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Answer to a FAQ: How much do blogs get paid for affiliate link conversions?
According to fresar:
a list of the Commission Rates the bloggers get American Express Business Cards Business Green Rewards Card from American Express OPEN US $100.00 Per approval Gold Delta SkyMiles(R) Business Credit Card from American Express OPEN US $100.00 Per approval SimplyCash(R) Business Card from American Express OPEN US $100.00 Per approval Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Business Credit Card from American Express OPEN US $100.00 Per approval The Business Gold Rewards Card(R) from American Express OPEN US $200.00 Per approval The Business Platinum Card(R) from American Express OPEN US $300.00 Per approval The Plum Card(R) from American Express OPEN US $200.00 Per approval American Express Consumer Cards American Express (R) Gold Card US $180.00 Per approval American Express(R) Premier Rewards Gold Card US $315.00 Per approval Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express US $100.00 Per approval Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express US $110.00 Per approval Blue Sky from American Express® US $120.00 Per approval Gold Delta SkyMiles(R) Credit Card from American Express US $225.00 Per approval Starwood Preferred Guest(R) Credit Card from American Express US $160.00 Per approval The Platinum Card(R) from American Express US $280.00 Per approval True Earnings(R) Card from Costco and American Express US $110.00 Per approval Applied Bank Cards Applied Bank(R) Secured Visa(R) Gold Credit Card US $28.00 Per approval Applied Bank(R) Visa(R) Business Card US $24.00 Per approval National Express® Secured Visa® Credit Card US $28.00 Per approval Platinum Zero® Secured Visa® Credit Card from Applied Bank® US $28.00 Per approval Barclays Bank credit cards Barclaycard(R) Rewards MasterCard(R) US $38.00 Per approval Barclaycard(R) Rewards MasterCard(R) - Excellent Credit US $90.00 Per approval The Frontier Airlines World MasterCard(R) US $125.00 Per approval The Premier Miles & More World MasterCard(R) US $150.00 Per approval The US Airways Premier World MasterCard(R) US $125.00 Per approval Capital One Bank Consumer Cards Open Sky(SM) Secured Visa Credit Card US $20.00 Per approval Credit One Bank Unsecured Credit One Bank® Visa® Credit Card US $15.00 or $22 or $30 per credit rating Discover Bank Consumer Cards Discover it™ (18 Months) US $105.00 Per approval Discover it™ Card US $105.00 Per approval Discover Bank Student Cards Discover it™ for Students US $100.00 Per approval Equifax Products Equifax 3 Bureau Credit Report and Scores US $20.00 Per approval MBNA Canada Bank cards Best Western MasterCard® US $100.00 Per approval Platinum Plus® MasterCard® - 0 for 10 US $100.00 Per approval Sony Card MasterCard® US $100.00 Per approval My Cash Now payday loans My Cash Now cash advance US $15.00 Per valid application SimpleTuition.com student loans SimpleTuition student loans US $1.25 Per valid lead Synovus Bank (First Progress) First Progress Platinum Select MasterCard® Secured Credit Card US $45.00 Per funded The First Progress Platinum Elite MasterCard® Secured Credit Card US $45.00 Per funded TransUnion Free Credit Score TrueCredit - TransUnion Credit Monitoring US $20.00 Per approval |
No wonder the field is rife with folks shilling the same stuff everybody else is shilling.
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Originally Posted by cblaisd
(Post 20726514)
No wonder the field is rife with folks shilling the same stuff everybody else is shilling.
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I'm thinking of starting a blog. I'll kick back $20 to anyone who signs up for the American Express(R) Premier Rewards Gold Card through my link. I've found it to be the most useful credit card ever. Ever. It can cure most major diseases*, flipping it will tell you which way the stock market is going to go with high accuracy** and it will get you a date with Desiree from The Amazing Race.***
Mike *All major diseases are excluded from this claim **High accuracy is 50%, which we believe to be higher than 49% ***Just kidding. Koko, she's mine |
Holy cow. $300+ for the PRG! Seems the blogs would've preached about this card more with that referral income.......rolls eyes.....
And my favorite blog post this week was this....not said sarcastically..... http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...-signup-bonus/ |
Originally Posted by DavidAL
(Post 20751104)
Holy cow. $300+ for the PRG! Seems the blogs would've preached about this card more with that referral income.......rolls eyes.....
