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Dirty F · 12-25-2004, 12:17 PM

"We don't pay for foreign traffic"

Ok lets see what happens.

Guy from Holland signs up for a free membership at datingsite X. Affiliate does not get credit because it's a foreigner. (although you can bet on it that datingsite X WILL use the email to spam....) So the Dutch guy browses around on the site and sees a hot chick. The Dutch guy pulls his cc and pays for a membership. You dont see a penny. So now datingsite X has a free email and got paid without having to share.

A few weeks ago a dating site told me im sending quite some foreign traffic and i wont get credit for that. At that point i had no clue they simply let the guys in and throw a huge "click here to pay for a full membership" text in their face.

I honestly think i lost a few 1000's in payouts this way.

This is simply shaving. I can't find another term for it. I think its insane. Oh wait, maybe stealing is another good term to use.

12-25-2004, 12:17 PM
Dirty F Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 59,204	So why is it accepted that dating sites shave? "We don't pay for foreign traffic" Ok lets see what happens. Guy from Holland signs up for a free membership at datingsite X. Affiliate does not get credit because it's a foreigner. (although you can bet on it that datingsite X WILL use the email to spam....) So the Dutch guy browses around on the site and sees a hot chick. The Dutch guy pulls his cc and pays for a membership. You dont see a penny. So now datingsite X has a free email and got paid without having to share. A few weeks ago a dating site told me im sending quite some foreign traffic and i wont get credit for that. At that point i had no clue they simply let the guys in and throw a huge "click here to pay for a full membership" text in their face. I honestly think i lost a few 1000's in payouts this way. This is simply shaving. I can't find another term for it. I think its insane. Oh wait, maybe stealing is another good term to use.