Affiliates with typo domain names - GoFuckYourself.com

stevo · 02-20-2006, 06:34 PM

Lets say one of your affiliates, has your exact domain name but with a common typo - (for example making it plural instead of singular or vice versa). He then redirects it to your paysite with his affiliate code.

Lets pretend, he makes thousands of dollars in a year from this typo...

Would you be upset or would you be thankful? Is this fair game? If so, im on a domian buying spree!

I just noticed one of my affiliates doing this. I wish i would have done it myself, but atleast its generating sales and making us both money.

FreeHugeMovies · 02-20-2006, 06:48 PM

Fair game. You should buy X amount of domains for every 1 domain you purchase and drive traffic to.

mkx · 02-20-2006, 06:51 PM

Most programs have no problem with it. They can however sue you if they wanted to but they most likely wont. Best thing to do is ask one of the sales reps over icq or whatnot and that should be enough to fall back on.

Z · 02-20-2006, 07:18 PM

I have several of these and nobody's ever complained. Now taking a misspell or similar domain and tossing it at another program's site...that's different.

sfera · 02-20-2006, 07:28 PM

i have done it with no probs as long as you both make money

Sly · 02-20-2006, 07:30 PM

I know people who do this as a living. As long as they're sending the traffic to you, you should be happy. Otherwise plan on spending hundreds of dollars everytime you launch a new site just for the typos.

QualityMpegs · 02-20-2006, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevo

Lets say one of your affiliates, has your exact domain name but with a common typo - (for example making it plural instead of singular or vice versa). He then redirects it to your paysite with his affiliate code.

Lets pretend, he makes thousands of dollars in a year from this typo...

Would you be upset or would you be thankful? Is this fair game? If so, im on a domian buying spree!

I just noticed one of my affiliates doing this. I wish i would have done it myself, but atleast its generating sales and making us both money.

i have a domain name sounding very similar to your referral program....
http://www.heftypockets.com

hehehehe...evilll laugh

vvq · 02-20-2006, 07:38 PM

Fair game. Learn to register all your domain variations if you don't wanna pay other people for the traffic. I've learned the hard way.

QualityMpegs · 02-20-2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vvq

Fair game. Learn to register all your domain variations if you don't wanna pay other people for the traffic. I've learned the hard way.

I definetely feel it's fair game unless they are redirecting to another program. RoundandBrowns.com better not be redirecting to Pimp Roll or some shit.

u-Bob · 02-21-2006, 06:16 AM

it's fair game.

KRL · 02-21-2006, 06:19 AM

I've only seen one company peeved about it. Most don't give a toot as long as they get the traffic.

adultchica · 02-21-2006, 06:22 AM

I think that winner takes all plain and simple. If the person was smart enough to come up with it, why should you take it away?

You should be proud of his intelligence at doing it and try to reward him for it. Smart affiliates are goldmines

Scotty.T · 02-21-2006, 06:46 AM

So would you all feel the same if it wasn't necessarily a typo but the .net, .org. co.uk, .info etc of the exact domain name??

I see it all over the place and I am curious?

Antonio · 02-21-2006, 07:49 AM

I have one such domain, it doesn't make me thousands a day but it makes 2-3 sales a month, which still gives me about $1000.00 annual profit ;)

Theo · 02-21-2006, 07:52 AM

not at all, but its rare case cause we get all typos upfornt ;-)

02-20-2006, 06:34 PM	#1
stevo Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,051	Affiliates with typo domain names Lets say one of your affiliates, has your exact domain name but with a common typo - (for example making it plural instead of singular or vice versa). He then redirects it to your paysite with his affiliate code. Lets pretend, he makes thousands of dollars in a year from this typo... Would you be upset or would you be thankful? Is this fair game? If so, im on a domian buying spree! I just noticed one of my affiliates doing this. I wish i would have done it myself, but atleast its generating sales and making us both money.

02-20-2006, 07:30 PM	#6
Sly Let's do some business! Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 31,364	I know people who do this as a living. As long as they're sending the traffic to you, you should be happy. Otherwise plan on spending hundreds of dollars everytime you launch a new site just for the typos. __________________ Vacares - Web Hosting, Domains, O365, Security & More - Paxum and BTC Accepted Windows VPS now available Great for TSS, Nifty Stats, remote work, virtual assistants, etc. Click here for more details.

02-20-2006, 07:38 PM	#8
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02-21-2006, 06:19 AM	#11
KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	I've only seen one company peeved about it. Most don't give a toot as long as they get the traffic. __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

02-21-2006, 06:22 AM	#12
adultchica Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: usa Posts: 5,141	I think that winner takes all plain and simple. If the person was smart enough to come up with it, why should you take it away? You should be proud of his intelligence at doing it and try to reward him for it. Smart affiliates are goldmines __________________

02-20-2006, 06:48 PM	#2
FreeHugeMovies Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 14,139	Fair game. You should buy X amount of domains for every 1 domain you purchase and drive traffic to.

02-20-2006, 06:51 PM	#3
mkx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,001	Most programs have no problem with it. They can however sue you if they wanted to but they most likely wont. Best thing to do is ask one of the sales reps over icq or whatnot and that should be enough to fall back on.

02-20-2006, 07:18 PM	#4
Z Vidi Vici Veni Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,308	I have several of these and nobody's ever complained. Now taking a misspell or similar domain and tossing it at another program's site...that's different.

02-20-2006, 07:28 PM	#5
sfera Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ICQ: 248877409 Posts: 8,597	i have done it with no probs as long as you both make money

02-21-2006, 06:16 AM	#10
u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	it's fair game.

02-21-2006, 06:46 AM	#13
Scotty.T Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,062	So would you all feel the same if it wasn't necessarily a typo but the .net, .org. co.uk, .info etc of the exact domain name?? I see it all over the place and I am curious? __________________ .

02-21-2006, 07:49 AM	#14
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	I have one such domain, it doesn't make me thousands a day but it makes 2-3 sales a month, which still gives me about $1000.00 annual profit ;)

02-21-2006, 07:52 AM	#15
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	not at all, but its rare case cause we get all typos upfornt ;-)