GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 47 - July 2020

It is always the same and nothing really new. In my opinion, a lot of people and affiliate programs talk too much during these conferences. When you speak with them at a conference, everything is so good and perfect; they will promise you a million things, but in reality, nothing is done. Of course, not everybody is like this, and it depends on the affiliate program and the people who work there. What traits do you look for in an af- filiate manager? How about in an affiliate program? Honesty and respect! Nobody expects you to be perfect. We are all humans and nobody is perfect — we can make mistakes. What is important is to talk about it and to show character. You would not imagine how often some affiliate managers lie and are always searching for new excuses. For the affiliate program, it is the same. It is essential to know that there is nothing hidden. There should be a good relation- ship for both parties and of course, a long term partnership. I hate it when affiliate programs don’t respect deals that were made in the past and just change it without any real rea- son, only because they can do it if they want. An affiliate program should respect a deal that was made in the past and value every customer that came through an affiliate, even if the amount of month- ly new deposits by players reduced for some reason. Other important aspects are punctuality and reliable payments. It should be the standard, but unfortunately not everyone abides by these aspects. The most nec- essary thing is to inform all affiliates if there are any delays. Unfortunately, this is also not the standard for most affiliate programs nowadays. You have been a GPWA member for seven years. How has being a part of our community helped you and your business? The best thing about the GPWA is that it is possible to share your experiences with other affiliates, while getting both positive and negative GPWA AFFILIATE INTERVIEW SERIES about A little bit more Thomas B. He is 45 years old His favorite food is Spaghetti carbonara His site is yourpokerdream.com His favorite book is The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People , by Stephen R. Covey Munich photo by Travel Faery/Shutter s tock; Amsterdam photo by Yasonya/Shutterstock; spaghetti carbonara photo by Piyato/Shutterstock He is living in Munich and Amsterdam His hometown is Munich feedback about things from different af- filiate programs. There are a lot of black sheep in our in- dustry today, and it is essential to have a community like GPWA to help and protect each other. It happened a few times with my colleagues. I was not sure about some affiliate pro- grams. I took on GPWA and was reading the different feedbacks and after this, my decision was clear. If one or two people write something negative in a forum, you can never be sure, but if 19 out of 20 people write something negative, then they must have a reason. What do you like about the industry? Meeting a lot of people from all over the world. Our industry is international, and for me personally, it is exciting to meet a lot of new people and maybe work with them together. Trust , transparency , and respect are critical, but unfortunately, not everyone has these . . . It might be hard to believe for some people, but we are not only focused on themoney . We wouldn’t promote a casino or poker site if we noticed their activities aren’t right . G P W A t i m e s . o r g 58