FMTC is getting a new look! Tomorrow, our site and admin panel will have a frog-free logo, an updated design, and lots of great new features. A sneak peek at our new look…our logo that’s debuting tomorrow: Stay tuned throughout this week and next for more announcements. We’d love to hear what you think – […]
FMTC Launches Skimlinks Autopilot
FMTC clients can use a blend of affiliate links and Skimlinks in their FMTC feed for optimal monetization. If Merchant Sync determines you are not approved for a merchant you have selected, a Skimlinks URL will automatically be populated in the affiliate link field, so no extra programming or monitoring of relationships is required for […]
Custom Merchant Descriptions
Merchant descriptions can be a great way to help your site with SEO. However, you’ll want to be careful about the wording you use as to not get penalized for duplicate content, which is why merchant descriptions are not provided by FMTC. We want to help your business, not hurt it! In FMTC’s client admin, […]
FMTC Adds Deal Rankings
FMTC now includes a rank on every offer in our getDeals feed. They can be used to aid in the placement of coupons and deals on your merchant pages based on offer value and potential of customer appeal. Rankings range from 1 (lowest value) to 25 (highest value). For example, a coupon for 10% off […]
FMTC Launches Merchant Sync
When you use FMTC’s Merchant Sync tool, you don’t have to add and remove merchants from your FMTC feed. Simply join programs at the networks and we will automatically add the ones you are approved for to your feed. If a program goes offline or terminates your relationship, we can automatically remove them from your feed. […]
FMTC Partners with Skimlinks
FMTC has partnered with Skimlinks to provide our clients with more monetization options. If you would like data for merchants you have not joined, you can use Skimlinks’ revshare program to earn commissions on sales generated by your website. First, you will need to create an account at Skimlinks. Once you are approved, provide FMTC with your […]
CJU Early Bird Registration
Commission Junction will open early registration for CJU on April 29, 2013. Reserve your spot before May 10, 2013 and get $100 off the registration fee. This year’s conference will be held at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara from September 10-12, 2013. This event usually sells out well before the conference date […]
GAN Closure Date Announced
In an email we received today, Google Affiliate Network confirmed they will be closing on July 31st. “We’ll continue to support our customers as we wind down the product over the next few months. While we will no longer be adding new product functionality, we will maintain the platform during the transition period. We plan […]
Migrations from GAN
Yesterday’s announcement that Google Affiliate Network would be shutting down caught many people by surprise. The network will be closed down completely on 7/31/13. The next few months of migrations will keep a lot of us in the affiliate marketing industry very busy. On the bright side, we are happy this happened well before Q4! […]
Google Affiliate Network Closing
The Google Affiliate Network (GAN) just released a statement on their blog saying the network will officially be closing! “To that end, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Google Affiliate Network and focus on other products that are driving great results for clients.” ~ J.J. Hirschle, Head of Google Affiliate Network Read the full […]