And my favorite blog post this week was this....not said sarcastically..... http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewan...-signup-bonus/ But even more awesome is the back-and-forth between Seth and Gary in the comments there! ^ A Boarding Area steel cage match! :D |
So that amex that they went link crazy with is worth $180? wow... gary mentioned that it was the biggest results he'd seen from his application links in a recent post. given his vast reach, its not hard to assume that he had 110 referrals (and thats a LOW estimate).... thats $20k?! gosh, 550 referrals is $100k.... not bad for a days work
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Originally Posted by freeloader
(Post 20757610)
So that amex that they went link crazy with is worth $180? wow... gary mentioned that it was the biggest results he'd seen from his application links in a recent post. given his vast reach, its not hard to assume that he had 110 referrals (and thats a LOW estimate).... thats $20k?! gosh, 550 referrals is $100k.... not bad for a days work
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Originally Posted by Raffles
(Post 20759514)
110 is a low guess. My little UK blog seems to generate 50-75 applications when I make a big splash on a new card offer (from which I am not usually paid a penny) so Gary must be able to get 300 or more.
no wonder bloggers will sacrafice their first born for affliate links (and will find loopholes when they can't qualify - ie milevalue). and will do anything to keep the banks happy I'm really interesting what the banks talked about during that "BACon" session. Not that any of them would dare print it. But i do wonder - any rules about pushing better offers? talking points for blog posts? "gifts" for the attendees? i'm guessing that the "country-club" blogger atmosphere was in FULL effect that weekend... |
Originally Posted by freeloader
(Post 20759958)
wow... 300 is $50,000... for ONE post on ONE card on ONE day. that's insanity.
no wonder bloggers will sacrafice their first born for affliate links (and will find loopholes when they can't qualify - ie milevalue). and will do anything to keep the banks happy I'm really interesting what the banks talked about during that "BACon" session. Not that any of them would dare print it. But i do wonder - any rules about pushing better offers? talking points for blog posts? "gifts" for the attendees? i'm guessing that the "country-club" blogger atmosphere was in FULL effect that weekend... What is BACon!? :confused: |
Originally Posted by kokonutz
(Post 20761369)
Almost enough to make you want to start a points and miles blog and get in on the gold (card) rush, innit!? :D
What is BACon!? :confused: |
Originally Posted by Raffles
(Post 20759514)
110 is a low guess. My little UK blog seems to generate 50-75 applications when I make a big splash on a new card offer (from which I am not usually paid a penny) so Gary must be able to get 300 or more.
Mike |
Originally Posted by kokonutz
(Post 20761369)
Almost enough to make you want to start a points and miles blog and get in on the gold (card) rush, innit!? :D
What is BACon!? :confused: seems like i get more cynical of the blog industry by the day. its fine that they capitalize it, whatever. Certain bloggers can call me one of the "angries" :rolleyes: but whatever. On FT, people give advice with expecting anything in return, and the advice is generally in the best interest of the person who asked for it. A lot of bloggers peddle information that benefits them - and then act altruistic for providing it! The worst part is the info is either misleading or not in the best interest of the receiving party. i left a comment on this post, but it never made it on the article: http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2013/...at-381-12.html "This week we’re showing you how a family of 4 can get 5 nights in Maui for just $381.12." Recommendation? AMEX Gold rewards business card (Avios)... what's not clear in the article is that this advice ONLY works if you are traveling from LA, and LA only. anywhere else, it will cost you much more - either in points or dollars. So this recommendation is really only for the 5% of us who live close to LAX. unless you are familar with the AVIOS program (which most "rookies" aren't), its pretty easy to think that this plan would work for anyone. But it wont, at least not as advertised Closing line "With just 4 credit cards, it is entirely possible for a family of 4 to travel to Maui with minimal out-of-pocket cost." right - IF you live in LA... kind of a big if there |
Originally Posted by Raffles
(Post 20759514)
110 is a low guess. My little UK blog seems to generate 50-75 applications when I make a big splash on a new card offer (from which I am not usually paid a penny) so Gary must be able to get 300 or more.
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Originally Posted by ctownflyer
(Post 20767576)
Bear in mind that banks don't pay for clicks or applications, they pay for approvals.
This also goes hand in hand with the incessant reminder that "anyone who sells stuff on ebay has a business" or that "a stay at home mom can also have a business too." |
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