Following Kimkins Affiliates to the End of the Internet

December 18, 2007 on 11:02 am | In Kimkins Affiliates, Kimkins |

I was bored and uninspired this morning. I had already used the first page of a Google search for Kimkins as inspiration for a post or two. Today I decided to look at the last page. There are almost 60 pages of results for ‘kimkins’

I found an undated blog post from a health and fitness blog with the title “Who Is Kimmer - Inventor of the Kimkins Diet?”

The post does not answer the question that comprises its title. No fewer than 8 commenters were happy to add some details. I am wondering if anyone has written up a definitive case study from the point of view of an affiliate marketer with regard to the Kimkins controversy. I am not talking about the type of affiliate who stakes their personal reputation on the things that they promote, I am talking about the anonymous pros. It would be interesting to read what they have say about the whole saga… which details were important to them and which ones weren’t.

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Yes, it would be really interesting to get a comment from one of the affiliate pros. I think I can guess the answer though; money. I don’t think any of them care that Kimkins is a fraud.

I wonder what the other companies they promote are thinking about getting indirectly connected to the Kimkins fraud?

Comment by mariasol — December 18, 2007 #
“I don’t think any of them care that Kimkins is a fraud” mariasol

Well that’s where you’re wrong. I was a Kimkins affiliate (one of the earliest ones) and I was listed on page 1 of Google from the first day I started promoting.

I only promote products that I believe in myself, and at the time, the press about Kimkins was very good. Yes, I made money from it, but as soon as the Kimkins controversy took hold I took my review down and deleted all my articles from the article directories. I wouldn’t promote something that was dangerous and was making people sick!

I would call myself an anonymous pro - my reputation isn’t at stake because I don’t use my real name for anything I promote. I have got moral values though and would never want to see someone hurt by something I had recommended.

Money isn’t everything. There are plenty other great products out there for affiliate marketers.

Comment by Nic — December 19, 2007 #

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