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Working with Chinese affiliates and CPI networks (4)

04-03-2018 01:46 PM #1 appbooster (Member)
Working with Chinese affiliates and CPI networks

Hi, there!


I’m wondering if somebody can share their experience in partnering with Chinese traffic companies? I noticed that Chinese market is a big challenge for European agencies and networks that want to buy/sell traffic there via affiliate partnerships.


We're based out in Canada, with a branch office in Europe. One of the issues we faced was that comparing to other regions (say LATAM/India) representatives from Chinese traffic/affiliate companies too rarely and too slowly replied to our messages (Reply Rate was below 1% for cold mailing, direct social networking, web contact forms etc.). Exceptions were Mobvista, YeahMobi and few other big companies based out in China. It's about CPI based / mobile partnerships.


I know about language/culture barriers and differences… but don’t Chinese affiliates want to explore new opportunities with overseas partners? Thanks.

04-03-2018 02:09 PM #2 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Dealing with these Chinese networks can be a challenge for sure, China is still like a world of it's own ... I think to fully utilize it's potential, you need an office/physical presence over there.

Numerous people also report problems with getting paid, especially when it comes to CPI ... high KPI's are required and it's nothing unusual to get a payout refused when they are not met. To minimize risks, I'd recommend to start with the larger ones like Yeahmobi, appflood, avazu ... and even then, there are still risks to consider.

04-03-2018 03:02 PM #3 appbooster (Member)

Thanks for the advice. A local office in China is a good idea.
Getting unpaid is an industry wide risk, unfortunately. And even signing a contact often does not help sort that out.

04-03-2018 09:40 PM #4 matuloo (Legendary Moderator)

Quote Originally Posted by appbooster View Post
Thanks for the advice. A local office in China is a good idea.
Getting unpaid is an industry wide risk, unfortunately. And even signing a contact often does not help sort that out.
Yup, contract isn't a cure-all thing, but definitely helps a bit. What I liked about some Chinese networks I worked with, was that they were willing to pay really fast, even every 2 days ... this changed due to the KPI requirements, but still, pushing for as frequent payouts as possible, is the only effective way of protecting ones cashflow.

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