David Vogelpohl spoke on "7 Ways to Squeeze Every Last Cent From Your Merchants" at the Affiliate Summit Meetup in Austin, TX on April 26, 2011. David discussed how you can leverage your merchant relationships to earn more money, get freebies for your website and get a leg up on your competition! David's bio: David has been managing affiliate advertising campaigns since 1996, including campaigns running on all the major affiliate networks, private affiliate networks and in-house affiliate systems. He has overseen creative strategies, affiliate acquisition, affiliate management, offer strategies and fraud detection both as an in-house executive and through his online marketing business, Marketing Clique. David is an active blogger on the popular marketing blog, Marketing Pilgrim. Follow David at http://twitter.com/David_Vogelpohl

1. 7 Ways to Squeeze Every Last Cent From Your Merchants april 26th 2011 presented by David Vogelpohl

3. ~5% of affiliates actually engage merchants

4. Ask for content like images, descriptions, keyword lists, guest posts and interviews

6. Share your traffic data

7. Test new merchants

8. Share your test results

9. Pit merchants against each other

11. Exclusive co-branded coupons

12. One time promotions

14. Boost your own brand by association

15. Build a respectable brand before requestingimage faked poorly for your amusement

17. Ask your visitors about their purchasing behavior

18. Share the results

20. Can build more monthly revenue over time than possible with one-time commissions

21. Factors to consider:

22. Average monthly purchase

23. Churn rate

24. Traffic variations

25. Commission percentages65% Overall Increase

27. If merchants don’t offer, suggest!

29. Test their offers

30. Ask for better commissions and support