Make sure to take HN's feedback in context. The average HN'er is NOT your target customer. So take their criticism of your site looking/reading too spammy with

Make sure to take HN's feedback in context. The average HN'er is NOT your target customer. So take their criticism of your site looking/reading too spammy with a giant grain of salt. In fact, I'm surprised you'd even ask them to rate your startup. A better place to ask for feedback would be a forum for bloggers (your target demo) who would be interested in exploring other avenues for monetizing their blog/site besides adcents. I, for one, think that your design and copy are fine. Just split-test regularly and keep track of your conversions (which is what any self-respecting aff marketer should do anyway) Do change your domain name though. It's pretty bad. There's plenty of good ones left, just be creative and use domai.nr to check their availability. Also, check out your competitors - skimlinks, amazon affiliates etc - to get an idea of their design, strategy etc.