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Originally Posted by Matt 26z
Relentless, you clearly aren't even an affiliate..... or you're just stupid.... or you've got an M.O. in posting your drivel. Your theory that affiliates will jump to another program if the shave is set too high is mistaken. Most affiliates push a wide array of programs and once that promo material is out there it's out there. If you've got 500 blog posts pushing programX and then you suspect them of shaving, now what? You could fill the gap with another program, but those 500 posts are still there. Your logic does not account for this sort of thing and many other methods.
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I've been an affiliate a very long while and have pushed sales to many dozens of programs. That's the nature of review sites. If I have 500 blog posts pushing a program that is no longer paying me top dollar I change two settings in my blog system and I have a different sponsor's link codes on those posts thirty seconds later. If I have reviews up about a sponsor who doesn't pay well I can choose to keep the reviews up or I can choose to take them down. At no point is anyone else ever in control of my sites. If your sites can not be adjusted once you post links, you are an idiot.
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It's pretty rare for a program to be outed for shaving. I think it's happened like 5 times over the past decade here on GFY (not including the CCBill 0 rebills setting scandal). The evidence is hard to get. But when it does happen or when you at least suspect it, you've got to decide how risky it is to move forward with that program. 10% shave right now. Perhaps an 80% shave when they decide they need a new car. Again, your logic doses not account for this stuff either.
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Or you could invest that same time and energy into acquiring a backend system like mine that allows me to adjust my content in three clicks which you manually run around writing html for blogs one at a time. That's what people mean when they say you'll earn more if you focus on your own sites.