Good question, David.

The answer might depend on the size of the ticket, if it's subscription based and pays monthly residuals, or simply a deal that works for both you and the affiliate manager.

When Mike Filsaime and I worked together on Butterfly Marketing, we agreed that though the product was evergreen, I would cut all ties after 30 days .. Tom Beal took over from that point. I felt I made the bulk of the money I was going to make, and moved on when things settled down.

In the case of Keyword Avalanche ... which is subscription based, I still get a nice check from Scot Standke almost 2 years after it launched.

Understand that I brought on a good number of solid partners for both Mike and Scot that have generated sales to this day for both gentlemen ... I had to base my term of service on my involvement, and how steady the income stream (I didn't provide AP management for Scot, only brokering ... just an example)

I simply don't have the time to act as a launch time AP manager any more ... when I did, I took roughly 2.5 - 10% of all sales made by affiliates.

Best,

Mike