FeedBurner and Dell, Other Programs?

KennyK · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Maybe this should go in the newbies formum, but I've been working with the SAH system a while and thought I'd share...

I purchased a Revolution Theme for WordPress (by Brain Gardner) and was excited to learn about the possibilities of using FeedBurner (free!) to provide email forwarding of all articles (including those with affliate links) to users wanting to opt in. This seems to go against Dell's policy for one though, which states..

"As a condition of your participation in the Program, you agree to not engage in any of the following activities without prior written approval
...
"Use any device that causes a Qualifying Link to be accessed other than by a Visitor to your website manually and knowingly clicking on such link on Your Marketing Platform"

I was actually just denied access to their program, but could have been for numerous reasons... my site is still in the beginning phases and I just wanted to test their waters... they probably didn't like one of my articles either that had some somewhat negative views on Windows Vista (which they happen to wholeheartedly recommend to everyone when not everyone really wants it)... just being truthful... Smile

But has anyone else had similar experience, or have an opinion on using FeedBurner? Would it be better to use aweber and send articles that don't have affiliate links/send you back to my site as a general rule?

Regards,
KennyK

KennyK · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Of course, RSS feeds might have the same problem in this context. Maybe what I should do is provide links inside my articles to additional landing pages on my site that have product info and affiliate links. That way we don't offend nobody... Smile

Seems to me that some advertiser’s ideas are in direct conflict with the whole concept of affiliate marketing though. It's the affiliate marketer’s job to gain the customers faith, not to regurgitate the same tired old, completely positive sales pitch in a confined, narrow-minded channel.

Life is an enigma wrapped in a paradox, but I’ve heard successful people just persist, persist, persist.

Griff Grumbein · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:

Hi KennyK!

Sorry I'm no help on your WordPress question as I don't use it, but I've no doubt one of the resident WP "gurus" will chime in soon. Wink

As far as Dell's TOS:

KennyK · Joined: 07 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Thanks much for the advice and encouraging words Griff. That helps!

Griff Grumbein · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

You're welcome KennyK, anytime! Smile