PP Affiliate Bonuses... Why they suck.

[Egthareal]

I think the first month I recieved a partypoker bonuse I was stoked. All I had to do was sign-up more than the previous month. Well I got +20 on that Bonanza and collected the 2nd best award they offered.

Since then, I contend that Party has structured the award program so that it screws you over. On your big month you get the extra $10-$15 per player, then next month you'll get the "Top Your Last Months Players Bononza" and if your refering at the level I am. Its never easy to top your last month!

Whats your thoughts on the PP Affiliate bonus?

--EG
http://www.Tips4Poker.com

Yea the one thing I dislike about the bonuses or really just the whole affiliate program is the tracking and stats.

I have a hit the bonus several times but at some point you have to have a bad month, just so you can hit the bonus the next month.

Some months my RMP sign-ups is double or triple the previous month on certain trackers when I haven't changed anything on my marketing campaigns. I do trust them because I always get paid, but man it sure would be easy for them to screw us over. We really have no idea about traffic, who are sign-ups are, and what limits they are playing.

It would be awesome to see how many impressions you get every day, as well as what limits your RMP's are playing. Obviously they would never give you the personal info of the players but it would be nice to know what type of players you are converting to better focus your marketing campaigns.

Ending Sentiment: Conversions are great but their stats really suck

Well, for the most part I do trust them. I employ whats called a "click counter" it helps track how many times someone has clicked that link giving you a general idea of how many people are signing up under you. You can find several good and free ones @ hotscripts.com but, its impossible to track who actually signs up. I've been looking into some super advanced trackers that watch visitors after they leave your site that would do this wonderfully. But, trying to keep my visitors privacy in mind, and not my greed I probably won't impliment it.

But, your right it would be easy for them to screw us out of a couple sign-ups per month. If anything I feel bad for the indian affiliate manager guy whos making a couple bux an hour doing all the hard work though


--EG
http://www.Tips4Poker.com

i have tried unsuccessfully many times to get my affiliate manager to bump up my profit percentage from 25% to 30% or 35% if I hit certain MGR numbers. they will not budge.