AvantLink’s Merchant Blog

Hey guys. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up. We recently changed many of our coupon promotions.
-There are double the number of coupons available now vs. 3rd quarter.
-Many codes have changed. This ensures the cookies are valid for the most recent visitors.
-If you use dynamic display of coupons, the codes have automatically changed.
-Custom [...]

Guys… we have a TON of great deals at our annual Summer clearance.
Shoes and Gear is blowing out.
Here’s some great links to that content!
SHOE SALE
CLOTHING SALE
GEAR SALE

For Fall / Winter 08, MasseysOutfitters.com has undertaken a massive optimization of Marmot product selection.
We’ll be offering over 1500 different Marmot skus and over 10,000 variations of sizes and colors.
We currently have over 30,000 units of Marmot now available to sell.
This will easily be one of our best converting brands this Winter.
We’d love to set [...]

This Fall, we’re opening up our 800-SKI-SHOP.com program to keyword specialists.
This is a great opportunity for experts in PPC to promote a site with a $200+ average sale and up to a 13% commission rate.
Interested and Qualified affiliates will be able to access our existing keywords, plus a datafeed containing all currently available products.
Our search [...]

We’ve listened to our affiliates and decided to standardize on Avantlink.
Effective 7/31, we will end our CJ program and our relationship with Ebates.
There is no question that Avantlink is the absolute best affiliate program for outdoor stores.
Thanks for the great response from all the folks (that switched over from CJ with us) that gave us [...]

Massey’s Outfitters Commission Change
I’m excited to announce that there are some major changes with Massey’s affiliate programming.
1) Starting August 1st, Massey’s will be moving all affiliates into a single program. We have chosen to standardize on Avantlink because of the fantastic support we have received in the past year from their professional and accessible staff.
2) [...]

This month, we have a promotion where anyone who purchases $300 or more in Marmot clothing or gear will get a free Marmot Trestles sleeping bag.
If you don’t currently do our program, it’s a great time to consider it. We recently started a a P2P link program with Marmot that has been converting very well. [...]

This week, we’ll be offering 20% off on all bags and packs.
The only brand excluded is Patagonia.
This even includes North Face Daypacks… PERFECT TIMING for Back to School.

Hey folks. This is a quick update on our 4th of July Clearance.
Every year, right after 4th of July, we start our annual clearance sale. So, it’s going on now.
July is a HUGE month for us online because of all of the discounts we offer throughout the store. Conversions hit the high point of the [...]

As is our tradition, we have started our annual Winter clearance… the day after Mardi Gras. This year Fat Tuesday was pretty early, so there is an exceptional amount of clearance product in the channel.
We are offering 30-50% off on a significant amount of product from Patagonia, North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Spyder, Nils, and [...]