No offense ... but let's be honest about it I'm not gonna name any specific affiliate network ... but some of these sites on these networks are scams ... I mean the guy says sign up and pay only say $3 and get this and that ... but then in terms of service it states that we will charge your Credit Card $40 a month ... the guy signs up you get $35 ... and after that each month the site owner gains thousands each month ... by charging credit cards just because they say so I think if you guys want to become a super affiliate and make $xx.xxx a month ... just find a payment gateway like authorize.net ... hire a programmer for $300 a month in china and have them build a site ... put it up on a affiliate network ... and charge all incoming credit cards ... $50 a month if you don't learn to scam you're never gonna be a super affiliate there is no fair business in this world there never will be ... even bill gates stole someone elses code to start microsoft (and they still do) ... when you printed something with the first versions of DOS the real owners name was printed on the corner of the paper ... bill's mother worked at IBM back then ... and so he signed a deal with them that for every machine sold with DOS on it he got a commision ... he earned some money ... hired people who worked their ass off for him ... signed contracts with the government to keep code within their systems so the gov could access it whenever they wanted and ...
Start doing your due diligence before you invest all that time and effort. With the bigger, older networks you can make an honest living. On the other hand you could aways create a product or service rather than just sell for others.
I never said scam is bad ... I'm just saying that's the way it is and if you even want to sell your own product or service it has to be shit ... or else no one will buy it ... sell false hopes and desires ... and bill them monthly for the crap you sold ... like how to become a millionare in 34 seconds ... or a collection of 10,000 pictures of britney spears ...
Most people equate "scam" with "bad". You seem to be taking this topic to an anti-microsoft debate rather than an affiliate debate though.
the only reason I stated microsoft was because many people even those who know nothing about computers see it as the most (or at least one of the most) successful businesses ... I was giving an example of how many (or at least some) successful businesses are scams in their own ways ...
I don't think such a thought process will get them to a position they desire as an affiliate ... or maybe even in life ...
Whose code did billgate steal? He bought microsoft from paul allen after the later signed a contract because he did not think it would work? No, it is not that simple. Where do you expect to get traffic from? China?
It's pretty much accepted that the initial version of dos that he developed was based upon someone else's work. Whether he stole it or not is another matter and ooooh, the company he built from that required more than just a decent dos platform - it needed someone who could build a decent team, be organised, have strategy and vision. You can't steal that! After all, Macs were way ahead but lacked the vital X factor so they fell back.
I never said he didn't work ... he did but only worth $10/hour ... not millions/hour ... which were generated by domination of the market ... with the support of first IBM which he got because of his mother working there (relations) ... and later with the support of the government ... and all the real work was done by the employees (you know people who do your work for money) just by paying them a small percentage of the generated income ... anyhow f*ck and forget microsoft my point is play fair in the business world and your gonna get no where close to where you desire what can I teach you guys if you all keep on believing reward is based on hard and true work Oh you are right why not hire a US or UK programmer and pay them at least 5K a month, for the same work I'm a programmer myself though my degree is in EE ... programmers I know say that the quality of outsourced work is not as good as in-house ... I don't say anything to them ... but seriously we all know that is just bullshit ... programmers who say that just wanna comfort themselves ... I never say that ... chinese do it better faster and cheaper ... so why the fuck pay an american for the same or even less work?! ... oh ya I forgot patriotism ... whatever the f*ck that's supposed to mean ...
what good use would the list have for you?! ... I'm not trying to send people out of business ... I was just trying to give people an idea of what must really be done to become a so called super affiliate ... even if one is not gonna build such a site it is best to know that these sites convert best
there needs to be a clean list of what sites are scams so we dont get ripped off by these small affiliate programs anyone have a list of affiliates taht dont pay?
Gosh, I don't know. I didn't realise you were trying to "teach". What qualifies you for this self appointed role?
There is a thin line between scam's and sheer intelligent Ideas. Ofcourse hard work reaps reward, if mixed with intelligence and drive. I'll just tell you about one of the interviews abt bill, where the interviewer asked "What are you doing this saturday" Work. "What you did last saturday" More Work. But I'll also say you are right 100% when you say Hardwork is not needed. Subjectively. It's my personal experience, when you have the determination and drive, you feel working 18 hours a cake walk and want to do more work. You don't even feel it's hardwork, It's like playing your favourite sport
some affiilate programs have recurring fees where you get paid a percentage each month the customer stays with the company.
Just search DP and draw your own conclusions about which networks are shady. Hint: Search for Bidvertiser
The best is to make it on all ends in out and the in between.... but as the org posted stated being on the merchant side of things is where it really is at.