Obviously, we want all the good affiliates we can get. Who doesn’t? That said, we are in a partnership! Nobody expects you to ‘invest’ your traffic in something that isn’t producing results.
So, if it’s not working for you – that sucks, and if you move on I’m sorry to see you go – it’s our loss. That said, it’s certainly understandable… wager model aside … if something doesn’t work for somebody, obviously they will eventually move on.
The company has decided to make the move to this model. Some affiliates love it and do above average on it.
So far, so good
Others aren’t getting the results their used to, so instead of trying to understand it … they are just screaming ‘scam!’ from the top of their lungs. I’m not debating that you should be able to come and voice your opinion here, that’s what the forums are for! That said, some of the posts are people just making stories up to explain what they see … but there’s no real understanding of what they are talking about.
Dear Ryan,
You were right by saying “Most affiliates are pretty close to where..” .
Most is not a concrete parameter. Most can be 65%, 70% or higher. that can certainly allow hundreds of “unhappy” affiliates because your model works fine for players that do deposit a few hundreds at least and play consistently.
I am sure you (CR) have understand that this is not the case with ‘small players’. and this is the cause of the real frustration.
Let me tell you something,
I’ve started my online marketing venture in 2001 and didn’t earn a single $ for a whole year. After a year, i made my first $100. Funny, it looks so much to me back then. since then, i lived from making a $100 here, $500 there etc.
Gambling traffic is hard to get, to many affiliates sending the small traffic amounts they have to a program hoping it will convert, is a daily struggle.
Sending this traffic and earning cents for it after endless hours of hard work on sites, link trades, and all the other things.. can surely cause the deepest frustration. I am not surprised to hear many are dropping CR as they can’t afford promoting CR for pennies. they have to make a living after all.
It is obvious that either CR and the affiliates can’t perdict nor control the amounts of money a player will deposit or how long will he play. No one can blaim it on you.
I assume CR can already experience the impact of the new model in new affiliate joins, new affiliates that quit shortly after realizing they earn pennies and seasoned affiliates that send mostly ‘small players’.
IMHO, you should offer something that will keep these small players affiliates happier and keep promoting CR.
As for my self, I still promote CR. The only change is that my primary marketing efforts are aimed at other programs. CR is still on my sites and will remain there.
I was surprised to read “they are just screaming ‘scam!’ from the top of their lungs”. I have never read a post where CR was called ‘scam’.