Input from the big players
 

We haven't heard much from many of the big sponsors on what directions they're taking due to all this Visa shit.... I'm curious to see their decisions. Obviously there is more to be taken into consideration than a simple registration fee.

Will you be modifying your billing solutions in some way or another, changing it altogether, or sticking fast with your billing companies?

I think the big guys have an ace up their sleeve :P

either that or they are being VERY careful not to announce anything one way or the other just yet.... :winkwink:

ooops

Easy now, thats Amp your talkin' too!

oh, I'm sorry..... are we 12? "well duh"? I used to say that in the 8th grade.

sorry asuna..... I'm on edge with all this shit.... didn't mean to jump on you.

Edit post, AMP seems like someone I shouldn't piss off.. :P

I'm nobody dude....

agreed:glugglug

hehe.... we need not dwell on that though... :glugglug

My views will remain secret.....I am changing my nick to quiet..dam already taken

I love you man. I shall have a triple shot of Brandy for you tonight!

I'm going out to a nice ass restaurant tonight and have me a nice long meal and some drinks... my head is pounding and spinning from all this shit..... I desperately need to get away from it for a night.....:winkwink:

i don't think they will be divulging that info here...

it's called having the money to abid by the new rules? Why is everybody running scared?? If you have money,if you make money, this is not a big deal...Adapt with the times,if you can't than that means this was MENT to get people like you out of the business

I don't think a company pulling in millions is going to have a problem dropping the money to keep that going :winkwink:

it's not about the fees dude.... have you simply overlooked everything else?

I'm catching up,been away from everything the past few days so far I've seen the fee's,and some "indecent" content not being allowed...I'll catch up...Cliff notes would help on these 800 threads you guys have going

mmmk now I see the chargeback ratio type of thing...that's a plus... whats the BIG negative I'm looking for?

1. You're just as responsible now for everything as if you had your own merchant account even if you don't have one and are using 3rd party.

2. If your cb ratio hits the magic number, you're done. Not that site.... ALL your sites.

3. Visa will be deciding what types of sites you can and cannot have on a per url basis. You get one site nuked, you get them all nuked, and you're done.

4. If you happen to be lucky enough to be using Epoch, you will NOT EVER use another processor like Globill or they will terminate you for life.

5. Mastercard is rumored to have taken on the same policies.

6. If you stay with 3rd party processing, and are terminated, you cannot get your own merchant account.

7. If you go with getting your own merchant account and are terminated by Visa, you cannot go get 3rd party processing.

8. If you do decide to stay with 3rd party processing, you take on full responsibility as though you had a merchant account, and get the privelege of continuing to pay the 15% transaction fees to the processor.

9. You will bend over and accept the full girth in a painful and dry fashion without complaint or be banished to Antartica.

hm yeah bringing down the hammer pretty hard... but all and all if you're legit you shouldn't have a problem with following the guidelines...it is kind of fucked up though that if you slip up ONCE that's it ... Checking each and every url is a good idea too... I'm not scared,I'll have a few things on the paysite side rolling out by the first of the year,just some more rules I have to follow...good luck to me :)


4. If you happen to be lucky enough to be using Epoch, you will NOT EVER use another processor like Globill or they will terminate you for life.

does that mean no back up processors can be used? don't like that one


8. If you do decide to stay with 3rd party processing, you take on full responsibility as though you had a merchant account, and get the privelege of continuing to pay the 15% transaction fees to the processor.

don't see a lot of sense in that obviously


2. If your cb ratio hits the magic number, you're done. Not that site.... ALL your sites.


what kind of ratio are we looking at here?

I believe it's 1%

Amp man thanks for hitting some great points in your other thread. you have been doing a great job of getting some good questions out there on the boards!!!!

i just read you summary here and i have missed this one i dont use either co. but whats up with this...
4. If you happen to be lucky enough to be using Epoch, you will NOT EVER use another processor like Globill or they will terminate you for life.

