When a sponsor

[Greenguy]

That's a lot of questions

What do you think when a sponsor does the whole redesign/rerelease of their program thingy? Do you ever think that the sponsor hasnt changed anything? Or do you think that the new look and attitude signal a true change in the way that sponsor wants to do business with you?

I really don't care if there's all kinds of bells & whistles or if the entire webmaster area was text - it has no bearing what-so-ever on how much money I'd make with them.

Does a sponsor that can afford PPS convince you quicker to join up then say one whose best is 50/50 rev?

Not really, but I do prefer PPS.

What about when they say things like "We've added ______ # of hosted galleries"? Or "We have all sorts of tools for you to use."? what makes you want to take the effort to Join a sponsor and really check out their new look? or maybe reinvestigate a sponsor that says they are 'totally redone!!!'?

Sponsors should be adding new promo material as often as possible - give us more to work with & give them an excuse to get their name out there.

Does a quick reply to a support question make you more inclined to slap up links?

Yes.

Does tracking first page hits mean more to you then say tracking second page hits?

Tracking 2nd page hits is the stupidest idea that was ever created - it does no one any good unless you can see the 1st page hits as well. Sponsors that only publish 2nd page hits are trying to hide something. Of course, those that publish 1st, 2nd, join, etc are really good, because you can see better numbers as far as how far the surfer got on the tour.