DRAMA: floridakittens.com just fucked up!
 

Just a few minutes ago I got the following email from [email protected]:

Some time ago the guys from floridakittens.com have asked me to add their hosted galleries to FHGStore.com, and I added them here: http://www.fhgstore.com/floridakittens.html So it was THEIR request (please note my recip button at the bottom of http://www.floridakittens.com/webmasters.htm - guess who added it? :winkwink: )

As far as I can see, they have a really shitty PR if http://www.fhgstore.com/floridakittens.html comes on 5th place in Google search for FloridaKittens. I'd say very bad PR... But(!) why didn't they ask me just to REMOVE their galleries and program info from FHGStore.com? I'd remove it with a big pleasure, so the other affiliate programs (inlcuding my ones) listed at FHGStore.com could receive more webmaster traffic (actually FHGStore.com is being visited by 2000-3000 webmasters EVERY DAY!) But I don't see the reason to deactivate my account...

I did try to send them an email and ask to explain their action, but:
- they have NO contact info at floridakittens.com
- they have NO company details at floridakittens.com
- they have NO prvacy info at floridakittens.com
- they even have NO 2257 info at floridakittens.com which is very strange for the US company which is billed by CCBill... :disgust

Thus there was the only way to deliver them my message. The way's name is GFY.

So I'm gonna bump this thread until they see my post and at least try to give me some explanations.

sorry to hear...build sites to feed me traffic..i dont shut people down for sending business

Looks like they would rather have those sales for themselves & not pay you :(

Could give [email protected] a try

http://whois.sc/floridakittens.com

why waste your time with a crappy program like that.

they're not worth it IMO

That's why I confused as well... They guys HAVE asked me to add their FHG's along with the program info to FHGStore.com (as many others do) and I did. They knew that my resource have a good search ratings and being visited but many webmasters (mostly TGP, Blog and CJ owners) every day. But whay the hell they didn't ask me to remove their galleries??? I have over 200,000 galleries in the base so +/-30 ones is just nothing to me...

Wow - without any of that info, I am surprised you would even put their shit up in the first place. Fuck em, send your sales elsewhere...

I'm thinking to myself, how many searches could POSSIBLY be done for Florida Kittens? Let's check Overture... one sec....

Searches done in October 2005
Count Search Term
156 floridakittens

:1orglaugh :winkwink:

[email protected]
http://www.floridakittens.com/webmasterspromo.htm

Thank you for support! Actually I had no will to spend any time on their program... They just asked me to add their program to my resource and I did that. But when I got the account deactivation email from the program that have no even 2257 statement... I was really confused...

yeah they shoulda just contacted you first, like you said you woulda done it happily. Also seems kinda seems kinda stupid seeing as either way they are still getting sales.... :error

cyberxxx - hit me up on ICQ plz 54403110

Sorry, missed this one because I just didn't find "2257" at the link (as it's required). Anyway, was unable to find their email even there...

Ooh, see the sig boys and girls. This one will be big!

My ICQ client is installed on another computer, and I will be able to launch it within next couple of hours but not earlier. However you may send me an email to: admin[at]fhgstore.com

Clearly a bunch of amateurs who have no clue. And i think the webmaster exposure their galleries get on your sites compared to the 1 lost sale they get from their almost non existant SE traffic is more than enough to make it up.

"Your google ranking is too good so we're deleting you from our program"

I find the rationale behind this to be utterly retarded.

It's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. :D


Why not, as the owner of floridakittens, just try improving your own page rank instead of canning affiliates who obviously know more about it than you do.

Idiocy!

Don't think it will be a really big thread. At least I hope it won't in case if floridakittens guys will see it. BTW, hope you feel ok being listed at FHGStore.com (perhaps got some additional webmaster referrals from us :winkwink:)

Amateurs make good models, not webmasters.

Some affiliates program owners are so retarded ... amazing

Please, stop sending us google traffic :upsidedow

no truer words could be spoken.

email sent cyberxxx :winkwink:

Pussycash would not can you for this.

Giddyup...

floridakittens on my never send a se hit to list, right beside lightspeed.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

This is Kory from FK...

Yeah, I just did that like an hour ago. I was going to send you an email right about now...

FHG store is set-up rather sneaky, imo. You have all the hosteds set-up in a row with your affiliate ID in the link. You've made at least one sale to a surfer already.

I wouldn't want a regular affiliate linking 30 of my hosted galleries in a row, either. That's an orgy of content. No webmaster likes that. If a TGP opened with every hosted gallery from Kate's Playground, Spunky or wouldn't be too pleased either.

I'm in school full-time... I haven't had a chance to do much house-cleaning or SEO work until now. When I checked the Google ranking for FK and I found all 30 hosted galleries right near the top - with an affiliate ID in the gallery links - I saw a problem. I'm sorry if I offended you. But I don't want FHG dishing out all my galleries to surfers. Or FHG making surfer sales, when it was supposed to be just a webmaster resource.

I'll try and get you on ICQ

Mine is 347309654

:thumbsup :thumbsup

Fuckin idiots.

sorry to hear man, that sucks! hope you can get it resolved

Fucking idiots, seriously

http://yourmomsbox11.tripod.com/site...us_monster.jpg

thanks for the warning i will stay well away from these clowns

Theres your first clue, dont deal with kids. Fuckin guy is in school all day while you work his site, then he cancels your account cause you .... ahh fuck...

Fuckin kids.

hehe this is priceless

You need to redirect your page on FLoridaKittens to a competitor now, obviously hit the right niche. MIght as well give someone the traffic.

Thanks 'Kory'

Not that I was ever going to, but now I know not to join your program.

You obviously have a lot to learn.

Best of luck though.

What part about he can send you tons of new affiliates making tons of new sales to make up for losing one 1 or 2 surfers to his links dont you understand? No really tell me.

edit: ;)

http://www.thewinnipegpages.com/foru...1124051992.jpg


bingo.

shortbus in effect
:winkwink:

:thumbsup

Yeah, it seem the case ;) lol

I would venture to say that the sales are not matching the bandwidth bill.

Really? No joke? So why didn't you just asked me to remove your 30 ousy galleries from my resource? Why did you CLOSED my account with a stupid reason? Got nothing to answer - right?

Are you sure? So why did you ask me to add your galleries to fhgstore.com? And why did you ask the owner of sponsorhostedgalleries.com to do the same? Try to think BEFORE you do something! It's a business and it's my way to make the money. I.e. if some TGP or blog owners use your FHG links with my ref codes we both rearning on it. I thoght you are big enough to understand such things...

Hmm... 30 galleries... "an orgy of content" you say... :1orglaugh Just take a look at one of REAL affiliate program I'm working for http://www.fhgstore.com/real-bucks.html - do you know how many webmaster referrals we got from FHGStore.com? I believe you even have no clue...


Ad this is the KEY :winkwink:

Try to contact the people by email or on ICQ BEFORE you do something stupid and you won't offend them.

P.S. I'll remove your program from FHGStore.com as soon as I get to my work computer. Be sure - your potential webmaster traffic will be shared between othe good affiliate programs.

Top 5 on google great work... it should be rewarded not punished....
hit me up on ICQ and I'll get you some galleries to replace the ones you will now need to take down...
Have a great day,

Maybe it's a Florida thing.

As I recall they had trouble counting ballots several years ago. :upsidedow

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

nicely done..hit paul up..he is pimpin

PlatinumBucks is listed already (I belieave it's was added a year ago or so) so nothing I can do :winkwink:

That was a dumb move.

http://archives.cbc.ca/med/en/comput...s_90_hr_en.jpg

what a moron.