Comments on: LowerMyBills Slashes Affiliate Payout

By: Mortgage Lead Glut=Opportunity :

Mortgage Lead Glut=Opportunity : — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:37:04 +0000

[...] cuts their affiliate program, LendingTree restructures their affiliate pricing, and LowerMyBills slashes their affiliate pay-outs. What is this trend [...]

By: LEADCRITIC | Mortgage Leads News and Opinions

LEADCRITIC | Mortgage Leads News and Opinions — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:53:55 +0000

[...] is interesting and contradictory to a number of news items in the last few months. Either way there has been alot of positioning going on in online world. What all comes of it we [...]

By: Mortgage Lead Glut=Opportunity : Lead Marketwatch

Mortgage Lead Glut=Opportunity : Lead Marketwatch — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:14:56 +0000

[...] cuts their affiliate program, LendingTree restructures their affiliate pricing, and LowerMyBills slashes their affiliate pay-outs. What is this trend [...]

By: Lead Aggregators Begin Slashing Payouts to Affiliates | Mortgage Industry Blog

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:46:13 +0000

[...] slashing their payouts for affiliates that generate leads for them. Coincidentally, I just saw this article at Leadcritic.com and it appears Lowermybills.com has also significantly slashed its payouts from [...]

By: LeadPoint

LeadPoint — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:41:46 +0000

LeadPoint doesn’t exactly have control over what its payouts like LMB or LendingTree… Our payouts are still much higher than LMB and others out there.

It doesn’t take a genius to realize today’s market for generating mortgage leads (or even mortgages for that matter!) is very different. That said, today’s conditions have created an environment where we can look at lead performance even closer and modify arrangements with our sellers based on that data. Good guys get pats on the back, bad guys lose their wings.

By: Noel Collins

Noel Collins — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:39:16 +0000

OJ I’d have to say you are missing some of Critic’s key points.

I have a question for you. Is it your opinion that not buying leads for 7 months negates years worth of experience?

So my auto mechanic who hasn’t tuned up a call in 7 months cannot work on cars anymore or has forgotten how?

Or my doctor after vacation has lost his training and knowledge base and will never treat a patient again?

Seriously after having purchased mortgage leads for five years and being out of the buying side for 5 months I have more information from the providers now then I ever did. Common.

I really think input on this site is CRITICAL to how well it is received, the experience we get, etc. but it sounds like there is something else going on here then just feedback.

Am I wrong?

By: greg Brown

greg Brown — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:14:34 +0000

your spot on—-

affiliate sourced leads……..? come on you guys

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:17:01 +0000

For a lead publisher the market seems to be at a difficuct stage, are their any affiliate programs that are paying a fair return if you generate quality leads out there?

Along with lowermybills & leadpoint lowering their payouts, many companies have gone away from affiliate marketing all together, my guess would be as a result of allowing to many non quality lead providers to join in the first place and dealing with the fraud challenges

By: Lead Critic

Lead Critic — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:11:55 +0000

Yes and no. What do you think, based on what I said about the widget? What is your opinion? I think it is a GREAT idea, but I think it needs fine tuning to be statistically relevant. Many times it doesn’t matter if it is a neutral 3rd party or not, especially if it is statistically relevant, as I said. Do agree with that statement?
Has far as what anybody says or claims to know you should take it all with a grain of salt and make educated decisions based on your own findings and research. What I say may be way off and that is what the comments section of this blog is for. You can disagree or agree however you wish and we discuss the issues.

Any thoughts?

By: nowayoj

nowayoj — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:53:04 +0000

So what your’re all saying is he widget, which pulls real data from real providers and lenders and is provided by a neutral 3d party , is worthless.
But the opinions and speculation of a critic who hasn’ worked leads in 7 months is useful?

Give me a break