jayeff

Which illustrates perfectly why shaving is only one consideration and although such "trix" are out in the open, one suspects program operators rely upon many affiliates being too idle to check what their surfers will be subjected to or too greedy to consider the impact of such diversions.

Of course an affiliate has no way to quantify how much more he could be making if the same site were honest and clean. And so what? That alternative doesn't exist: he can only see the results he gets from things as they are.

All I have noticed over the years is that generally you get a consistent package. A sponsor who sets out to jerk surfers around, usually does the same with affiliates via non-responsive support, little in the way of updated promo material, etc. Sponsors who are straightforward with their customers are usually better to work with as an affiliate.

There are exceptions to both models and being a "good" sponsor doesn't always translate into affiliate dollars. But how many sponsors does one affiliate need? There are certainly enough money-makers who don't have you constantly wondering what they will pull next, I'm surprised how many will work with those who obviously regard everyone they do business with as fair game.