Guide to Selecting Affiliate Programs
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Some affiliate programs do a better job at converting players than others. This could be for different reasons including deposit options, incentives such as bonuses, etc. When choosing an affiliate program it would be smart to first check with other affiliates on forums, such as GPWA, to see how the affiliate program performs. Once you have chosen affiliate programs to promote you should always be monitoring them to ensure they are performing well. Compare your numbers for each affiliate program, looking at impressions, click throughs, sign ups, and real money players (RMPs). | Some affiliate programs do a better job at converting players than others. This could be for different reasons including deposit options, incentives such as bonuses, etc. When choosing an affiliate program it would be smart to first check with other affiliates on forums, such as GPWA, to see how the affiliate program performs. Once you have chosen affiliate programs to promote you should always be monitoring them to ensure they are performing well. Compare your numbers for each affiliate program, looking at impressions, click throughs, sign ups, and real money players (RMPs). | ||
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| + | The reporting tools provided for monitoring performance vary from program to program in areas such as depth of information available, reliability, and frequency at which data is updated. At the basic level such systems provide detail about commission earned, while at the detailed level reporting may provide insights into player behavior and performance of specific promotional campaigns. | ||
==Avoiding Unethical Affiliate Programs== | ==Avoiding Unethical Affiliate Programs== | ||
A good way to avoid getting involved with an unethical affiliate program, and end up getting ripped off, is to spend a few minutes on the search engines and the public Gambling Forums searching the for the casino/affiliate program name along with the 'qualifiers' [Rogue], [Blacklisted], [Bad] before you sign up. | A good way to avoid getting involved with an unethical affiliate program, and end up getting ripped off, is to spend a few minutes on the search engines and the public Gambling Forums searching the for the casino/affiliate program name along with the 'qualifiers' [Rogue], [Blacklisted], [Bad] before you sign up. | ||
