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Old 12-12-2009, 06:31 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by TheDoc View Post
I'm not knocking.... I like the idea, but I have to ask.

Are you going to be pointing out the ways websites monetize themselves? Like xsales, one clicks, upgrades, showing they have upsells, and in-house email marketing?

I'm not talking shady stuff, just normal marketing.

I know some people will support this, but in reality it slits the paysite owners throat telling the surfer about it.

Any affiliate program not doing it, isn't really that big... just cutting the bullshit, so wondering where you stand on such an important topic with review sites now?
Somewhere this business has gone VERY VERY wrong. Telling the buyer about things he wishes to avoid is a good thing for the buyer and keeps him buying.

This business is not based on the millions of surfers, it's based on the very tiny percentage of buyers. Every time one of them decides to stop risking his CC or email address on a site that wants to squeeze him that percentage gets smaller.
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