I hate reviving a 4 day old thread, but some of the posts were priceless
However, alot of what was said definitely made sense. PunkWorld hit the nail on the head with
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Aside from that, there's also the language barrier. Japanese traffic can convert great, but it definitely does better on a site that is in japanese than on one that is in english.
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Why send your Japanese traffic to an "Asian" site that is only in English and has very little branding in Asia. I suppose if you are an Affiliate of one of the large Partner Programs it is easier to just send your Asian traffic to their "Asian Site offerring" in their stable of sites. This is definitely the wrong way of going about it. There are numerous "Asian" Programs out their that have great English Support and believe me, do convert !!
As has been mentionned already, not all Asian traffic converts. In our knowledge it is the Japanese and Korean traffic that over time has been consistant, however, the chinese traffic is improving and we have seen a huge increase in members over the past few months. But the traffic volumes have been ridiculous and therefore conversions are pretty bad.
The notion that the Japanese do not use their credit cards online is histerical. Believe me, they do and retention with these guys is well over 5 months !! Of cause a good Asian sponsor will have numerous payment options for their visitors (as the same model applies for Western sites).
If anyone wants to discuss things further regarding the Asian market, I am more than happy to help.
jah