Originally Posted by ruff

I don't know why you and others think programs are moving away from the affiliate model. I belong to many affiliate programs. My inbox is full every week with affiliate promo material. With equal amounts of photo and video content. If you think TGP's are dead, where are all of these FHG's being posted? There is still a huge market out there for photos or no one would make the effort to market to them. The programs making money are the programs that are providing their affiliates with promo every week. Unless a program is good at generating its own traffic and there are many that are, they still need the affiliate or they die. So I don't see the affiliate model dying out at all. I see the successful program operators doubling down on promo to their affiliates. If they weren't getting results, they would not be doing it. And something else. I work the amateur niche. When I see established amateur girls, and most of you know who I mean, start sending out promo by email, that tells me they need that affiliate to start promoting them. A lot have had a huge fan/member base that maybe they have taken for granted. When the membership starts to drop off, it's time to start hustling again. Who do they need? Affiliates.