Today, a classic case of answering a question with a question (I know, everyone’s favorite from the school days of yesteryear). But don’t worry, I’ll be presenting you with more than just a question – this is the month of real life examples after all! For today’s #RealLife post, I’m addressing a common question / […]
Your Brand & ShareASale
Brand protection is a major concern in Affiliate marketing and we stay ahead of the curve on this issue by providing monitoring tools and putting the controls at the retailers’ fingertips. ShareASale understands every Merchant’s desire to protect their reputation; our goal is to work hand-in-hand with our Merchants to provide the strongest brand protection […]
How to Build A Search Keyword List
A very common question from Merchants is “How can I make sure Affiliates can find our program?” – the answer? Be sure to use the available Search Keywords listed in your program’s Edit Settings page. There are a number of ways Affiliates go about seeking new Merchant programs, but one of the most common is […]
ShareASale, also known as…
When Brian Littleton, our CEO and Founder, chose ShareASale as the name of the company, his goal was to come up with a name that really embodies the service that ShareASale provides. Retailers are “sharing” their sales with Affiliates that promote them and send customers their way. Makes sense, right? On paper, it’s a very […]
Clickstream Commission Rules
“Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.”~Young A common question I am asked relating to agency managed Merchant accounts is the question of how to award and/or reward one type of Affiliate versus another. This issue primarily arises, when a Merchant realizes that a […]
How to Track Custom Campaigns
How to tie transactions to visitors or campaigns ShareASale offers a powerful tool, Affiliate Defined Tracking, for tracking transactions back to a specific visitor on an Affiliate site or to a specific marketing campaign. While there can be many uses and utilities for this tool, we will be reviewing one could-be-real-life story of how these […]
The Coupon Application Tidal Wave
One of the most common questions I hear from new Merchants during their first few weeks of going live is, “Why are so many of my affiliate applications coming from coupon sites?” Rest assured, this is a very common phenomenon and there are a variety of reasons why this occurs. It is not unusual for […]
What is the most commonly asked question at ShareASale?
Happy March, everyone! The month of #TheInterface has come to a close and we are moving on to a new month of daily posts. March is the month of Real Life Examples and we’re calling it #RealLife! Here on the support side of ShareASale we are asked hundreds of questions every day. “What […]
Kicking off the Month of #RealLife
Thank you for all of your great feedback, shares and comments on our Month of #TheInterface ! As that comes to a close – I’d like to introduce our new theme for March 2013 which is going to be Real Life Examples of how to solve problems and grow your business using the […]