guys - honestly no flames intended. but has everyone forgotten that all obstacles mentioned in this thread [trust, quality, personality, gains, opportunity] are solved in a Single instance if you only met eachother in a real life setting, even just once!?
this being an internet forum by nature, i know it'd be difficult. the US is also a very large nation. some people might not even be from the US. just writing down what i know from real life. these societies do work, but tbh they work -and have always worked- best in physical form. take it how you want~~
Not really sure what you're getting at, but there seems to be growing interest for people to start creating and selling their own products as an alternative to CPA affiliate marketing. Enough to warrant a different section on WF so that we aren't talking about merchant accounts and fulfillment in the 'Affiliate Marketing' section.
There are less trust issues when it comes to discussing products, because of the higher barrier of entry.
And for some of us, meeting in person isn't so convenient, I'll be flying into Santa Cruz Bolivia tomorrow if any affiliates want to chat e-commerce