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What's the duration on contracts you establish? I am not sure how many months people will typically be comfortable with. My guess is 6 with the first 2 paid up-front, judging from parts 1 and 2.

I am targeting small local businesses and franchised venues. I've avoided big chains that are centrally owned, since I can't talk to an owner. Is it still worth contacting them? That is, is it likely they have a budget (advertising?) allocated that they can spend from?

I wouldn't worry about length. Contracts for consultants are designed to protect you, so read them carefully -- I'm sure the longer ones have more protective clauses. Once you've made some decent money, have a lawyer modify or draft a new contract just for you -- this way you can take...

A good read, from Tim Ferris (4 hour body/workweek author): fourhourworkweekcxoxmblog/2011/11/02/the-truth-about-abs-mike-geary Obviously he started at a great time -- 5 years ago at least, and when clickbank affiliates weren't practically always paying out 75%... but still, he saw an...

I was looking at clickbank-domain-here/help/vendor-help/vendor-basics/selling-basics/vendor-promotional-guidelines/ It looks like it basically outlaws review sites. e.g., "Also, affiliates cannot pose as neutral third parties evaluating two products so they make a commission on selling one...

Are you calling or emailing the venues? I am not having very good luck with emailing, even though I've written a fairly straightforward pitch. I essentially offer a basic design for free and a "review document" that will basically be a giant list of reasons their site sucks. I am...