Lack of Canadian affiliate programs - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**burgerman** · 06-01-2008, 03:13 PM

Canadians, have you noticed how prominent stores in Canada rarely have affiliate programs set for their web sites? eg, Futureshop.ca, Bestbuy.ca (yet Bestbuy.com has one), Staples.ca (yet Staples.com).

Do you think they will ever get one?

**hugegrowth** · 06-01-2008, 03:21 PM

cj.com has more Canadian affiliate listings than they used to. also there is CanadianSponsors.com with french/english Canadian programs. but I agree canadian stores are lagging behind the US. more canadian affiliate programs would be good to target to canadians. shipping costs from buying from US stores are really high. bought a book for $20 and cost me $20 extra in shipping - unfortunately it wasn't a book available at Amazon or Chapters.

**savegas** · 06-27-2008, 02:42 PM

This could be a good op to set up your own affiliate network for candians see if you can find a good domian name like candianaffilates.ca get a affiliate script and contact candian sites and try to get them to join your program. you can make 10% or more of your members commisions

**whitebark** · 06-27-2008, 03:20 PM

I've even written some large Canadian retailers asking if they have an affiliate program but just don't advertise the fact - they don't. One even replied - "we don't see any upside". Strangely they are one that nearly went under a few years ago..

connect commerce/double click or whatever they call themselves also have Canadian retailers.

**elearningtoys** · 06-27-2008, 03:22 PM

We just moved from the US to Calgary, AB Canada and I am really not liking the limited online shopping !! It really is HORRIBLE!

**whitebark** · 06-27-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by elearningtoys

We just moved from the US to Calgary, AB Canada and I am really not liking the limited online shopping !! It really is HORRIBLE!

Odd isn't it? Yet 32 million Canadians managed to spend $7.9 billion online in 2005. Must be a lot of porn purchases...

**elearningtoys** · 06-27-2008, 03:39 PM

I think the identity theft problem is the biggest issue. The lack of UPS/DSL/Fedex trucks here is simply mind boggling for me.....

**Jacksplat** · 06-28-2008, 09:47 PM

I use namedrive for most of my .ca parked domains, google for others.

**DNP** · 06-28-2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by elearningtoys

We just moved from the US to Calgary, AB Canada and I am really not liking the limited online shopping !! It really is HORRIBLE!

Time to change the flag in you profile, bud, eh?

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Originally Posted by Jacksplat

I use namedrive for most of my .ca parked domains, google for others.

I use either Parked or TrafficZ...

**CyrusL** · 06-28-2008, 10:00 PM

Most large CPA networks are pushing English-speaking international offers (CA, AU, UK) very hard. If you aren't looking for physical product shipment, you can find tons in the lead gen / intangible asset campaigns to run.