Catalinas,
I used to have a separate entry page for affiliates, because my site had so many traffic leaks otherwise. Now, I have really cut down on that. Something like 80% of people make it to the samples page on GothicAmateur.com.
As for the non-recuring thing. I have discovered that what people hate is not having a choice. When we first added a non-rebilling option to our sites, sales really jumped. So now, we offer both. Not a lot of people take the rebilling option, which I think says something. Also, I have always found that honesty is the best policy, and frankly, a lot of why rebills make good money is that they depend on some people to forget to cancel. I never liked the feel of that.
Which brings us back to separate pricing on an affiliate tour... In my opinion, the best thing to do is to have the best pricing everywhere on the site. I have ben working for a couple of years to fine-tune the options, and I will keep doing that. I am not sure about offering more appealing pricing to affiliates-- the idea should be that my pricing is designed to maximize sales, and they should like that. Right? If people want to work with me to come up with better options, I'd love to hear ideas.
As for the 40% for hosted people... This has to do with the fact that I don't have a lot of (any) capital. I can't throw a ton of money into hosting. Thus, while I want to have it as an option, I want people to consider using their own hosting, so I don't get everyone on my servers. I am happy to host people who want it, but I think there is a price to pay... After all, people who don't host with me work just as hard, right? Also, the hosting thing is new. If it goes well, I may simplify things and even-out the percentages.
With any of this, these are just my reasons for doing things the way I do. I am grateful for the feedback, and am open to discussion about this stuff. They are all good ideas, these are just my takes on them. I hope I don't sound like I'm pushing off your suggestions, because I really appreciate them.
