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Do you think they shave?

02-17-2008, 07:40 AM

I have been sending a little traffic to this sponsors for several months, surprisingly, the first pay period it converted very well with my traffic, so I kept pushing it. I only had sales for two pay periods. After about a year after, I started to wonder what happened since I never got anymore sales. So I decided to read very thoroughly their TOS and I found this:

11.1 Right to Refuse Referrals. Company reserves the absolute right to deny any prospective Referral and any person or entity participation in the Program. Company shall not be required to provide any reason or justification for denial of processing of a Referral or denial of participation in the Program to any person or entity.

Then I read this:

(Note: If You wish to perform a test signup, You must first email the Company at [email protected] to arrange such a test)

Wait a minute! do they stop shaving if I tell them I am going to sign up myself as a test??? this made no sense so i got a couple fo friends to sign up, they gave me their credit cards transaction IDs, and these two sales never showed up in my stats...

What do you think? I wonder how much $ these people stole from me???
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02-17-2008, 07:42 AM

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02-17-2008, 07:49 AM

I think you answered your own question.
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02-17-2008, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by DjiXas

Url? ? ?

Google the text he pasted from their site maybe?

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02-17-2008, 07:52 AM

Originally posted by nikad

IThen I read this:

(Note: If You wish to perform a test signup, You must first email the Company at [email protected] to arrange such a test)

that rule makes absolutely no sense, but many sponsors have it

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02-17-2008, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

that rule makes absolutely no sense, but many sponsors have it

They most likely are doing bad biz if thats a rule for their proggie.

Please do not do a test sign up to catch us cheating your traffic or we will terminate your account which we were cheating anyways. I would drop any sponser with that crooked shit going on.

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02-17-2008, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

that rule makes absolutely no sense, but many sponsors have it

It's a bullshit lame excuse they can use when someone catches them doing something wrong.
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02-17-2008, 08:04 AM

I am not saying they are not - but its worth asking them for an explanation.

It could be a simple reason - it often is.

I know some progs manually check sign ups before they are credited for instance.
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02-17-2008, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash

I am not saying they are not - but its worth asking them for an explanation.

It could be a simple reason - it often is.

I know some progs manually check sign ups before they are credited for instance.

So, what is your explanation?
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02-17-2008, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash

I know some progs manually check sign ups before they are credited for instance.

hmm that's interesting...

which ones do it?

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02-17-2008, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

hmm that's interesting...

which ones do it?

Off the top of my head - AFF etc...
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02-17-2008, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash

I am not saying they are not - but its worth asking them for an explanation.

It could be a simple reason - it often is.

I know some progs manually check sign ups before they are credited for instance.

This sponsor says they offer real time stats, if they check manually it should show up as a chargeback or something (?)

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02-17-2008, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by nikad

This sponsor says they offer real time stats, if they check manually it should show up as a chargeback or something (?)

I was thinking more about timing than them flagging your friends transactions.

Of course they could just be shaving - but its good to ask...
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02-17-2008, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by nikad

(Note: If You wish to perform a test signup, You must first email the Company at [email protected] to arrange such a test)

There's actually a very good reason for this rule; It's to protect the sponsor against webmaster fraud. If you do a few "test signups" then cancel and conveniently forget to tell them about it afterward, the company could end up paying you unearned commissions. People used to scam sponsors this way a lot; it's part of the reason free trials are disappearing.

Besides, there are other reasons to do a test signup than suspicion of shaving, just as there are other reasons you might fail to be credited for signups... An error in your refcode for instance.

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02-17-2008, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by Dagwolf

There's actually a very good reason for this rule; It's to protect the sponsor against webmaster fraud. If you do a few "test signups" then cancel and conveniently forget to tell them about it afterward, the company could end up paying you unearned commissions. People used to scam sponsors this way a lot; it's part of the reason free trials are disappearing.

Besides, there are other reasons to do a test signup than suspicion of shaving, just as there are other reasons you might fail to be credited for signups... An error in your refcode for instance.

Of course that makes sense as a reason to put something so stupid in the terms. But if you suspect someone of not paying you, alerting them to the fact that you're about to test kind of negates the whole idea of the test in the first place.

And if they are manually reviewing signups as someone else suggested, shouldn't the sponsor follow the same ethical rule and inform the affiliate that first, they are doing this, and second tell the webmaster there may be a problem with their traffic rather than just dropping signups from their stats without a word?
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02-17-2008, 09:44 AM

Could the two sales have gotten scrubbed before they hit your stats?

Were your two friends able to login and use their memberships?
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02-17-2008, 09:47 AM

So you haven't received a check from someone in a long time so the FIRST thing you do is scour their TOS?

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02-17-2008, 09:50 AM

you can do a test signup anytime on our sites. Have your mom do it from a different state and I even refund the transaction to you as well while you enjoy your free membership. As long as you are sending new members feel free to do a test sign up every month if you want. I have always offered this.

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02-17-2008, 09:54 AM

I don't know if they shave or just suck for your traffic.

Either way just dump their ass and move on. No shortage of sponsors out there.

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02-17-2008, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by nikad

this made no sense so i got a couple fo friends to sign up, they gave me their credit cards transaction IDs, and these two sales never showed up in my stats...

Uh, you know... can I get your friends to test some sponsors for me as well? Hit me up and i'll send you some links and let's see if those sponsors are shaving as well... kthxbye.

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02-24-2008, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by Corona

I don't know if they shave or just suck for your traffic.

Either way just dump their ass and move on. No shortage of sponsors out there.

Well, after a week, the sales were never credited, and this has nothing to do with the traffic i am sending them ;)

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02-24-2008, 03:35 PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again. ALL PROGRAMS SHAVE. It's not some kind of industry secret. C'mon...
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02-24-2008, 03:39 PM

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02-27-2008, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash

I am not saying they are not - but its worth asking them for an explanation.

It could be a simple reason - it often is.

I know some progs manually check sign ups before they are credited for instance.

Originally posted by Quickdraw

So, what is your explanation?

Since you say it is worth asking them for an explanation, I am asking you why maxcash has this policy.
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02-27-2008, 06:54 AM

Originally posted by Damian_Maxcash

Off the top of my head - AFF etc...

AFF does over 100,000 signups a day, they aren't manually checking them..

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02-27-2008, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

that rule makes absolutely no sense, but many sponsors have it

Makes sence for pay per signup sponsor on trial memberships...

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02-27-2008, 07:13 AM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

that rule makes absolutely no sense, but many sponsors have it

Really? it doesnt make sense? Do you run a program?

Here are two reasons off the top of my head why a program would request this

a) they don't want to pay you for a test signup
b) if you do a 'test' signup and don't tell the program it is possible that the processor and / or the risk management depart could flag the transaction as fraud and shut down your account.

So, the clause is there to protect both the company AND the webmaster from any misunderstandings.

Starting to make a little more sense?

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02-27-2008, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by nikad

Well, after a week, the sales were never credited, and this has nothing to do with the traffic i am sending them ;)

Have these friends run "test" transactions for you before.. with the same program.. using the same email address and same credit card info?

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