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Originally posted by Greenguy
Oddly enough, I have been considering putting up a "partnership programs" area for my stats, but the big problem is that figuring out the "per click" totals would be mind numbingly hard & for some reason, I feel that is needed to make an accurate assesment of a sponsor.
Ratios are good, but let's say a % program was converting at 1:50 on a trial & only 25% were converting over to monthly - so let's say you get 4 sign-ups on a program that's has a $5.00 trial & $30.00 monthly after that:
(and let's make the math easy - LOL)
200 Hits
4 X 50% of $5.00 = $10.00
1 recurring = $15.00
So off those 200 hits you got $25 or $0.13/click
I found 1 site in my stats that had a 1:50 ratio exactly & that's producing $0.51/click.
Even if you bumped it up to 2 recurring the 1st month & then one the next:
$10 (trials) + $45 (3 recurrings) = $55 or $0.28/click
And yes, I know that some of these signups will say a lot longer, but once they start recurring month after month after month, that's where the math gets really fucking hard 
This is why I'm still onthe fence about a good way to publish partnership program stats 
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Lets take paysites like mine that convert 1:50-1:400 for a full price join depending on traffic, and have around 50-60% retention first month and a 70% or so retention for the rest of the months.
(btw dont accuse me of spamming please because I only invite affiliates and havent mentioned my sites)...
You make so much more with revshare in my opinion when you are dealing with niche sites.