DeltaPoints & other blogs loosing CC afilliate links [merged]
Jan 20, 2014, 8:51 pm
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DeltaPoints & other blogs loosing CC afilliate links [merged]
"On a side note, I will be withdrawing from the Chase Affiliate program as of this Friday and Lisa and I SO appreciate all the readers who supported our blog by using our Chase links for the past 2 plus years! – René"
If you ran a credit card company would you want your brand associated with typos, confusing layouts and questionable advice in exchange for paying that blogger for a few referrals? Are bloggers compensated (or punished) based on the quality of customer those referrals bring?
Jan 21, 2014, 1:36 am
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DeltaPoints: "withdrawing" from Chase Affiliate program
They have to meet certain quotas specified by the big kahuna called Chase. No wonder that in the past few weeks most bloggers have been writing articles embedded with links. I have no issues with that cause time is money and everybody should be able to make money if they invest their time.
So I don't think content was an issue. As long as approvals were happening ( called "Conversions" ) Chase and others would be satisfied. Sad to say but Amex has strict requirements too...
Credit Karma is still an available option...
So I don't think content was an issue. As long as approvals were happening ( called "Conversions" ) Chase and others would be satisfied. Sad to say but Amex has strict requirements too...
Credit Karma is still an available option...
Jan 21, 2014, 1:59 am
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I doubt the editorial content/style has anything to do with a Chase decision to retain or remove links to a blogger. The significant factor is conversions. If your numbers drop your days are counted. In the cited example I would surmise that the hardcore DL fan/captive audience can't really make use of Chase cards, DL is Amex territory. So conversions were probably low in the past.
Jan 21, 2014, 9:19 am
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Quality tends to breed conversions, no doubt that played a roll indirectly at least.
Based on the first part of your question, I'd bet any amount of money that this was not voluntary, despite the implications in the posts wording.
Based on the first part of your question, I'd bet any amount of money that this was not voluntary, despite the implications in the posts wording.
Jan 21, 2014, 9:52 pm
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Agree, don't see why this would be a voluntary decision. If it was I would expect at least a brief comment explaining why.
Jan 25, 2014, 10:16 am
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Just speculation here, but if he is focused on Delta (I'm deducing that from the title), wouldn't the cards he promotes the most typically be Amex, since they are the co-branded cards? So he wouldn't necessarily be actively promoting Chase as much as another might.
Jan 25, 2014, 12:21 pm
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But the blog definitely pimped chase cards - the last post before chase pulled the links was pretty funny in how it tried to toss in referral links by any means necessary. Gotta squeeze every cent
Jan 29, 2014, 11:07 am
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This was obviously not voluntary, but it was amusing.
Feb 1, 2014, 9:42 pm
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DeltaPoints: "withdrawing" from Chase Affiliate program
I don't read that blog. What is his revenue stream now going to be? Or will he be the first blogger that actually means it when he says 'I just want to help my family and friends'....