Ok, here is what happened to me when I marketed someone else's product (not once but multiple times). I would email to my list and promote the product and someone from my list would call the seller (not me) to find out more, the company that owns the product would close the deal over the phone and I would get $0. IS THAT FAIR? I originated the sale by promoting that company, but they got the money. Here is another real world scenario. I promote via an affiliate link, the person from my list clicks on it, likes the product but doesn't buy it. They remember the name of this company I introduced them to, then they go to work, surf the net, go to that company's web site again AND Than PURCHASE THE PRODUCT. Do I get paid? Of course not, there was no tracking on the person's work computer. Affiliate marketers know about this dirty secret and keep it quite and downplay it. IS THIS FAIR?
Now let me show you a scenario that most affiliate marketers will not mention or talk about.
You promote a product to your list. The person on your list that you promoted to liked the product, but decides to purchase 30 or more days later.