as someone who is lauinching a click through program, I can agree with with what Ron says...I'm a bit fucked on the 3 years ago but have been around enough ;))
something else I would add to what Ron says is be sure to have a bankroll when you start, don't expect to pay people out of incoming sponsor checks, because if a sponsor goes belly up or pays late or <cough>gets shut down by the ftc</cough> you could get majorly fucked....if you're going to be reselling to established sponsors, you'd better work out pre-pays or better yet, just keep sending your own traffic, take all the money you make and keep it in the bank so you have some reserves. If you're moving major traffic, you'd better make sure your hosting is tops...no cheapass resellers, but a good host that will always be up...this isn't like a host for your TGP's, you need a company that is top notch...you also need amazing software (ours is custom and about 80% of the programming involved was fr thwarting/slowing down cheaters...be prepared to get cheated worse than any circle jerk trade you've ever been a part of...if reselling to another sponsor, you'd better make sure you can convert/filter the traffic...
even with all this, go out get drunk, punch yourself in the face with a pipewrench, then set your testicles on fire...if you're still motivated to move after that, you MIGHT be ready to THINK about opening a click program ;)))
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