only the founder of ConsumptionJunction.com
Forgot a couple things. Xpays talked about how different programs report differently. Very accurate. That's why I track all outgoing clicks myself. Then at the end of every month I look at how much money we got paid. Then I divided that by what they're paying per join. That's an accurate conversion ratio AND this system can be used to put all the programs we work with on equal footing. Differences in reporting, payouts, shaving, nothing matters. We tracked X clicks. They paid us $y. They pay Z per join. Take y/z/x. That's how you get an ACCURATE conversion rate.
Donovan also posted something about programs buying traffic from us. Yup, happens all the time. You're right. They do make more money that way. They also get more of our traffic. We only send 25% of our traffic to affiliate relationships.
Now, Xpays, you act like you know so much. Here's a tip. Spend 10 minutes reading
www.cjtraffic.com. Just entertaining to watch someone act like they know so much when the responses to 90% of your accusations are up there ready for anyone to read.