Discontinuation of our Cooperation?

I had been working directly with a German gaming company (you know those Germans make good quality stuff) and I was running some CPL's to them. It was only paying a couple bucks per lead, but I was doing a 150-200 signups/leads a month for them the past 3 months from organic traffic through banner ads.

This morning I get an email from their affiliate/partner account manager with the subject Discontinuation of our Cooperation. He goes on to say that none of the 600 leads I sent have gone on to be paying customers on their site, so they have to terminate our relationship. Wow, now that's interesting.

He and I had never discussed that my relationship with this company would be based on the actions of customers AFTER they had signed up for this particular gaming offer. And even if it was, what control do I have on what these leads do after they've signed up. I was hired to send them leads, that's it that's all.

Anyway, I'm guessing they're just trimming the fat on lower lead producing affiliates, and that's the category I fell into. Only a few hundred bucks a month down the drain, but it pisses me off when these companies can't just be honest, and they have to make up bullshit like this to give you the boot.

/rant

ib4coolstarrybra, coolstorybro, rivetingtalechap.

At least you're getting paid on all your leads, and you got 3 months from them. Usually you'll get the boot a lot sooner if you send 600 signups and they don't back out.
 


Your lack of common sense is overwhelming.

Put yourself in their shoes for two fucking seconds. If you are paying money for leads from an affiliate, and none of those leads are resulting in you making money, why the fuck would you continue to pay money to that affiliate?

On the flip side, if you are paying money to an affiliate, and his leads ARE making you money (as you seem to be claiming), then why would you stop paying money?

Clearly, your leads are generating less revenue for them than they are paying you. That's why they are cutting you off. Period.
 
Didn't read the entire thread, but the first half of it. I see both sides of the argument:

Them: Your leads weren't qualified enough, so they cut you.

You: The leads were as good as any other, but they can't monetize well. Their fault.


I'd say it's both. If you send the right kind of traffic, you should be able to make money off of at least 1 in 500, even if you are retarded. So that tells you that your leads weren't qualified. It also tells you that they are retarded and can't monetize. Both parties are at blame. And there's nothing uncommon with not wanting to pay for non-converting traffic. I don't keep running a PPC campaing that blows.


The thing is, there are different types of people who pay for those retarded ass in-game bonuses (cheats?). Something about your game was drawing the wrong crowd (sub-sector of the online gaming community). All gaming traffic isn't equal.

I like free games. My buddy likes paid games. I'm intelligent. My buddy is borderline retarded. I like to work through a game and find it challenging. He likes to plug in the game genie right off the bat. I don't use cheat codes. He does immediately before even trying the game as intended the first time. I like to earn upgrades and achievements and bonuses. He will buy them if the option is there.

The main factor between us is... We play different types of games.