mfishy - 8:26 pm on Aug 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

<<I have to balance that with protecting the brand and image of the business I am building>>

Amazon and Ebay, two of the most recognized brands on the web have tens of thousands of affiliates doing exactly what you do not allow.

Anyway, this thread was about what affiliates want, not greedy merchants! We all know merchants want to have their cake and eat it too. Every merchant thinks they are the most wonderful in the world, similar to every company thinks their sales force is treated the best in the world :)

Tip for all affiliates. Promote programs that have lots of replacements available when you are ready to dump your merchant. I generally have a few of each site with different links.