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I personally love the job. It’s fun, exciting, challenging and rewarding. I find affiliates on the whole a pleasure to work with.
When affiliates fall out with programs it’s usually because payments haven’t been made on time or the program is using an unfair/unethical route to market that is hurting the affiliate’s business.
In my experience affiliate managers earn what they are worth. The really successful ones who learn the business and go the extra mile can command very generous packages but frequently end up running their own affiliate management agencies. (Many examples of this found here and through networks like ABestWeb).
But if you are looking to recruit a good AM with say 2 – 3 years of relevant experience I would imagine that you could be paying upwards of $45k USD basic plus a generous commission based bonus. In the UK, good AM’s with 2 – 3 years experience are being offered jobs starting at £38k ($70k USD) plus bonus.
I’ve heard stories of AM’s who are earning in excess of $200k (USD), including bonuses.
Thats the kind of package range/s you can expect.
Also, the job is a pleasure for folk who enjoy and thrive on variety and relationships.
For me, its a big plus to be in Poker. Its a great space to be in.
Best regards
Brad
Hey Casinorep,
Thanks for asking! I’ve only been in my position with Income Access for just over half a year but feel like I’ve really found a career that suits me. Like RoyalVegas mentions, I see this as a very relationship-driven career, which makes is great for someone social like myself. It is by no means a quiet cubicle paper-pushing position – your days are spend communicating with affiliates, meeting new affiliates and getting in touch with long-time affiliates. You develop quite a few relationships and even some friendships! I’ve found that the gaming affiliate community as a whole has introduced me to some of the most fun and friendly people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Some people confuse this job with more of a customer service position, and while the element of wanting to keep our affiliates happy with our programs is there, it goes much further than that – we aren’t simply here to solve any issues as they come up and leave it at that – we pride ourselves in taking that extra step to welcome affiliates to our programs and reach out to them to build a relationship.
Beyond the social aspect of this position, there is also the element of creativity that I love to bring to my day to day tasks. Writing newsletters, creative consulting, marketing strategies – there is so much to be learned and mastered in this position. A good affiliate manager is so many things – a friendly resource that affiliates can come to with any issue, a statistical analyst, a marketing professional, a copywriter – all in all, makes my daily experience the opposite of boring! Thanks as well goes out to my fellow employees at Income Access as well as the fantastic clients I work with.
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Im actually going to a jobinterview tomorrow for a job as a affiliatemanager.
I was an affiliate manager in the travel industry for three years. I loved the job.
Dealing with affiliate webmasters is kinda like eating a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get when you pick up the phone. (Apologies to Forrest Gump.)
Hey thanks guys for the insight! You’ve “scratched the itch” LOL. Now I want to ask you what career choices will an AM leads you.. does it allow you to gradually move up to a senior level business dev position or marketing VP?
F :woohoo: rom my experience to date that this is a great industry.
For the most part if you don’t know something someone is only to keen to lend a hand and point you in the right direction.
…the variation that is required in the role is fantastic…from marketing to code cutting (code cutting on cold nights only)…as for the pay well that’s a wait and see but I’m sure that by looking after affiliates 200K is not out of the question.
Sarah-Jane wrote:I see this as a very relationship-driven career, which makes is great for someone social like myself. It is by no means a quiet cubicle paper-pushing position – your days are spend communicating with affiliates, meeting new affiliates and getting in touch with long-time affiliates. You develop quite a few relationships and even some friendships! I’ve found that the gaming affiliate community as a whole has introduced me to some of the most fun and friendly people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Some people confuse this job with more of a customer service position, and while the element of wanting to keep our affiliates happy with our programs is there, it goes much further than that – we aren’t simply here to solve any issues as they come up and leave it at that – we pride ourselves in taking that extra step to welcome affiliates to our programs and reach out to them to build a relationship.Beyond the social aspect of this position, there is also the element of creativity that I love to bring to my day to day tasks. Writing newsletters, creative consulting, marketing strategies – there is so much to be learned and mastered in this position. A good affiliate manager is so many things – a friendly resource that affiliates can come to with any issue, a statistical analyst, a marketing professional, a copywriter – all in all, makes my daily experience the opposite of boring! Thanks as well goes out to my fellow employees at Income Access as well as the fantastic clients I work with.
:woohoo:
It sounds almost like heaven to me.
I really think the job is great: motivating, exciting, creative and rewarding.
Nice thread Casinorep!! :hattip:
Freddy
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Bingos.com / Bingos.co.ukHi all,
I started as an affiliate manager about 2.5 years ago when we launched our in house sportsbook program. It was a huge challenge at first and it can seem very daunting to start, but it’s turned out great to see all the hard work paying off on a daily basis. It can be hard when dealing with difficult affiliates, espically when you only hear of a problem when it is too late to fix. I think I speak for most affilaite managers when I say we can fix nearly any problem an affiliate is having, but we need to know what it is before it causes too many problems for the affiliate. But for the most part its great communicating with affiliates because you can get so many fresh ideas about what you can offer in your program.
I’ve forged loads of strong relationships with affiliates, and it’s rewarding work. What I enjoy the most is working with affilaites on a one on one basis to help get them what they need – this also opens up windows for what we can develop for other affiliates. I also like knowing that I am helping to contribute to the profits of a lot of other businesses out there, and not just our own.
Hi All,
I am new to CAP and have to fill the big shoes of Kamiel. Some of you know me and work with me daily. I find working as Affiliate manager rewarding and challenging. The relationships you gain makes everyday fun, in that you constantly working with a different person with different ideas. I check posts daily and will to the best of my ability answer any queries posted that relates to ReferBack.
Can you guys let me know if there is ay information you would like me to post on a weekly bases or……..?
Welcome, Wayne!
it is a good idea to post bonuses and bonus changes, even banners for special promos. You likely won’t get any answers a lot of the time when you do this, but people do read it and newbies will be encouraged to sign up with you.
I always encourage managers to post the salient points of their newsletters – it gets read here and oftentimes not in the mail.
Think of your forum like a billboard in a busy intersection. Keep it fresh and it will work for you.
