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bdeforest · 04-17-2008, 05:53 PM

Hey Socks - On the per signup issue, without looking into it in more detail, I'm not sure about those payout rates. If you hit me up on icq (i'm not on right now) with your account number, I'll take a close look and get back to you on that.

Ratios - A lot of this can be attributed to stale sites in the portfolio with old content. To try to counter this, we started the one new site per week for a year to update with newer designs and newer content. Some of them work well, some don't. But, I even see fluctuations on sites from paid search traffic from one week to the next. I think that can be attributed to the processor. So, having my own control over processing can eliminate some of that.

The solution? Let's talk about what sites are doing well and see if you can target those first. I would definitely love to get another shot at your business. Currently customers get access to my entire database of content for both photos and videos. They can access via a niche drop down or via the site network drop down. The members areas are easy to use and have good search functions so you can easily find what you are looking for. They have a bit of web 2.0 flavor to them with the ability to rate, review, and tag content. They can browse by tags. They can also add content to a favorites section for easy access. And there is a ton of content for them to access.

What is ARS doing in 2008 for customers? The major piece is a whole movie content upgrade. I am having the entire DVD database re-encoded into much better resolutions and bit rates and offering 5 different movie formats for customers (currently four are offered). I've also set a limit to only buy content shot 2005 or later and I buy HD when I can. We are working on a few really great sites that will hopefully have great conversions. I am having HD content shot and new sites developed that will be released later this year. We are working on a new DVD site with a different billing model. These newer sites are being developed by very high end designers, so they will look very fresh and appealing. But I don't anticipate any of this to launch until later this year.

On the stats, yeah there is a shitload of information there. But I would rather err on the side of providing too much info over not enough info. You can track as detailed as you want with your stats to be able to tweak your campaigns right down to each link if you want to. And there are a lot of programs you get paid on that need to be broken out. If you'd like me to explain what each of them is, just lmk.

What this all boils down to is I can understand your frustration. I've been in this industry for 11 years and I feel it just like you do. The only thing I can do is to continue to work on improving products that customers want to join and I am most definitely placing my focus there.

04-17-2008, 05:53 PM
bdeforest Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 212	Hey Socks - On the per signup issue, without looking into it in more detail, I'm not sure about those payout rates. If you hit me up on icq (i'm not on right now) with your account number, I'll take a close look and get back to you on that. Ratios - A lot of this can be attributed to stale sites in the portfolio with old content. To try to counter this, we started the one new site per week for a year to update with newer designs and newer content. Some of them work well, some don't. But, I even see fluctuations on sites from paid search traffic from one week to the next. I think that can be attributed to the processor. So, having my own control over processing can eliminate some of that. The solution? Let's talk about what sites are doing well and see if you can target those first. I would definitely love to get another shot at your business. Currently customers get access to my entire database of content for both photos and videos. They can access via a niche drop down or via the site network drop down. The members areas are easy to use and have good search functions so you can easily find what you are looking for. They have a bit of web 2.0 flavor to them with the ability to rate, review, and tag content. They can browse by tags. They can also add content to a favorites section for easy access. And there is a ton of content for them to access. What is ARS doing in 2008 for customers? The major piece is a whole movie content upgrade. I am having the entire DVD database re-encoded into much better resolutions and bit rates and offering 5 different movie formats for customers (currently four are offered). I've also set a limit to only buy content shot 2005 or later and I buy HD when I can. We are working on a few really great sites that will hopefully have great conversions. I am having HD content shot and new sites developed that will be released later this year. We are working on a new DVD site with a different billing model. These newer sites are being developed by very high end designers, so they will look very fresh and appealing. But I don't anticipate any of this to launch until later this year. On the stats, yeah there is a shitload of information there. But I would rather err on the side of providing too much info over not enough info. You can track as detailed as you want with your stats to be able to tweak your campaigns right down to each link if you want to. And there are a lot of programs you get paid on that need to be broken out. If you'd like me to explain what each of them is, just lmk. What this all boils down to is I can understand your frustration. I've been in this industry for 11 years and I feel it just like you do. The only thing I can do is to continue to work on improving products that customers want to join and I am most definitely placing my focus there. __________________ Brand new HD sites with exclusive content. Get content while it's still fresh!!