ConnectCommerce Update
Monday, July 7, 2008 | 7:32 PM
Labels: Features
We are pleased to unveil a refreshed ConnectCommerce user interface. We have made improvements to overall navigation and usability and have updated colors and styles to reflect the new Google Affiliate Network brand. This update should leave the interface simpler to understand and navigate. Please note that we are not currently integrated with Google Accounts and you must continue to use your ConnectCommerce username and password to log in.
Google is dedicated to providing the best possible user experience. This release is another step toward our goal of improving user experience and delivering value for our partners.
ConnectCommerce is the reporting and tracking platform that powers Google Affiliate Network.
Kristin Hall, Industry Marketing Manager, Google Affiliate Network
42 comments:
NavyCS said...
What is the status of reviewing all the sign-ups I assume you received after the Google announcement? Enter the 8th day with no response. I was having great success with G-referrals and hope to continue with the new affiliate program. (Hope my advertisers are making the move also :))
July 8, 2008 7:10 AM
Google Affiliate Network Marketing said...
We are sorry for the delay in reviewing your application. While we have had an influx of applications that delay is unusual. Please contact affiliatesupport@google.com so the publisher support team can follow up on your application.
July 8, 2008 9:02 AM
NavyCS said...
Email sent - thank you!
July 8, 2008 9:17 AM
Joe7 said...
I think some applications simply didn't get reply, like mine.
But then I went for trying to login, and it worked ;)
July 9, 2008 12:57 PM
Ivan Chan said...
Just checked with our office address and found it is incorrect.
So please advise if we want to revise it online.
Can I correct and revise it?
I am in Hong Kong.
Please comments asap.
Ivan Chan - HK
July 10, 2008 7:36 AM
Meaning of friends said...
whenever i tried to join Google affiliate network program, the browser keep struggling to get conneted to connectcommerece and the page never get uploaded.
July 11, 2008 4:11 AM
rustico3059 said...
I have been a member of connect commerce before, and I like the new look.I was wondering, being the owner of multiple sites, do I have to apply with each site separately, or can I ,after becoming a google affiliate member, place ads on my other sites?
July 11, 2008 6:54 PM
nenocricket said...
anything good for indian publisher.
July 12, 2008 7:50 AM
retsu782000 said...
I wish the account will soon be merged with Google account. It was easier to manage the referral on Adsense account, so we don't need to log on twice on different webs.
My advice is google give payments online like with Paypal or western union on every country.
It's tough to get payment done by checks. It's either taking time too long or the fee for collection is just too expensive.
July 13, 2008 11:28 PM
JoAnne said...
Hi--Just got notice of acceptance, but login info has failed a dozen times. I tried e-mailing afiliatesupport@google.com, but got bounced. Any suggestions? Thanks a lot--
July 14, 2008 11:13 AM
JoAnne said...
Oops--in last post, misspelled "affiliate." Sent e-mail to affiliatesupport@google.com. Thanks again for your help--
July 14, 2008 11:18 AM
Google Affiliate Network Marketing said...
Google Affiliate Network publishers can use as many sites as they like.
However, ConnectCommerce only allows one site to be associated to each
account.
You have three options to use multiple sites in Google Affiliate Network:
1) Create separate Google Affiliate Network accounts for each site you want to have advertiser links on. You will have to submit separate applications for each site you want a Google Affiliate Network account opened for.
2) Use member identification (MID) tracking.
MID tracking is a system where you give certain links separate codes so you can tell which site the click came from. MID tracking is necessary if you wish to keep track of commissions made from each site separately.
To utilize MID tracking, append your standard Google Affiliate Network tracking link with an additional URL parameter beginning with the characters
mid=
For example, a standard Google Affiliate Network tracking link looks like:
http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tp...000000000000000
where lid is the unique ID of the link assigned to you by Google Affiliate Network, and pubid is the unique number that identifies each affiliate publisher.
To use MID tracking, add the MID parameter (&mid=) to the end of the link, such as:
http://clickserve.cc-dt.com/link/tp...0000000&mid=xxx
where xxx = a unique identifier that corresponds to the website that you need to track separately. MID’s can be up to 256 characters long, and all special characters must be HTML encoded.
Publishers should not be passing any personally identifiable information (such as email address, social security number, banking information, etc.) in the MID field. If this is done, Google Affiliate Network will purge the
information from our system and it will not be recoverable.
3) Use one Google Affiliate Network account. You would use the same link on all sites and track all activity in aggregate.
If you are going to use option 2 or 3, please also make sure to list all of the sites that are associated with your account in the "Publisher Site Description" section of your account profile in ConnectCommerce.
July 15, 2008 8:32 AM
rustico3059 said...
That was very helpful, and exactly what I needed to know. Thanks a lot!
July 15, 2008 12:36 PM
JoAnne said...
Hi--the login Username and temporary password I was given still aren't working. I can't log in. Would love to get going. Thanks for any help--from anyone who has had this happen.
July 15, 2008 7:28 PM
Hoodia Writer said...
I signed up for the Google Affiliate Network over a week ago and there is an account management page but when I try to add products etc., I get an error saying I have not yet been approved. I must be mistaken, I thought it said within 48 hours when I signed up?
I do very well with Adsense and am very anxious to get going with the new program. That is, if I am approved?????
