Affiliate Parasites Exposed

Many times EPN affiliates bend over backwards to play EPN’s game of ridiculous rules.Many affiliates just give up, as understanding these rules and constant changes have become a nightmare, that totally requires tons of work and restless nights not knowing if you will get the dreaded email the next day!Needless to say, the days of making good coin from EPN are over, and it really isn’t that attractive of a program anymore.However their are some affiliates that do make the system work, and once they are found out about, they get the termination notice.It would now appear that EPN doesn’t like you the affiliate to make good money, but instead they wish for you to remain with them to drive traffic to them for nothing more then peanuts.

This in away is their way of getting traffic for free most of the time!Below is a post from a affiliate that appears to have done all things right for EPN, and was making good money through the new system!Then the day came, when he couldn’t login to his account!No email….no nothing, until he questioned it from EPN.TERMINATED!My view is that if you make money from this new system, you will most likely get terminated, as the system has been designed to not allow you to make great money!EPN knows this, and they will be watching those folk that make the money!Of course this doesn’t apply to those affiliates that belong to the inner circle at EPN-they are still on the old system(you did know that the old system is used by a few affiliates, didn’t you?OOOPS!) and are catered to, unlike the regular affiliate!Enjoy the read!

“1st Part

I need some help here. All night I have been trying to log in to my account on EPN and it says wrong username or password but I know I have been using the same username and password for a couple years. (which I know may be a bad idea).

Even when I click on “forgot password” I put in my email and I never get an email with new password instructions. I am having a hard time getting real support from EPN and this is my livelihood here. Does anyone know how I can get a real person on the phone to help me back into my account before too much damage has been done? Or even a live chat would be nice.

Thanks for any help i can get at this point.

2nd Part after some advice from forum members-

Wow, yeah I guess I am very unlucky. Just got a response back from ebay and found that I can’t access my account because I have been expired and didn’t even know it.

I’m sure everyone says this, but I honestly have no idea why I have been expired. My EPC was always very healthy and I was making good money with and for ebay.

Any advice on the next steps to take to get reinstated, or is that even possible? I was just getting rolling with EPN and was always careful to do everything by the book and use white hat techniques. Almost 100% of my traffic was from the search engines as well.“

Come and enjoy this very truthful video about EPN’s policies and gain real insight into how EPN really operates and feels toward their affiliates.It’s a very well made video, and should leave all affiliates without any doubt on where they actually stand in EPN’s eyes!

So who is JJ McCarthy?Does he even exist?Is he Steve the Hartless replacement?You would think that if you are taking over a affiliate program, you would get cracking immediately, as affiliate marketing is fast paced and competitive!But not good old JJ, he seems to think he can just stroll in when he feels, whenever that may be?Perhaps EPN has to brainwash him, into a ruthless clone of Steve the Heartless?

Like a coup in some beaten down third world country, a new dictator is very much like the old dictator!They are only interested in what they can get, and if it means crushing the masses of people to get that, then by all means it will be done!EPN is very much like this!Steve The Hartless was the old dictator, now you have a new one-JJ McCastrater.New guy same old crap-cover your ass!Geeeeeeeeeeez!

“I also want to introduce JJ McCarthy, who joined the team in November and will be taking over my former role in managing the US affiliate program as I step into the global eBay Partner Network lead role……You’ll likely be seeing him start to post on these boards in the coming weeks.”

EPN is such a rubbish program and constantly provides me with loads of material to write about, so I wish to say thanks EPN, for being the toe-rag program you are, this blog loves you!As with most any day on the EPN forum, you will come across nothing but problems!Problems that never ever get addressed or sorted one way or another!Instead all affiliates are left in the dark, huddled together to try and find a solution to fix whatever problem it is.I thought that when you were a partner in something….the motto was “A problem shared is a problem solved”?

