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Originally Posted by Connor
But I couldn't help but wonder how many people would bother with a program that MIGHT terminate them if their models appeared on a page that said "hot sluts" or something similar (who knows what that "respectful" term means, sounds subjective to me).
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Enough that we are happy with the performance of our program.
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Originally Posted by Connor
Additionally, looks like anyone who uses this program has to agree to let ASACP set bans on words they can use, and has to supprt ICRA.
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I wouldn't say "support," merely use their labeling system. We don't require that you display their logo or pay them any money. We are also looking at permitting the use of the ASACP's Restricted to Adults label in addition to or instead of the ICRA label. At the time we wrote the rules, the RTA label didn't exist.
As for the ASACP list, we do have discretion about where and how we enforce the rule, and are sensitive to context when the issue arises. As an ASACP Executive member, we believe that prohibiting the use of keywords that denote child pornography is the right thing to do, even if our material isn't child pornography. If you want to use keywords like "kiddie porn" or "child sex" or "sex with minors" in your meta tags, go ahead. Just not with our material. (The ASACP list is here: www dot asacp dot org slash list dot html , since I've got less than 30 posts on the board.)
As a matter of business practice, we believe that separating ourselves from child pornography is a responsible thing to do, and we don't do business with people or businesses who think that doing otherwise is okay, even if their content is actually legal.
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Originally Posted by Connor
So maybe I'm all alone on this, but I can't help but think that they must lose a TON of potential affiliate traffic with that seemingly simple list of rules. I'm sure their intentions are the best though.
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I'm sure we do. But we run a program that's very profitable for a fair number of our affiliates, with a few hundred joins a day and a good rebill ratio. We credited over 3000 sales to affiliates just in the last month, and we're building in perks and rewards that are making our program unique.
For example, we're giving away trips to Las Vegas for the AVN Expo in January, 2008, for anybody making enough in sales ($6000 gross for the minimum prize). We have nearly 40 affiliates who have either already won or who are on track to win. This won't be a one-time deal, either, and if you don't want to go to Vegas, or even if you do, we'll be offering other prizes as well.
We make our rules and requirements plain, and the contract form is available for your inspection upon request. We don't have any secrets about what we expect or require, and I'm happy to answer questions or look at sample pages and offer commentary on them with respect to the AW program. We believe in full disclosure and informed consent. It doesn't hurt our feelings that you don't want to be a part of our program, and we wish you well in the efforts you choose to undertake. There's plenty of money around for everyone.
We're a business, and we make decisions in the interest of that business. For us, not offending the sensibilities of our models by having them portrayed as sluts is right for us -- if the models dry up, we're dead, and yes, our models talk to one another and look at themselves on the net. We also require the written contracts to protect our copyright and trademark registrations, which have cost us a great deal to acquire and which are of considerable value to us.
You're in business too, and you make decisions in the interest of your business. Some people choose to work with us within our rules, and many of those people make a fair amount of money in return for their efforts. Some people choose not to, and move to other programs. We don't look at it as a personal insult, merely as a business decision.
Rainbow
Abbywinters.com Affiliate Liaison