Maybe I am too critical or just hyper-sensitive to this, but it's an affiliate site submitted by the creator almost identical to another affiliate site in his profile following a very similar formula - "social proof" reviews with ratings, and an affiliate link (if the company offers one).
I get trying to make money online, I'm doing it too, but putting up a bunch of quotes (with no attribution) and screenshots and then trying to get an affiliate commission off of Shopify just seems... too low-effort? I don't know.
I'd be much more impressed with one person's in-depth review of the pros and cons of each platform, with an affiliate link to whichever one they felt was the best, than from something like this.
Yes, and it's certainly more work on your part that your submission here, but you also clearly have no problem taking an affiliate commission for a product you don't believe in (or gave a poor review to).
That's what makes people despise affiliate marketing, and have a visceral negative reaction to it. It's not about "hey, I really love _________, please take a look at them because I know you'll love them too," it's about "hey ______ offers an affiliate link so I'll throw them up on this site and try to pump as much traffic there as I can."
Though I think websites like Site Builder Report and The Wirecutter can retain their integrity. I get emails every week from people who've found Site Builder Report helpful (https://www.sitebuilderreport.com/p/testimonials).
It wouldn't look great to have affiliate links only for highly-rated products— that would signal to readers that I only give good reviews to products with an affiliate program. (Which is certainly not true— websitebuilder.com pays twice as much as any affiliate program and I'm very critical of them: https://www.sitebuilderreport.com/website-builders/review/we...)
I get trying to make money online, I'm doing it too, but putting up a bunch of quotes (with no attribution) and screenshots and then trying to get an affiliate commission off of Shopify just seems... too low-effort? I don't know.
I'd be much more impressed with one person's in-depth review of the pros and cons of each platform, with an affiliate link to whichever one they felt was the best, than from something like this.