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In April and May 2001 I spent 50+ hours researching this for my paid newsletter subscribers. In addition to studying the online information (often incomplete and hyped), I talked to many of the software and service provider companies to learn about their products. But even more important, more than 90 individuals whose companies manage an affiliate program gave me candid User Feedback as well as their own ratings. You'll find this 108-page Report an eye-r -- candid information you'd never find out any other way than talking to actual users. Here's a sample:

"Had a very responsive sales team before I signed up."

"I've been happy with the performance, and the tools available with the software have enabled me to create a robust program. The only significant liability I see is their exclusivity clause."

"We switched from [old program] and found the customer service and feature list at [new program] to be vastly superior. With a faster website and better documentation, [new program] would be near perfect."

"They run their company like we run ours -- customer service, customer service, customer service! They listen to customers, and are constantly improving the experience and their software."

"Their server is constantly down, have very little confidence in their accuracy. I'm going to be canceling this service."

How would you like to find this out AFTER you'd made a decision? How can you afford to be without this kind of information? How expensive will it be if you find you've made the wrong decision after implementing a program? For only $22.95 you'll get the kind of feedback you need to make a careful decision for your company -- information that could save your job. :-)

Here are the programs covered in this Report. Many of these have feedback from only a single user. But the more popular programs have 2 to 15 respondents (indicated by *):

Some of these programs I had never heard of previously but offer unique solutions that I am now recommending to my consulting clients.

After studying nearly two dozen programs in five categories I selected five for "Editor's Choice" recognition. In this Report I'll tell which of these I selected, and why they deserved the Editor's Choice.

You don't need this Report if you'll never manage an affiliate program. But if you are considering starting a program or changing to another program, this Report will be worth its weight in gold, save you from costly errors, and give you confidence in the correctness of your final decision.

"Fantastic job ... by far the most thorough analysis of the choices available I've seen anywhere." -- Allan Gardyne, AssociatePrograms.com

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