I will never agree with your opinion on a horrible $75 commission for the hard work we do. I don’t know many affiliates that like $200 CPA deals. I wouldnt ever pick that option.
I want my newbs playin easy sites to build their BR. Then I get income for life for helping them and not sending them to Stars or UB to get slaughtered. When they are ready they can play anywhere they like. If they decide on Stars I get air. If they pick any other site I pay the bills and get $$ to run tourneys for the next crop of newbs.
First of all, i’m pretty sure i get commission from both Poker Stars and Ultimate Bet, and not CPA
Secondly, a newbie will play at “your high commission” place for a short time before moving on to either explore other options and bonuses, or step up in class to the bigger money tourney’s at places like Poker Stars
So that is why you get higher commission from these places, you are getting 35-50% of freeroll players and nickel & dimers for the most part, who don’t stay long, while at the better rooms you get 20-25% of players who play in big money events and play for a long time, many many years usually
While i agree with the idea that promoting the top rooms like Poker Stars and Party Poker is not in my best interest financially, so i’ve noticed anyway, i can’t just ignore them and pretend they don’t exist, they are largely responsible for the online poker boom which has made a lot of money for a lot of people, so they deserve something for that, i won’t take Poker Stars out of #1 spot even if i get nothing from it, they are the online poker champ