What is your honest opinion about ARS? - GoFuckYourself.com

ThaiChix · 08-15-2003, 11:04 AM

Good?
Bad?

Let us all know!

Cheers

ChrisL

optikalz · 08-15-2003, 11:05 AM

Their BYOTs kick ass

KRL · 08-15-2003, 11:05 AM

Top Notch! Marc De runs one of the best companies in the biz.

SpaceAce · 08-15-2003, 11:06 AM

I honestly think ARS is one of the most innovative leaders in the adult industry. I also honestly think they tuned to complete shit almost two years ago. Some people still swear by them but I can't sell their sites to save my ass, these days.

In all fairness I should say I stopped sending traffic to them a long time ago and it's possible that they have gotten better since then.

SpaceAce

calm · 08-15-2003, 11:06 AM

Their program is really good, they are a solid company. Their stuff seems to be hit or miss though... takes alot of tweaking but it's worth it in the end

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Sharky · 08-15-2003, 11:08 AM

Their sites have actually been picking up for me.

They've had a rough switch over to their new system, but they are coming around and getting things resolved.

Jakke PNG · 08-15-2003, 11:08 AM

My conversions and traffic to them according to their stats have gone downhill this past week. But I still love them.

Mr. T · 08-15-2003, 11:14 AM

I pitty de honkyfool who says some baaaad doodad about ARS. Dey're some uh de most honest sucka's I've eva' met. Man!

A wonderful company t'do business wid.

Dey became family once da damn A-Team went tits down...

Slap Mah Fro,
Mr. T

clubsexy · 08-15-2003, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by web4x
ARS(E) will fuck you over. They cancel webmaster accounts when you earn more than 2k/week and steel your money. Exactly this happened to me and a friend.

I hate these assholes. That's my honest opinion about these cocksmokers.

What's up with your sig?

Sarah_Jayne · 08-15-2003, 11:30 AM

consistant, good people, byot is great and I love earning point towards content.

FUCKuPAYme · 08-15-2003, 11:38 AM

never had luck with them

Lonny · 08-15-2003, 11:38 AM

no sales this PP however i do like what they did to the webmasters area.. Not logging in to any program for a year or so alot will change i guess

RobertD · 08-15-2003, 11:39 AM

brand0n · 08-15-2003, 11:53 AM

ars is great

did really well with the pleaseyourlover site

Niki · 08-15-2003, 11:58 AM

I hate their "periods" ... but they are my no.1 sponsor for three years already

and their support kicks ass

Anna_O · 08-15-2003, 12:02 PM

Very nice! Friendly and helpful staff and the BYOT program kicks ass. Allthough some times they could need more testing before implementing new stuff...

Xplicit · 08-15-2003, 12:07 PM

I only promote the HomeSexNetwork with them, and i get great conversions.

basschick · 08-15-2003, 12:07 PM

in some ways, i find ars the ultimate sponsor program - the byot program, the availability of the reps, the availability of the managers and owners, the masses of promo content and regularly added new sites

however

that being said, their regular tendancy to make large changes without beta testing is just horrible. seems to me they could beta every change on a number of "test" webmasters who don't mind before springing the changes on us... this last time, almost every facet of the stats didn't work right for days, the board is still having problems, and the linking codes weren't working right. not to mention every time they make a big change, sales drop radically for a day or two.

Lane · 08-15-2003, 12:08 PM

http://www.adultrevenueservice.com/ars_portfolio.php

polish_aristocrat · 08-15-2003, 12:21 PM

The best and most friendly and helpful staff and owners !

Perhaps there are some niche programs that may convert better, but ARS is definitely great.

Very innovative people ( perhaps they will be also innovative when it comes to new payment solutions in future and no, I am not talking about the dialer ).

Although it's true what basschick said about the bugs when they introduce something new.

dennisthemenace · 08-15-2003, 01:20 PM

what basschick said about changes for sure..

They've got the BEST rewards program out there hands down. Good variety of stuff to promote, used to have the best stats too - now working just to get back to that level of function, and hopefully beyond..

FreeHugeMovies · 08-15-2003, 02:56 PM

Considering I can't get all my link codes with a few presses of the mouse shows you what I think about ARS of late. Hell, I even e mailed them and the guy told me I was SOL.

EvilFubAr · 08-15-2003, 02:58 PM

Lane,

Pay attention and only paste links that goto active pages.

