Is all affiliate tracking software shady and gross?
August 23, 2011 9:15 PM Subscribe
I'm seeking a recommendation for a non-shady tracking/reporting tool for affiliate sales and ad network performance.
I'm a full-time web publisher who uses a ton of affiliate programs (amazon, commission junction, share a sale) as well as third-party ad networks (adsense, glam, etc) to monetize my sites.
I'm trying to find software that will automatically log into my 10+ affiliate and ad network accounts and send me a daily report.
In researching existing sales/ad performance tracking tools, I'm running across a lot of VERY shady-looking applications. Niftystats, StatsJunky: they all feel shady. Call me a snob, but copyediting errors and bloated claims of RICHES FAME PONIES!! turn me off. The only tools that sound half-way un-sketchy are Bevomedia and Prosper202, but I'm having trust issues and starting to feel like everyone's a scam artist.
Does anyone have experience with this? Sadly, the world of affiliate sales is really gross and it's being difficult to wade through all the ick to find a legitimate bit of a software.
I'm a full-time web publisher who uses a ton of affiliate programs (amazon, commission junction, share a sale) as well as third-party ad networks (adsense, glam, etc) to monetize my sites.
I'm trying to find software that will automatically log into my 10+ affiliate and ad network accounts and send me a daily report.
In researching existing sales/ad performance tracking tools, I'm running across a lot of VERY shady-looking applications. Niftystats, StatsJunky: they all feel shady. Call me a snob, but copyediting errors and bloated claims of RICHES FAME PONIES!! turn me off. The only tools that sound half-way un-sketchy are Bevomedia and Prosper202, but I'm having trust issues and starting to feel like everyone's a scam artist.
Does anyone have experience with this? Sadly, the world of affiliate sales is really gross and it's being difficult to wade through all the ick to find a legitimate bit of a software.
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posted by arielmeadow at 8:34 AM on August 24, 2011