How do you morally justify some aff products?

greenleaves said:
If I want to buy something, I don't want moral judges to impose their beliefs on me.
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I love this argument, comes up any time someone questions the ethics of the marketing industry. "We're only giving people what they want"... Sure except they didn't want it until someone jumped in their face and spun a ton of bullshit at them.

Like they all said... Sell shit you believe in, problem solved.
 


If you don't misrepresent the product, who cares what people buy? It's their choice, their money.
 
Seriously? Ecigs? At least it's a legitimate product that actually works as intended. If you owned a gas station would you feel wrong for selling cigs? The only morally dubious stuff I have thought about are bizopps (scams) and acai berry (sugar pills). The ecig offers are ironically probably the least shadier ones out there.
 
BluAffiliate said:
If that helps you sleep at night. ;)
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It doesn't help me do anything. It's not just a justification, I just really don't concern myself with that.

However, I own several products and there I do take quality very seriously and I could never create something that doesn't really help my customers.
 
I don't think it's a question of morality, but ethics. Morality really has no place in business if you ascribe to moral relativistic type arguments. In other words, you can't ask someone else if something is morally wrong, since you set your own moral compass.

So, the question becomes, is it ethically wrong? Is there anything ethically wrong about marketing a product to someone and them buying it in exchange for currency? Nope - that's called business.

In conclusion, if you have some bizarre "moral" issue, then that's your choice. In absolute terms is it ethically wrong? no. then end.
 
Just as long as long as you don't push ebooks, you are on teh right side of the moral barrier. After all, which is less ethical--surprise $100 rebills, or $49 info products you can get a refund on? Ebooks obviously lose hands-down.

Don't push ebooks, you'll be just fine.
 
kingfish said:
Asking this question here is just going to get a bunch of guys flaming you because they either have no ethics or don't care or have rationalized their morals away already so not the best place to bring it up. Bottom line if you aren't comfortable promoting something don't do it theres' plenty of legit shit around with affiliate programs to promote more than you could ever run out of.
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This, although the OP picked a bad example. The shit you should feel bad about are rebills that are totally shady and absolutely rape people's bank accounts without being transparent about what they are. There's other offers out there, but king is right, you'll get flamed by the soulless affiliates whose guilt gets stirred up by these types of threads.
 
ahhhh

I cant seem to grasp these topics at all. I mean I dont think it's right to sell drugs, Im not gonna sit down and try to morally justify selling drugs.

I just wont sell drugs. If you think that something is to "shady" for you don't touch it. Nobody is holding a gun to your head.
 
Cap'nShplanky said:
Just as long as long as you don't push ebooks, you are on teh right side of the moral barrier. After all, which is less ethical--surprise $100 rebills, or $49 info products you can get a refund on? Ebooks obviously lose hands-down.

Don't push ebooks, you'll be just fine.
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What? Ebooks are the moral fault line in this industry? HAHAHA THIS IS ME LAUGHING IN YOUR FACE. Ridiculous.
 
Everyone has different morals for different things.

For example, when it comes to money, I can try to convince myself I have morals, but deep down inside.... I don't. I'll sling' anything if it makes me money. Period. Some of us are like this... some aren't. They key is, to figure out who you truly are and embrace it, don't be someone you're not.

When it comes to relationships. Loyalty is everything in my books and I'd never cheat on my GF. So I guess my point is, just because you have no money morals, doesn't mean you don't have strong morals in a different area of your life.
 
Cap'nShplanky said:
Just as long as long as you don't push ebooks, you are on teh right side of the moral barrier. After all, which is less ethical--surprise $100 rebills, or $49 info products you can get a refund on? Ebooks obviously lose hands-down.

Don't push ebooks, you'll be just fine.
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lol nice one!
 
In the end, it's the buyers decision and responsibility to know what they are purchasing. Based on the facts that you know, if you are not comfortable then don't promote it. There are so many things you can promote anyway, why even waste any of your time worrying about it. Just move on.
 
LOL at the music.. i agree they shouldn't be doing that at the job because lets face it they are putting their own job security at risk (any body whos worked in a auto factory knows that if you get hurt you will be drug tested immediately)

reporter seems like a total douche bag chris hanson wannabe
 
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