Really Poor Ratio

[ndev2k]

Hi All,

Just wondering how other peoples ratios have been recently on Kudos.

I thought my massive drop in ratio may have been because I changed my site but I changed it back a week ago and still nothing.

Having just (depressingly) checked my last green/pending was on June 10th and over 600 reds since that.

[xploit]

600 reds would have got you over £200 on the xpango affiliate scheme - I'm waiting to hear back from them before I switch my site over though.

I trialled kudos after using FJ but people just seem more sceptic now, they will sign up just not do the offers

[ndev2k]

I had about 200 reds on FJ as well before switching back to Kudos in early June. Don't know if it is my site or what. Really beginning to get me down as I wanted to get a 3DS for my son but at this rate it is gonna take a while..... lol

[sgll]

im the same with fj lol. proper bad conversions right now and nothing has changed, i have now switched some links to xpango affiliate and have made a few quid already

[ndev2k]

I think I will redo the content on my site and aim at the Xpango Affiliate scheme. Might be worth more than I am getting at the moment

[MJ10]

On 1:54.92 with Kudos at the moment.

Almost hit 1:60 at one point but had a bunch of greens/pendings over the last 2 weeks. Still hasn't changed much and I just had on green banned the other day

Greens have been up over the last couple of days, but I'm still getting too many reds to greens at the moment. Not sure why.

Here's a quick summary of my last 500 hundred reds:

4 greens/pendings in the last 100
1 green in the 100 before that
1 green in the 100 before that
3 greens in the 100 before that
1 pending in the 100 before that

10 greens/pendings in 500 - not great but better than some, I know.

[ndev2k]

My ratio is currently up to 1:82.76

This is the highest it has ever been and I had been on about 1:45 for a long time which was treating me well.

[Harvez]

Solid 1-20 on FJ at the moment for freebies though this time of year is always quieter.
Direct affiliate side of things is booming though

[sgll]

Originally Posted by Harvez

Solid 1-20 on FJ at the moment for freebies though this time of year is always quieter.
Direct affiliate side of things is booming though

whats the popular offer they are doing for you harvez if you dont mind me asking

[Harvez]

Lovefilm seems to be the most taken offer.

[Ojaser6]

Even after the free trial died?

[Dunstan]

Originally Posted by xploit

600 reds would have got you over £200 on the xpango affiliate scheme - I'm waiting to hear back from them before I switch my site over though.

I trialled kudos after using FJ but people just seem more sceptic now, they will sign up just not do the offers

I had top stop the Xpango affiliate because I was sending too many signups so if you're sending that many chances are you'll be better off with FJ.

[Harvez]

Stop because you was sending too many? I don't get it surely you are better off with more than less?

[Dunstan]

They weren't converting as well as they'd hoped. Ndev would not have reached 600 reds with the Xpango affiliate because he would have been stopped before he'd got that many.

[MJ10]

They have to make their money back via the completed referrals, so if the ratio is more than 1:20 then they don't feel it's worth it (as they lose money themselves on each red they pay out on)

[firethewild]

I am in the same boat. Only USA signups. Looks the niche is too small. Thank God made some dollar with affiliate.

[Harvez]

Originally Posted by MJ10

They have to make their money back via the completed referrals, so if the ratio is more than 1:20 then they don't feel it's worth it (as they lose money themselves on each red they pay out on)

Surely if your sending the traffic, it's down to Xpango to convert it.
You are filling your part of the affiliate agreement by sending possible customers if the site is not converting that's not your fault.
They cant have it both ways some you lose some you win.

[Dunstan]

Originally Posted by Harvez

Surely if your sending the traffic, it's down to Xpango to convert it.
You are filling your part of the affiliate agreement by sending possible customers if the site is not converting that's not your fault.
They cant have it both ways some you lose some you win.

This could be true. If they allow you to refer to their affiliate programme it is only because they are making more from you doing that than if you referred normally, in which case you'd be best off referring normally.