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I remember the days when I was overwhelmed with the generous gifts from sponsors, desk clock, crab legs, chocolates, etc. all in one year for Christmas.
This year the only people who remembered me was MaleFlix/Sureflix. Now, I'm not trying to be vein, just makes you realize how times have changed. But, just like the rewards programs, the gifts make me a little more likely to spend more time promoting the program.
So, who remembered you this season???? :gossip:
I remember those days as well. In the late 90's I got bottles of wine and other small gifts from sponsors. Now I get a couple Christmas cards thats all.
You got cards?
The sponsor I earn 95% or my money with didn't even send a mass email to me...
I however got a card from a company I used twice to do a background/credibility check on two persons.
A friend of mine who produced 85k€ in revenue (100% - not 50% after splitting with sponsor) got a whoppine 1GB USB Flash Stick from a company I usually rant about...
Another sponsor (about 5k€ revenue) sent him a bottle of chamaign (better than sparkling whine - less in quality than the real champaingn)...
DEV...
Well, I guess I don't feel as bad then. I thought maybe I got left of the "nice" list this year. :) Although AEBN is one of our biggest sponsors and they've never forgotten us before. Ah well, I guess they will spend the extra money on better payouts? (one can hope) :construction:
Happy new year guys, here's to a bigger and better new year!
We got a really nice gift from Pridebucks.
Funny, I never really thought much about gifts or cards, and then it hit me, I never sent any out either. Hmm, me bad. :donmike:
Merry belated Christmas and Happy New Years to all I missed... I plead old age and senility. :morning:
I got paid on time by all my sponsors over the past couple of weeks, that was gift enough for me and all i expect from them.
Some affiliates werent so lucky though as a couple of sponsors decided not to pay their affiliates for Christmas this year :(
Regards,
Lee
Oh, do share :develish:Quote:
Originally Posted by TropixxxStudios
I guess I don't advertise them that much to get a gift. I know sponsors can't send gifts to everyone, they'd go broke sending gifts to people who sen one signup a year or something like that...
True, but an eMail costs nothing and reminds the affiliate that the sponsor still exists :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jason559
A card costs next to nothing and I even got one from a handyman who hooked up our stove/oven to electricity (Money spent 50€).
Atriga.de (the background checking corp) sent one thanking me for my business this year and for the business next year (total money spent €16)
The sponsors have our first and lastnames - that should be enough for a semi-personalized email.
True, and most of my sponsors have my SSN, address, DOB, etc. They could open up credit lines if they wanted. :goof:Quote:
Originally Posted by DEVELISH
i'm glad you started this thread - i was feeling sort of funny about this year. we got only 3 cards this year, and no gifts - and one of the cards is from a sponsor we had only signed up for a week before. last year sponsors sent us around 20 cards and a couple gifts, plus some very nice holiday emails.
Ditto on Maleflix being the only sponsor I got an actual gift from.
Do increased payouts count? I earned more on bonus days from a sponsor than they would likely have spent on a gift. Except we won't get it until the funds clear. :) I'll take it.
I received two physical cards ... Maleflixx and NatNet Hosting. I think there were some email greetings but they were combined with the usual newsletters they send out anyways.
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It was a really cool vase that held perfume and some sticks so that when you leave it on the mantle, the whole house smells amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by jason559
Sounds nice. Maybe next year...Quote:
Originally Posted by TropixxxStudios
Welcome to GWW jason559.
Interesting choice for a first post and first thread.
I didn't get any gifts from my sponsors and I don't expect any.
It would feel odd for me to expect gifts from people in business.
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Originally Posted by jason559
I had a username before, but because I wasn't active enough it was removed. But, I wasn't mad I didn't get any, just was asking around to see if I got left out this year while everyone was overwhelmed with gifts. When something shows up, I'm always jazzed and very grateful.