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Originally Posted by Kre8t0r
Great post!  |
A response to post #58.
First of thank you for your support and joins.
Secondly, it is very possible that I am not marketing correctly. That is apparent by the success of the first post and the length of this one. I am not someone who believes that I know better than everyone else, and that my word is the be all and end all.
Having said that I have had, I do have, and continue to have several very successful marketing campaigns in this space. It is my first time attempting to speak openly with affiliates, and obvioulsy my very straight forward post openly requesting business did not have one response. I will take your input. How should I do it. I'm not sure how to better check in with affiliates than by saying we will (I will) look into what you are sending and how consistant you can be and pay you accordingly.
I respectfully disagree that 14 years and 1/2 a billion dollars in payouts is meaningless. Max Cash is a proven entity and paying out that much HAS to mean something. Are we old school? Are we yesterdays news? No. Are we actively saying that while people are complaining about payouts from other progranms and bitching about the economy, we are making more money than we have in years.
Yes, we did have a panel in Phoenix that (in a nut shell) was a question if the affiliate model was still necessary. I want to say for the record that I believe that it is. It is important to realize however that the market has changed and that the model has changed. When Adult revenue is down (depending on who you ask) 10-30% it is imperative to look at new stradegies and solid preformers. Affiliates should do this, and programs should do this.
I believe that affiliates have made so many demands on the programs $75.00 payouts and 50% recurring for life as an example, that the model cannot support itself. At that point if you cannot pay out what an affiliate wants you have two choices, lower payouts or find a way to get the joins from a different source; probably internally. It is my belief that that should scare some affiliates.
Look we are who we are. We have been here a long time. We are making more money and converting better than we have in a while. I want folks to join us in that. Period.