We were told the same thing and were advised that it is essential to advertise with them or - i refused to advertise as i am the provider of income to my affiliate partners and not them - and to be honest i do a lot more for my affiliate partners than they do - even without taking into account recent issues surfacing . Have some balls and tell them to bugger off .
Oh yeah they banned me from the forum as well - big deal - there are other forums that are vastly more productive in terms of business and no cliques or eye watering charges - check out the GIA
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