heads up for the "money" bloggers

[swollenpickles]

If you have one of those "make money online" style blogs, and haven't heard of it already, take a look at the dealdotcom affiliate program (aff. link in sig. ;) ).
Don't think it would be profitable on every blog, but could be a good option for the 'money' niche blogs.

From their site:
How does the DealDotCom affiliate program work?
We give you a special link to share with your friends. You strong-arm them into signing up for a free DealDotCom account, and anytime they ever buy anything from us, you get paid. Our affiliate program is 2-tiered, so not only will you get paid for purchases that your friend makes, but you’ll also get paid for purchases that THEIR friends make.

What is this two-tier affiliate business?
Whenever you refer someone to DealDotCom via your handy-dandy affiliate link, you get paid 35% of DealDotCom’s profit for every item that they buy. If someone you referred to DealDotCom refers someone else, you get paid 15% of DealDotCom’s profit every time they buy something for the rest of your life. This is a big commitment, so we suggest you take it very seriously.

[ses5909]

I haven't been too keen on dealdotcom. So many people blogged about it even before it launched and were raving about it (to include big-name bloggers) and as soon as it launched it really wasn't up to snuff. It seemed like a bunch of "ReviewMe" posts rather than legitimate reviews (especially considering it hadn't launched yet)

[swollenpickles]

I could see how it would do ok on the 'money' blogs, but for more general style sites I think it might struggle to bring in much money.

[reviewer]

I'm always very critical of pre-launch referrals and that sort of thing. In the end, if the affiliate program is good, I'll join if it makes sense for my site.

[SageMother]

It's usually better to avoid these deals until they are firmly established. In the long run, concentrating on content makes more sense than concentrating on referrals.

[malique]

the products turn me off.

[tater03]

I am not to sure but if this is the one I am thinking about it just seemed shady to me. I didn't like the whole idea. Just my opinion though. But I don't care to sign up for stuff when it first comes out either.

[echos]

A little shady, very shady, I agree, stay away from this one.:tongue:

[kingjacob]

Im not a fan cause all the products they have sold so far can be found for free and their deals arent really deals. Take todays product and SEO ebook being sold for 25 dollars. how is that a deal? you can buy an actual SEO book for less.