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Originally Posted by Brujah
From other thread:
Don't you think your affiliates had a lot to do with branding you ? Everyone that promotes you helps build your brand possibly better than you could have done alone.
This doesn't just apply to a domain name. It's with PPC advertising accounts. Doorways. Galleries, hosted on their sites. SEO utilizing the important keywords ( like 'lightspeed' ) in their URLs. ex. mysite.com/lightspeed-girls/ashley-lightspeed.html, or even ashley-lightspeed.mysite.com
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My only real complaint is about first-level domains, not subdomains or using directory keywords. I'm all for affiliates using their search engine SKILLS to get traffic. But registering ashlee-lightspeed.com to snag typeins doesn't take ANY effort or skill.
While we're on the subject, do you expect a sponsor to pay you to mark up the price of google and yahoo traffic? Why wouldn't the sponsor just buy that traffic directly? Again, if you are making doorways and blogs and pages that get naturally listed on the engines, great.
My issue is all about the effort and skill involved. No one wants lazy affiliates sucking them dry.