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Originally Posted by Jdoughs
Affiliates have every right to chose how they are paid, we are the payee's, we are owed money. It is not a right to get traffic from us it is a privilege. Charging us a 'fee' to pay us money that is owed is ridiculous, does this happen in any other business?\
If somebody wants special treatment, then they should have to pay fees associated with that, but that's it.
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wrong. Affiliate traffic is a commodity.
wrong. You are simply a vendor - for example, in many businesses payment is made via a credit card and the vendor pays 1.5 - 3.5% processing, thus "paying" to get paid.
The issue is this: 95% of affiliates are not business people - they are just worker-bees who invest sweat equity in return for a commission. Most add little to no value, and risk little to none of their own capital. They are simply brokers earning money due to the long-tail nature of internet traffic, i.e. asymmetrical information and traffic distribution.
Did I say *all* affiliates? No. did i say most? Yes. Adult affiliates are delusional.