EvilFubAr · 08-15-2003, 02:59 PM

FreeHugeMovies,

Goto the linking code center and there is a bulk link generator app right at the top........ Gives you all your linking codes at once.

kris242 · 08-15-2003, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChrisL
Good?
Bad?

Let us all know!

Cheers

ChrisL

Thier the bomb, bitch!

gregtx · 08-15-2003, 03:19 PM

Good solid team of people, who operate a great program

FreeHugeMovies · 08-15-2003, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvilFubAr
FreeHugeMovies,

Goto the linking code center and there is a bulk link generator app right at the top........ Gives you all your linking codes at once.

Just logged back in and I do not see anything where I can go in and grab my link does to ALL the sites.

Veterans Day · 08-15-2003, 04:37 PM

and is it me or do they not show you how much per sign-up when you choose different options such as console free or WM split? I noticed this and was like WHOA all it says is 15-50 PPS

EvilFubAr · 08-15-2003, 04:44 PM

FreeHugeMovies,

Click on the button that says "links" for the GIM Paysites or BYOT. You select your trial price and your console options the hit the button called "generate links" Duno how you can miss it.

Veterans Day,

Once you select your trial options etc the payout is displayed right under the screen shot.

FreeHugeMovies · 08-15-2003, 07:40 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by EvilFubAr
[B]FreeHugeMovies,

Click on the button that says "links" for the GIM Paysites or BYOT. You select your trial price and your console options the hit the button called "generate links" Duno how you can miss it.

I can miss it because it is poorly done and HIDDEN. But, I did find what I was looking for and thank you.

webgurl · 08-15-2003, 07:48 PM

Hey Chris whats Up !!

their reward store is awesome and the points are very achievable nothing unrealistic .... except for the human flying machine LOL !!!

Overall , ARS is Good , No Minimum Payouts or Late or Screw Ups with Payments

Sign Up Now if you Haven't Already ARS

SomeCreep · 08-15-2003, 08:37 PM

I think they suck for many reasons which I dont feel like getting into. One thing they do have going for them is their rewards store though. I wish all sponsors had that.

muchmoreporn · 08-15-2003, 08:49 PM

promoted one of their sites once, used their tour template as a gallery layout and i used my referring links that was on the tour as a gallery as well, i thought this wouldnt be a problem, thing is I continued to make sales with this gallery for a couple weeks. not getting paid i wondered and contacted them and i was than sent a note saying my account was disabled and was being checked upon causes they are getting stats showing i was sending them traffic but they were not sure where, I spent a good hour on the phone with the chick in charge at the time, she sounds very unprofessional for such a huge company, didnt have a fucking clue what i was talking about, was just trying to make up excuses not to pay me. even to this day i wouldnt mind trying to promote them properly and wish i didnt have this issue. I have attempted to resign up and no one contacted me again, and I was never paid the 600or somewhat dollars they owed me. oh well thats my experience with them. seriously thou they appear to have their shit together, and i know lots of ppl that do well with them.

SykkBoy · 08-15-2003, 09:50 PM

They've always been innovators and a top class company.

Their conversions tend to be hit and miss (I'd probably do better with more traffic ;-)) The one problem is that they are almos too popular. They are used by so many webmasters that their sites get burnt out much faster than average.

everyone bitches about shaving and I feel it's more burn out than shave. They are EVERYWHERE. Which is good for them, not so good for affiliates when a site gets burnt out.

I haven't really tried the BYOT program much but will start playing with it as it should alleviate the burn out problem.

They are definitely the company to watch when looking for something new. Not bad for a couple kids (damn, is Marc even old enough to shave yet? ;-))))

Nickless · 08-15-2003, 10:11 PM

home of the solid 1:3000 for me

Mike AI · 08-15-2003, 11:21 PM

ARS is still the leader..... and if I know Marc it will continue for as long as he decides to lead!

ThaiChix · 08-16-2003, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by webgurl
Hey Chris whats Up !!

their reward store is awesome and the points are very achievable nothing unrealistic .... except for the human flying machine LOL !!!

Overall , ARS is Good , No Minimum Payouts or Late or Screw Ups with Payments

Sign Up Now if you Haven't Already ARS

We have been with ARS since day 1 ;-) But thanks for the heads-up! Nice to hear so many positive things about ARS.

