Comments on: Are you getting mugged by your affiliates? http://www.nashie.net/are-you-getting-mugged-by-your-affiliates/ SEO, PPC and Website Optimizer tips and tricks Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:58:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adrian Land http://www.nashie.net/are-you-getting-mugged-by-your-affiliates/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Adrian Land Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:07:45 +0000 http://www.nashie.net/?p=85#comment-287 I too hate this scenario and needs to be handled sensitively. We all want to be covered and would rather pay an affiliate rather then give ground to a competitor but it still grates. This is a battle ground in SEM and SEO. Generally good affiliates are cunning and nimble. They can expose you if you are weak in SEO or SEM. So, strong SEO, maybe flanker brands and a strong upfront brand policy is essential. I too hate this scenario and needs to be handled sensitively. We all want to be covered and would rather pay an affiliate rather then give ground to a competitor but it still grates.

This is a battle ground in SEM and SEO. Generally good affiliates are cunning and nimble. They can expose you if you are weak in SEO or SEM.

So, strong SEO, maybe flanker brands and a strong upfront brand policy is essential.

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