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Originally posted by punkworld
You said it yourself: the whole PPS model is practically designed for fraud on both sides. So, if you choose to participate in it, and choose programs based on how much they pay out, YES, you are responsible.
And you gallery builders have loads of power, just like other webmasters. See, you can choose what you promote. Nobody is stopping you from choosing sponsors that are less likely to shave.
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Two points. First, I'm still a relative n00b and only really understood the financial model of this biz a couple months ago.
I've noted weird things in my stats that made me wonder. For example, you are going along making a few signups a week consistently for several months. Suddenly, they stop. For weeks. I don't know what's happening, but it looks to me like a penalty for having great ratios/good traffic.
With another sponsor you get signups at a reasonable ratio until you are just under the minimum, then you get a zillion qualifieds with nothing. Coincidence? The coincidences only happen when they benefit the sponsor.
I'm eating my own dog food here, I'm in the process of moving all my traffic to revshare sponsors, tho that is no guaranteed fix.
My whole point is the "everyone else does it so I have to do it" is not going to be a legal defense. And it is only a matter of time before some drags one of these fuckers into court. And folks who think this isn't prosecutable fraud need to study the UCC.