Cheers

ChrisL

08-15-2003, 11:04 AM	#1
ThaiChix Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 237	What is your honest opinion about ARS? Good? Bad? Let us all know! Cheers ChrisL

08-15-2003, 11:05 AM	#3
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08-15-2003, 11:06 AM	#5
calm Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Boston Posts: 1,191	Their program is really good, they are a solid company. Their stuff seems to be hit or miss though... takes alot of tweaking but it's worth it in the end . __________________ <a href="http://www.pimproll.com/"><img src=http://www.pimproll.com/banners/pimproll_468x60_02-3.gif border=0><br>bling bling</a><br><a href="http://www.exitking.com/?ID=40" target=_blank>$3.00 CPM -- NO SHAVING -- NO CONVERSIONS -- ALL YOUR HITS COUNTED</a><br>sign up under <a href="mailto:[email protected]">me</a> and <a href="mailto:[email protected]">I'll</a> send you 10k hits.

08-15-2003, 11:08 AM	#6
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	Their sites have actually been picking up for me. They've had a rough switch over to their new system, but they are coming around and getting things resolved. __________________ Sharky

08-15-2003, 11:08 AM	#7
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	My conversions and traffic to them according to their stats have gone downhill this past week. But I still love them. __________________ ..and I'm off.

08-15-2003, 11:05 AM	#2
optikalz Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Lost Angelez Posts: 555	Their BYOTs kick ass

08-15-2003, 11:06 AM	#4
SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	I honestly think ARS is one of the most innovative leaders in the adult industry. I also honestly think they tuned to complete shit almost two years ago. Some people still swear by them but I can't sell their sites to save my ass, these days. In all fairness I should say I stopped sending traffic to them a long time ago and it's possible that they have gotten better since then. SpaceAce

08-15-2003, 11:14 AM	#8
Mr. T Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 62	I pitty de honkyfool who says some baaaad doodad about ARS. Dey're some uh de most honest sucka's I've eva' met. Man! A wonderful company t'do business wid. Dey became family once da damn A-Team went tits down... Slap Mah Fro, Mr. T __________________ Mr. T!

08-15-2003, 11:30 AM	#10
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	consistant, good people, byot is great and I love earning point towards content.

08-15-2003, 11:38 AM	#11
FUCKuPAYme Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: LA Posts: 1,023	never had luck with them __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

08-15-2003, 11:38 AM	#12
Lonny Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Riverside Ca. Posts: 3,539	no sales this PP however i do like what they did to the webmasters area.. Not logging in to any program for a year or so alot will change i guess

08-15-2003, 11:39 AM	#13
RobertD Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 1,149	__________________ Sexy Latinas

08-15-2003, 11:53 AM	#14
brand0n been very busy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: the queen city Posts: 26,983	ars is great did really well with the pleaseyourlover site __________________ want to buy this spot for cheap? it is of course for sale. long term deals are always the best bet. brand0n/ at/ a o l dot commies.

08-15-2003, 11:58 AM	#15
Niki Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,476	I hate their "periods" ... but they are my no.1 sponsor for three years already and their support kicks ass

08-15-2003, 12:02 PM	#16
Anna_O Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,773	Very nice! Friendly and helpful staff and the BYOT program kicks ass. Allthough some times they could need more testing before implementing new stuff...

08-15-2003, 12:07 PM	#17
Xplicit Confirmed User Join Date: May 2003 Location: █◄►█ Posts: 3,558	I only promote the HomeSexNetwork with them, and i get great conversions.

08-15-2003, 12:07 PM	#18
basschick Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: el lay, ca usa Posts: 2,540	in some ways, i find ars the ultimate sponsor program - the byot program, the availability of the reps, the availability of the managers and owners, the masses of promo content and regularly added new sites however that being said, their regular tendancy to make large changes without beta testing is just horrible. seems to me they could beta every change on a number of "test" webmasters who don't mind before springing the changes on us... this last time, almost every facet of the stats didn't work right for days, the board is still having problems, and the linking codes weren't working right. not to mention every time they make a big change, sales drop radically for a day or two.

08-15-2003, 12:08 PM	#19
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	http://www.adultrevenueservice.com/ars_portfolio.php __________________

08-15-2003, 12:21 PM	#20
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	The best and most friendly and helpful staff and owners ! Perhaps there are some niche programs that may convert better, but ARS is definitely great. Very innovative people ( perhaps they will be also innovative when it comes to new payment solutions in future and no, I am not talking about the dialer ). Although it's true what basschick said about the bugs when they introduce something new. __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

08-15-2003, 01:20 PM	#21
dennisthemenace Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In the present moment Posts: 2,668	what basschick said about changes for sure.. They've got the BEST rewards program out there hands down. Good variety of stuff to promote, used to have the best stats too - now working just to get back to that level of function, and hopefully beyond.. __________________ All the best to you

08-15-2003, 02:56 PM	#22
FreeHugeMovies Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 14,137	Considering I can't get all my link codes with a few presses of the mouse shows you what I think about ARS of late. Hell, I even e mailed them and the guy told me I was SOL.

