No fan of ClickBank and CJ

[spikedo]

Dormant accounts get sucked dry. When accounts aren't ringing up commissions over a set period, both ClickBank and Sedo start charging fees until the account is zeroed out. CJ says it has to charge a fee to maintain that account, which is total BS! Anyone else in the same boat?

 

[enlytend]

Sell more stuff !

Do you know how many thousands of people sign up with an affiliate network, make one sale (if that!) and never do anything else? Obviously, they (and the merchants) prefer the more productive affiliates. Networks are prone to accumulating databases full of inactive accounts, how they handle it is their choice - it's their game.

There *are* other networks.

 

[spikedo]

Yes, I know this already. If they want to close out my account because it is unproductive, that's fine. But pay me what I earned. Don't charge my "maintenance" fees until my account is zero. I couldn't even begin to count how many affiliate programs I'm a member of. It's very hard to manage all and, for those that do this kind of crap, I just won't deal with them anymore.

 

[enlytend]

If you meet the minimum payment threshold they'll pay you.

If you can't generate any sales but want the account to stay active, make a test purchase.

 

[onlinedownloads]

Obviously, it is their rule to stay updated. Even if you develop an affiliate network then you would also frame the same rules, terms and conditions.

 

[Sudbury Guy]

Almost every system around the world does that... banks, even gift cards you get from someone as a gift [100% profit to them!].

But the alternative is kinda silly as well. I once got a 2 cent check from overture (Didn't promote goto.com much)