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Originally Posted by RyuLion
Transparency in tracking and accounting. What suggestions do you have?
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Alex, thanks for your feedback. Anyone else got an opinion they are willing to share?
Of course as an affiliate, I would be looking for as high % of a payout as possible but personally as a business developer, it's near impossible for the business to survive let alone make real money, if I'm to really commit 50-60% to the affiliate. By the time other expenses are factored in, the business nets less than 10%.
If I was an affiliate I would gladly net 20-30% of all sales, as long as no cheating was going on.
This is the biggest open question for me is transparency. Should there be a trusted 3rd party service, responsible for "certifying" the programming code to ensure proper tracking is taking place? What about a accounting firm to regularly audit the payment records.
How feasible is that scenario? Are there existing companies doing such things now for the affiliate based programs?