i prefer an affiliate site with a little eye candy but - more important - i want to find the facts very easily. the prettiest site in the world is useless to me if i can't find the bottom payout line - not advertising hype like how much i COULD make, but the real numbers. finding facts like the payout schedule is a big plus - i don't just want to hear weekly, i want to know if i send sales from the first to the seventh of a month how many days/weeks later i'll be paid.

i also like to easily be able to view the sites in the program without joining and without popups.

an icq or phone contact for webmasters with questions is a plus.