FiatLux: I didn't know that GG had a referral arrangement other than I think through the user pages at GG.
Well , anyway , my philosophy is that if you think that the product is OK then by all means endorse it. I "Endorse" many things without getting anything in return but don't envy those that do.
Hey guys ! , Buy your games at GOG !! (Big grin)
I remove referral tags from lnks out of habit (I hate being "tracked" . which one is all the time anyway) - it is not that I think that you should not be allowed to make a little money - thats fine by me......
Tizzysawr: Well it doesn't really track you beyond letting gamersgate/Amazon know you ran into a link I posted and that they should get me a small percentage of what you get on your current session on the site. I'm aware some people are against it, however, and that's why I generally put the small disclaimer regarding them.
And yeah I endorse things I like regardless of profit, but if I can endorse something and get a bit in return from big companies, why not? At the end of the day I make just a small amount of money (let's say $10-20 a month) that isn't a fortune yet it can always help a bit -- Every little bit of money helps in this world ;) Add to that the fact that whoever follows my links isn't paying anything extra than somebody who follows one without a referral and well, I see more reasons to do it than not to :)
As written then fine by me, and I hope that you can make a lot more money in the future - as you implied yourself then most of us could use a lot more of them....