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Originally Posted by abyss_al
i think its cheaper for you guys in the long run to dump all these programs, and have one custom made by your programmers... save you time, loss of webmasters, and money ..
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Just the opposite in fact. I've talked to a # of people in this business who have invested $200k-$500k or more in affiliate softare. In the end that affiliate software has the input of ONE company and once the programmers are done it becomes a "patch it as we go" situation.
You can purchase NATS with feedback and features from dozens and doznes of companies & program owners, a solid support staff, and on-going development (staying with the times & trends of the industry) for $12,500. Thats a far cry from the 6 figures many spend on custom solutions.
In the end writting your own will cost more and almost always do less. Are there companies in this industry who have state-of-the-art custom affiliate software? Of course, but they're paying far more than I even quoted in my first paragraph. Plus they have the headaches of managing a team of programmers. There are benefits and drawbacks to doing both. IMO the drawbacks of creating a custom system far outweight the beneifts. We wouldn't be here doing what we're doing if I felt differently.