I have been using Drupal for while, and i was wondering a few things about installation profiles. I usually just have a file full of the .tar.gz extension module files and just put then into the file or web server, and unzip. Is it more time efficient to use an installation profile or just unzip module folders?
First, Can these be integrated with Clickbank, and if not, is it possible to set up a similar program for, say, splitting the profit in a sale to two different people at a certain programmable percentage?
Is is time efficient to make a personal installation profile?
Why in general should i use installation profiles; and will this be beneficial to the speed as ease of Drupal development?