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Originally Posted by jess1
if its making money for affs, they are not going to pull their links.
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Sadly yes Jess, some will take whatever is on the table, despite how damaging a message that sends out, i.e "affiliates will lap up anything they are offered as long as the till is ringing"
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Originally Posted by jess1
Wallet always wins,
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Only for the short sighted or desparate, I can understand for those making very little revenue, you probably wouldn't turn off a revenue stream out of principle, but for those that drive volume over multilple programs and channels then binning even a merchant doing serveral hundred or thousands a month, to make a point for long term benefit, would be worth it as it sends a message out that those serious about affiliate marketing who can drive the volume will not stand for being squeezed or taken advantage of.
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Originally Posted by jess1
what the ideal objective is anyway, is this to get Next to change their ways? Is this to just send a message? Is this to educate or prevent other affiliates from promoting next?
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Personally I'd say that the most important point is that it sends a message that shows other merchants that affiliates in general will not stand for being mistreated a la next stylie and being slipped an ever worsening deal, I don't know if next will change their ways, I'd hope so, I really do, but Next aren't working at the coal face, they are 2 levels away from it behind the velvet tongues of I-level and buy.at, so who knows what perspective they have.
if other affiliates choose to promote next then all I'll say to them is don't dare be on here in a couple of years whinging about how crap life is at 1% commission on the major brands on 7 day cookies with tons of 0% products in the datafeeds, thats assuming they actually took you on board after you supplied the mandatory copy of your passport, finger prints, eye scan, stool sample, stem cells, blog url and a4u username.
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Originally Posted by jess1
I do think reducing affiliates commissions to 1% during Next sale was insulting and if I were a network I would rather have quit my job then send out that info to affiliates
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yup I agree totally, very insulting, very short sighted and ultimately whoever was advising the person that took that decision shouldn't have been in a position to do so methinks.