Is a way to gain consumer trust.
Think about it, many people have heard about creditcard fraud, have been tricked into signing up to a dozen sites at once, have signed up to sites that delivered only 5% of the content promised in the tour, have clicked on blind links, etc.
What most of the online adult industry is make an enemy out of the surfer, trick him any way possible, deliver as little content as possible for as much money as possible. And, the surfer has no way to know which sites will screw him over and which ones won't.
Now, one might say caveat emptor, buyer beware, but the truth of the matter is that this is hurting the business as a whole. Because of bad experiences, quite a few people stop buying porn online entirely, and many never ever start.
Even worse, stuff like this is one of the largest causes of chargebacks, which are forcing the creditcard companies to enforce more and more strict rules on online adult payments.
It seems unlikely that scammers will give up their practices any time soon, so even though that would be the best solution, it isn't a realistic one. That means we need better ways to deal with this.
Perhaps it would be an idea if a bunch of people started something like an adult version of TRUSTe - something to guarantee that customers get what they pay for, and aren't scammed out of their money.
Any other ideas?
Think about it, many people have heard about creditcard fraud, have been tricked into signing up to a dozen sites at once, have signed up to sites that delivered only 5% of the content promised in the tour, have clicked on blind links, etc.
What most of the online adult industry is make an enemy out of the surfer, trick him any way possible, deliver as little content as possible for as much money as possible. And, the surfer has no way to know which sites will screw him over and which ones won't.
Now, one might say caveat emptor, buyer beware, but the truth of the matter is that this is hurting the business as a whole. Because of bad experiences, quite a few people stop buying porn online entirely, and many never ever start.
Even worse, stuff like this is one of the largest causes of chargebacks, which are forcing the creditcard companies to enforce more and more strict rules on online adult payments.
It seems unlikely that scammers will give up their practices any time soon, so even though that would be the best solution, it isn't a realistic one. That means we need better ways to deal with this.
Perhaps it would be an idea if a bunch of people started something like an adult version of TRUSTe - something to guarantee that customers get what they pay for, and aren't scammed out of their money.
Any other ideas?
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