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signupdamnit · 04-10-2014, 11:55 AM

There are many things wrong with your post but you have such a bad attitude I'm hesitant to waste my time as all you'll probably do is call me a cunt and a loser a half a dozen times while bragging about your yacht which you claim to have or something like that. But what the hell. I'll try anyway as a matter of sport.

For starters you can shave on CCBILL. It happens all the time. There are many ways.

1. The sponsor can change the PID to another account to where the affiliate is not credited.
2. The sponsor can turn off grouping and use a sub-account where the affiliate is not credited.
3. The sponsor can actually change key variables in the form so that the AID is overridded.
4. The sponsor can use a processor which is not cascaded through CCBILL.
5. Some others but this should be enough for starters?

As for $/click it's a great metric but not the be all and end all. Especially for long term rev share models. With rev share you have a lot of money tied up in future rebills. That means you are relying on the sponsor being around and being honest enough to actually pay you without any funny business. It also depends on the affiliate's methods and how they promo the content. It takes an investment of time and there are other opportunity costs in promoting a sponsor. If the sponsor turns rotten before the affiliate recoups compensation for that investment then the affiliate has lost out. Time is money. Part of the problem for affiliates in the last five years has been having to swap out code and content when a sponsor goes out of business, decides not to pay or otherwise start cheating. The affiliate doesn't get paid for this labor and if they do not change things then they are throwing money away. Smart affiliates will try to minimize this labor and that is the whole point I think. You can minimize needless labor by being able to swap out links and content easily but you can also minimize labor by trying to deal only with reputable and honest sponsors.

Remember the story of the The Tortoise and the Hare. Longevity matters. You may disagree but it comes down to how we each choose to run our businesses.

04-10-2014, 11:55 AM
signupdamnit Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,697	There are many things wrong with your post but you have such a bad attitude I'm hesitant to waste my time as all you'll probably do is call me a cunt and a loser a half a dozen times while bragging about your yacht which you claim to have or something like that. But what the hell. I'll try anyway as a matter of sport. For starters you can shave on CCBILL. It happens all the time. There are many ways. 1. The sponsor can change the PID to another account to where the affiliate is not credited. 2. The sponsor can turn off grouping and use a sub-account where the affiliate is not credited. 3. The sponsor can actually change key variables in the form so that the AID is overridded. 4. The sponsor can use a processor which is not cascaded through CCBILL. 5. Some others but this should be enough for starters? As for $/click it's a great metric but not the be all and end all. Especially for long term rev share models. With rev share you have a lot of money tied up in future rebills. That means you are relying on the sponsor being around and being honest enough to actually pay you without any funny business. It also depends on the affiliate's methods and how they promo the content. It takes an investment of time and there are other opportunity costs in promoting a sponsor. If the sponsor turns rotten before the affiliate recoups compensation for that investment then the affiliate has lost out. Time is money. Part of the problem for affiliates in the last five years has been having to swap out code and content when a sponsor goes out of business, decides not to pay or otherwise start cheating. The affiliate doesn't get paid for this labor and if they do not change things then they are throwing money away. Smart affiliates will try to minimize this labor and that is the whole point I think. You can minimize needless labor by being able to swap out links and content easily but you can also minimize labor by trying to deal only with reputable and honest sponsors. Remember the story of the The Tortoise and the Hare. Longevity matters. You may disagree but it comes down to how we each choose to run our businesses. __________________ You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore or fuck right off. I'll say what I want. Last edited by signupdamnit; 04-10-2014 at 11:58 AM..