I guess that motto has vanished at EPN.Below is an example of just that!This post is in relation to the faulty RSS feed links.As you will soon read, the poor affiliates are left to their own devices!No PINKS have come forward to address it!I am not surprised at all, as this is what the PINKS have been instructed to do.I will also go as far to say, that the links are working perfectly as they have been designed to do.Meaning that they will not work in respect of you the affiliate getting a commission, but will work to get the customer to eBay, where a sale most likely took place!It’s just another method that EPN uses to screw you over.With all the technology and so-called experts out their, you would think that something as simple as RSS feed links and other product links would be a snap, and work like clock work?

But ever since EPN has been around, it has never been a flawless thing!It has been one bad link after another, and it never gets sorted once and for all!So it basically points back to them screwing you out of money!Many will disagree, but if you had a program and it had partners, would you not be doing your very best to help them to be successful, and to insure that they had all the tools they need to do so, and to have tools that actually worked?Well it always goes back to-they don’t want you to be successful, they are screwing you!Anyway have a read of the post below!Geeeez!

“Wondering what has happened to all of the pinks?

Unless I missed something, the last posting by a pink here was from Will on Decemeber 30th, and included this mention of the person who’s taking over from him:

I also want to introduce JJ McCarthy, who joined the team in November and will be taking over my former role in managing the US affiliate program as I step into the global eBay Partner Network lead role……You’ll likely be seeing him start to post on these boards in the coming weeks.

We haven’t heard anything here from this new person.

The Affiliate Summit was not 28 days long….

It would be a good thing if someone from epn would at least address the RSS issue one way or another since epn’s response to messages about this from affiliates is just the automated canned stuff.”

The time has finally come, when someone has put together a survey, that actually ask questions relating to the EPN affiliate program….BRAVO! It seems that many affiliates out their are very unhappy about the ongoing terminations and changes that occur on a continuous basis at EPN.Even though most affiliates do present tons of questions to the staff at EPN, most of the time it always falls on deaf ears.With this attitude, it isn’t any wonder that many affiliates just don’t trust EPN, nor do they build sites to promote eBay anymore, but instead they just hold on to what they have and say a prayer every night before bed!

To me, this isn’t a reflection of a very good affiliate program, and why affiliates try to play the game with EPN, I just don’t understand!In the past month or so, EPN has received a couple of awards!It is plain to see that the people that voted in their favour, really have no clue as to what they are actually like, as far as being a business with you the affiliate as a working partner!Perhaps with this survey, the truth will finally rise to the top, perhaps to the top of the management whom knows?But one thing is for sure, it will be an accurate account of how affiliates fill about the aloof program at EPN.So please hurry over and take the survey!Their isn’t that many questions, but the questions asked are of quality and straight to the heart of the matter!Here is the link: eBay Affiliate Survey

You know, some things in life just stink like rotten fish, and make no sense whatsoever!A few weeks ago Forbes Magazine announced Monsanto as company of the year, which I thought was a total joke!But hey!, this is the year for celebrating scumbag companies it would seem!And since eBay is right up their with most of the top name scum, I knew they would be grabbing a few awards along with commissions they have taken from their affiliates!So really it isn’t any surprise that they have managed to appear as a very innovative company!

Guess the judges never ever actually talked to any affiliates that have lost everything or got terminated and earnings seized for no apparent reason.The only award eBay is worthy of, is the award for top affiliate program that has crashed and burned the quickest!I don’t think any program on this planet will ever be able to match the stupidity and arrogance of EPN.So please read the piece below and grab a bucket to puke in, it really is something that’s hard to believe actually!

“eBay Partner Network Wins Pinnacle Award for Exceptional Merchant at ASW10!
January 21st, 2010

We’re pleased to report that eBay Partner Network (ePN) won the Pinnacle Award for “Exceptional Merchant” at Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas, the US’s biggest affiliate event of 2010.

Judged by the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board, the Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards are affiliate marketing’s most prestigious and competitive honor for the leaders in the space. According to Affiliate Tip, award winners are recognized because they are innovative leaders with vision and influence.

