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Keep in mind that some affiliate programs last much longer - 30 day cookies are not uncommon (and I saw one, somewhere, where you got a percentage for the life of the customer ... not that I thought I could sell whatever it was).
The 24 hour cookie that Amazon uses is fairly short (it also ends when any physical product order goes thru - either via one-click or the cart. |
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Until such time as affiliate links are limited to a single click-through to a purchase--for that browser session only, I'll delete them from urls. Nothing personal. The current situ just doesn't sit right with me. Last edited by DiapDealer; 02-27-2013 at 06:22 PM. |
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02-27-2013, 06:38 PM | #80 | |
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02-27-2013, 06:41 PM | #81 | |
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Where is the harm to you? Where is the problem you are "fixing" by doing this? Actually, nm, I've had these types of arguments before with people who are just anti-ad/anti-marketing types, and know there is no convincing them they are wrong, morally or otherwise, and no change at really having a logical or reasoning filled conversation with them about it. My answer to people like you is if you disagree with the affiliate links, then don't visit the sites that use them, and use only sites that do things the way you think they should. At least then you're being morally correct. |
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Any business plan that relies on the generousity of others who have an active incentive to not be generous is doomed to fail, and nobody is responsible for that failure beyond whoever runs that web site. |
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As I said, it's nothing personal. It's just that I get to decide. Because I can... not because I despise you or anything. Last edited by DiapDealer; 02-27-2013 at 07:25 PM. |
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Let's not go down the morals road, that just stirs up a lot of trouble. Just because one person sees it as a moral issue doesn't mean another will. I think affiliates are fine, as long as they only get credit for what they brought me to. Why should they get a percentage if I decide to buy my hubby a tablet? That has nothing to do with them unless they pointed out a good deal to me. Mostly I go directly to Amazon for everything but free ebooks.
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What they should get is between the two parties. |
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02-28-2013, 12:19 PM | #88 | |
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If I click through a site to buy something, fine, they can profit. If, however, it is to a retailer I already use and later go directly to that site and purchase something then WHY should the affiliate get a portion of that purchase? They had NOTHING to do with my subsequent behavior. NOTHING Do I detest those who are affiliates? No, I don't. They provide a service to us. But I don't think their profitability should be based on my behavior after visiting them. I also don't think it should hurt them if I go on a freebie spree just after buying some cool gadget they alerted me was available at a great price. I mostly shop at the same sites over and over, so the affiliate didn't 'bring me' to the retailer in the first place. Amazon? I purchased close to $2000 in textbooks alone this year between two college students. Why should an affiliate get ANY money from them? Last edited by mrscoach; 02-28-2013 at 12:23 PM. |
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Most iTunes referrals you see are affiliate based. Their links generally hide the relationship, last 72 hours and I usually don't see any disclosure language (they must have some, since it is a govt requirement ... assuming the person running the site is US based, of course - that isn't necessarily true, even if the links do go to US itunes). A few sites have "session" based affiliate cookies, but defining what a session is, in the days of multiple tabs and never closed browsers is a bit vague. |
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02-28-2013, 12:32 PM | #90 |
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I buy electronics after much looking around and researching and even trying out hands on. Did the affiliates have anything to do with any part of that process? Maybe, I don't keep track of who is affiliates on all the sites I visit. If they did have some part of the decision then which ones? And where I buy the device depends on my searches of all the sites I buy at and who has the best price, and whether or not someone in town has it in stock at a comparable price that I can have in my hands immediately. Unless I am given a link for a GREAT price, then the affiliate really isn't part of the final purchase.
And no, I didn't buy my tablet or Kindle because of all the freebies. I also go to Amazon and search particular authors and books for myself, I don't just get freebies, most aren't worth my time. |
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