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Graeme, you should be aware of drgibbon.com which offers a similar service, but also enables you to get paid for the shopping other people too.
there are many cashback sites around such as ecashback.com easyandfast.co.uk and clix.com, the list goes on. Great idea with high rewards.
there are many cashback sites around such as ecashback.com easyandfast.co.uk and clix.com, the list goes on. Great idea with high rewards for you and the consumer
I think you should be aware when joining cashback sites of how long they may last. Many of the ones in the UK are one-man bedroom jobs. And, just like those 'get paid to surf' sites, they will not last, therefore no money for you. The one with the most backing and resources from my investigations is www.FreeCashBack.co.uk
What I would like to know is how do the cashback sites do it technically? They presumably use ordinary affiliate schemes (in fact some sites say thats what they do), and they can easily tell when one of their members clicks on an affiliate link, but how do they know if the member actually purchased something on the other site? Or how much for? Without that information they can't know how much cashback to give him.
Affiliate networks offer the option of adding tracking code to all links. When you sign-up for a cash back site you will be given a memberID and this is passed through with the link you click on. The reports from the networks show exactly what member bought from what shop and for how much. It's actually fairly simple if you have the coding knowledge (of which I do! I run www.myshoppingrewards.co.uk - and I can guarentee we are not a back bedroom operation!). Hope that makes things a little clearer.