08-15-2003, 02:58 PM	#23
EvilFubAr Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,141	Lane, Pay attention and only paste links that goto active pages.

08-15-2003, 02:59 PM	#24
EvilFubAr Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,141	FreeHugeMovies, Goto the linking code center and there is a bulk link generator app right at the top........ Gives you all your linking codes at once.

08-15-2003, 03:19 PM	#26
gregtx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,929	Good solid team of people, who operate a great program __________________ Processing Partners http://www.processingpartners.com

08-15-2003, 04:37 PM	#28
Veterans Day Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Windy City Posts: 8,403	and is it me or do they not show you how much per sign-up when you choose different options such as console free or WM split? I noticed this and was like WHOA all it says is 15-50 PPS

08-15-2003, 04:44 PM	#29
EvilFubAr Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,141	FreeHugeMovies, Click on the button that says "links" for the GIM Paysites or BYOT. You select your trial price and your console options the hit the button called "generate links" Duno how you can miss it. Veterans Day, Once you select your trial options etc the payout is displayed right under the screen shot.

08-15-2003, 07:40 PM	#30
FreeHugeMovies Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 14,137	[QUOTE]Originally posted by EvilFubAr [B]FreeHugeMovies, Click on the button that says "links" for the GIM Paysites or BYOT. You select your trial price and your console options the hit the button called "generate links" Duno how you can miss it. I can miss it because it is poorly done and HIDDEN. But, I did find what I was looking for and thank you.

08-15-2003, 07:48 PM	#31
webgurl Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Clouds with Carebears Posts: 7,954	Hey Chris whats Up !! their reward store is awesome and the points are very achievable nothing unrealistic .... except for the human flying machine LOL !!! Overall , ARS is Good , No Minimum Payouts or Late or Screw Ups with Payments Sign Up Now if you Haven't Already ARS

08-15-2003, 08:37 PM	#32
SomeCreep :glugglug Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 26,118	I think they suck for many reasons which I dont feel like getting into. One thing they do have going for them is their rewards store though. I wish all sponsors had that. __________________ Webair Hosting I use and recommend Webair for hosting.

08-15-2003, 08:49 PM	#33
muchmoreporn Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 784	promoted one of their sites once, used their tour template as a gallery layout and i used my referring links that was on the tour as a gallery as well, i thought this wouldnt be a problem, thing is I continued to make sales with this gallery for a couple weeks. not getting paid i wondered and contacted them and i was than sent a note saying my account was disabled and was being checked upon causes they are getting stats showing i was sending them traffic but they were not sure where, I spent a good hour on the phone with the chick in charge at the time, she sounds very unprofessional for such a huge company, didnt have a fucking clue what i was talking about, was just trying to make up excuses not to pay me. even to this day i wouldnt mind trying to promote them properly and wish i didnt have this issue. I have attempted to resign up and no one contacted me again, and I was never paid the 600or somewhat dollars they owed me. oh well thats my experience with them. seriously thou they appear to have their shit together, and i know lots of ppl that do well with them. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

08-15-2003, 09:50 PM	#34
SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	They've always been innovators and a top class company. Their conversions tend to be hit and miss (I'd probably do better with more traffic ;-)) The one problem is that they are almos too popular. They are used by so many webmasters that their sites get burnt out much faster than average. everyone bitches about shaving and I feel it's more burn out than shave. They are EVERYWHERE. Which is good for them, not so good for affiliates when a site gets burnt out. I haven't really tried the BYOT program much but will start playing with it as it should alleviate the burn out problem. They are definitely the company to watch when looking for something new. Not bad for a couple kids (damn, is Marc even old enough to shave yet? ;-)))) __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

08-15-2003, 10:11 PM	#35
Nickless Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: homeless Posts: 1,955	home of the solid 1:3000 for me

08-15-2003, 11:21 PM	#36
Mike AI Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Elysian Fields Posts: 3,624	ARS is still the leader..... and if I know Marc it will continue for as long as he decides to lead! __________________ Make big money on your Domains! Why wait 40 days to get paid with the other guys? Parked.com pays the most for your traffic, and cuts checks twice a month!