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Originally Posted by sharphead
PPS schemes suck generally... anyone in here for the long term doesn't give a flying fuck about PPS... so I for one would be glad to see it go.
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I am happy to hear that you are not signed up for a single PPS program.
I know of a few extremely popular sites that only offer revshare and still cannot retain a member past two months.
I also know of a few extremely popular sites that retain a high enough percentage to make sense, but PPS still works out for the better by a few dollars over the life of the average member.
You have to evaluate PPS vs. RevShare by program. Sometimes one makes more sense than the other. That is true with subscription sites, cam sites and dating sites.
Then, of course, you have to factor your own traffic into the equation. Some sites get better traffic, some worse and if you study the numbers hard enough, you'll figure out which is what and it should all be a wash out in the end.
For instance...with dating, on my blog, revshare makes sense, on my tube, pay-per-free profile makes sense. In the end, they balance out and everybody is happy.
Don't go with the status quo.
Having said that, like my original post said, it's better for surfers to do away with cross sales, but it can hurt the affiliates bottom line. The affiliate will be around longer though if the surfers can trust the programs in the first place.