I agree with all of you.
As in many issues in life, personal, face to face meetings beats all other types of personal communication. it allows you, not just to ask all the important questions, but maybe more important is to be able to look at the eyes of the other side, and find out who is standing in front of you. The person behind the name and the company you work with. After all, all of us are investing good deal of our time working , and regardless issues such as conversions, retentions cpa’s etc , who are extremely important by them selves, its also nice to find out on a personal level, that the person on the other side of the phone or mail address, is some one trustworthy and nice. And that go’s to both sides. Affiliates and aff. managers.
It’s a crowded world out there, full of great people and barracudas, but as long as you are honest with your self, and with the people around you, and the ones you work with, and as long as you truly believe in what you do or sell, in an honest way, than you are a already a winner. That is and always will be my personal philosophy and no amount of money or bonusus can and would change that.