Can someone explain to me what a cross-sale is?

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  • xentech
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2006
    • 1405

    #1

    Can someone explain to me what a cross-sale is?

    I know it's a stupid question, and I think I kind of understand what it is. But can someone clarify it for me?
  • Wolfy
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2003
    • 3574

    #2

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    • bobby666
      boots are my religion
      • Nov 2005
      • 21765

      #3
      Cross sales are deals made between sponsors. One sponsor agrees to place a link on their join page or inside the members' area, for example, if the other sponsor agrees to do the same for them. It's cross promoting each others companies.
      (found on an other board)

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      • fluffygrrl
        So Fucking Banned
        • May 2006
        • 2187

        #4
        Here's the deal.

        When you buy a subscription on a sponsor's page, you enter your cc number and hit a submit button.

        A cross sale is when a subscription to another site is included. Usually, this is in the form of a pre-checked button with some verbiage (also subscribe to xyz site). Usually this is a free for a limited time offer - so if you don't cancel by x time, you start being charged.

        Sometimes, these are hidden (ie th form field is type=hidden) so the surfer doesn't even know. This would be, imho, fraud. Having the boxes ticked by default, rather than unticked by default, is right on the edge of deceptive business practices.

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        • CurrentlySober
          Too lazy to wipe my ass
          • Aug 2002
          • 38947

          #5
          Originally posted by fluffygrrl
          Here's the deal.

          When you buy a subscription on a sponsor's page, you enter your cc number and hit a submit button.

          A cross sale is when a subscription to another site is included. Usually, this is in the form of a pre-checked button with some verbiage (also subscribe to xyz site). Usually this is a free for a limited time offer - so if you don't cancel by x time, you start being charged.

          Sometimes, these are hidden (ie th form field is type=hidden) so the surfer doesn't even know. This would be, imho, fraud. Having the boxes ticked by default, rather than unticked by default, is right on the edge of deceptive business practices.
          Fuck me stupid... I actally agree with FluffyGuy for a change!


          👁️ 👍️ 💩

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          • payd2purv
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Jan 2008
            • 2727

            #6
            "Suggesting the purchase of an additional product or service that may not necessarily relate to the original product purchased."

            Offering your members Viagra is a Cross Sale... Etc..

            It doesn't have to be as FluffyGrrrl suggested that is just one option for a Cross Sale...
            Last edited by payd2purv; 05-22-2008, 12:35 PM.

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            • TheDoc
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jul 2001
              • 13827

              #7
              Normally, in almost all cases - xsales are NOT hidden. - Actually, you would say that is super rare.

              Now having pre-checked xsales, even one or two of them, is normal. The xsale can also happen on the credit card page, or any page, from the thank you to member areas - after the sale has happened. One click email offers, is a form of an xsale.
              ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825
              It's all disambiguation

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              • xentech
                Confirmed User
                • Jan 2006
                • 1405

                #8
                Originally posted by fluffygrrl
                Here's the deal.

                When you buy a subscription on a sponsor's page, you enter your cc number and hit a submit button.

                A cross sale is when a subscription to another site is included. Usually, this is in the form of a pre-checked button with some verbiage (also subscribe to xyz site). Usually this is a free for a limited time offer - so if you don't cancel by x time, you start being charged.

                Sometimes, these are hidden (ie th form field is type=hidden) so the surfer doesn't even know. This would be, imho, fraud. Having the boxes ticked by default, rather than unticked by default, is right on the edge of deceptive business practices.
                Yeh thats sorta what I thought it was, thanks for clearing it up.

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                • Quagmire
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 6490

                  #9
                  Originally posted by fluffygrrl
                  Sometimes, these are hidden (ie th form field is type=hidden) so the surfer doesn't even know. This would be, imho, fraud. Having the boxes ticked by default, rather than unticked by default, is right on the edge of deceptive business practices.
                  That is totally unethical. There is no way in hell any sponsor program would ever do something shady like that. I'm shocked that you would even imply it!

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