I don't earn enough that i have been able to quit my full time work, that just says a lot.
Sure i am able to afford a nice truck and some holidays every year, but i have worked hard building what i have to be able to have those luxuries.
If i didn't have to pay 5 figures in tax every year, then maybe i would be sitting here writing this on a beach lol...
That's the whole point Craig, you or any other person do not have to justify your earnings to any of us, never mind some chubby little virgin siting on his mums couch in Asda pyjamas that are covered in pot noodle juice and semen.
If people were less bothered about what others are earning or doing and more focused on improving their own lives, then we would all be better off.
I wonder if this constant discussion point would be eased if ever the affiliate model changed to pay only an initial sign-up fee and nothing more.
It feels like a lot of the 'we hate affiliates' commentators are mostly put off by the thought that streamers profit more, the greater the losses suffered by their viewers.
On a similar note, I wonder what the deal is with sponsored ads at the top of Google searches (other browsers are available) or sites like TopCashback (other cashback sites are available)... if I search up a casino through that route do they take the same % of my losses as a streamer would? And if so, why isn't there the same noise about cutting off their revenue stream?
That's SEO (Search Engine Optimization) you are talking about yeah. You can pay for that through google, the company I work for pay 150k a month to have their site ranked top via google for that.
But you do not get any extra revenue etc, so casinos will pay google for that but affiliates etc wont earn any extra cash that way. Its only money earned via the specific link being clicked that is created by the affiliation company.
Kevin
I may be wrong here but I think the likes of the cashback sites are acting as little more than a proxy for larger affiliated businesses who simply pass a fixed referral fee on to the cashback site with the underlying affiliates schemes, in whatever form they take, hidden from view. In reality the links work in no different a way to the links on GD it's just that the initial entry is via the cashback sites link .
Yeah it would work that way if the lads put the GD links on other sites, they would prob need to pay a referral fee to whoever owns those sites, but in terms of google ads as you mentioned, its simply SEO - pay google and they put you up as high as possible on the search listing.
Affiliation is a great tool, in any aspect. I still to this day have zero idea why anyone would care if the casino take 100% of your losses or its split between them and an affiliate. Way before I was creating content I always used GD links, or sometimes Nick or Rolla's..
I guess the anti-affiliates just need to vent their anger at spending too much of their money at the smaller company/person as they know their moaning/abuse would not be heard at the large casino.
SecularSlots - 21/03/2022 at 17:22
That's SEO (Search Engine Optimization) you are talking about yeah. You can pay for that through google, the company I work for pay 150k a month to have their site ranked top via google for that.
But you do not get any extra revenue etc, so casinos will pay google for that but affiliates etc wont earn any extra cash that way. Its only money earned via the specific link being clicked that is created by the affiliation company.
Cheers, that's interesting. I was never quite sure if Google would be getting extra income off losses, but sounds like they just take a straight fee for the ad being pumped to the top of the search and that's the end of their relationship with the casino.
And yeah I don't understand all the fuss either. I know I'm a long term loser if I play and it doesn't matter to me where my money goes (100% to casino or split with other parties) so long as I'm getting a fair product.
Gamblers do love a good moan though so I guess it's understandable why affiliates, along with every other aspect of the industry, do get moaned at 😂
Ah they are entitled to moan for sure, just as they do so in the right manner.
People are always quick to try and blame others for their mistakes, problem gamblers included!
Checking your total spent on Steam can be eye-opening! It usually reflects money spent directly on the Steam store, excluding external sources like instant gaming or humble bundle purchases.
CarolineWiggins - 06/03/2024 at 01:17
Checking your total spent on Steam can be eye-opening! It usually reflects money spent directly on the Steam store, excluding external sources like instant gaming or humble bundle purchases.
Mine is around $1022, and it's interesting to see where the money goes. By the way, if you're into trying something new, have you considered the ? It could be a fun addition to your gaming routine!
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