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Swoit · 04-23-2003, 06:48 PM

Greetings,

Due to the overwhelming response to our program launch yesterday, we have taken the time to sift through all your various questions and queries and answer them in one thread.

Before we do, let me just say that this has been the most incredible journey for us, and while we have received an unprecedented amount of interest (good and bad). We are very proud of our product and will continue on our quest to make it the single most profitable program ever for both affiliates and paysite owners.

a) The Swoit Concept

Firstly, it seems that the concept of Swoit has been well received by most webmasters, and we have had alot of good feedback from webmasters who want to know more about the model. As Swoit grows and grows over the weeks and months, it will become an enormous system with hundreds (and long term, thousands) of high quality participating paysites.

We believe this is fairly revolutionary in the industry, and is probably going to be the next logical step. Surfers these days are bored joining just one paysite, and the decline in membership retentions is proof of this. Swoit is a system which has been designed by webmasters for webmasters. We reinvest 90% of our income back into our affiliates and partners and we're happy to support the community that will support us.

b) The Launch Email

There has been alot of talk devoted to our launch email - this email was drafted by us a few weeks ago, and we subsequently had contact with a small company in Europe who could both supply a webmaster list AND do the sending for us. We took them up on this offer in good faith and, well... the rest is history. I am not sure where they sourced their lists from, but there is obviously alot of non adult addresses in there. Suffice to say that the inconvenience to webmasters who did not wish to receive our launch email was regrettable, and we will not be dealing with this company again.

c) Who Are We?

Swoit is run by Ingenic Limited, which is a company comprised of mainly technical people who have been in the industry many years. Ingenic (under it's old name, Zarvon) did do technical support for Intergal and Sexhit for many years, but is no longer associated with the operations of these programs in any way. Similiarly, CJ is a very good friend and is lending a hand with the promotions of Swoit - thanks CJ!

Swoit does however have a of of participating sites owned by many different webmasters from Australia - most of all who are close friends of Ingenic and would lend their support for the program launch. This is where much of the confusion has been about where the ownership lies.

d) Content licenses for Paysites

There has been the suggestion that the Swoit model (for paysites) may violate the content licenses imposed by some third party content providers. Let me explain briefly how this is false.

When a Swoit member wishes to visit a paysite, an entry is made into that paysite's password file with a randomly generated username and password. The Swoit member then visits that paysite as if they had joined it directly They are free to enjoy the paysite as a regular member would. When their session is finished, their access is removed.

Swoit does not, in any way attempt to mask or hide the paysite the member is going to in an attempt to convey ownership of the content. In fact we take great pride in presenting all our paysites clearly, with full screen shots and descriptions. Quite frankly, increased usage of content will actually lead to increased revenue for content providers which is a very good thing.

e) Partners - A few Questions Answered

In a nut shell, for all people who provide paysites for our model, we distribute a huge 40% of our entire income to them each and every day. The 40% is apportioned to each site based on the sites usage for that particular day -- so sites which receive alot of usage will get a higher percentage of the income.

This was done to encourage paysites to keep their quality high. For example a paysite which is good will hold members for a long time. A paysite which offers very little will not hold members for long. It's only fair to reward good paysites with their dues.

A crucial fact that we omitted is that each member can only have one site open at a time. So while he has a particular paysite open, that paysite is accumulating minutes and earning revenue.

Regarding the 2 standard deviation calculation, this is done for fraud checking purposes. In reality, any normal site will not be affected by this, only sites with extreme variances in usage will be flagged.

In general, thank you for all the good support and feedback we have received. We have had extremely strong interest from both affiliates and partners, and should be adding another 20 or so new paysites immediately covering such niches as toons, gay and latex/fetish to name a few.

Regards,

the Swoit team

04-23-2003, 06:48 PM
Swoit Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: www.Swoit.com Posts: 256	Greetings, Due to the overwhelming response to our program launch yesterday, we have taken the time to sift through all your various questions and queries and answer them in one thread. Before we do, let me just say that this has been the most incredible journey for us, and while we have received an unprecedented amount of interest (good and bad). We are very proud of our product and will continue on our quest to make it the single most profitable program ever for both affiliates and paysite owners. a) The Swoit Concept Firstly, it seems that the concept of Swoit has been well received by most webmasters, and we have had alot of good feedback from webmasters who want to know more about the model. As Swoit grows and grows over the weeks and months, it will become an enormous system with hundreds (and long term, thousands) of high quality participating paysites. We believe this is fairly revolutionary in the industry, and is probably going to be the next logical step. Surfers these days are bored joining just one paysite, and the decline in membership retentions is proof of this. Swoit is a system which has been designed by webmasters for webmasters. We reinvest 90% of our income back into our affiliates and partners and we're happy to support the community that will support us. b) The Launch Email There has been alot of talk devoted to our launch email - this email was drafted by us a few weeks ago, and we subsequently had contact with a small company in Europe who could both supply a webmaster list AND do the sending for us. We took them up on this offer in good faith and, well... the rest is history. I am not sure where they sourced their lists from, but there is obviously alot of non adult addresses in there. Suffice to say that the inconvenience to webmasters who did not wish to receive our launch email was regrettable, and we will not be dealing with this company again. c) Who Are We? Swoit is run by Ingenic Limited, which is a company comprised of mainly technical people who have been in the industry many years. Ingenic (under it's old name, Zarvon) did do technical support for Intergal and Sexhit for many years, but is no longer associated with the operations of these programs in any way. Similiarly, CJ is a very good friend and is lending a hand with the promotions of Swoit - thanks CJ! Swoit does however have a of of participating sites owned by many different webmasters from Australia - most of all who are close friends of Ingenic and would lend their support for the program launch. This is where much of the confusion has been about where the ownership lies. d) Content licenses for Paysites There has been the suggestion that the Swoit model (for paysites) may violate the content licenses imposed by some third party content providers. Let me explain briefly how this is false. When a Swoit member wishes to visit a paysite, an entry is made into that paysite's password file with a randomly generated username and password. The Swoit member then visits that paysite as if they had joined it directly They are free to enjoy the paysite as a regular member would. When their session is finished, their access is removed. Swoit does not, in any way attempt to mask or hide the paysite the member is going to in an attempt to convey ownership of the content. In fact we take great pride in presenting all our paysites clearly, with full screen shots and descriptions. Quite frankly, increased usage of content will actually lead to increased revenue for content providers which is a very good thing. e) Partners - A few Questions Answered In a nut shell, for all people who provide paysites for our model, we distribute a huge 40% of our entire income to them each and every day. The 40% is apportioned to each site based on the sites usage for that particular day -- so sites which receive alot of usage will get a higher percentage of the income. This was done to encourage paysites to keep their quality high. For example a paysite which is good will hold members for a long time. A paysite which offers very little will not hold members for long. It's only fair to reward good paysites with their dues. A crucial fact that we omitted is that each member can only have one site open at a time. So while he has a particular paysite open, that paysite is accumulating minutes and earning revenue. Regarding the 2 standard deviation calculation, this is done for fraud checking purposes. In reality, any normal site will not be affected by this, only sites with extreme variances in usage will be flagged. In general, thank you for all the good support and feedback we have received. We have had extremely strong interest from both affiliates and partners, and should be adding another 20 or so new paysites immediately covering such niches as toons, gay and latex/fetish to name a few. Regards, the Swoit team __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.