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Originally Posted by philhancox As soon as the site grows bigger I'll start requesting codes directly, I think that's what the "big guns" do; e.g Discount codes and special offers wanted (see comment 3 from Kieron)

You don't have to be a "big gun" to request codes, just showcase to the merchant that you can deliver the results to warant you the exclusive code. Kieron, like many other affiliates, started off by listing the generic codes & offers available from our merchants. There are plenty of affiliates who were not what you would call big, but we got them exclusive deals once we had some background on their visitors and their performance.

Lee, to answer your question, treat vouchers as any other content on a fellow affiliate's website - you wouldn't use their content, so why use their codes. What I would advise is, if you see a merchant that you are interested in providing a code on another site, get in touch with the merchant or network and ask if it's exclusive and, if so, whether you could have one too
So, what sectors interest you?