This award is great testimony to the thought leadership and execution shown by the entire team. We’re proud of our accomplishments during the past year, including the move to our Quality Click Pricing system, which has allowed us to reward affiliates driving high-quality traffic to eBay with one of the most competitive payouts in the industry.

This is the second accolade in two months for ePN: in December our team won the eConsultancy Innovation Award. We’re working hard to promote quality in performance marketing, and it’s exciting to see our efforts being recognized throughout the industry.

Thanks to the Pinnacle Awards judging staff, and thank you to our publishers who continue to drive valuable traffic to eBay every day!

The eBay Partner Network Team”

Without great staff, that bend over backwards to help affiliates, this award would of never been achievable!

When are EPN affiliates going to stand up to EPN and tell them where they can stick their program?Instead it’s the same old story, they all wait to see if things will get better, or perhaps EPN will wise up and go back to those sweet ole money making times!Wake up you empty heads!EPN can be compared to a dog that has discovered the lovely taste of raw eggs!And you now the saying…”You can’t break a dog from eating eggs”

In this scenario the eggs are basically your hard earned commissions!The only way you can stop EPN from taking your little basket of eggs, is to piss off from the program!EPN has no intention of changing, they cant!So there you go…make sure you move most if not all your eggs from your basket from the money egg sucking dog EPN!

As many folk have predicted and anticipated, the end may be near for the EPN program.It isn’t official, but from where I set, it has all the markings of just that!These last few months they have done everything to run off their affiliates!Some of their tactics…well most of their tactics are extremely bad business practises, and do nothing but rob hard working affiliates!One of the EPN moderators(pinks), known as Steve, has handed in his notice!It is events like this, that normally give a clue as to what is going on behind the scenes!

Normally the staff of a company that is ending or in trouble, will get the heads up, and given a chance to escape before it all caves in.I predict this is the case!EPN has had one thing in mind, and that was to end the program for most of its affiliates.However there are some special affiliates that will remain and continue to make tons of money, after the dust settles from the up and coming crash!These folk are EPN insiders,friends,family etc.They are also on the old system of commissions, not the new rip-off QCP program.I also believe google is in on it also, as they are very experienced at screwing people as well!Not only this but, they have been de-indexing/banning-Bans,phpbay sites!Sort of a Internet Cleansing on a mass scale!So for all you EPN affiliates out their…..the end is near!

Well as we all know, eBay has been doing some dirty deeds on its sellers and affiliates for a while, and it still continues!It isn’t any surprise that the stench surrounding eBay/epn is very putrid!But to regain the “aw” feeling amongst the general public, they have tried to appear as a loving company that is fair and helps those that suffer financially in this world.

“WorldofGood.com by eBay is the world’s first online marketplace to convene thousands of People Positive and Eco Positive sellers and products all in one place, empowering you to shop in ways that align with your personal values. Respected, independent organizations verify the positive impact every product has on people and the planet. Our goal is to ensure that every choice you make here is a good one.”

OH PLEASE spare me!!!!! eBay can never change its spots, it will always be a money grubbing company that has only dollar signs in it’s eyes!This latest tactic is to try to convince the masses that they do indeed have a heart of gold!The only gold they have is from the sellers and affiliates they have screwed over the years and continue to do so!

What makes me laugh in disgust is they are calling this “Ebay’s Fair-Trade Market”Let me ask eBay this!When are you going to treat your affiliates fair?When are you going to make the sellers platform fair for all sellers big and small?When are you actually going to be fair for all the millions of people that have built your organization?I suspect the answer is NEVER!You see, once your bit by the greed bug, your ethics go out the window!Ebay’s ethical practises went out long ago!You may pretend to be a great company and actually care about the world and people’s lively hoods, but once a money sucking vampire, you know of only one way to feed, and that is off your sellers and affiliates!

Well for the first time, I am happy to offer the secret behind EPN’s QCP system!It took a while, but after carefull study and testing, I finally arrived at the secret formula that EPN operates with!Hope you affiliates out their take it all down and use it wisely!