Click Frauds From Miva.com

I already heard people are screaming about Miva.com (formerly FindWhat.com), but I at last gave it try.

Unfortunately, I got some clicks out of nothing, according to my log, those clicks were not even recorded.

I complained to Miva, a lady called me back, trying to explain that those clicks are from their affiliates, so I asked, 'Am I supposed to see them in my log even though they are from your affiliates?'. This lady got no words for me.

Today the clicks are increasing, so i paused my campaign, and emailed them to pull out my account.

I can't believe a company like this will fall down like this.

Why Affiliate?

I read a lot of posts about affiliate programs. I also worked on affiliate before. Some people may feel suspicious before they give it a try. I will tell you all a most impressive example.

You may notice everytime you sign in your MSN messenger - don't tell me you don't know what I am talking about - you will see ebay link in the panel. Let me ask you a question: if ebay advertise through MSN messenger network, how much they are going to pay?

Ebay is not stupid. It has the most successful affiliate system. So, I am 90% sure that MSN is affiliated with eBay. So, in this case, MSN Messenger is advertising eBay for commissions. eBay pay nothing for advertising, only pay commissions if they get registrants from MSN.

This is a win-win situation.

So, I bet you have the basic idea about why people are rushing to have their affiliate programs.

There are many articles out there teaching you how to make money out of affiliates. I would recommend this one, Super Affiliate Handbook. The author is reknowned for her expertise in affilaite programs. And she is said to make over uS$400,000 per year only from affiliate programs.

P.S. as you guess, I am affiliated with the author too. If you buy, I get some commission. If you don't buy, I urge you to go to her website to learn more about affiliate programs.

Good luck with your affiliate programs.