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Originally Posted by INever
Concur. And asking affs to reapply is the kicker.
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I wonder if the motive often is to shave the affiliates? I mean, they know it takes time for many, especially if the affiliate has a network of sites, and some might not even still be updating their sites and not change their links, even if they are still sending sales. They say the affiliate links will stop working, but invariably they will still direct to the sponsor site and make conversions.
I don't think VRBCash are doing this, but I'm sure some of the seedier sponsor programs have done it for that reason in the past.
I remember when Lovehoney sex toy program decided to move to a new program, giving affiliates just a couple of weeks to change links. Obviously, promoting individual sex toys, you will have loads of different links to change, even on one site. The kicker was that it was a month before Christmas, the best time of the year for sales.