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Posted By: DaveB In Response To: Oh geeeeezzzzzz.... this makes me want to hit something!!! (MaaMaw)
Monday, 18 July 2005, at 11:26 a.m.
Nail on the head Maamaw. It's not like you're going to get a better deal. Let the guy make a buck!!!
DaveB
(No offense to you -- I'm sure you're only one of about 8,361 gazillion
> people who do the same thing.)
> Over the years, I have been insulted, screamed at, threatened (and if it
> weren't "virtual" I feel sure I would have been spat upon) for
> commiting the crime of making money on my site.
> I don't know why you do it, but I know that's why tons of other people do
> it.
> I'm usually very polite, but when people email me with this crap (again,
> no offense to you), I make no bones about the fact that they expect money
> for going to work every day, time is money, etc.
> I know you aren't sure why you do it, but I suspect it has to do with some
> deep dark feeling that the people shouldn't be making money from these
> products.
> Allow me to explain:
> Some people just plop up affiliate links; that is less serious, IMHO.
> Other people work their hineys off writing (or hunting down) related
> content, answering questions on bulletin boards and in emails, reading and
> reviewing tons of crap before they find the good stuff worth promoting,
> etc. They *work* for their money and are entitled to receive it without
> someone going through the back door.
> Once in a great while I do avoid an affiliate link: if a certain affiliate
> (let's say John12345) has already sold me on a product and I'm just
> looking for more information, often I need to go back to the site where
> the product lives. I always remove the *other* affiliates' links when I go
> back because I feel John12345 deserves credit for the sale, and I don't
> want anybody else's affiliate link to cookie in over the top of his.
> But I would never knowingly cut an affiliate out of a sale. To me, that's
> the same as talking to a car salesman for three hours, telling him you
> aren't interested, then going back on his day off to buy the car.
> Hope this clears things up -- and again, no offense intended. You
> certainly aren't alone.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
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