the website.
- dillonmckay 7y agoHow do they (Honey) know, though?