Quote Originally Posted by basschick View Post
but most reps i see on most boards only post either to show their sig or to spam their program. some are friendly enough and also post on fun threads. but none of that equals shit when i hear from reps who can't understand why i want my stats to work while i'm sending paid traffic. a rep who isn't knowledgeable should probably take the time to do some reading up and learn things that are useful to webmasters.
See thats what im talking about, to me, those 'reps' that just post to get their sigs seen or to spam their wares really arent reps at all, they are board whores yet, they are given the 'rep' title to make them appear important.

To me, a rep is someone like Juan from TopBucks who i know for a fact, i could go to first thing in the morning and ask about getting raised payouts above and beyond what im making with Topbucks now and, although he might not be able to make that decision himself immediately, i know for a fact ill have an answer within 15 minutes directly from Lee.

Likewise, if i need a certain set of content for one of their models, i know for a fact Juan will be able to get me access to that content, if i want to get links on the TopBucks exit chain, i know Juan will be able to give me an answer on that.

An affiliate rep, in my view, is someone you can actually go to for help and advice and, very few of the 'reps' we see on the majority of industry forums i would put in that category and, even fewer of them would i feel comfortable talking to about certain types of traffic, niches, content, etc because, well to be honest, i feel most of these individuals would sell out their own grandmothers to make a quick buck.

However, to be fair to these individuals who do just post to get their sigs and company names seen, i really dont think it is their fault, a lot of the time that is what they have been told they need to do by the companies employing them as part of their 'affiliate rep' job title because these companies dont understand the needs of their affiliates.

Oh and you know, it isnt just on the industries boards either, Gary and I are pretty much set on only attending 1 of the tradeshows a year from this point on for the same reason, they are full of the same people, trying to hock the same products, sites or services over and over again and, just with board whores, their sales pitch never changes. I want to go to the shows to meet potential clients.. Not 100 or so other sales reps all of whom are intent on selling me something i dont need.

Just my additional $0.02 on the matter.

Regards,

Lee