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.