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Is it good to have a lot of Affiliates?
Yes	18 (54.5%)
No	8 (24.2%)
Not Sure	7 (21.2%)
Total Votes: 33

Affiliates?
Tweet Topic Started: Jun 17 2005, 08:48 PM (905 Views)
Pats_rule	Jun 17 2005, 08:48 PM Post #1
Lets Go Pats! Posts: 445 Group: Members Member #37,844 Joined: December 13, 2004	I'm not going to vote because I have two different explainations to this topic... Yes, because the chance of getting new members to your board is greatly increased by having alot of affiliates. No, because too many affiliates can keep your forum cluttered, and make your board look un-professonal, if you have the affiliates at the bottom.



jappyx	Jun 17 2005, 08:59 PM Post #2
GaGaGa Posts: 1,118 Group: Members Member #46,801 Joined: March 5, 2005	I think yes, and i have a good affiliates code on my Virtual Life forum. Its great. I like them.



Del Pegiero	Jun 17 2005, 09:01 PM Post #3
Member Posts: 115 Group: Members Member #56,608 Joined: June 5, 2005	It's only good if you're affiliated to a site thats rapidly getting members and you're active there. Not many people come if no one knows who owns it except the Root Admin.



Shivan Fire	Jun 17 2005, 09:38 PM Post #4
Support before Beer Posts: 329 Group: Members Member #43,986 Joined: February 7, 2005	i generally only affiliate with sites that are half my size or above and even then I have to have a good reason for doing it.



Postulate-ZNS	Jun 18 2005, 01:24 AM Post #5
I am, therefore I think: Descartes can shove it Posts: 1,427 Group: Members Member #57,890 Joined: June 16, 2005	I'd say no, simply because affiliation isn't really known to attract a lot of members. Your affiliates will also bag on you, overrun your site, and ask you for pie. <_< Aggravating. In the end, affiliation isn't too useful, and having a lot of forum pals can be hard to manage.



Conor	Jun 18 2005, 01:32 AM Post #6
Member Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #38,954 Joined: December 20, 2004	If you ever notice, all of the sucessful forums do not usually have afflifiates. Unless you have a professional way to do it, they are useless.



Del Pegiero	Jun 18 2005, 03:57 AM Post #7
Member Posts: 115 Group: Members Member #56,608 Joined: June 5, 2005	Conor June 18, 2005 12:32 AM If you ever notice, all of the sucessful forums do not usually have afflifiates. Unless you have a professional way to do it, they are useless. You'll be surprised how many actually do. It's just that resource sites like Advertising etc. get a lot of members from what they offer. So they don't need to affiliate. Successfull Boards that are themed on RPG, A game or Console. Actually have a fair few affiliates. Mind thought their affiliates are also big boards.



scott66	Jun 18 2005, 07:12 AM Post #8
I'm Scott66, remember the name! Posts: 274 Group: Members Member #40,705 Joined: January 8, 2005	It allows the forums to have people and the 'invisionfree' ads at the top is what they will see. So from invisionfrees side, they are great. me personaly, YES



OcelotJay	Jun 18 2005, 03:00 PM Post #9
<3 mine [big]Miaow[/big] Posts: 11,056 Group: Members Member #20,669 Joined: June 5, 2004	I'd say no to lots of affiliates but yes to some, pending what they are. Personally, if the forum has a few affiliates with forums that are related to the subject or helpful websites then they are a good thing because they're providing a use for members but affiliating with just anyone seems desperate to me.



Typhoon Omi	Jun 18 2005, 03:23 PM Post #10
[:Gerannium Knight:] Posts: 1,405 Group: Members Member #4,768 Joined: August 30, 2003	Personally? I affiliate with anyone offering-long as they plan to keep their forums/website up, and that I agree with the forums in mind. As long as you know how to manage an affiliate's list right, clutter's not a problem. And I really, seriously doubt somebody's gonna go by an active, well-ran forums and go "OMG! THEY GOT AFILIAT3s!!!..me gona leave now plz."



.Daniel	Jun 18 2005, 04:06 PM Post #11
Member Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #34,664 Joined: November 9, 2004	NO! They wreck forums.



Captain Kam	Jun 18 2005, 07:52 PM Post #12
Custom member title Posts: 1,280 Group: Members Member #19,695 Joined: May 22, 2004	jappyx June 17, 2005 04:59 PM I think yes, and i have a good affiliates code on my Virtual Life forum. Its great. I like them. I think Affiliates are fun to have unless they're too low on members.



Soul Epeon	Jun 18 2005, 09:59 PM Post #13
Member Posts: 39 Group: Members Member #58,040 Joined: June 18, 2005	Pats_rule June 17, 2005 07:48 PM I'm not going to vote because I have two different explainations to this topic... Yes, because the chance of getting new members to your board is greatly increased by having alot of affiliates. No, because too many affiliates can keep your forum cluttered, and make your board look un-professonal, if you have the affiliates at the bottom. I'm the same as Pats rule. I haven't voted, because I have two opinions for two options: Yes - It would be great to keep in touch with other forums, so you could get more members. No - The members on your forum might decide and stay on one of your affiliates and never com back. It's tough having a forum, but cool too!



KaySeeDubya	Jun 24 2005, 03:21 AM Post #14
Member Posts: 19 Group: Members Member #58,693 Joined: June 23, 2005	My main board has four affiliates, two of which I admin, one I global mod, and another which isn't even a forum, a fansite for someone. I don't think they're much of a disadvantage, but they haven't been much of an advantage either. Most of the forums I'm affiliated with have members from the board I'm already on anyway, so it doesn't make much of a difference.



vals	Jun 25 2005, 12:05 PM Post #15
Member Posts: 3 Group: Members Member #58,884 Joined: June 25, 2005	I have four affiliates aswell. we count on our affiliates to help us when we need them. having lots of affiliates just mean you get more members, most of the times these kinds of affiliates dont even know you.



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