Affiliate Product Problems

I have bought countless products from the internet that are digital and you know what?

I am going to stop soon.

Why?

I bought an article submitting tool. Now I thought with these tools you put in your article and then hey presto, you get hundreds of links back! With over 1000 sites to submit to how easy is that?

No

This is how it works:

1. write an article
2. upload it to the software
3. make your signature
4. subscribe to all the article sites
5. subscribe to all the email sites
6. submit your article to all the sites by mouse.

Now I have to admit I didn't realise about point number 4. Did you read how many sites there are to submit to?!

So far I have got upto 130 sites. they are all the same style signing up so why can't the software do it manually?

Also when I have signed up, why can't the software then send the article through to all the sites simultaneuously without me doing it?!

I have now stopped for the time being subscribing to sites.

However, what has caused this rant is the affiliate helpers. And I think it is wrecking the industry.

I think that all affiliate signuppers should have their site checked regularly. Why?

Well to get a commission all sites have to do is say this overused phrase "I highly recommend this"

If you see that, run!

It means that they haven't seen the product, they haven't bothered to check it out and they haven't bothered to check for bugs/ problems/ 1200 sites that need manual sign ups.

By having an advert on your site i believe you are recommending a product that you like, seen or own.

That is why reviews do so well with affiliate products, people trust them more than just "I highly recommend this" .

State what is good about the product, what is bad about it. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING is the best or bug proof. Let the customer decide to buy when given the full fact, and do you know what?

They will buy more from you if they know your recommendation was good enough...and truthful.

With faceless and even mysterious Internet sites reguritating the same old crap about the same old product...or worse still the companys web page...it makes the consumer concerned.

That is why Yahoo Answers, Trust ESite, Brand Names do so well. We have nothing to trust anymore, so we need something to trust.

If you like a product and it has got an affiliate link for it. Buy it, review it then rate it. If it is any good you will make your money back and more-

A great profit for being truthful!

So what has happened here is two things:

Am I going to go back to the company to buy more stuff? No...I have been burnt.

Am I going to buy through the site that recommended the product? No...they lie.

Both people lost out because of a non-truthful review. The worst hit is the company. They might have had a fine product if i knew what I was getting into, but I fell for their sales page...not once did it talk about the process...they lied/ shielded me from the truth as well.