To Affiliate Or Not To Affiliate
Large bingo websites such as Foxy Bingo or JackpotJoy allow people who run websites to become affiliates, and earn between 25% and 50% of the profit from people that are referred from their website. Referrals can be in the form clicking on an advert on a persons website or clicking on a text link on the website. Some affiliates have their own bingo site, but it uses the larger (parent) site’s games and chat rooms.
The links on this website are examples of the first kind of affiliate link, and a good example of the second kind would be BingoBoffin.com - using JackpotJoy’s chat rooms and bingo games but with a fresh and enjoyable new look.
The question is… do we approve of the affiliate sites, or are they leaching of the larger sites and making bingo more expensive for genuine players?
I think the answer lies in what the affiliates offer to us, the player. You have to ask… does the affiliate improve your online bingo experience or do they provide you with a new or different service?
I believe, and hopefully you agree, that BingoDebate as well as being an affiliate with the bingo sites we like and trust, does offer a genuine service. We hope you use BingoDebate to keep up to date with the news and events in the world of online bingo, as well as joining in the debates about bingo and other related blogs.
I also think sites like BingoBoffin really can improve my online bingo experience, simply by providing new and fresh graphics on the bingo games I play.
But… I would like to point out there are some affiliates I do disapprove of! These are the kind that masquerade as their parent site on search engines and advertising programmes. For example just search for a well-known bingo site or bingo game on google. In the sponsored searches section there will be loads of adverts for well known bingo sites that actually lead to a completely different affiliate website. These confuse new players and leach of the notoriety of their parent site. I wish they could be stopped!
I also disapprove of so called bingo review sites, that only give positive reviews, to try to get the reader to click on thier link. These kind of review sites almost never offer a genuine opinion, and are only there to make money… not offer a service.
But here’s to the genuine affiliates who are there to improve our online bingo experience!