iTunes Affiliate Program via TD

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UPDATE (22/08/08): My issues are being addressed by iTunes GB.

Okay, so I still have some ONGOING and UNADDRESSED concerns and questions regarding the UK iTunes Affiliate Program that's managed by Trade Doubler, though "mismanaged" feels a more appropriate term to be used.

I don't have the time to list all of the posts I've made about the itunes affiliate program on these forums. You'll find them if you search the forums for "itunes".

*edited* - due to personal attack on employee.

So without further ado, I'm not only dumping the iTunes affiliate program from sites, I'm dumping TD altogether! I simply cannot be arsed to spend any time contributing to a business that has shown nothing but contempt for its partners.

I'm simply not prepared to waste any more time on promoting the UK iTunes AP via my sites that include iPod, iPod News, iPod Reviews and iPod Rants!, Free iTunes for your iPhone or iPod Touch, The iTunes Chart Top 100 and the numerous other sites I use to send traffic to iTunes.

TD has business relationship with iTunes GB, but you'll no longer be able to claim that you're generating revenue via my sites. I'd rather send the business direct to iTunes, without earning a commission through TD, than have you stand in front of your boss, at your next pay review, and claim you're the mutts nuts.

I leave you and your guvnor at TD with this:

- Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ's and their staff subscribe to my iTunes Chart RSS feed.
- Search Google for "iTunes Chart".
- Search Google for "Free iTunes" - (you never did give iTunes GB a nudge to make sure they update the free iTunes single link on time, every week, everytime!)

I'm bored now. So I'm off to remove the TD affiliate links .

[rob.co.uk]

To save others searching:
iTunes Affiliate Program : Will we earn on the new iPhone apps
Is the iTunes program on Tradedoubler simply NOT being managed?
Does, or did, the iTunes affiliate program work for you?

Interested to hear the response to this as we are building a large UK based music site currently

[grantlittle]

The iTunes affiliate programme continues to see dramatic revenue growth in line with the success of the iTunes Store: over 5 billion songs sold to date and over 50,000 movies sold every day (purchased and rented).

Outlined below are a range of tools that will help affiliates to benefit from iTunes catalogue of more than 8 million songs, TV shows, movies, apps, audiobooks and iPod games.

Sign up to the iTunes affiliate programme here

iTunesaffiliates@euro.apple.com

CREATE AD HOC AFFILIATE LINKS

> Affiliate Link Maker:
http://hst.tradedoubler.com/file/$$$$$$/linkmaker.html?aid=********&pid=$$$$$$

Replace $$$$$$ with Programme code
Replace ******** with affiliate ID

CREATE AUTOMATIC LINKS TO iTUNES CONTENT

> Match your site's content with iTunes content using the iTunes web services API

The iTunes Web Service Search API document available here outlines how to pass a fully-qualified URL content request to the iTunes Store parse the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format returned from the search and display the results on your sites.

See how the below sites have used the iTunes web service API to create a fully searchable iTunes catalogue within their site. Enter an artist name in the search box to see the functionality in action.

> Buecher.de
> iTunes Live: London Festival ‘08

See how Ticketmaster US have matched Artist names with the corresponding iTunes content (Click iTunes music from the left side menu)

> Ticketmaster site.

See how radio stations have made use of the iTunes search API:

> Download some of the hottest iTunes tracks as recommended by Choice FM
> Nova1069 :: Nova iTunes Store
> Capital Downloads - Capital 95.8
> Radio 105 - MUSIC STORE - DOWNLOAD - ITUNES

For every iTunes link (phobos link) that the Search API generates, the following tracker link will be need to be added to ensure correct affiliate tracking:

http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=$$$$$$&a=********&url=PHOBOS_URL&partnerId =2003

For example:

http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=$$$$$$&a=********&url=http%3A%2F%2Fphobos. apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAl bum%3Fi%3D17641110%26id%3D17641181%26s%3D143442%26 partnerId%3D2003

Replace $$$$$$ with Programme code
Replace ******** with affiliate ID

ADD DYNAMIC ITUNES CHARTS TO YOUR SITES

The RSS feed accessed through the link below will generate affiliate links for the top 100 albums, songs, new releases, exclusives and just added content all split by genre. All feeds include song and album artwork as well as genre, label and pricing information.

RSS Feed Generator:
http://hst.tradedoubler.com/file/$$$$$$/rssmaker.htm?aid=********&pid=23708

Replace $$$$$$ with Programme code
Replace ******** with affiliate ID

CREATE A SEARCH BOX FOR ITUNES CONTENT

<form
action="http://clk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=$$$$$$&a=********&url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjec
ts/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?partnerId=2003" method="post"><input name="td_term" value="Search"
type="text"></form>

Replace $$$$$$ with Programme code
Replace ******** with affiliate ID

IMAGES TO USE WITH ITUNES LINKS

> Small iTunes badge (38*12)
http://images.apple.com/itunesaffili...mall_badge.gif

> Download on iTunes button
http://images.apple.com/itunesaffili..._on_iTunes.gif

> iTunes identity guidelines
http://images.apple.com/itunesaffili...ide_012808.pdf

[mallyord]

another td satisfied affiliate not!! - join the list of affiliates who have spent time changing links to alternative affiliate networks