Comments on: Transition to eBay Partner Network – AKA ePN http://immania.com/affiliate-marketing/transition-to-ebay-partner-network-aka-epn/ Internet Marketing Journal Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:20:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rich http://immania.com/affiliate-marketing/transition-to-ebay-partner-network-aka-epn/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Rich Mon, 26 May 2008 18:58:47 +0000 http://immania.com/affiliate-marketing/transition-to-ebay-partner-network-aka-epn/#comment-243 Hi Joe, yes the extension to May 1st for the cut-over was welcome. I've been monitoring the eBay affiliate forums and it's pretty hard to ignore the large number of affiliates claiming that their conversions are down from CJ - in particular their ACRUs. I'm not currently receiving too much traffic to my eBay affiliate sites to have enough data to say either way. And you're right, we really have no way of knowing for sure if there's a problem or not with eBay's reporting. Despite the fact that eBay did several months of beta testing with ePN prior to April 1st, it was somewhat of an artificial test since it did not simulate the current load being placed on the system. We may never know the full extent of any problems even after the dust of the transition settles. Rich Hi Joe, yes the extension to May 1st for the cut-over was welcome. I’ve been monitoring the eBay affiliate forums and it’s pretty hard to ignore the large number of affiliates claiming that their conversions are down from CJ – in particular their ACRUs.

I’m not currently receiving too much traffic to my eBay affiliate sites to have enough data to say either way. And you’re right, we really have no way of knowing for sure if there’s a problem or not with eBay’s reporting.

Despite the fact that eBay did several months of beta testing with ePN prior to April 1st, it was somewhat of an artificial test since it did not simulate the current load being placed on the system.

We may never know the full extent of any problems even after the dust of the transition settles.

Rich

]]> By: Joe http://immania.com/affiliate-marketing/transition-to-ebay-partner-network-aka-epn/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Joe Mon, 26 May 2008 16:56:34 +0000 http://immania.com/affiliate-marketing/transition-to-ebay-partner-network-aka-epn/#comment-242 The cutover deadline has new been extended to the end of May. I first dismissed the paranoia as people who didn't know what they were talking about. However my statistics also show a decrease in conversion rates over a 2,000+ visitor base. If there is an issue, deliberate or otherwise, with sales not being reported (and paid) how would we know it? eBay certainly has motivation to not fix any such issue. The cutover deadline has new been extended to the end of May. I first dismissed the paranoia as people who didn’t know what they were talking about. However my statistics also show a decrease in conversion rates over a 2,000+ visitor base. If there is an issue, deliberate or otherwise, with sales not being reported (and paid) how would we know it? eBay certainly has motivation to not fix any such issue.

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