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undermyspell · 03-25-2004, 10:03 AM

I think a lot of people are missing the point here. I see a lot of bitching about Taboo Revenue charging 10%. Who's bitching about it the wanna be's?

First, when you purchase/rent the MPA system you pay out the ass for it. Plus, if you need any revisions done you pay out the ass for the service that is more often than not a timely process.

Second, with MPA do you get anything but headaches and bad press because you're using the software? I'm sure most of the people using it have experienced the stats problems and the bugs that cost you time, money and a slice of your reputation because it's out of your hands how the program is going to act.

Third, Taboo Revenue is a for profit business just like the rest of us and they deserve to make a profit for their hardwork and committment.

I'm not sure how many of you know these people but they are excellent people that are very committed to making your business successful or if it's already successful to help it grow even more so. Are you aware that their staff spends hours daily promoting the companies they work for through message boards, press releases and such? Are you aware that several of the companies they work with have been featured on Tech TV? How's that for exposure? I'm sure that the marketing people that you employ can secure that kind of exposure for you.

When you think about everything you get with Taboo including the fact that they DO not and WILL not ever shave your clients and they send out the payments for you on time then the 10% is really not a huge issue. Especially considering the fact that many of you programs have to pay fees to your banks for checks to be printed, a fee for each check that you write, time spent by an employ to prepare and mail those checks, additional money to send those checks overseas, etc. etc. You pay an accountant, you pay a marketer, you pay several people to handle portions of your business so why not pay a reputable company to handle the affiliate portion of your business? Affiliates are the reason that you're in business and the Taboo people know how to handle them properly.

For the record, I don't work for Taboo, I have interacted with them several times at various conventions and would trust my affiliate program to them before I would trust it to in house employees. I have always recommended them to anyone that's in need of an affiliate program solution.

03-25-2004, 10:03 AM
undermyspell Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 875	I think a lot of people are missing the point here. I see a lot of bitching about Taboo Revenue charging 10%. Who's bitching about it the wanna be's? First, when you purchase/rent the MPA system you pay out the ass for it. Plus, if you need any revisions done you pay out the ass for the service that is more often than not a timely process. Second, with MPA do you get anything but headaches and bad press because you're using the software? I'm sure most of the people using it have experienced the stats problems and the bugs that cost you time, money and a slice of your reputation because it's out of your hands how the program is going to act. Third, Taboo Revenue is a for profit business just like the rest of us and they deserve to make a profit for their hardwork and committment. I'm not sure how many of you know these people but they are excellent people that are very committed to making your business successful or if it's already successful to help it grow even more so. Are you aware that their staff spends hours daily promoting the companies they work for through message boards, press releases and such? Are you aware that several of the companies they work with have been featured on Tech TV? How's that for exposure? I'm sure that the marketing people that you employ can secure that kind of exposure for you. When you think about everything you get with Taboo including the fact that they DO not and WILL not ever shave your clients and they send out the payments for you on time then the 10% is really not a huge issue. Especially considering the fact that many of you programs have to pay fees to your banks for checks to be printed, a fee for each check that you write, time spent by an employ to prepare and mail those checks, additional money to send those checks overseas, etc. etc. You pay an accountant, you pay a marketer, you pay several people to handle portions of your business so why not pay a reputable company to handle the affiliate portion of your business? Affiliates are the reason that you're in business and the Taboo people know how to handle them properly. For the record, I don't work for Taboo, I have interacted with them several times at various conventions and would trust my affiliate program to them before I would trust it to in house employees. I have always recommended them to anyone that's in need of an affiliate program solution.