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Originally posted by NetRodent
Your argument is based partially on a fallacy. Companies that depend on the affiliate model have to appear big: large networks of sites, fancy parties, flashy program sites, etc. Companies that don't depend on affiliates tend to keep their heads down and their names out of the boards.
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Okay, I suppose ARS, CEN, Platinum, Adult.com, Silver, Gamma, Maxcash, Flashcash, Oxcash and a gazillion others only "appear" big, but are as you say.... based on < choke > fallacy.
sorry, I am in no way knocking the individual efforts of guys like Rat or quiet. They are exceptional cases, no doubt. But the sheer mathematics of an affiliate program speaks for itself. A company with 1,000 affiliates..... a few of which send 20-50 signups a day, a few hundred that send 5-20 a day, and a few hundred more that send 1-5 a day, well.... do I really have to calculate the "fallacy" this is based on?
it is the difference between $2 mil a year and $10 mil.
And it all really goes back to the bashing of newbies. Fact is, like it or not there will always be newbies in this business. Any site that displays a "Webmasters click here" link on their site should be doing anything BUT bashing newbies. Lastly, bitching and whining about the existance of newbies is about as productive as screaming out your bedroom window for the birds to shut up. 5 minutes after you scare them off, they're back. Feed them some crumbs and get on with it already.