Hi all,
I think Just Red called it.
we’re damn important to them out of the gate until they get enough money under their belts they don’t need us anymore and then I think some actually come to resent the fact we are still making residuals and they forget that they’d never have that player if we hadn’t sent them in the first place.
A great example of this are the aff programs that later added the clause about having to send a quota of players every month or 3 months ….. and yes even if its one that’s still not what the bargain was in the first place.
but of course programs can afford to change that term at a later date once they can afford to lose a few affs that won’t bow to such arm-bending as quotas.
Once they reach a point of branding that they are commonly known when that niche is mentioned .. they reach a point where affs are probably more trouble than worth … because they forget who it was that helped them reach that peak and all we want is what we agreed to way back when that program was struggling and kissing ass to get listed.