cmendla - 6:07 pm on Jul 14, 2006 (gmt 0)

cdejongh

I think part of the problem is the proliferation of users with spyware, adware etc. I really think that a lot of the links that should make money for a publisher get taken over by spyware on the user's computer.

On the other end of the spectrum, users who are running ad blockers are blocking the ads so they don't even see them.

I have made very little from amazon or linkshare. I dropped CJ a while back.

I think that probably the only way people can make money with affiliates is if they are running a script that cloaks are redirects the links so that the adware doesn't get the chance to cookie stuff or swap affiliate IDs or overlay ads.

cg