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Originally Posted by DamageX
Yep, can't have too many chiefs and not enough indians, that's for sure. However, I never stated that successful affiliates started their own programs (although many did). I said the smart affiliates became sponsors themselves, as in mostly THEIR OWN sponsors. There are tons of privately operated paysites around, even if you may only know the ones that the high-profile sponsors like to plaster across the boards. Those paysites are promoted via traffic generated by their operators and in some cases also a few hand-picked affiliates.
Now, to your statement about many people being happy with just being affiliates, it is true. But that in itself will not guarantee the long-term existance of affiliates. Look at all the paid spots on various high-traffic sites, fewer and fewer affiliates can afford to buy them and make a profit, simply because the sponsors themselves are buying them up. Sponsors make a bigger profit on those listings (no 50%+ paid to the affiliate) so they can afford to drive up the prices. Should every affiliate disappear unless they become paysite owners? No, they shouldn't, but that doesn't mean that it will not happen.  |
well i guess time will tell. i think there will always be room for affiliates in some form or another, be it invite only or whatever not many people are gonna say no to 30-50 signups/day by a handful of affiliates. i plan on opening some paysites in the next 6 months to one year though im kind of put off by xxx. makes things seem unstable and in the air until we know what is really gonna happen. not sure i want to invest 30-50k at a time like this but who knows what the future will hold. people have been saying affiliates are going the way of the dodo for years now but programs are still fighting to gain as many as they can.