We've had a flat rev share deal ongoing with RP Affiliates for the past 3+ years, no quotas, no time limits, no conditions. The affiliate manager Onno van ‘t Hoff approached us and offered it to us in order to have Royal Panda casino reviewed on our site. Now Onno has this month chosen to shave us by shifting all existing referred players back to the default tiered rev share. This is the typical story of affiliate program greed. What makes this one special is that we have referred one or two high rollers who are earning them loads of money, more than almost all other affiliate programs in fact. Apparently that isn't enough.
I've tried to be reasonable. I offered to meet them halfway and go back to the default system for new players referred from now on, which I think is a fair compromise. But no, Onno insists on cutting the commissions for all the players on our account who were referred under the flat rate agreement. Of course we can remain on the current agreement if we would only refer more new players, regardless of how much money they earn, which doesn't even make any sense. He even offered us a quite amazing incentive: an €8 CPA if we referred 500+ payers a month. No, that is not a joke or an exaggeration. That is exactly what he offered, and I suspect that it was deliberately set up to be so bad that it was never meant to be accepted at all.
I don't understand the mentality of affiliate managers like this. They think by threatening to cut your commissions that you're going to do what they want because ... I don't know why exactly? Is it that they are stupid or do they think we are stupid? What's going to stop them from doing the same thing again in 2 years time or whenever else they feel like it? You would be an idiot as an affiliate to cave in to this sort of extortion. Once they have revealed how they operate there is no going back as all trust is lost.
At this point I'd like to point out this this complete load of bullshit that they have the gall to publish on their affiliate website on the commissions page:
Here at RP Affiliates, we have a very straightforward philosophy when it comes to revenue share agreements: that lifetime deals really should be for life. So when you become an RP affiliate, we’ll ensure that you’ll get your fair share of the revenue from every player you refer to us, for life. It really is that simple.
So take the warning folks: RP Affiliates are cutting lifetime commissions and they will shave you when they feel like it. It really is that simple.
I've tried to be reasonable. I offered to meet them halfway and go back to the default system for new players referred from now on, which I think is a fair compromise. But no, Onno insists on cutting the commissions for all the players on our account who were referred under the flat rate agreement. Of course we can remain on the current agreement if we would only refer more new players, regardless of how much money they earn, which doesn't even make any sense. He even offered us a quite amazing incentive: an €8 CPA if we referred 500+ payers a month. No, that is not a joke or an exaggeration. That is exactly what he offered, and I suspect that it was deliberately set up to be so bad that it was never meant to be accepted at all.
I don't understand the mentality of affiliate managers like this. They think by threatening to cut your commissions that you're going to do what they want because ... I don't know why exactly? Is it that they are stupid or do they think we are stupid? What's going to stop them from doing the same thing again in 2 years time or whenever else they feel like it? You would be an idiot as an affiliate to cave in to this sort of extortion. Once they have revealed how they operate there is no going back as all trust is lost.
At this point I'd like to point out this this complete load of bullshit that they have the gall to publish on their affiliate website on the commissions page:
Here at RP Affiliates, we have a very straightforward philosophy when it comes to revenue share agreements: that lifetime deals really should be for life. So when you become an RP affiliate, we’ll ensure that you’ll get your fair share of the revenue from every player you refer to us, for life. It really is that simple.
So take the warning folks: RP Affiliates are cutting lifetime commissions and they will shave you when they feel like it. It really is that simple.
You could have written nothing else but just that. That is all you needed to say and it is all affiliates here need to read. You are fine with retroactively cutting commissions and don't consider it shaving.
