are you crazy? 12 GBP = 19 USD 1/mo premium
and you are paying only $9 per sale and $6 per recurring.
$10 initial order for you and $13 recurring for you.
and hosted in USA
THAT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE
Bottom line is, you can make
$9 /$6, or $14/$6 or $12/$9 or apply if you have good volume for a
custom rate.
1. We are not hosted in the USA.
2. Those standard figures are roughly 50% /30%. - so not unfair even if that was the end of the story. The dollar has sunk of late too.
3. Of course there is VAT to pay so take out another 20% off of the gross cost for all europe we don't get anthing like the amount you are quoting. Referal % needs to be taken into account and as for the rates....
4. Those rates which you are quoting are the basic rate. It goes to $12 / $9 for some persons. So that would be more like 75% / 50%. Thats before we take out VAT and referal 15% (for refered users) and tax. That leaves nothing at all like the numbers you are quoting.
5. Even if you do not make enough sales for a custom rate or the top rate then you can see for yourself there is another
$5 per sale for those that make 100 sales per month (average just over 3 sales per day) so thats right there
$14 per sale also. Or if only 50 sales in 30 days then an extra $2 per sale so $11 per sale.
Running a filehost is a very expensive business. The older hosts that could pay out and keep going mostly paid 0 yes 0 recurring and maybe up to 60% first sale. That left them cash to keep things running.
If you try to run it on even more slim margins you are running a very large risk of making a loss. If you make a loss then you can not pay out, or buy more servers, or hire staff.
The bottom line is, the conversion rates are still high and that the affiliate still earns very well. Most persons that have tried us have reported far HIGHER revenue than they have had before.
If you still consider the payscale to be crazy in favour of squillion then i'm sorry but there is nothing more i can say about it. The amounts left after all things considered are way way less than you can actually imagine.
Bottom line is, you can make
$9 /$6, or $14/$6 or $12/$9 or apply if you have good volume for a
custom rate.
If you can't make the competition threshold of 50 premiums in 30 days or 100 premiums in 30 days, nor have the volume to ask for a custom rate then you just need to check around with other filehosts and see where fits you best. If $9 / $6 is not for you and if you can earn more with them then by all means you must do what is best for you.
We do not seek to persuade persons to come to squillion if they can do better elsewhere.
The discussion of the rates has been covered quite exhaustively so far in this thread. It would be good if a person tried the system then reviewed their earnings and then made the decision.
Please no more endless discussion of the rates. It has been covered quite a bit. If the rates change i will certainly post that up on the first page.