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I'm in agreement. I can't stand thieves or liars. I just have been watching such a big deal made over x-sells with other affiliates making money grabs at it and claiming it's part of their revenue when they already take the lions share and it pisses me off.
I just want people to understand that everybody is in this to make money. Every business is in business to make money. The car dealerships do it one way, the grocery store another. And when you run a business based on the only affiliate model in business that pays these kind of percentages...you HAVE to find a way to be lucrative.
Hell, the vaunted "mainstream" affiliate programs pay 3, 4, and 5 percent on a sale. And THEN they steal your customer with email spam after the sale. You lose your customer and never get another sale.
But as far as wanting to deal with honest people in this business...I think that's what most of us here want to do. The guys I have business relationships with have my back 100%. And that includes some of the ones who have been vilified by trolls for having x-sells.
I trust my little circle not to fuck me over. And yes, like you, I'd like to widen that circle. But it's not easy. And that's why these webmaster shows are much more than "broventions".
I like to look a man in the eye and talk to him. I know that con men can fool you in person too. But still...
It's a good way to take the measure of a person and add in other variables such as reputation (and I ain't talking about the fake reps that some of these trolls on GFY stick on people), accomplishment, past history, etc.
I'm sure that there are plenty of guys on here who will jump in this and say that YES they have great ethics now let's work together. Don't know how many of 'em may be worth a damn though. lol
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