Affmeter Free No More
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Affmeter is an essential part of any affiliate’s setup so I was rather saddened to learn that it is no longer going to be available for free.
I discovered Affmeter shortly after becoming an affiliate last year. It’s a really handy bit of software that logs in to all the affiliate networks you are signed up with and amalgamates all your earnings into one report. Every half hour it pops up a message on the screen telling you how well (or in my case usually, how poorly) your earnings are progressing. Best of all it’s been available for free.
So it was somewhat disappointing to be greeted with a message today informing me that the free version is being discontinued. It looks like the announcement was made last week but the news has only just caught up with me. It’s a shame but I quite understand their reasons. I’d often wondered how much money they made off their Pro version when the free version did 99% of what most affiliates want. Obviously not enough to keep the wolves from the door.
As someone who develops software for a living, I know how much time and effort it takes to produce a quality product like Affmeter. There’s nothing similar on the market that I’m aware of and the people behind it are very responsive to affiliates’ needs. It’s a well-respected product but you can only get so far on the respect and good wishes of your users. Bills need paying. Stomachs need filling.
So it’s a shame that a good thing has come to an end but I’ll be paying the very reasonable upgrade fee (less than £20 at current exchange rates). Affmeter Free is dead, long live Affmeter Pro.
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:47 am
I got the message yesterday on my affmeter, came as a surprise. It is a essential bit of software something I take for granted so i will be looking to upgrade to pro version.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 am
Since I received the message about the upgrade, I’ve noticed that the stats that affMeter (Free) has been getting are incorrect. I’ve traced this back to the 18th, conincidence?
That aside, this is a great piece of software and I always intended to upgrade, I just needed a prompt to do so.