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Originally posted by Marc De
Daymare - I made my money from the past. Trust me, my margins fall on a monthly basis because of the state of this industry and its not just me! All sponsor programs feel it. Surfers are smarter, they know how the system works, retention rates have fallen to insanely low amounts and yet commissions stay where they are. That is where the term 'absurd commissions' comes from. However, this isn't about lowering payouts to make more money, this is about lowering payouts so sponsors can make corrective action that should have been done a long time ago. The biggest action is lowering monthly prices, the next is losing multiple cross sells on a page, and the next is losing free cross sells all together. Whether other companies make similar rules as Epoch or not, its the right thing to do. Its time to put greed aside for 2 seconds for the longevity of this business 
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Marc De CECash margins are not falling. That's because CECash made these changes November 2001 and have stood by and watched Paysites and processors abuse consumers. So not 'all' sponsor programs are feeling this, the only sponsor programs feeling this are those who were abusing consumers in the first place.
The multiple cross sales have been the cornerstone of most of the abuse, and the Free Trials done without proper disclosure have added to this abuse.
If Free Trial had been handled properly, processors would not have to stop Free Trials, CECash does Free Trials and will continue to do so. AOL's entire marketing plan has been centered around Free Trials, they can do this because they handle it with the proper disclosure.
I find it funny that everyone is speaking of longevity now, after they have ripped off so many consumers. Kind of like closing the gate, after the heard has left!!