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First of all, congratulations on your new venture! Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, refer.ly is basically a middleman. If that's so, I have a c
by sasha-dv 14y ago
First of all, congratulations on your new venture!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, refer.ly is basically a middleman. If that's so, I have a couple questions:
1. What incentives do I have to sign up with refer.ly instead of going directly with companies that run affiliate programs?
2. What makes refer.ly different from existing middlemen like Commission Junction?
- dmor 14y agoThe key difference right now is that you have 1 signup, and you're done... that's our minimum viable differentiation (for now)
- sasha-dv 14y agoThank you for answering my questions. I sincerely wish that you succeed in your mission.
- aes256 14y agoAre you sure you're not trying to simplify a process that just can't be simplified anymore than it already is? For instance, how are you going to handle the veritable smörgåsbord of unique terms and conditions that come attached to each merchant's affiliate schemes? How are users going to be informed of these terms? Perhaps more importantly, how are you going to deal with people who violate these terms? What happens when one of your users starts using your links as part of a Google AdWords campaign, bidding on keywords that a merchant specifically prohibits? What happens when a user starts sending your links in the form of unsolicited emails, or starts offering an incentive for people to make a purchase through a referral link — both practices that are commonly prohibited by affiliate schemes?