[Gordon]

hello it's awful quiet here, is anybody in? /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Travel safe
Gordon
YouTrek (http://youtrek.com)

[Haiko de Poel, Jr.]

Gordon,

It is a ten minute old forum /infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Welcome to ABW www.Vanns.com (http://www.Vanns.com) (Matt) http://abestweb.com/smilies/welcome.gif

<font size="2" face="Verdana">Haiko


The secret of success is constancy of purpose. ~ Disraeli</font></p>

[Vanns.com]

Hello, and welcome to the Vanns.com netProfits Affiliate Forum! We've recently established this forum in an effort to communicate better with all our current affiliates as well as to promote our program to potential future publishers. I'll be using the forum to make announcements, address concerns and to just plain communicate better. Hopefully you'll all use it as a place to gather information, post questions and concerns and to communicate with one another to make all of us more successful. Thanks and post away!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[Gordon]

Welcome Matt.
Forgive me for the silly first post /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

You have picked a great place to open your forum, there are some really good affiliates here who could sell fridges to eskimos.

Good luck with your program

Travel safe
Gordon
YouTrek (http://youtrek.com)

[walleyewarrior]

clicked the link and got a 504 timeout page wouldnt load, oh well.......

It was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets.

[Vanns.com]

Thanks Gordon!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[Vanns.com]

Here's the answer to Walleye's question:

Vanns.com - Not many companies can match our selection of name brand products on the Internet, and we're proud of that fact. We learned a long time ago a good selection of quality products was an easy recipe for success. And, we are fully authorized by our manufacturers as Internet dealers for the products you find at Vanns.com. At Vanns.com, we're big believers in providing value to our customers. Value isn't just great prices though. We have a knowledgeable sales staff ready to assist customers with expert knowledge and years of experience, we notify our customers at least 3 times of their order status before it arrives. We listen and will always find ways to improve our service. We've chosen our brands because of their quality, and our manufacturers have chosen us because of our commitment to quality. But what really matters in the quality equation? Our customers, who come back year after year because of our quality selection, service and value.

Vanns.com has been in business now since 1998 and we’re growing each and every year. We are one of the top rated merchants on Bizrate.com in the category of electronics. Also, Vanns.com is a certified C|Net Merchant and we are partnered with a variety of the other top consumer destinations in our industry. These past years we have witnessed a large number of high revenue generating dot com businesses exit the market. I know this has affected the bottom line of many companies and individuals. In an age where revenue is quickly becoming hard to find an affiliate program can offer the extra revenue that many are seeking. Vanns.com has a solid background that centers around our physical store locations in Montana. We also have a bright future; Vanns.com has continued to expand and generate profits in a market where the majority of businesses shrink and eventually fail.


Vanns.com offers an opportunity to earn a sales commission on all of the top name brand electronics we sell. Your affiliation with Vanns.com through Commission Junction offers you an opportunity to be a part of a retail heritage started in 1961. Once you refer visitors to us, we ensure that they will receive the best service on the Web. We will give them detailed information about every item in our catalog, securely process their
orders, promptly send their products, and courteously handle all customer service issues. Vanns.com currently has more than 4200 affiliates. We have a 3 month EPC of $9.18 and a 7 day EPC of $9.66. Vanns.com is currently ranked 4th on 3 month EPC for all consumer electronics merchants in the Commission Junction network. For an 18 month young program we feel we are off to a great start.

Take a minute and visit www.vanns.com (http://www.vanns.com). While you’re there you can read all about the NetProfits program. If you decide to join our team, just fill out our on-line application and start earning money. It’s as easy as that!

In Fact, here's the link to the application:

http://www.vanns.com/netprofits.dna?cID=0&obj=info

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[walleyewarrior]

page loaded this time + I got to see the site

It was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets.

[ecomcity]

Nice to see someone at CJ to replace my 2 year old links to eCost and ABT electronics. They sure haven't converted very well for me in home electronics. Welcome aboard ABW and I'm sure Andy at TigerDirect and the other merchants will show you how creatives and landing pages work wonders for the active affiliates.

