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Originally posted by SinEmpire
Hey, I never said it was easy to know your sponsors. I understand your frustration, we all have it because even us affiliate programs are still affiliates for other programs too. Every backend can be made to shave, even those programs that use only a 3rd party billing company can shave.
My point is that any program is only as good and honest as it's owners. You have to put everything in perspective with MPA2, when it came out it was unique with the rich selection of features - the single most robust software platform out there. So, shaving aside, it was one of the best systems a sponsor had to choose from at that time to serve their program. I looked at everything else out there and when I first got it there wasn't even a close second in terms of performance, functionality and value.
Today, the landscape is different. There are a multitude of affiliate program back-ends and so there is much more out there to choose from. I think that competition in that sectore has raised the bar and because of that there are some superior options in the marketplace right now. I'm looking forward to having my installation upgraded to MPA3. The whole clicktruth plug-in sounds pretty interesting so with some more research I might decide to add it. However, I don't seem to have the credibility issues that some sponsors have so I don't think it would benefit me very much.
Cheers,
Brad
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Yea I completely understand where you are coming from on wanting to use the best software you can get for your needs.
I completely understand any program can have a shave feature built into their system. However my argument is MPA2 and possibly MPA3 come complete with a built in shave feature. IMO any company that offers software with the specific function of being able to steal money from it's affiliates, is a company I want nothing to do with.
If there is any way I can use these boards to make a company like that change the way they do business then I will do so. I have nothing against the affiliate programs that use MPA software. But I will pull my links and boycott sponsors using this software until it is proven they have changed their software and taken out the shaving features.
I'm a nobody in this industry, but I will do my part to try and change this BS and not just accept it. If more affiliates decide to do the same then maybe things will change.