Comment by Retr0id 1 hour ago As long as real customers are buying stuff, what incentive does Amazon have to question the source? 2 comments Retr0id Reply advisedwang 1 hour ago Because they are forking over some of their revenue to affiliates. If there is no affiliate, Amazon keeps that money for itself. Paying the affiliate only makes sense if it's driving purchases that wouldn't have happened otherwise. wat10000 1 hour ago If they're paying out on purchases that otherwise would have been organic, they're losing money.
advisedwang 1 hour ago Because they are forking over some of their revenue to affiliates. If there is no affiliate, Amazon keeps that money for itself. Paying the affiliate only makes sense if it's driving purchases that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
wat10000 1 hour ago If they're paying out on purchases that otherwise would have been organic, they're losing money.
Because they are forking over some of their revenue to affiliates. If there is no affiliate, Amazon keeps that money for itself. Paying the affiliate only makes sense if it's driving purchases that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
If they're paying out on purchases that otherwise would have been organic, they're losing money.