Murdoch - 7:53 pm on Dec 11, 2006 (gmt 0)

jomaxx

It's not a merchant's place to tell affiliates what they "should" be worried about

I'll agree with you there, and in no way would I ever try to tell an affiliate what they should worry about. That's just how I feel. Maybe I'm spoiled because I worked with a company that had hundreds of affiliates, and that was because we had, hands down, the best prices and service in our particular sector, not to mention real good incentives for commissions based on production levels. So as an authority in our area I felt it was a privilege for websites to have access to a direct link to our product while at the same time reaping rewards for that very fact. But then again I'm in marketing and I'm trained to think that way ;-)

sugarrae

My argument (rather an answer to a previous question) was why I didn't feel a link to an affiliate company should be considered a "vote".

Fair enough. Like I said I'm not trying to discredit Matt and now I can see that you weren't using the quote as a basis for your argument. Seemed that way at first glance so my bad. I feel that strong affiliate relationships are symbiotic, and that consideration of breaking such an agreement based on how someone handles their linking strategies seems a bit over the top to me. You can always use rel=nofollow if you know, and if you don't know, well, ignorance is no excuse to get upset about it.

[edited by: Murdoch at 7:56 pm (utc) on Dec. 11, 2006]