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Originally Posted by Biggy2
Correct. This post accurately reflects the point I am trying to make. Thank you.
This thread now has 3500 views, 200 + replies, and a fuck ton of bantering amongst people who aren't even affected. Would any one else want to chime in and give them your opinion, you all seem to want to walk in other people's shoes like it's oh so easy.
The people with the loudest right to complain, (i.e. the largest affiliates, and trust me when I say, the word 'large' is used incredibly liberal here) have actually come in here, thanked her, and said nice things. Go figure.
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What you don't seem to get is that we do have a right to complain because when this starts becoming the standard procedure we all are going to end up getting screwed. In fact if it hadn't have been allowed in the past they probably would not have even tried to get away with doing this.
It's too bad they couldn't have kept the program up and explained their problems while kindly asking that affiliates try to send them more traffic in order to help them out (it might not be too late to try this FWIW). Or at least give a little more notice. As it is they just pulled the program (but left the sites and billing up) and said "get lost" to their affiliates with some sweet words.
Nine years ago I closed a small affiliate program myself. But I did it in a much fairer way. I gave 30 days notice and I completely shut down the site and the billing. I'm sorry they are having bad times (if that is true) but it isn't right to steal from your affiliates and it might even end up landing them in legal trouble or complicating any bankruptcy they attempt.