WPEX affilate program possible? (it sounds dumb, but hear me out)

[Gregatron]

It's been a few months, and with the zoo thread where the WSEX GM is asking questions making this issue salient, I thought I would bump this thread. Frankly, I was a bit dissapointed some more people did not respond to this thread when I first made it. I was hoping for some thoughtful discussion.

Anyway, on this thread I posted this:

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****Getting more players to your site****

Affiliates.

"But Greg, WPEX is a rakefree site. They can't afford to pay affiliates like Party, etc?"

Well, obviously we have to forget about the unmentionable here. There is no rake to give back (which is awesome!). Affiliates cant get a cut of rake. So what could create a financial incentive for affliates to funnel traffic to WPEX -- their enthusiasm for a no rake site and thier love of what is good for poker? Yeah right . No really, a realistic financial incentive MIGHT be to give them (affiliates) a cut of the action these players give to WSEX casino and sportsbook. Not a lot, but as one of Mario Puzo's mafioso characters would say, enough to "wet the beak."

Bottom line: affiliates are going to increase traffic. You need to find a way to get them to funnel traffic to WSEX. You probably know a lot more than I do about how to make this feasible without giving away the store. I just wanted to bring it to your attention.

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JasonHoldem (well respected poster) also posted:

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Affiliates = good

I really don't care how you do it...but considering you're essentially giving free poker as a loss leader to the sports book perhaps you could offer affiliates a cut of players action on that side, or a flat rate per sign-up (maybe with the condition the sign-up has to wager $XXX in the book first), or prizes, or whatever...like I said I really don't care but creating some sort of an affiliate program should be at or near the top of the list of priorities, IMHO.

Also, (this relates to your customer service problems as well) when you guys first went rake free I sent an email to support offering to put a WPEX banner for on my site (completely free because I knew you didn't have an affiliate program yet). All I wanted you to do was send me a standard size banner via email (or even just tell me where to find one on your site)...sadly I never got a banner, or any response for that matter.

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So instead of making a new post, I thought I would bump this old one in hopes of thoughtful (and perhaps constructive) dialog.

Greg