WebMaster Mike

[cazzie]

I am interested also. ABT does nothing for me either.
Cazzie

[Vanns.com]

Thanks for your interest and for the positive comments. I look forward to working with you all and learning from you all.

Thanks!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[Packy]

Hi Matt and Welcome!

I was just checking out the site and it seems like 50% of the products you carry are out of stock. Is this normal? I also notice the box for a visitor to add their email addy to be notified by email when the product comes back in stock.

I was just wondering if when the customer receives the back in stock email from Vanns does the affiliate get credit for the sale? Also how long are the products usually out of stock for? Thanks Matt!

[Vanns.com]

DaPackster -

Yes, we do have several items right now that are low on inventory. However, I can tell you that we are (of course) bringing in our Holiday Season Inventory right now and our warehouse is actually busting at the seams. In fact, on some items like the Onyko HTS-650 Home Theater in Box we have so many we can't put them away!

Since we have direct relationships with all the vendors whose products we sell we have a really good supply chain. Most items are never out of stock for more than 7 to 10 business days. However, there are (as always) extremely popular items that are sometimes hard to come by. In general what I would say is that if an item is out of stock it should more than likely be back in stock within our cookie duration (45 days).

Now as far as would an affiliate still get a commission? Yes, as long as the cookie for that customer is still active or the customer hasn't cleared it out for some reason. Here's an example of one of the stock notification emails:

On 10/26/2002 you asked us to notify you when the Onkyo HT-S755DVC became available. The Onkyo HT-S755DVC are now in-stock at Vanns.com. To purchase this item now click the following link:

http://www.vanns.com/jmp.dna?ref=notify&sku=501999444

Because stock may be limited, we encourage you to visit our site soon. We would like to thank you for this opportunity to earn your business.

Sincerely,

Your Vanns.com Customer Service Team

As you can see, we direct the customer to our site rather than emailing us or calling us to place the order...So you can still get the commission.

I hope that I've answered your questions...if not, let me know and I'll try again.

Thanks!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[popdawg]

Welcome to ABW Matt /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Just curious, how long for new sites to get approved?
I'm looking forward to throwing some links up in my mall.

Game on!!!!

[Vanns.com]

I check the applications at least twice a day (if not more). So I can get you approved pretty quick.

Thanks and I look forward to your application.

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[popdawg]

That was fast.
Must have been auto-rejected
Didn't even get an email stating the usual,
"Thank you for applying to COMPANY. We regret to inform you that your application was not approved for this program. This is not intended as disapproval of the quality or value of your Web site."
Must be because I'm Canadian.

Game on!!!!

[Vanns.com]

Yes, it was because your located outside the United States. However, if the majority of your traffic is U.S. based I'd be happy to approve you. Due to Vendor agreements we can not ship outside of the U.S. so I set up the automatic rejections to assist with that. Also, I didn't want to mislead any potential consumers and come up short on the customer service end if we ended up not be able to ship to them.

Thanks!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[popdawg]

Matt,
Just pm'ed pm'd pmed .... sent you a private message.
Thanks

Game on!!!!

[popdawg]

now that's fast /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Thanks matt

Game on!!!!

[Rick McGrath]

Welcome Matt!

Good move. I can testify to the fact that the talent level you'll find here will be to your benefit. Welcome and good luck to you.

Rick


Rick McGrath
Partner Development
JC Whitney & Co.
affiliatehelp@JCWhitney.com
800-863-4227 ext. 5681

[Vanns.com]

Thanks Rick!

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com Net Profits
Manager

[phatbargains]

Welcome Matt!
Just joined your program, love your site. Here's to a fruitful partnership for all. /infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Sal @ PHATBargains.com (http://www.phatbargains.com/)

[Vanns.com]

Thanks Sal! I saw you on the boards and it reminded me about you. I was just checking out your site again....good stuff. Can't wait to see us up there more. Let me know if you need anything.

Matt Ranta
Vanns.com
netProfits Affiliate Program
Manager
netprofits@vanns.net

[xpbargains]

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[cazzie]

Just signed up today.
Can you list your best top selling products and categories?
Cazzie