Since I'm fairly new this forum I would like to get to know you better by discussing the ethics of affiliate marketing.
I'm curious to know how you navigate the fine line between maximizing commissions and ensuring customer satisfaction. Do you ever find yourself letting potential commissions slip because you anticipate that customers might be unhappy with their purchase? Or do you believe that as long as something is within the bounds of the law, it's fair game and people are responsible for their own choices?
Personally, I like to create websites that will provide high quality unbiased information to my visitors. Furthermore, I openly disclose affiliate links, emphasizing that they contribute to enhancing the content. I hope this will create a user base that continuously engages with the content and utilizes the provided links. This long term strategy suits me best because I find it relatively easy/enjoyable to create websites/products instead of attracting visitors/users to use them. Guess I'm not a born marketeer
But I can image that other people or people with a different skillset make different choices. Also, some products are one time purchase so the benefit of building a relation might not be as important. In practice, I see plenty of examples where false promises are made, in order to persuade visitors to click. For example, I find it much harder to generate a income using affiliate marketing than some people tried to make me believe when I first explored the topic.
So, what is important to you? An affiliate marketeer promotes products to make money by definition, but what other aspects influence your choices. Are there certain product groups you deliberately do not promote? Do you focus quick high gains or long term (lower) income. I'm curious what works for you.
I'm curious to know how you navigate the fine line between maximizing commissions and ensuring customer satisfaction. Do you ever find yourself letting potential commissions slip because you anticipate that customers might be unhappy with their purchase? Or do you believe that as long as something is within the bounds of the law, it's fair game and people are responsible for their own choices?
Personally, I like to create websites that will provide high quality unbiased information to my visitors. Furthermore, I openly disclose affiliate links, emphasizing that they contribute to enhancing the content. I hope this will create a user base that continuously engages with the content and utilizes the provided links. This long term strategy suits me best because I find it relatively easy/enjoyable to create websites/products instead of attracting visitors/users to use them. Guess I'm not a born marketeer
But I can image that other people or people with a different skillset make different choices. Also, some products are one time purchase so the benefit of building a relation might not be as important. In practice, I see plenty of examples where false promises are made, in order to persuade visitors to click. For example, I find it much harder to generate a income using affiliate marketing than some people tried to make me believe when I first explored the topic.
So, what is important to you? An affiliate marketeer promotes products to make money by definition, but what other aspects influence your choices. Are there certain product groups you deliberately do not promote? Do you focus quick high gains or long term (lower) income. I'm curious what works for you.