Originally Posted by pam

Good question.

I would put designer above webmaster/affiliate because they are vital to us selling the sites. A truly crappy design -- these days -- won't do well. 10 years ago it was a good selling point. But only a teensy-weensy bit above, mind you.

Program owner? I don't even think about the program owner being that high up. It's his employees who get the job done for the webmaster/affiliates. It's his designers who create the galleries webmasters need, the sites we need to promote, the banners that some people think they need.

I have an affiliate program. That does not make me better than anyone else. All it means is I have some sites, some software, and some ideas. It's my affiliates who, for the most part, bring in the sales -- theoretically -- that make ME look good.

But wait -- what about the content providers? They should be near the top, too, because without them, you own a program with nothing.

Is my opinion any more important than a newbie on this forum with one blog and one sale a month? Nope.

Well, to some, yes. Some judge others on the level of their income. I can think of someone who used to post here who always brought it down to "I made X number of sales and made X amount of dollars so I'm better than you are".

I judge on mustaches and goatees. Yeah, that includes a few ladies (and potential models), too.