Excellent question allfree….
I’m not an affiliate manager, but from a business perspective, I imagine that any affiliate earning over $1000 in commissions a month would be comped. It should be a no brainer to the affiliate manager. Simply put, the thought process would be “The affiliate is making $1000+ a month. I pay $X amount for his pass. The affiliate will make more as a result. (Some affiliates double their earnings from this event). There is little on the down side, so I’ll comp the affiliate.”
Where is the bottom? The lowest point that an affiliate could earn to be comped? Affiliate managers, please speak up here, but I would venture to guess it is about $500 per month. Again, the affiliate manager would comp you in the hopes that revenues will double in several months after the event.
Hope this helps.
Marc Lesnick
Conference Organizer
http://www.casinoaffiliateconvention.com
September 14-15, 2006
Lsa Vegas