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Originally Posted by potter
Because running a site isn't free. I love all the conspiracy bullshit everyone is posting, blah blah rebills, this that stop sending payments.
When it comes down to it. They might just not be making enough to support the program.
• Hosting
• Content
• Domains
• Support Hours (for customers, affiliates)
• Management Hours (updates etc)
• Payment Gateway
• Affiliate System
Hosting could range from $100 - $1,500/month. Content could be in the same range depending on the quality & amount of updates. Domains could range from $20-$200 a year depending on the size of the network. And support and management hours could be anywhere from 3-5 hours a day, to maybe as little as 3-5 a week. The payment gateway could be anywhere from a % each year to $400 a year. The affiliate software could be free, but if they're using something like NATs - that shit isn't cheap.
Your theory of "why not just switch to revshare and stay open" only works if they are making more than it costs to run the site and keep it open. It seems you left out the major point that it costs money to run and manage a paysite & affiliate network.
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clueless... if their main reason to close down an affiliate program wasn't to stiff everyone then they would have:
1. Sent out the checks from the current pay period.
2. The would give everyone more than a 1 day notice to pull links.
3. If they couldn't profit on revshare, which is funny, at the worst they could just reduce the payout rate from 50% to 25% on all future rebills. Nope what do they do, they give you a big fuck you, and keep all your money...
conspiracy bullshit???
more like facts.
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Originally Posted by potter
Well, that isn't true. Affiliate software isn't always free for one. However even if it is just bandwidth. Let's say they have to convert at 1:800 to cover the cost of the bandwidth, but they are converting at 1:4000. They would be loosing money by keeping the affiliate network open.
You've answered your own question by stating it doesn't make financial sense to close the affiliate program if they could still make money off it. Well, obviously they aren't making money off it if they're closing it. Unless you want to get into some retarded debate with GFYers about conspiracy this consporacy that, it really is just that simple.
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wtf? bandwidth and domains. do you have any idea how cheap those things are. I can see it now...
Affiliate program: " we have to close our affiliate program and you will not be paid ANYTHING on future rebills because we need the money to help pay for our bandwidth and renew our domains. "