So I run a small niche blog where I promote products on Jumia & Konga. Been doing this for some months now but earnings have been less encouraging. I get thousands of clicks every month but very few sales , especially on Konga.
Things became worse in the last 2 weeks. Gotten over 1700 clicks but just 1sale!!!
So far this month , I’ve gotten over 500 clicks in 4 days yet not a single sale. I got in touch with 2 other affiliates , and they complained of same issue.
I really don’t know what’s going on at Konga. Because if 500 people visit your website and no one makes a purchase , then something is definitely wrong.
I don’t quite follow your logic. So you think something is ‘fishy’ or ‘something is wrong’ based on 500 visits with no purchases?
How come you’re not providing even the barest details to show that you’ve thought about this properly, before using the word ‘scam’. Did you have good sales in the past with comparable traffic? Have you done a test e.g. bought an item (even for 500 Naira), to show that your sales are not recorded? Has your content changed in anyway on your blog or link strategy e.g bounce rate, sessions etc? But to base your conclusions (and expect people to opine on it), on just ‘visits’ is weak.
Just so you know, speaking to your ‘friends’ is just anecdotal bias that doesn’t show anything. So if you own a physical store and 500 people come in without buying anything, is that a scam?
Finally @kelz, let me give you some free advice; although you might well be right that something ‘fishy’ is going on (I personally wouldn’t use ‘scam’), but take your time and do your ‘homework’ before making allegations. It’s not a good look on you.
If it was that easy everyone would be doing affiliate marketing…
That’s how affiliate marketing is… there’s nothing fishy about it… I don’t know how the e-commerce websites make profits because I have come to the conclusion that Nigerians don’t really buy things online…
Are you using facebook ads??? If you are then stop wasting money sending traffic to Konga… But its not my place to tell you how to spend your money…
Firstly , why do you sound like you have a problem with me or something?
Secondly , do you think I’m stupid enough not to try it out before commenting? Although I didn’t personally buy anything , early lastmonth , right in my presence , one of my friends bought the Infinix hot note with my Aff link but I didn’t get any commission. Sale was recorded but no commission. I thought it was a software issh and will be rectified , but up till now I didn’t get a cent from that sale.
I get almost the same amnt of clicks daily on both Jumia and Konga , and I get no less than 3 sales daily on Jumia. So how come Konga has been 0 sales , 0 commission in the last 2weeks + ?
Thirdly , they’re not just my friends. They’re big time Affiliate marketers in Nigeria.
Lastly , Radar has a problem. The problem is too many people thing they’re “Smart” and they try to make others look stupid. You post a product , they bash it. You post a comment they attack you. The intimidation here is too much.
I believe there are better ways to share your thoughts , without making the other person look like he doesn’t know what he’s saying / doing.
One of your ‘friends’ bought a product, which you didn’t get paid for and didn’t think that’s relevant?
As for your ‘big time’ affiliate marketers, did they share data with you? Or just told you ‘ahh we’ve noticed the same thing’.
In all, it appears you’re happy to call ‘scam’ but unhappy the reasons you gave to reach that conclusion is been questioned?
Now of course, I don’t speak for TC, but this is a good one to tackle. Can we stop using this ‘Radar Card’ every single time? Oh they think ‘they’re smart’ or ‘too blunt’, to categorise when we get feedback we don’t like? Also people need to stop being prima donnas and overly sensitive. If you post a comment or open a thread, don’t go crying into your cup because you don’t like what’s been said to you.
Mine (or anybody’s else) opinion is as good as yours. That BS is been called on something doesn’t mean it’s personal. We need to stop thinking that way. Then statements like ‘I’m not going to reply any comments here again’ will hopefully not occur.
BTW, I personally feel strongly about accusations. It’s best when people accuse other people or firms, then it should be properly. I wrote about this back in December.
“Friendship [with PapaOlabode] is more than talent. It is more than government. It is almost the equal of family. Never forget that. If you had built up a wall of friendship you wouldn’t have to ask me to help [or displayed an heightened level of stupidity]. - Don Corleone [Area Father]”
“Always let your talent do the talking. Never your tantrums.”
― Rasheed Ogunlaru
Because somehow, it is okay to pronounce Konga a scam without useful data to back it up, but it is wrong for anyone to ask you for the said missing data.
No. Radar has no problem. You do. The problem I have found is, everyone expects to get digital high fives. If you are talking with reasonably smart people, expect them to call out your bullshit. You could go on NL, and bullshit everyone. But not on Quora. Or forum(online or offline) with people actively thinking.
With products, same above. Andela has been bashed here. @iaboyeji is highly regarded still. Hotels has been bashed. @mark is highly regarded. Products from unknown persons has been praised. Most folks think @xolubi is an asshole, not until you’ve met him personally. His paystack got a lot of praises. If it were personal, Paystack should be getting hit every corner for no reason.
Point is, it’s nothing personal. In the other thread, I had to apologize because the player got all emotional on me. I’m confident @PapaOlabode didn’t even look at your name and start thinking, oh, let me attack this boy. You made a very heavy accusation, without good premises. Now imagine Sim Shagaya were to be on Radar. What does that make you?! Calling his company a scam without anything concrete to support. Exactly.
If your product or strategy sucks, and you are told in a community less than 2000, you’ll save a lot of cash, have a better direction on what and how to execute. It’s for your good.
If you post a comment, and your bullshit is called out or your logic didn’t just seem right, and someone point that out, it’s all to align you. Nobody is making anyone stupid not until you think the community is stupid.
To add to this: while I appreciate the big picture of Andela, I have not hesitated to question a lot of things about them the moment I realise I don’t agree with them. Iyin is my friend - he was even at my place yesterday - but that doesn’t mean I can’t/shouldn’t disagree with him.
First @kelz you should have added this to the original post. Would have added extra spit to your case.
However, the way affiliate tracking works could quite as easily explain it away. Your friend who made the ‘incriminating’ purchase may have had an active cookie from another affiliate or his running on his system when he did. Meaning he was already tagged before you. And all proprietary or non-propietary affiliate systems observe first come, first serve rule.
If he was tagged by his own affiliate cookie, he won’t be credited for his own buy, most of the system even flag such sale, if the purchase volume is high enough for concern.#checkam
On the other matters; you know you love Radar as much as Radar loves ya, don’t be shy, let’s see that smile…yes?..yes! Atta boi.
I think @kelz has a lot to learn about how affiliate marketing works. And radar is not the best place on earth to learn this stuff.
While Radar is awesome, most of the advice that fly around are from product-focused guys.
@87_chuks and @ogechi_daniel_ndukwe have proven their advice on guerrilla marketing can be counted on in this regard. @kelz should invite them to a coffee to tap their brain (or inbox them)
NOTE: An unverified accusation about Konga deserves the response you have got so far.
Brothers and sisters, he’s gone. To be seen no more.
Lol. Of course he’s reading the responses. Either twice as ashamed as he was intimidated, or just stubbornly keeping to his promise because someone has to carry out the little rebellions.
