I'm not associated with them except I know them and I'm an affiliate. And I'm not defending just I$ I'm saying all of the programs. You're not seeing it from both sides Tempest. And just because you may build your own promo tools doesn't make you special either. I was building galleries with content that I had to buy and host myself back in 1997 so that doesn't mean anything to this conversation.
You are ignoring the costs that I pointed out...and I didn't even include the fact that the site owner gets charged EVERYtime a surfer tries to join but gets declined. And did I mention chargebacks? Oh yeah. Not only does the site owner lose the money for the sale...but then the bank charges the site owner an extra 50+ dollars per chargeback. And that's on top of all the other costs associated.
I'm not saying anything except that I think there's way too much being made of this. A site owner SHOULD be making good money. If they don't, they will find something better to do.
I don't know who you are or what you do to generate traffic. So I'm not real sure how much weight your thoughts on this carry. I'm gonna assume you make good money and send good traffic for the sake of the conversation. I would say that in this time and this day and age...any affiliate program that is converting for you is the one you should promote. Screaming about the paysite owner trying to make enough money to be lucrative isn't conducive to anything.
I know your mind is made up, and I'm not trying to argue with you in any way. I'm just saying, stop, take a deep breath, and just consider what I'm saying. That's all.
