mfishy - 6:47 pm on Jan 31, 2007 (gmt 0)

mfishy - is that ethical? honest question, not an accusation.

I would give you a thoughtful answer but that would surely sidetrack this thread. There must be 1000 threads where members go back and forth about ethics. IMHO it would be more beneficial for folks to talk about the actual topic of the thread.

I think it is useful to understand that there are different types of affiliates.

Type A: Finds products or services to promote and builds sites/traffic specifically aimed at these merhcants/programs.

Type B: Builds a content rich or useful site and uses affiliate ads much like one would use any type of ad.

I try to match buyers with sellers. If I were to promote a program that featured hotels in Kalamazoo, I would not write about the place, publish photos, articles and throw up ads about hotels. Rather I would do everything I could to avoid people looking for information and find the people looking to book rooms and get them to the "order" page ASAP.

From the hundreds of people I have met that do this stuff for a living, I have found that to really make a lot of money and be a "type B" affiliate, you need a very busy and popular site/s that deals with a topic that is pretty lucrative (not videos, games, etc...but rather travel, dating, shopping).

Oh and gopi, no seo?! I need to learn your secrets to ppc millions...i cannot generate a click in adwords below like $50 :)