When I have an agreement with a sponsor that says rev-share for the life of the client I expect to get paid for each and every sale for as long as the sponsor is collecting their share from the eternal rebiller. That is the "contract" for THAT sale not dependent on Future sales or Future traffic levels. If you were to put something in the TOS to say rev-share will only be paid to active webmasters then that is a different story altogether.

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But a typical conversation with an affiliate to get raised payouts (which is what this scenario is) goes like this....

Affiliate: I want higher payouts.

Program: Why?

Affiliate: Because i can send you a lot of traffic.

Program: Traffic i have, i want new sales.

Affiliate: Then i can send you a lot of sales.

Program: Okay then lets raise your payouts.

The second new sales stop coming in, the payout should be lowered, because the affiliate is no longer holding up their end of the deal.

Regards,

Lee
Lee I'm really sorry to do this but I have to tell you the other side of the conversation.

Affiliate: I want higher payouts.

Program: Why?

Affiliate: Because I can double my traffic to you.

Program: Traffic i have, i want new sales.

Affiliate: I don't guarantee sales. I can double my traffic to you and you should do double your sales. If you don't do more sales maybe you need to re-evaluate your conversion funnel or why you are not converting because it's not my problem after they leave my web site it's your job to convert the sale and my job to send you the traffic to sell to.

Program: Okay then go pound sand because now the 20% shave off the top is now 40%.

Thanks for reading,

BIGBOB