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The Ebay affiliate program has been mainly responisible for me earning a decent living over the past couple of years. I merely redirect traffic to my site which had an Ebay categories menu embedded with my affiliate id on it. Whenever someone bid,bought something,or registered as a new member I got paid like clockwork without any problems whatsoever.
Then Ebay made a switch to a new affiliate platform which allowed for more promotional tools and an advanced accounting system. This only made it better……………….until I got the following email:
Attention,
During a recent review, we have found that your account has violated the eBay Partner Network Code of Conduct. We have terminated your account, effective immediately. We will pay out any commissions you have accrued this month in the normal payout timeline.
We have gathered evidence that your methods of promotion include the generation of non-user initiated clicks.
As stated in the ePN Code of Conduct section (A), these practices are prohibited.
(A) Non-Bona Fide Transactions:
- You will not cause any transactions to be made that are not in good faith, including but not limited to using invisible methods to generate impressions, clicks or transactions that are not initiated by the affirmative action of an end user, or using any cookie, device, program, robot, Iframe or hidden frame, pop-up window or any other operation or process that interferes with our ability to properly identify and track transactions.
2. You will not deliver any ePN-related cookies or other tracking tags to the computers of users that are merely viewing your advertisements or while your applications are merely active or open.
3. You will not interfere with or seek to improperly influence the referral of an end user to Participating Sites and Content unless the end user knowingly and explicitly consents to that behavior by taking an affirmative action.
4. You and your Agents will not click on Promotional Content containing your own Tracking Code.
Regards,
The eBay Partner Network Quality Team
ePN sent this administrative communication to you because you are registered on the eBay Partner Network. If you have any questions, please visit the Network Agreement, ePN Code of Conduct, and ePN Privacy Policy.
Copyright (c) 2008 eBay Partner Network Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. eBay and the eBay Logo are trademarks of eBay Inc. eBay Partner Network is located at 2145 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
First of all,there were no secret tracking devices installed and every visitor had an unique ip address so my best guess is that they’re referring to my use of frames. However,as I mentioned in the beginning,I’ve been with them for a couple of years using the same site -with the same frames- and there was NEVER a problem.
I replied immediately explaining this and requested a reconsideration even though their terms state you can never apply again once you get terminated. Until I hear a positive response from Ebay I’ll see how Amazon’s category menu works out. This is all helping me to understand why so many former eBay users are now so pissed off. Their rules are not evenly applied and its subject to any reinterpretation by they desire. For example: I know of an entrepreneur who was booted from eBay for selling replica handbags,yet the powersellers are allowed to sell all the fake stuff they want…and these powersellers don’t even bother telling the viewer it’s a replica!
In the words of Arsenio Hall back in the day,” it just makes you go hmmmmmm” Will I be the next to join the eBay Burn In Hell Bandwagon? We’ll see…I’ll keep you updated.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThere are many affiliate program which says like this. But it seems affiliate market is going down because search engine do not prefer those website. Only one way is there to promote your affiliate program and i.e is blog. Ebay has good affiliate program but it need more consistency in marketing strategies.
You’re right…blogging has now become the premier way to go for your affiliate marketing.
My main thing on this issue is as long as both parties are making money and there are no customer complaints whatsoever then there should be no need for all this.
Thanx for the visit.
I was dropped from the google program a few years ago and they never would tell me what I was doing wrong. There are a lot of affiliate programs to go after that can work. I am not too happy with the ebay new program as I have been sending people and no sales and I see lots of other people also saying the same thing. Good Luck
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Oh pain pain pain and more pain. Pain! I feel your pain - hope it gets resolved soon.
Best wishes,
Barbara
Sorry, no sympathy here.
You were redirecting traffic which is a clear violation. Because you did not get caught on CJ does not mean anything. It was in CJ’s interest not to catch you, so they would get paid as well.
This is why so many affiliates who were breaking the rules are now getting the boot. Being ignorant of the rules is no excuse.
The redirecting traffic I was doing dealt with using a service which sends traffic from expired domains that they’ve already purchased…this is NOT in violation. This is basic media buying which eBay recently sent out letters on.
I found out the actual violation was having eBay’s menu in an iframe. I thought I’d be fine on that because there were no “secret tracking devices” installed into that iframe. No problem because they’re giving me another chance…
…more on that in future posts!
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