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Xplicit · 03-22-2005, 02:59 PM

Like any webmaster whos been in the business, before I send traffic I look into the sponsor as much as I can. (basically since InsiteAdult screwed me out of thousands by claiming bankruptcy).

So I did the iwantu.com 2.50/email promotion. Looking at a new sponsor of corse the main issue is how long theyve been around.

iwantu's webmaster program says "Total Payout since 1996: $15,043,250.58"

Ive been in this industry since 1996, and thought it was strange that I hadnt heard of them until several months ago. But then I thought, maybe I just didnt notice them, since ive only been doing the dating sites thing for a year or so and ive been happy with my usual sponsors.

But then out of curiosity, I did a whois on thier domains...

CashRing.com
Record created on 04-May-1999

Iwantu.com
Record created on 24-Mar-1997

So my only question is, if the site didnt exist yet, how were they paying webmasters in 1996?

Or are they backed or owned by another company/affiliate program that i'm not aware of?

Just curious and overly paranoid, not accusing anyone of anything, but if you guys have had some of the bad experiences with sponsors like InsiteAdult, you'd be asking the same thing. Tried to ICQ them and no response.

03-22-2005, 02:59 PM
Xplicit Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: █◄►█ Posts: 3,558	Iwantu.com .... something strange.... Like any webmaster whos been in the business, before I send traffic I look into the sponsor as much as I can. (basically since InsiteAdult screwed me out of thousands by claiming bankruptcy). So I did the iwantu.com 2.50/email promotion. Looking at a new sponsor of corse the main issue is how long theyve been around. iwantu's webmaster program says "Total Payout since 1996: $15,043,250.58" Ive been in this industry since 1996, and thought it was strange that I hadnt heard of them until several months ago. But then I thought, maybe I just didnt notice them, since ive only been doing the dating sites thing for a year or so and ive been happy with my usual sponsors. But then out of curiosity, I did a whois on thier domains... CashRing.com Record created on 04-May-1999 Iwantu.com Record created on 24-Mar-1997 So my only question is, if the site didnt exist yet, how were they paying webmasters in 1996? Or are they backed or owned by another company/affiliate program that i'm not aware of? Just curious and overly paranoid, not accusing anyone of anything, but if you guys have had some of the bad experiences with sponsors like InsiteAdult, you'd be asking the same thing. Tried to ICQ them and no response.