You do need to watch the fees. Some places charge a lot more than others. They like to say they pay the highest percentage – and then the fees set in and your percentage is a lot lower.
There is a program I won’t name that I sent exactly one player to last month. (must have overlooked a link when pulling them). This player deposited $100 and lost it all. I earned $10 comission. The program advertises 27% comission.
Bonuses are not real money – they only become so if the player wins and is allowed to withdraw the bonus along with the deposit and winnings. Most of the time bonuses are fictional money.
I am not saying that as parteners we shouldn’t pay any fees.
I am saying however that many of the formulas are so convoluted that it’s impossible to figure out what percentage one is actually earning.
Simmo, how about a feed for webmasters that displays the current fees charged and percentages paid and a few other choice T&C items for affiliates?
The same for player bonuses would be interesting too.