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Originally Posted by GITZINGER
So Lenny2, let me get this straight,
An affiliate program:
Hires the models, shoots the content and all that entails; photographers, videographers, locations equipment etc., edits the content, compresses the content, builds the sites and pays for programmers, pays the graphic designers, pays for compression, pays for servers, pays for bandwidth, goes out and gets merchant accounts, pays for credit card merchants accounts or billers, pays someone to do accounting and sending you your paycheck.
An Affiliate;, builds and submits galleries and tweaks SEO.
and you want 2 MONTHS of the customers payments?!?!
Talk about insulting!!
This is the thinking that is making the affiliate programs go after their own traffic sources and not depend as much on affiliates.
That's why you are basically talking yourself out of future income.
If you think these companies are not working to push you out for these very reasons, you are sorely mistaken.
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Again... I concur.
You are 100% spot on. And though it's not widely discussed, most large program already have OR are going after their own traffic sources.
Unfortunately for affiliates who only send a handful of sales, I think your days are numbered. Whales will always be whales, but it is not them who are so demanding. It is the guy who only sends a few sales who wants $50PPS on a trial + hosting + dedicated employee + instant payouts, or he trashes you on the boards.