Dom and Capain,
I agree in some cases it could be possible but,,
If the owners know you will start dropping them I doubt that
they would want to risk there good producers for some of This the crazy ass shaving that has started to appear. The one reality is that these aff managers do not even make close to what some of us make…. They would like to dream that they could but they do not. Especially the teams located in south africa. The Rand is worth 1/10 the american dollar and they would in turn be rock stars performing menial tasks in there own country …. They do not make anything compared to us. The lower rung affiliates make a lot more the they do in many cases. I was told to have a maid and a butler in SA would only cost me a little over $100 a month go figure … Now that shows you what the reality is in some of there salaries. As well this goes to show why some get so snippy as well when we bitch …. They are 100% envious and that is many of them. Just a few whales will make enough for them to live a year there own country. I say live and I am not talking poverty level I am talking like a king …. I think average salary in SA is less then 3 K US if that tells you anything it should let any one see that there is a huge possibility for this.
I know for a fact that some of the affiliate managers have left companies like Referback for example to work for Americans at a 5 to 10 times increase in salary if not more…. So all you have to do is look at that as a reference, Costa Rica it is cheap to live, now look where the top affiliate programs are located … It is because help is extreemly cheap, these countries on the other hand have mass corruption in the government all the way down.
I mean who has not recieved one of the emails about some country emmisary that has all this cash they want transfered out of there country ??? Its a scam yes but this is also happeing for real in these countries …. the taxes you pay to transfer that cash around is the same or less then what the deal they make. But to them the 500 K of that few million is going to make them rich beyond belief in there land, while here you get in trouble with our government when they see what is going on ….
So all in all the envy and greed is there big time. No matter what I a sure it is happening I have had aff managers look at clients of mine in disgust. Nice to your face, but when they go back to the hotel room at the conventions and we are not around they tell each other what greedy pigs we are …. Though they are paying much more to live they do not comprehend this. A ten dollar click on overture is anough to feed there family a week. Here a 10 spot is good for Mcdonalds for two and that is not the first place I would take a date ; ) Add in movie tickets etc … then you are talking more and more …. I noticed how they love to go to movies with there clients … here hahhaha I have a feeling they do not get Hollywoods finest for a atleast a few months after release here and that ends up with envy from there friends when they return home ….
Jeez I love this forum … Thanks again Prof