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detoxed · 09-25-2004, 09:48 PM

They are advertising on some big sites....

MakaveIi · 09-25-2004, 10:00 PM

*To receive your Free Laptop: 1. Register on steps one and two. 2. Complete the survey questions on steps three through five. 3. Complete one offer from sponsored offer Group A, one offer from sponsored offer Group B, and offers totaling 470 points from sponsored offer Group C.; 4. Get your FREE Laptop by following redemption instructions!

That looks like you gotta sign up for alot of junk mail, and for a crappy generic dell at that.

Its probably refurbished.. haha

$5 submissions · 09-25-2004, 10:01 PM

It's a good concept since they hit you with many pages of preliminary lead signups before you even get to the 'points' section. Even the points section already make them money from lead generation alone.

I would think that such a system generates a lot of $ if executed well.

$5 submissions · 09-25-2004, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by MakaveIi

That looks like you gotta sign up for alot of junk mail, and for a crappy generic dell at that.

Its probably refurbished.. haha

yep yep

Sly · 09-25-2004, 10:04 PM

These setups have been around for years. I remember some friends of mine doing great with them, from the affiliate side, about 5 years back.

JulianSosa · 09-25-2004, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by detoxed
They are advertising on some big sites....

Millions just like freeipods .. Are they the same people?

$5 submissions · 09-25-2004, 10:07 PM

Lead generation is all it is. Unfortunately, if you have to 'incentivize' leecherz like that I doubt if the advertisers would get anywhere close to optimal ROI.

brizzad · 09-25-2004, 10:07 PM

www.metareward.com

detoxed · 09-25-2004, 10:22 PM

i'm just wondering if they are making so much money why there arent 1000 copycats already

$5 submissions · 09-25-2004, 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by detoxed
i'm just wondering if they are making so much money why there arent 1000 copycats already

THere are. They just offer differing rewards and lead generation layouts. CJ actually asks if the lead generation is via incentivized methods. If so, the sponsor has to specifically activate your application. Its been around for a while.

detoxed · 09-25-2004, 10:34 PM

Who can set me up with a website like that with a profitable business model?

arg · 09-25-2004, 11:15 PM

My hunch is that it's not profitable enough to cover the prizes, but that their growth rate is fast enough that they're able to pay out to the earlier affiliates because they get exponentially more new ones each week. Like a Ponzi scheme...they'll make a lot of money, then they'll make excuses when the pyramid crashes. Wired ran a favorable article a while back, but never delved into the numberical details. Their latest follow-up said a lot of people are wondering where their iPods are, with freeipods.com saying it's because Apple can't make them fast enough. Amazon, on the other hand, projects 1-2 day turnaround on iPods, so that seems an iffy excuse. Maybe the scheme is starting to crumble already?

detoxed · 09-25-2004, 11:28 PM

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Originally posted by arg
My hunch is that it's not profitable enough to cover the prizes, but that their growth rate is fast enough that they're able to pay out to the earlier affiliates because they get exponentially more new ones each week. Like a Ponzi scheme...they'll make a lot of money, then they'll make excuses when the pyramid crashes. Wired ran a favorable article a while back, but never delved into the numberical details. Their latest follow-up said a lot of people are wondering where their iPods are, with freeipods.com saying it's because Apple can't make them fast enough. Amazon, on the other hand, projects 1-2 day turnaround on iPods, so that seems an iffy excuse. Maybe the scheme is starting to crumble already?

They are making enough to be able to buy ads on major ad networks... I mean ones who probably have a $50k minimum buy.

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09-25-2004, 10:04 PM	#5
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,340	These setups have been around for years. I remember some friends of mine doing great with them, from the affiliate side, about 5 years back.

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brizzad holla Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: KFC Posts: 11,769	www.metareward.com

09-25-2004, 10:22 PM	#9
detoxed vip member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,798	i'm just wondering if they are making so much money why there arent 1000 copycats already

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detoxed vip member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,798	Who can set me up with a website like that with a profitable business model?

09-25-2004, 11:15 PM	#12
arg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,164	My hunch is that it's not profitable enough to cover the prizes, but that their growth rate is fast enough that they're able to pay out to the earlier affiliates because they get exponentially more new ones each week. Like a Ponzi scheme...they'll make a lot of money, then they'll make excuses when the pyramid crashes. Wired ran a favorable article a while back, but never delved into the numberical details. Their latest follow-up said a lot of people are wondering where their iPods are, with freeipods.com saying it's because Apple can't make them fast enough. Amazon, on the other hand, projects 1-2 day turnaround on iPods, so that seems an iffy excuse. Maybe the scheme is starting to crumble already?