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Originally Posted by Maureenoz
If you maintain your site in such a way that you put your members' experience first, you'll retain members. Not only new content but also customer service gives a sense that you're not just looking for a fast buck but creating a business that will last.
At SexyAds, once an affiliate sends a free signup to us, that member is tagged with the affiliate number for the life of the membership. Like someone else said, people join the same site over and over again. SexyAds pays the affiliate every time that referral buys.
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I don't buy into that 'member's experience first' stuff. The fact is that many people now have high-speed connections. Combine that with the fact that the average surfer really only wants to see about 20-30 of the content on any given website and they can download everything they need in a day or two. What reason is there to stay for 6 months in a row at 30 bucks per month? They can just come back in a few months and download the new stuff.
As far as your affiliate program tracking customers, it is a good theory but how do you track them? By name? Too many John Smiths in the world. By IP Address? If they switch providers or God forbid have dial-up that won't work. By there credit card number? Doesn't the average American adult have 4.5 different cards? I'm sorry, but PPS is still the way to go if you are an affiliate.
