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Originally Posted by Ramster
Sure affiliates are undoubtably valuable. If you have some whales ready to throw some traffic at the site and it converts and retains well you can make a lot of money. But you do not NEED affiliates to do it. Have your own traffic. Build and submit yourself. Buy spots, ect. Look at quiet for example.
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EXACTLY. Besides... Affiliate marketing is not a slam dunk turnkey solution. There is the following dynamic: Say you have 100 webmasters sign up to your affiliate program. Only maybe 10 of those will actually send any traffic. Only a minority of the traffic converts. And only a minority of those affiliates that stick around will send any major traffic, if any. So you spend a TON of time trying to get affiliates AND/OR build up your system's ability to convert surfers and actively recruit BIG traffic players to give your site a taste test.