[DanBlake]

Wont work. Affiliate networks generally do not want that behavior. Mostly its because the advertisers of each offer are specific about who can and cannot promote it. With a reseller, you lose that control.

Affiliate networks would rather keep their advertisers happy (and not lose them, since they are the lifeblood of all networks) vs doubling income and potentially alienating/losing their advertisers.

Also, This is the first I have heard of referly pivoting. I have to say I also vastly prefer the previous business concept to this. However, I am fairly confident that because of how vocal/public the referly founders/team is that they should be able to find a acquihire regardless of what success they see in this direction.

[arbuge]

Subaffiliates are welcome in most affiliate networks. Some individual programs on those networks don't allow them, but the networks typically leave that call to the affiliate managers running the programs.

[wilfra]

I definitely wouldn't go with a blanket 'wont work' it just wont work for every affiliate program. I've been a reseller for online poker affiliate programs for close to 10 years now and the number of sites that don't allow it is dwarfed by the number of sites that do. And the ones who don't allow it still give you a commission for referring new affiliates.

Basically what happens is that you have to enforce their terms and conditions for them. The incentive is certainly there for you to do this, because it's your affiliate account that is on the line and you are taking responsibility for the actions of anybody using your links.