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Originally Posted by signupdamnit
The problem with this is really it just doesn't match reality. Content saturation today is definitely not usually due to clueless affiliates.
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Yeah, apologies if I made it sound like blaming affiliates alone for the current state. Sponsors are absolutely to blame also, and for sure they're the ones ultimately in control of their content. Though I own a paysite I actually do a bit of affiliate stuff also, so I understand both sides there.
I do stand by the theory that the free-for-all affiliate model usually results in widespread spam & low-quality sites though - you see it in adult, you see it with Acai Berries and muscle supplements and mortgage shit and whatever else they're pushing these days. When you have zero vetting and an "anyone can make money" appeal you are going to get those types, along with savvy & creative affiliates who know what they're doing.
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Originally Posted by adultmobile
Where the biggest adult program owners comes from? Leo of myfreecams was a famous spammer until 2002 (10+ years ago...), sued by Microsoft+Amazon:
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Again sure, plenty of bad eggs in the sponsor world. IIRC Leo was also the Ultrapasswords (and others) guy, just a shameless profiteer scammer with zero moral sense or integrity who was happy to blatantly screw over other webmasters to make a buck.
I'm not saying it's a zero-sum dynamic of sponsors vs affiliates. Just that in the past a minimum of vetting might have been good for the industry.
Edit: just saw that link to Leo's venture site. Ah well, another bad guy who banked some $$$ - you have to hope karma gets its due someday but I wouldn't hold my breath. Definitely take pity on any startup who gets into bed with that group tho...