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It's a bit of a weird thing that's happening, but you're right - there isn't a direct incremental benefit. BUT - like many economic systems, it's about competit
by nlh 10y ago
It's a bit of a weird thing that's happening, but you're right - there isn't a direct incremental benefit. BUT - like many economic systems, it's about competition. Yes, yesterday it was free to have a link coming back to your site, but today one of your competitors is upping the bid for that link from 0% to 5%. You can either continue to pay 0%, but you might find that your competitors links get more traffic than yours, so you'll need to either up your bid or accept the new reality.
- function_seven 10y agoBut the person "selling" the link is not the same as the person posting it. If I link to something on reddit, I get paid $0 either way, so there's no reason for me to choose an affiliated merchant over a non-affilated one. In fact, I won't even know which ones are or aren't participating.