Would you TRUST a sponsor review site that uses affiliate ref codes?

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  • $5 submissions
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    • Nov 2003
    • 32189

    #1

    Would you TRUST a sponsor review site that uses affiliate ref codes?

    Would you trust a thorough and well researched sponsor review site if the sponsor link being reviewed has a REF CODE?
    46
    NO -- the ref codes erode any sense of objectivity
    0%
    15
    YES -- Only if most sponsor programs are represented and ALL have ref codes
    0%
    5
    YES -- as long as the reviews are objective and well-researched and all sponsors have ref codes
    0%
    16
    YES -- the site's got to have a way of making money. They are already hooking me up by giving me free research.
    0%
    10
  • Dusen
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2002
    • 2251

    #2
    With or without the referral code, the person can still be paid from the sponsor.

    Flat fee for a great advertisement or anything.
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    • chemicaleyes
      UNSTOPPABLE
      • Aug 2003
      • 11569

      #3
      Originally posted by Dusen
      With or without the referral code, the person can still be paid from the sponsor.

      Flat fee for a great advertisement or anything.
      very good but, " Would you trust a thorough and well researched sponsor review site if the sponsor link being reviewed has a REF CODE? " ?
      No way as way, No limitation as limitation. AmeriNOC formally PhatServers

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      • maxjohan
        Confirmed User
        • Dec 2002
        • 7219

        #4
        Originally posted by Dusen
        With or without the referral code, the person can still be paid from the sponsor.

        Flat fee for a great advertisement or anything.
        everything that have adult in it-- never trust.

        I went from 100 to 313,000 satoshis in 2 days! Lots of daily freerolls...

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        • chemicaleyes
          UNSTOPPABLE
          • Aug 2003
          • 11569

          #5
          Originally posted by maxjohan
          everything that have adult in it-- never trust.

          trust all - just to a certain extent
          No way as way, No limitation as limitation. AmeriNOC formally PhatServers

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          • Bruno
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2001
            • 1241

            #6
            I would trust them, as long as the reviews are honest or at least sound like it.

            I think people believe reviews. It just can´t be like in Las Vegas though, where you have an award for each person in town!

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            Bruno Dickman
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            • $5 submissions
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              • Nov 2003
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              #7
              Originally posted by Bruno
              I would trust them, as long as the reviews are honest or at least sound like it.

              I think people believe reviews. It just can´t be like in Las Vegas though, where you have an award for each person in town!

              Take care,

              Bruno Dickman
              "The #1 Japanese Food lover according to the LasVegas Review magazine!"
              Good points.

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              • LadyMischief
                Orgasms N Such!
                • Sep 2002
                • 18135

                #8
                If they have ref codes for every single sponsor and not just chosen ones, or if they are giving fair reviews ones that aren't obviously biased, hell yeah. Why shouldn't they profit from my referrals if they are taking the time and effort to provide me with the service? Most of the sites like that only make revenue from banners, if that.

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                • chodadog
                  Confirmed User
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 9736

                  #9
                  I've seen review sites that give seemingly honest reviews, that have ref codes. They include their ref codes on the shitty sites too. Doesn't seem to matter how bad of a review you give a site, some people are still going to sign up for it.
                  26 + 6 = 1

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                  • Death From Above
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 130

                    #10
                    Hell yes, if they put in all the research, they deserve to get something back for it. I'd be suspicious of the review site IF they didn't take advantage of using ref codes.
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                    • $5 submissions
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                      • Nov 2003
                      • 32189

                      #11
                      How about objective reviews and comments from other webmasters? Plus a rating system?

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                      • yeviking
                        Confirmed User
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 589

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Death From Above
                        Hell yes, if they put in all the research, they deserve to get something back for it. I'd be suspicious of the review site IF they didn't take advantage of using ref codes.

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                        • Gunni
                          Confirmed User
                          • Apr 2003
                          • 2385

                          #13
                          I don't trust anything that doesn't have ref codes!!

                          Also if the reviews sound likely, and not trying to hard to sell, that is good

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                          • blackmonsters
                            Making PHP work
                            • Nov 2002
                            • 21107

                            #14
                            Originally posted by $5 submissions
                            Would you trust a thorough and well researched sponsor review site if the sponsor link being reviewed has a REF CODE?
                            Doesn't make much sense to refer you to a site that doesn't convert when the referal is a percentage of sales.
                            And even some flat fee referrals only pay for active referrals; which means you have to make sales before the referral is paid.

                            So sign up and if you don't make sales then the referrer is screwed too; they should have referred a good site.
                            Good luck.



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                            • chemicaleyes
                              UNSTOPPABLE
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 11569

                              #15
                              Originally posted by blackmonsters


                              Doesn't make much sense to refer you to a site that doesn't convert when the referal is a percentage of sales.
                              And even some flat fee referrals only pay for active referrals; which means you have to make sales before the referral is paid.

                              So sign up and if you don't make sales then the referrer is screwed too; they should have referred a good site.
                              you missed the point
                              No way as way, No limitation as limitation. AmeriNOC formally PhatServers

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                              • chemicaleyes
                                UNSTOPPABLE
                                • Aug 2003
                                • 11569

                                #16
                                Originally posted by $5 submissions
                                How about objective reviews and comments from other webmasters? Plus a rating system?
                                Thinking of adding a rating system for webmasters in future updates.
                                No way as way, No limitation as limitation. AmeriNOC formally PhatServers

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                                • chemicaleyes
                                  UNSTOPPABLE
                                  • Aug 2003
                                  • 11569

                                  #17
                                  bump
                                  No way as way, No limitation as limitation. AmeriNOC formally PhatServers

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                                  • jimthefiend
                                    So Fucking Banned
                                    • Oct 2003
                                    • 18889

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by chemicaleyes
                                    Thinking of adding a rating system for webmasters in future updates.

                                    works for me

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                                    • $5 submissions
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                                      • Nov 2003
                                      • 32189

                                      #19
                                      bump

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                                      • StuartD
                                        Sofa King Band
                                        • Jul 2002
                                        • 29903

                                        #20
                                        Depends... do they only list a handful of sponsors that all happen to have referal codes....

                                        or do they list over 800 sponsors regardless of whether they have a webmaster referal program or not?
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                                        • triumph
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 3433

                                          #21
                                          We dont have ref codes on our site ratemyaffiliate.com, the reason we dont have them is because we just dont want to have them, we just wanted to put up a site like this so that webmasters can review and give comments about affiliate programs.

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                                          • bluff
                                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                                            • Jan 2004
                                            • 6253

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by $5 submissions
                                            Would you trust a thorough and well researched sponsor review site if the sponsor link being reviewed has a REF CODE?
                                            You guys write site reviews? Im looking for several hundred done. If you can do it for less than $30 each Im interested!

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