July 16, 2008 2:43 PM
Meaning of friends said...
when i went to submit application for Google Affiliate network, i found the name of my country "India" is not in the list.
July 17, 2008 11:05 AM
Google Affiliate Network Marketing said...
If you click 'other' at the bottom of the drop down menu in the locale box, you'll find more locations including India.
Sorry for the confusion.
July 17, 2008 12:06 PM
XDelBox said...
good news
http://www.xdelbox.com
July 17, 2008 10:32 PM
madhusudan said...
i am also not approved by the connectcommerce, it is too confusing out there the interface and all that i have already contacted to google affiliate mgmt. team they just told your account is inactive but i don't know why it is inactive, i am fulfilling all the terms , might be lack of traffic on my website
July 18, 2008 3:55 AM
Tabu said...
www.loading-x.com
July 19, 2008 12:53 AM
Gabe said...
continue the discussion at http://www.GoogleAffiliateNetworkForum.com
We can actually discuss some of this stuff.
July 21, 2008 5:05 PM
Scott said...
We at GreenGenius are dismayed with Google Affiliate Network's lack of support. As a brand new affiliate we have vainly been trying to get someone to respond to our numerous emails to expand our data feed (we have been trying for 30 days without remedy). Unfortunately, no one at Google Affiliate Network will respond.
It is very difficult to believe that Google is serious about the affiliate network business.
July 22, 2008 7:57 PM
JonBoy said...
Yeah, I am having the same problems as others trying to log in with a temporary password...
Any help?
Thank you!
July 23, 2008 9:39 AM
talkaboutanalog said...
Johnboy,
Reset the password you will get a new password in your email and hopefully it should work. Thats what happend to me though.
July 25, 2008 5:31 AM
JonBoy said...
yeah thanks, I tried it and it worked for me...
July 25, 2008 5:51 AM
NavyCS said...
How do we "nudge" an advertiser we are having much success with via Google Referrals to ensure they sign up for Google Affiliates?
Email them directly or email Affiliate customer service to have them do it?
July 30, 2008 8:34 AM
Raymond said...
I am interested in becoming an affiliate for Sears. The link on their home page show ConnectCommerce, but the site returns an error. How can I become a Sears affiliate?
July 30, 2008 2:09 PM
Mahadzira said...
Woww..this is good news
But i have problem going to double click or connectcoomerce
why is that...
i ve been adsense publisher for 3 years now..
wanna join ok...
http://www.forexsexier.com
August 8, 2008 11:00 PM
ifraa siyaab said...
well i approrved on google affiliate but em not logging in plz tell me y ?
August 10, 2008 4:13 AM
JonBoy said...
ask for a new password...
August 10, 2008 5:34 AM
msy said...
If you can't login, reset your password. Worked for me.
August 19, 2008 11:17 AM
Phile said...
God I hope Google fails at this, they dont belong in this space
August 22, 2008 7:35 AM
JonBoy said...
Why not Phile?
August 22, 2008 8:52 AM
RLynn said...
How can I get the folks reviewing my app to realize the Catch-22 I am in and to quit sending me a generic email? My email address reflected in the WHOIS records - when I log in, it says I am deactivated. They told me to reapply. When I reapply, I am told that it already belongs to an account...which I can't log into! So they told me to reapply using a different email address - and then decline the app because it doesn't match the WHOIS email. Well DUH!!
They don't seem to understand that I am trying to get my old account reactivated. They keep sending me the same, generic response with no end in sight!!
August 22, 2008 9:33 AM
Tricia said...
I applied for the program in late May or early June and I'm still not approved. I think my application (which says it's still pending) might have been lost in the shuffle when Google took over. I just sent an email to support thanks the comments on this post.
I hope I hear back from support soon!
August 24, 2008 8:09 AM
Manny said...
hi, i wanted to know as to how Google mails out checks to the Philippines? My check was mailed last July 31st but up until now (August 28) it hasn't arrived yet. Please help.
August 27, 2008 8:54 PM
Alphonso said...
RLynn, you are not alone regarding this Catch 22 situation at ConnectCommerce of prior users who have been in this loop for years. I am sure there are many, many more. If others have had this problem with Connect Commerce, let all of us know about it. Google should direct ConnectCommerce to consider the Catch 22 applicants as "New" applicants in order to clean up this unfortunate situation.
September 10, 2008 6:36 PM
wordpresssucks123 said...
it was really going well in older days why google did this it is really heart breaking. hopefully google start a distinct programme for referrals.
September 10, 2008 10:15 PM
unlimited cash said...
google affiliate, what is it all about,,,cashentry.blogspot.com
September 17, 2008 8:58 AM
Sharanyan said...
really exciting news.is this suitable for srilankans?
October 8, 2008 11:29 AM
kindred1 said...
I am very disappointed with the Google Affiliate Network and also the publisher management interface which gives errors like "The requested URL was not found on this server." I have been trying to get a new website activated on the Network since July but am unable to discover what the Google Affiliate Network system wants. I have also emailed affiliatesupport@google.com numerous times with different questions and get the same form letter each time. I wouldn't recommend this affiliate network to anyone and in fact I am asking the advertiser I wanted to use to find a different affiliate provider.
November 6, 2008 7:39 PM
Mr. Mysterious said...
When is GAN launching for Indian Advertisers.
November 14, 2009 2:42 AM
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