Again thanks for asking the ? 's great job..

peace localg

This might mean the end of the trials and
free sign ups schemes,, way to risky
or maybe even giving refunds easier than before

and you see that as a bad thing?...Good ridance to that bullshit

This is a really good question -- I'm going to call Gamma tomorrow to see if they have this figured out...

what about some "big players" that were recently "bought" by foreign interests? oops, maybe they'll have to buy back from the buyers??

The answer to all your thoughs are very easy. MOst big players are currently in Curacao with Rand from Epoch and the rest of the team, also Ibill are there. So they will have everything figured out when they come back around wednesday. Untill than, not much to be announced.

Exactly.

Also AMP, there is no confirmation yet about Visa changing the maximum tolerated chargeback ratio. The 2.5% is still accepted under normal circumstances.

Alot of the points you mentioned are not yet confirmed, actually many things are not worked out yet but will be in the next few days.

wiser words were never spoken...

you gonna find more oil in my ass than big sponsors on GFY
;-0))

Serge, I have a serious question for you since you are very familair with the largest adult site operators....

What do you consider a large adult paysite in terms of members?

50,000 + 100,000 + ?

Just curious, off topic.

Might want to cut down on the lube, dude. :winkwink:

I concider largest the site which can pay $2,000,000 + a month to webmasters

I should???

no sirrie bob,
they stuck it up my ass!

http://pornrumors.com/

I spoke with the chargeback dept. at my merchant bank today to discuss some of my concerns the new policies will have and where they thought it was leading. One thing that I thought was 'nice' about having your own merchant account was in the event that you exceed the chargeback rate they will work with you, not against you to get everything back in line.

Also, disputing chargebacks is a pain in the ass but the more and more I think about it, it is actually beneficial to me and my business. I control my own destiny, I keep good records, and Im in charge of the dispute. Ive read most of the posts on the issue and the tone of most of them seem to indicate that a 3rd party processor would hang you out to dry if you exceeded x ammount of chargebacks.

It is pretty obvious that this is just a sign of more changes to come and the women I spoke to today agreed and mentioned that slowly over time regulations would be getting tighter. This would simply indicate that people need to run their businesses a bit mor ethically. It would seem that the point in which visa backs off is the point when they can perceive the industry being run in an ethical matter.

So, anyways I would suggest getting your own merchant account because at least you have more control over what happens. I would rather lose my account knowing that I lost it then have some 3rd party lose it for me.

The big guys are paying the fee and keeping those rebills coming in...period!:winkwink:

that's good for the immediate solution, but what about long term?

on the long term nobodies like you will be flipping burgers,
thus eliminating concerns with "big guys"

That's weird, for a second there, you sounded like Brad Shaw. Has he managed to go beyond copying more establised webmasters, to the point when he can actually possess them? Wow.

I sure don't ever plan on flipping burgers:winkwink:

There are many reasons why we launched the $1 trial for a month.
It keeps our chargebacks down and surfers don't feel pressured to cancel.
they feel comfortable joining that is why the conversions kick ass and the chargebacks are low. they have a month to cancel.
That is why I said give them a good deal and they will pay.
just like all the fast vfood chains have $1 menu and 2 for a buck burgers etc.
get them in the door then you up sell them.

Just try us out and you will see how well we convert. The visa regs are just a way to keep an Eye on us. Its a shake down
most likely the sponsors who were around in the beginning will ride it to the end.

I agree with getting your own merchant account.

Problemo over here is that in Oz you can't get your own when you do porn, hard enough when you don't do porn. To get one states side means (correct me if I am wrong) setting up a company and having an employee. Then there is tax, etc. A lot of fun.

And if you do get one here in Oz, you can only bill in Aussie dollars and can only display Aussie dollars. Americans hate that, tends to scare em off.

Here's a few more...

10. If you pay the $750. and your site is rejected by Visa, who knows if you'll get a refund.

11. Under the new Visa US rules, your members will be billed by the biller/your company code. ie ccbill.com*bighardons - THAT will do wonders for rebills. Some have said it's the URL, some say your company name. Still no clarification.

Brad Shaw is a bona fide idiot,
andf if I sounded like him,
I appologise
;-)

that comparission REALY hurt
;-(((

Wonder what happens if you charge back on VISA. Haha :1orglaugh