Comments on: Options for Using Affiliate Product Data Feeds as an Affiliate Publisher http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/ Discussion of Online Marketing, SEM, Social Media, Mobile and Video, Micro-Content, and Affiliate Marketing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carsten Cumbrowski http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18537 Carsten Cumbrowski Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:43:33 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/carstencumbrowski/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18537 Hi Pat, I was trying to make the recommendations for different scenarios and on a "type of project" level. That my generalization might not be the absolute best choice for everybody should also be clear.. that's the problem with generalizations. However, they should provide some ideas and specifics to think about for somebody who has no idea about the subject at all. It's providing some general directions. As you said, covering every case and situation is impossible, because the details are different in every case. p.s. I talked with Angel and the Owner of PopShops. They also offer normalized feeds. There are some out of the box solutions, but as I already suggested, contact them to work out the specifics. :) Hi Pat,

I was trying to make the recommendations for different scenarios and on a "type of project" level. That my generalization might not be the absolute best choice for everybody should also be clear.. that's the problem with generalizations. However, they should provide some ideas and specifics to think about for somebody who has no idea about the subject at all. It's providing some general directions.

As you said, covering every case and situation is impossible, because the details are different in every case.

p.s. I talked with Angel and the Owner of PopShops. They also offer normalized feeds. There are some out of the box solutions, but as I already suggested, contact them to work out the specifics. :)

]]> By: Pat Grady http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18501 Pat Grady Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:37:01 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/carstencumbrowski/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18501 Great article, but the "recommended" and "not recommended" parts are something I think you need to address further. As someone who uses all 4 methods, I gotta say, experience has taught me to use the right tool for the right job - hanging "do not use" labels on something, is very different than discussing when and where it may fit well, or not. I own a set of torx tools, in the very infrequent cases where I do need and use them, they are highly recommended! Further, if your aim as a site devloper is to offer something better and different than competing sites, your "recommend"'d option #2 may be an ill fitted solution. Besides this objection, I loved your article. And I can understand that skipping the recommended / not labels and writing more about situations that fit would require a book to be written here, which wouldn't serve your audience well either. Great article, but the "recommended" and "not recommended" parts are something I think you need to address further. As someone who uses all 4 methods, I gotta say, experience has taught me to use the right tool for the right job – hanging "do not use" labels on something, is very different than discussing when and where it may fit well, or not.

I own a set of torx tools, in the very infrequent cases where I do need and use them, they are highly recommended!

Further, if your aim as a site devloper is to offer something better and different than competing sites, your "recommend"'d option #2 may be an ill fitted solution.

Besides this objection, I loved your article. And I can understand that skipping the recommended / not labels and writing more about situations that fit would require a book to be written here, which wouldn't serve your audience well either.

]]> By: Carsten Cumbrowski http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18499 Carsten Cumbrowski Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:08:11 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/carstencumbrowski/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18499 Hi Tony, Yeah, at one point in time are you able to handle everything that could possible go wrong with anything related to the delivery/pull of the feeds, their format, structure and content. At the end of the day are you looking at a complicated, tremendous resources sucking something, where you might even get afraid of a little bit yourself, more of the possibility that it could become a sentient being one day, for which you'd have to pay social security and workman's comp to avoid getting into legal troubles hehe. Regarding the providers.... Most of them should be able to offer something.. It always depends on your needs.. and how much you are willing to pay for it (duh). I would talk to DataFeedFile, FeedShare and GoldenCan first, because I had some short and some times longer discussions with those. Non of them excluded the option, some even had something in beta to play around with. It's been a while since I last time looked at them in detail, so I'd give all of them the same chance :) I am not sure about PopShops, because it does not seem to fit their business model, but you never know. Angel would be the right person to ask in this case. Hi Tony,

Yeah, at one point in time are you able to handle everything that could possible go wrong with anything related to the delivery/pull of the feeds, their format, structure and content.

At the end of the day are you looking at a complicated, tremendous resources sucking something, where you might even get afraid of a little bit yourself, more of the possibility that it could become a sentient being one day, for which you'd have to pay social security and workman's comp to avoid getting into legal troubles hehe.

Regarding the providers….

Most of them should be able to offer something.. It always depends on your needs.. and how much you are willing to pay for it (duh).

I would talk to DataFeedFile, FeedShare and GoldenCan first, because I had some short and some times longer discussions with those. Non of them excluded the option, some even had something in beta to play around with. It's been a while since I last time looked at them in detail, so I'd give all of them the same chance :)

I am not sure about PopShops, because it does not seem to fit their business model, but you never know. Angel would be the right person to ask in this case.

]]> By: Tony http://www.revenews.com/affiliate-marketing/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18474 Tony Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:22:20 +0000 http://www.revenews.com/carstencumbrowski/options-for-using-affiliate-product-data-feeds-as-a-publisher/#comment-18474 Hi, Carsten ... as always really excellent and valuable commentary. I presently clean all my data feeds myself and as you say it is a pain even though it can be done quite efficiently with some practice. Is there a chance you could provide details for the 3rd parties who offer clean feeds for a fee? Best regards from South Africa Tony Hi, Carsten … as always really excellent and valuable commentary. I presently clean all my data feeds myself and as you say it is a pain even though it can be done quite efficiently with some practice.
Is there a chance you could provide details for the 3rd parties who offer clean feeds for a fee?

Best regards from South Africa

Tony

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