Greenguy's Board - View Single Post - Grand opening, Grand closing. Why don't sponsors last?

RedShoe · 2005-12-01, 09:39 PM

Why do sponsors come and go?

~~~~~~A brief history about me~~~~~~~
If you didn't know, I started working for a major sponsor back when it was just me working there. I was there from the beginning and watched it grow from one site, into the multi site giant that it is today.
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Now as I sit here growing my own little empire. I can really only benchmark myself (on a smaller scale) against them.

What I want to know is why do sponsors come and go? Like StupidCash for example. I don't know all the details, but wasn't that run by several strong webmasters? What happened?

How can I avoid those pitfalls?

One of the things I'm doing is keeping the affiliate program really small so I can still manage it all. I remember at a company I used to work for, there were times when it seemed like chaos. We'd be praised on one board, slammed on another, affiliates would try to scam you, members share passwords, hype the sites and they sell like hotcakes. chaos. But it worked. And it fuckin' worked well.

So then how do sponsors go under? If it happens alot, there must be a common factor. How do I learn from their mistakes? How do I succeed where others have failed? I already rode one company from rags to riches. I know some formulas and secrets. But what I don't know is how to fail. And you must know how to fail to avoid it. To succeed, you must fail at failing.

List a sponsor that closed and list why it closed. I'll give you a hearty handshake when I meet you.

....Oh, and how do I get Linkster into my affiliate program?

2005-12-01, 09:39 PM	#1
RedShoe A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 51	Grand opening, Grand closing. Why don't sponsors last? Why do sponsors come and go? ~~~~~~A brief history about me~~~~~~~ If you didn't know, I started working for a major sponsor back when it was just me working there. I was there from the beginning and watched it grow from one site, into the multi site giant that it is today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now as I sit here growing my own little empire. I can really only benchmark myself (on a smaller scale) against them. What I want to know is why do sponsors come and go? Like StupidCash for example. I don't know all the details, but wasn't that run by several strong webmasters? What happened? How can I avoid those pitfalls? One of the things I'm doing is keeping the affiliate program really small so I can still manage it all. I remember at a company I used to work for, there were times when it seemed like chaos. We'd be praised on one board, slammed on another, affiliates would try to scam you, members share passwords, hype the sites and they sell like hotcakes. chaos. But it worked. And it fuckin' worked well. So then how do sponsors go under? If it happens alot, there must be a common factor. How do I learn from their mistakes? How do I succeed where others have failed? I already rode one company from rags to riches. I know some formulas and secrets. But what I don't know is how to fail. And you must know how to fail to avoid it. To succeed, you must fail at failing. List a sponsor that closed and list why it closed. I'll give you a hearty handshake when I meet you. ....Oh, and how do I get Linkster into my affiliate program? __________________ The ROACHES are coming...