|
Some programs make efforts to at least redirect your traffic from the closed site over to a similar other site of theirs, thus giving your existing traffic a shot at new signups. That's something at least.
When a program just up and closes a site or sites and leaves the affiliates out in the cold it really does suck. However, since there are so very many programs out there worth promoting, there is nothing holding you back from simply dropping the offending program all together and sending your traffic to other more worthy ones.
It's a good thing when you know a little of the history of a program, what their track record is with regard to how they treat affiliates. On looking at my list of sponsors (some I have been with for over 7 years now), I can spot several that have made extra efforts to keep their affiliates happy while reshuffling their stuff.
Final thought: Sponsors who shit on their affiliates in one way are probably likely to shit on them in other ways too.
|