Google Referrals

Flat Fee vs. Percentage of Revenue

[ebound]

I have to say, I don't have much interest in Google Referrals program the way they have it set up now. The $100 flat fee per referal doesn't do much for me and I do not promote the referrals and I never will under the current payment structure.

I would, however, be much more interested if they would structure the program to share a percentage of revenue generated by my referrals rather than paying a flat fee. If it was set up this way I would, without a doubt, be aggessively promoting their products to my user base.

Has this been discussed? Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[hunderdown]

I've never been a fan of multi-level marketing schemes.

[ebound]

I thought about that. But I have no need for multi-levels, I'll take one level (my referrals).

[hunderdown]

I shouldn't have been so oblique. What I was getting at is that Google may even have considered that approach and rejected it because it would increase the tempation to cheat.

They also probably figure that what they are offering is enough for their needs.

[Andrew Bassett]

Very few people would have use for the referrals program. The only sites that would benefit are ones that have lots of webmasters as their visitors.

[ebound]

Very few people would have use for the referrals program. The only sites that would benefit are ones that have lots of webmasters as their visitors.

So you're saying that very few people would have use the the referral program now?

I don't agree that the only people that would benefit are sites with webmasters as their audience. My audience consists of mortgage and real estate professionals. More and more I'm seeing Adsense show up on their personal/business websites, despite the competitive ads that show.

because it would increase the tempation to cheat.

Agreed. Unfortunate.