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Originally Posted by rankscom
I understand what you're saying, but remember that our "ranks" are based on the price offerred on our site (not anywhere else), isn't that valid? We're not claiming to be the "industry ranking authority".
The user isn't shopping at a store to make the purchase, they're still buying direct from the site itself. It's not like our "deal" changes the purchase experience. They still use the same tour, the same signup page, the same members area.
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Yea, I definitely see that side to it, and I agree with you, I just would hope it's well known the review is based on the 'sale' price you're given and not their original price. This is for your sake to continue to build trust with the surfers as you appear to try to do. Like I said as a surfer, I would think differently of a review site if they told me how great a product was because it had a good deal at $20/month, then I go to the site another time and see it's $30/month and really not that great a deal.
I guess it's on a similar level of being brutally honest when reviewing a site opposed to fluffing up your review to make sales. Of course you'd like to fluff it up, but you have to be honest in order to build the trust.
I'm not bashing your site at all. I personally like it, and go to it all the time. More because of your affiliate information. I find it easy when i'm looking for a new site to promote to look through your listings in the niche I want and quickly find the sponsor it's with. Heck, i'm probably 'under' you for a few of my sponsors right now because of that.
Btw, if I can make a suggestion about that, I wish you made that aspect a little easier. Like have better browse capability to look for sponsors. Maybe include payouts, what type of system they use (NATS, etc), and as much info as you can. Also, on your actual website reviews, it would be cool to have a link directly to the sponsor as well as the sponsor profile page. Just suggestions from a guy who does use your site a lot for that lol.