I think it's the newbies that are attracted to the high payouts, most companies offer the high payouts because many others are already and to draw the newbies in and then they shave your ass off. Experienced webmasters realize this and prefer reasonable payouts that both the sponsor and affiliate can benefit from and is not as likely to be shaved since the sponsor doesn't have to save his ass on offering $50 payouts on trials.
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