Yea, the affiliate industry always comes across as scammy and spammy, but it's still huge business. Maybe it needs a fresh new open and legit take on it. People

Yea, the affiliate industry always comes across as scammy and spammy, but it's still huge business. Maybe it needs a fresh new open and legit take on it. People want to earn money, companies want new users. If you're trying to move away from it sounding scammy, then 'Win a Free Ipad' won't project the right image. I think your idea could work if it's given the right kind of branding. Think bit.ly meets kiip.me (so short urls for sharing and promoting results in user signups = real world rewards)