Anyone used wildline?

spookyx · 2006-04-28, 06:42 PM

Has anyone used these people? http://www.wildlinecorp.com/

[BV] · 2006-04-28, 09:03 PM

They are an affiliate of mine. Sort of pissed me off at one point though for doing something shady IMO. They are very tight with Yahoo.

In a nutshell they steel your type in traffic in yahoo.

They don't do it to me any more but here is another good example:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ban...ab-web-t&x=wrt

If you look at the number one listing it's clearly a directory listing. Even the url says www.bangbus.com

But if you look at the href here is the link code:

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geusMwtVJE890AThdXNyoA/SIG=1bqu11tto/EXP=1146357424/**http%3a//rdre1.yahoo.com/click%3fu=http%3a//www.wildlinecorp.com/app/kk.php%253Fs%253D90020,sk%253D510$b%253D710%26y=04AE674714BB846BFE%26i=482%26c=17455%26q=02%255ESSHPM%255BL7%257D%7eqx%253F%257Djl6%26e=utf-8%26r=0%26d=wow%7eYS88-en-us%26n=UJE4G7I4M9948288%26s=7%26t=%26m=4452B530%26o=01DFF1AFBB4A6B3E78EADBB165684ED291%26x=05138F4956E296412FF8188D8D39237261

So basically wildonline has signed up as a bangbus affiliate then somehow worked a deal with yahoo to redirect the above traffic through their script, which then redirects the surfer to the bangbus tour instead of the root index of the domain like it should as displayed in the search listing.

This was happening to me.

xxxjay · 2006-04-28, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [BV]

They are an affiliate of mine. Sort of pissed me off at one point though for doing something shady IMO. They are very tight with Yahoo.

In a nutshell they steel your type in traffic in yahoo.

They don't do it to me any more but here is another good example:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ban...ab-web-t&x=wrt

If you look at the number one listing it's clearly a directory listing. Even the url says www.bangbus.com

But if you look at the href here is the link code:

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geusMwtVJE890AThdXNyoA/SIG=1bqu11tto/EXP=1146357424/**http%3a//rdre1.yahoo.com/click%3fu=http%3a//www.wildlinecorp.com/app/kk.php%253Fs%253D90020,sk%253D510$b%253D710%26y=04AE674714BB846BFE%26i=482%26c=17455%26q=02%255ESSHPM%255BL7%257D%7eqx%253F%257Djl6%26e=utf-8%26r=0%26d=wow%7eYS88-en-us%26n=UJE4G7I4M9948288%26s=7%26t=%26m=4452B530%26o=01DFF1AFBB4A6B3E78EADBB165684ED291%26x=05138F4956E296412FF8188D8D39237261

So basically wildonline has signed up as a bangbus affiliate then somehow worked a deal with yahoo to redirect the above traffic through their script, which then redirects the surfer to the bangbus tour instead of the root index of the domain like it should as displayed in the search listing.

This was happening to me.

Yep, total bullshit -- they stole all of our top spots that we had anyway then asked us to buy them back from them.

spookyx · 2006-04-29, 03:19 AM

thanks BV and xxxjay for the info.

becky · 2006-05-01, 03:29 PM

It is my understanding that they partnered with Yahoo to sell inserted listings. Yahoo is finally getting on the same page as other SEs that have been doing this for some time now. I can say that their traffic is pretty good if you can get it. But, they don't seem to be very responsive to phone calls or emails.

2006-04-28, 06:42 PM	#1
spookyx Kodak Ghosts Run Amok Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hobbs End Posts: 1,718	Anyone used wildline? Has anyone used these people? http://www.wildlinecorp.com/

2006-04-28, 09:03 PM	#2
[BV] I want to set the record straight - I thought the cop was a prostitute Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 292	They are an affiliate of mine. Sort of pissed me off at one point though for doing something shady IMO. They are very tight with Yahoo. In a nutshell they steel your type in traffic in yahoo. They don't do it to me any more but here is another good example: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ban...ab-web-t&x=wrt If you look at the number one listing it's clearly a directory listing. Even the url says www.bangbus.com But if you look at the href here is the link code: http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geusMwtVJE890AThdXNyoA/SIG=1bqu11tto/EXP=1146357424/**http%3a//rdre1.yahoo.com/click%3fu=http%3a//www.wildlinecorp.com/app/kk.php%253Fs%253D90020,sk%253D510$b%253D710%26y=04AE674714BB846BFE%26i=482%26c=17455%26q=02%255ESSHPM%255BL7%257D%7eqx%253F%257Djl6%26e=utf-8%26r=0%26d=wow%7eYS88-en-us%26n=UJE4G7I4M9948288%26s=7%26t=%26m=4452B530%26o=01DFF1AFBB4A6B3E78EADBB165684ED291%26x=05138F4956E296412FF8188D8D39237261 So basically wildonline has signed up as a bangbus affiliate then somehow worked a deal with yahoo to redirect the above traffic through their script, which then redirects the surfer to the bangbus tour instead of the root index of the domain like it should as displayed in the search listing. This was happening to me. __________________ BVBucks.Com BVCash.Com

2006-04-29, 03:19 AM	#4
spookyx Kodak Ghosts Run Amok Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hobbs End Posts: 1,718	thanks BV and xxxjay for the info.

2006-05-01, 03:29 PM	#5
becky Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 91	It is my understanding that they partnered with Yahoo to sell inserted listings. Yahoo is finally getting on the same page as other SEs that have been doing this for some time now. I can say that their traffic is pretty good if you can get it. But, they don't seem to be very responsive to phone calls or emails.