Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by beagle3 4450 days ago
> you already acquired many of these customers and if the affiliate sites didn't exist, 99% of these sales would still happen.

That's only true for a small number of vendors (those that are "unique" in a relevant way, such as clothing brands). For everyone else, it's a "Red Queen" style race, where you have to run just to stay in the same place : you have to do it, because someone else did; if no one or everyone does, nothing changes - but if only some do, those who do have an advantage.