pocketkangaroo

Well if they bought it, they sure didn't sign up as affiliates and send traffic.

Now I do have a question for some of the vets out there, and pardon my naiveness in this industry. I come from the mainstream where I have sites that do really well, but sponsors are much more discrete about their sales, etc. So here are my questions and I appreciate any feedback.

1) Why do so many companies lie/brag about how many joins a day? Is this a marketing tactic to get affiliates? The reason I ask is that it seems that the companies that lie about their joins/day, are the ones that go out of business quick. It doesn't seem this marketing tactic works.

2) In mainstream, I prefer to go with companies not doing much business from affiliates. Why enter a market that is oversaturated? If a company is doing 300 joins/day, it means that their product is everywhere. I know it also means they convert with good sites, but it seems there are times that you see too much of a site out there.

3) Why do some sponsors do business like that, especially in a competitive field. This isn't like Google Adsense who I basically depend on. It seems if one sponsor is a jerk and liar, you can move on to others. I'm new, and from what I've heard companies like Top Bucks and Nasty Dollars are very succesful and great sponsors. They also don't seem to be on the boards bragging about stuff or ripping on webmasters.


Just some questions. This industry certainly is different from mainstream in many ways.