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Originally Posted by Garou
is there always a perfect dependance between the factors you mentioned and the revenue an affiliate can generate promoting a certain site?
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The thread asked for answers from the customer's point of view: not the affiliate's. Okay, so I cheated a bit, a little like a lawyer will make a speech to a witness and tack "Did you?" on the end. Still, there was no mention of affiliates in the question or my answer.
In addition, you are trying to create a direct cause/effect link between specific aspects of how a site does/does not operate and affiliate results. It cannot be done, because there are simply too many other factors in the way: how many affiliates are selling a particular site relative to the demand for it; are a particular affiliate's traffic sources and sales techniques appropriate for that site; etc.
And honestly, except in so far as a site's overall success might have a marginal impact, I don't think the points I made would affect affiliates one way or another. The common point was that we are reaching the end of being able to simply stick up a collection of content loosely labelled "porn" and make instant fortunes. New sites in particular are going to have to start applying the marketing lessons learned by other industries from here on in. They are very well documented: it's just a matter of time and a question of who goes first.