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Originally Posted by KrisKross
PPS programs generate additional income via installs, cross sales, exit consoles, upsells, etc. Such "extras" allow then to pay out higher amounts. If they reduced their income, they'd likely reduce their payouts as well.
DH's anonymous friend is commenting on the fact that a lot of webmasters bitch about sponsors using such things, yet they'd also bitch if sponsors were to stop using such things and pay out less as a consequence.
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I know you are coming in on the tail end of this but this is where we disagree.
Sure they make .40 or whatever on an exit page install, but once that pc is infected with that "adware" and if it acts anything like zango ads they will lose more money then they are making from the .40 per install.
If anyone on the infected computer EVER clicks on one of the sponsors adwords, paid advertising, type in traffic, etc.... the sponsor will not make 100% of the sale like they were suppose to do. The person who is bidding on that keyword and using a program like zango will get credit for the sale at the sponsor's expense. The sponsor still makes the sale, but they have to pay out on it. Figure that out vs. .40 an install and at best I think they are just chasing their tail.
Now, here are some side affects. The more computers these sponsors help infect they more they are helping to cheat their good affiliates out of sales, which the sales are being directed to the affiliates who are paying the spyware company to hijack cookies. The more the good affiliates lose in income and the worse their conversions get, the more they will lose these good affiliates because they "aren't making what they use to". A phase that is becoming more and more popular... I wonder why
Here is another side affect, knowing all of this (as many people are finding out about now) more and more affiliates will start dropping sponsors who support (and especially advertise) something that is directly affecting their income. So would it be more wise for them to stick with cross sales, and exit pages to other companies then worrying about making a couple cents an install... I think soo. and i fail to see how this makes them more money, if anything they would come out ahead if they didn't do it..
