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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
It's better for sponsors than affiliates with the tubes I will admit. At least you get to "win" that $25,000. The affiliate only sees the loss to ctr, ratios, and retention. Affiliates get nothing. For this reason it's more natural for affiliates to see the downside first whereas some sponsors might be stuck on seeing their lottery "winnings". OTOH it might be a great way to grab some quick cash for a couple years at the expense of helping to put the final nail in the coffin of the paysite industry.
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This is a big challenge, however it could also be an opportunity. The tubes need content in the same way a TGP needed gallery posts, however I don't always have time to submit to every tube under the sun, so the need for an affiliate is there.
If the model adjusted to allow for affiliate submissions to tubes in the same way TGPs did, that could work. However obviously the challenge is that tubes want the rights to the content, half the sales on the outbound links and 100% of the generated ad sales. That may not be possible long term.
I see your point though completely and I agree, the affiliate has been hurt by the tubes forcing sponsors to go direct. I am certainly open to being part of the solution if one exists.
Thanks for the love BTW, always appreciated.
