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xenigo · 10-20-2008, 06:36 PM

LOL here's what the problem is. It starts with the sheep herders, and ends with the sheep.

There's a LOT of programs (Sheep Herders) here that are FANTASTIC sales people and attract affiliates in droves by making huge exaggerated claims about "amazing conversion ratios!" and such. The problem is that they have no idea what surfers really want, and don't do a very good job of offering it either. Frankly I don't even think they care... because it's "not my traffic, we only pay for the sales... so what do we care?" To add to the problem, most affiliates ALSO don't really understand WHY a surfer would be compelled to join any particular paysite. So they get swept away with the sales hype of XYZ Cash "Amazing 1:150 Conversions!" and their corresponding $75 PPS, and logic just goes straight out the window.

Nobody seems to really understand that if you link to a bunch of shit websites, you'll have shit sales as a result.

The problem is that most webmasters don't understand that first and foremost compelling content results in great sales. They THINK that great traffic results in great sales. WRONG. It begins and ends with the content.

You know who does understand that? ATK, Offworld Media, Karups, FTVGirls, ALS Scan, and BangBros / OxCash, Met-Art, and a small handful of other sites that pretty much pwn every site you see promoted here. Almost everyone else having these ridiculous sales contests that are designed to herd maximum sheep fits into the sheep-herder category.

10-20-2008, 06:36 PM
xenigo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,067	LOL here's what the problem is. It starts with the sheep herders, and ends with the sheep. There's a LOT of programs (Sheep Herders) here that are FANTASTIC sales people and attract affiliates in droves by making huge exaggerated claims about "amazing conversion ratios!" and such. The problem is that they have no idea what surfers really want, and don't do a very good job of offering it either. Frankly I don't even think they care... because it's "not my traffic, we only pay for the sales... so what do we care?" To add to the problem, most affiliates ALSO don't really understand WHY a surfer would be compelled to join any particular paysite. So they get swept away with the sales hype of XYZ Cash "Amazing 1:150 Conversions!" and their corresponding $75 PPS, and logic just goes straight out the window. Nobody seems to really understand that if you link to a bunch of shit websites, you'll have shit sales as a result. The problem is that most webmasters don't understand that first and foremost compelling content results in great sales. They THINK that great traffic results in great sales. WRONG. It begins and ends with the content. You know who does understand that? ATK, Offworld Media, Karups, FTVGirls, ALS Scan, and BangBros / OxCash, Met-Art, and a small handful of other sites that pretty much pwn every site you see promoted here. Almost everyone else having these ridiculous sales contests that are designed to herd maximum sheep fits into the sheep-herder category.