Originally Posted by Randomonium

I completely agree that you should not have traffic leaks on your tour.

What I am suggesting is that the surfer can go a little 'deeper' into the tour if desired. This is pretty common in the form of 2 or 3 page 'reality tours'.

In this case you allow them to click into the "episode" post or page - which brings up that post with the text description which then leads to the join page.

This would still carry the affiliates id with it, and of course they would get credit for the sale.

Just as about, FAQ, bios etc can help to build trust & value with the surfer, so would the episode or summary posts. The key is that you are not giving them enough content to satisfy, only to tempt.