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Their affiliate FAQ currently states that they will send payment "within the first 10 business days of each month", by which measure they are not late until Friday. However, I'm pretty sure (cannot document) that it used to say "within the first 10 days of each month" and was silently changed at some point. (Last month, for me, is the first month they were "late" under the old wording, and they were not technically late under their current terms as written.)
In practice, until recently they usually paid during the first five days of the month, except in the month of January when they were always middle-of-the-month slow (presumably for accounting or holiday reasons). Here's the payment dates for me since the move to NATS two years ago:
09/13/2009
08/08/2009
07/07/2009
06/03/2009
05/03/2009
04/02/2009
03/04/2009
02/03/2009
01/07/2009
12/04/2008
11/04/2008
10/02/2008
09/03/2008
08/06/2008
07/01/2008
06/02/2008
05/02/2008
04/01/2008
03/03/2008
02/04/2008
01/14/2008
12/06/2007
11/06/2007
10/05/2007
09/14/2007
As for ratios, at one point this month ratios had deteriorated to something in the neighborhood of 1/4500. They've since "improved" to 1:2757. Last month was roughtly 1:2400, and historically, I was used to conversions at about a 1:1200 ratio with my traffic.
I've always enjoyed doing business with Kink.com, they have a great crew and a history of honest dealing with talent, staff, and affiliates. But as much business as I do with them, I necessarily find myself unsettled by the combination of declining ratios and slower payment.
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