Overture... WTF? - GoFuckYourself.com

Anna_O · 10-19-2004, 01:03 PM

We're trying to do a campaign with them... First the listings get declined because they need a username/password for the paysite. Really not their concern, but we fixed one for them. Resubmitted a bunch of listings and 8 days later we get this:

"Site Ownership

We are unable to accept your listing because your Web site does not have sufficient personalization. Web sites with affiliate relationships must take the user to a personalized page. Personalization must include your name or your company name and keywords submitted for this page must have a clear relationship to the content on the personalized pages.

Please check that the page you submitted meets the requirement above and resubmit your listing."

We are trying to sell an adult paysite here. WTF is wrong with those people?

NinjaSteve · 10-19-2004, 01:05 PM

Yeah that's pretty fucked up. I wonder what somebody did to piss them off and make this 'rule'

polish_aristocrat · 10-19-2004, 01:07 PM

Happened to me too 1 week ago, i just wanted to link my thread on other board about it, but realised it's not a good idea.

I've heard you have to pu "affiliate" at the end of your description, I did it, but got declined again.

I emailed support by using the official form but the email bounced, lol, so i will have to do it again.

Anna_O · 10-19-2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by polish_aristocrat
Happened to me too 1 week ago, i just wanted to link my thread on other board about it, but realised it's not a good idea.

I've heard you have to pu "affiliate" at the end of your description, I did it, but got declined again.

I emailed support by using the official form but the email bounced, lol, so i will have to do it again.

Writing a mail to them now... And why couldn't they say this the first time instead of asking for a password? Did the reviewer just want to look at some free porn?

murray_dawg · 10-19-2004, 01:13 PM

Overture declines for bullshit reasons. I don't use them because they don't convert anymore.

Anna_O · 10-19-2004, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by murray_dawg
Overture declines for bullshit reasons. I don't use them because they don't convert anymore.

Used them a year ago with pretty good results... Guess we'll have to check out adwords instead.

murray_dawg · 10-19-2004, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by Anna_O
Used them a year ago with pretty good results... Guess we'll have to check out adwords instead.

Trust me Anna. Don't waste your time. Unless you have grandfathered bids, you're going to lose money.

I get 250% returns on my adwords traffic, and I lose about 70% on my overture ads.
I know PPC too, so it's not me.

Anna_O · 10-19-2004, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by murray_dawg
Trust me Anna. Don't waste your time. Unless you have grandfathered bids, you're going to lose money.

I get 250% returns on my adwords traffic, and I lose about 70% on my overture ads.
I know PPC too, so it's not me.

Thanks for the advice

Guess we'll kiss those $50 goodbye then...

polish_aristocrat · 10-19-2004, 01:22 PM

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Originally posted by Anna_O
Did the reviewer just want to look at some free porn?

If that is the case, just send him here

johndoebob · 10-19-2004, 01:22 PM

Just use Adwords and add Aff. behind the description, no problems there.

xclusive · 10-19-2004, 01:24 PM

I use adwords exclusivly when it comes to this kind of program...

bdld · 10-19-2004, 01:28 PM

Overture is gold but only to those who know how the system works.

Basic_man · 10-19-2004, 01:34 PM

They think you are not the owner!

Naughty · 10-19-2004, 01:35 PM

I'd love to use overture again, but they screwed us big time.

First time they took our money because we did not use it all up in the one month period, so they just scratched all we had in there. Second time they kept giving us keyword listings even though our money was already passed $0.00. So now we're in dept there and I refuse to put money in an account that has a negative balance in the first place.

They really are idiots, too bad they have listings on many places

Anna_O · 10-19-2004, 01:42 PM

Setting up an adwords account right now...

10-19-2004, 01:03 PM	#1
Anna_O Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,773	Overture... WTF? We're trying to do a campaign with them... First the listings get declined because they need a username/password for the paysite. Really not their concern, but we fixed one for them. Resubmitted a bunch of listings and 8 days later we get this: "Site Ownership We are unable to accept your listing because your Web site does not have sufficient personalization. Web sites with affiliate relationships must take the user to a personalized page. Personalization must include your name or your company name and keywords submitted for this page must have a clear relationship to the content on the personalized pages. Please check that the page you submitted meets the requirement above and resubmit your listing." We are trying to sell an adult paysite here. WTF is wrong with those people? __________________ Fetish by Anna Paysite - Nylons Bondage Latex Lesbians Glamour Annas Dungeon - 70k / day Fetish TGP ICQ 246797915

10-19-2004, 01:05 PM	#2
NinjaSteve Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 11,089	Yeah that's pretty fucked up. I wonder what somebody did to piss them off and make this 'rule' __________________ ...

10-19-2004, 01:07 PM	#3
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	Happened to me too 1 week ago, i just wanted to link my thread on other board about it, but realised it's not a good idea. I've heard you have to pu "affiliate" at the end of your description, I did it, but got declined again. I emailed support by using the official form but the email bounced, lol, so i will have to do it again. __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

10-19-2004, 01:22 PM	#10
johndoebob Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,405	Just use Adwords and add Aff. behind the description, no problems there. __________________

10-19-2004, 01:24 PM	#11
xclusive Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 35,218	I use adwords exclusivly when it comes to this kind of program... __________________ I support MediumPimpin.com / Shemp's Outlawtgp.com /

10-19-2004, 01:13 PM	#5
murray_dawg Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 415	Overture declines for bullshit reasons. I don't use them because they don't convert anymore.

10-19-2004, 01:28 PM	#12
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	Overture is gold but only to those who know how the system works.

10-19-2004, 01:34 PM	#13
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10-19-2004, 01:35 PM	#14
Naughty Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Utopia Posts: 6,482	I'd love to use overture again, but they screwed us big time. First time they took our money because we did not use it all up in the one month period, so they just scratched all we had in there. Second time they kept giving us keyword listings even though our money was already passed $0.00. So now we're in dept there and I refuse to put money in an account that has a negative balance in the first place. They really are idiots, too bad they have listings on many places __________________ seks.ai for sale - ping me

10-19-2004, 01:42 PM	#15
Anna_O Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,773	Setting up an adwords account right now... __________________ Fetish by Anna Paysite - Nylons Bondage Latex Lesbians Glamour Annas Dungeon - 70k / day Fetish TGP ICQ 246797915