Cash Back Decreases

[disneyforever]

I want to send a big THANKS to Tricia (and everyone else at SR ) for everything you do for us and for making this such a wonderful site.

I have had to cut way back on my shopping and spending - so when I do need something I am going to look for the most percentage back as well as compare prices. The big companies just don't seem to understand that. Maybe that is why so many of them are going out of business.

[athoods]

Well i for one have a few favorites that i shop from and they have become ny shoes source exclusively and i would be in one heck of a pickle if they left.

Hope that things turn around soon for everybody.

[Magical JenK]

Thanks for letting us know Tricia! What's sad is the that big names need to realize in our current economic state, "names" aren't going to get you business all the time! Retail is suffering, period.

That being said & working for one of those big names, I can see where our direction to get guests in to shop is being focused & I agree it's a smart strategy. I just wonder if some of the big names don't get the strength that having a higher percentage means to a site like SR & their members?? I mean, I'd like to see/know of the total online sales, how many were driven by affiliate sites??....just sayin'

[SunshineGirl]

That being said & working for one of those big names, I can see where our direction to get guests in to shop is being focused & I agree it's a smart strategy. I just wonder if some of the big names don't get the strength that having a higher percentage means to a site like SR & their members?? I mean, I'd like to see/know of the total online sales, how many were driven by affiliate sites??....just sayin'

I think part of the problem with some of the big companies is that they don't understand affiliate marketing. They just lump it in with their newspaper budget, commercial budget, etc. So if they get to the end of a quarter and are over budget for "marketing", they come to us and tell us they are cutting our rates or suspending the program for awhile. But if they are only paying us when someone actually buys something, doesn't it mean that less people will buy stuff?? It's really a strange perspective. But the companies that actually hire people who are specialized in affiliate marketing and trust them to make decisions are the ones that do right by us no matter their size.

[Magical JenK]

I think part of the problem with some of the big companies is that they don't understand affiliate marketing. They just lump it in with their newspaper budget, commercial budget, etc. So if they get to the end of a quarter and are over budget for "marketing", they come to us and tell us they are cutting our rates or suspending the program for awhile. But if they are only paying us when someone actually buys something, doesn't it mean that less people will buy stuff?? It's really a strange perspective. But the companies that actually hire people who are specialized in affiliate marketing and trust them to make decisions are the ones that do right by us no matter their size.

Interesting....I may just have to go take a peek at the budget now!!

[OhMari]

I noticed on a big order I did for my office.
It was suppose to be 3%
office equipment 1%
90% of the office supplies was paper
10% was office equipment.
I was suppose to get almost $6.00
and I was lucky I got a little over $2.00
But I'm glad I got something, rather than nothing.
Angie usually has to "go fight for me", every time I make a purchase to this company.