Don't be so cocky...doesn't look good

I apologize if I came across as cocky. I just say it how I see it, but it was never my intention to sound that way :)

This very philosophy is why I'm working for a Casino company now :)

nice long thread :thumbsup

A bump for you DX, Its a good suggestion :)
Sponsors that dont do own TGPs/MGPs with their own content have missed a one good traffic source ;)

After reading this thread, I'm glad someone finally mentioned this. It's not like sponsors would be looking to cut out their whale accounts. But to deny that 70% - 90% of the affiliates in almost all programs are almost insignificant is unrealistic.

I am not trying to be mean, or put anyone down. The avg webmaster will push 2-10 programs hard, and the rest are just filler, didn't perform as well as hoped, or the webmaster signed up but never has the time to rev up any kind of campaign (because he/she is already getting paid well by the aforementioned 2-10 programs).

I would really like to see just how 2257 shakes out before I would predict if hiring/training a staff to create in-house galleries/sites would be a smart move. My main concern would be the risk of teaching someone how to do this, and they split, and go out on their own, promoting everyone else's program. Right now, that would be a smart move on their part. 2257 might make this a much more difficult option for US citizens, especially web-newbies (albeit, now skilled newbies).

Once your well trained staff has built a few sites and they know how to generate traffic, they will not take long to realize the amount of money you do with that traffic, therefore maybe asking for a salary raise, but you would probably end by giving them a commission on the sales, which would be more interesting for you and your employees, making them some... affiliates.

Hmmm, interesting concept. I guess this makes outsourcing a better option after all. Or at least having a foreign division doing this, set up in a country where leaving you to start out on their own would be too big a risk for the employees.

Back when I worked in the brick and mortor world, you were lucky if the boss actually gave you the raise you were due on time. If you were easy to replace (and 95% of people in a company can be replaced), you just worked for your scheduled raises, or else you'd go on the 'shit list'. Also, most companies I worked for did their best to keep the workforce from knowing what they were making off their backs.

Stop thinking that everyone is an entrepreneur. Not everyone is going to jump out and open up shop for themselves. And if you read the last part of my post, you'll see that I stated it would be attractive IF the new 2257 regs make it much harder for a US based newb to get going in this biz. Like I said, I wouldn't want to produce competition.

My bet is on YES.

Let's get more opinions in here. I'm off to bed. :)