Originally Posted by webmasterchecks

well, you have to understand the reason why it may be happening (not that i think you dont).

programs feel they need to at least maintain or increase the amount they can pay their affiliates, and maintaining is tough when its summer, a recession and conversions are crappy, on top of the tube sites funneling traffic away. its harder to pull $$$ away from consumers when there isnt as much around and reducing payouts, (or pulling the difference out of their own pockets) isnt an option.

good quote from the posted article "They are masters. They are very, very smart people who spend their every waking moment trying to figure out how to beat the system".

this has not changed