Zappos Leaves Upromise
An interesting email from Upromise showed up recently announcing that Zappos, the popular online shoe site, was leaving the Upromise program. I have to admit that I was surprised. Not that I got an email from Upromise but that Zappos would be leaving the service. I’m not sure why they chose to do so - maybe all the publicity they’ve received has gone to their heads and they think they don’t need affiliate traffic. I’ve been told they are terminating any affiliate programs that offer something back to the consumer (i.e. college savings, cash back, points, etc.). I for one will be telling everyone they shouldn’t shop with Zappos anymore and to give the other merchants that still work with Upromise and other online shopping programs a chance. Perhaps someone from Zappos will see this post and enlighten us as to why they would choose to no longer help people save for a college education or some other worthwhile goal.