Interesting Sponsor change - no skimming

[Ramster]

Very odd that they would do that since I bet they get a lot of sales from sites using skim and hosted galleries. Some of those types of sites generate a lot of money.

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Ramster

Very odd that they would do that since I bet they get a lot of sales from sites using skim and hosted galleries. Some of those types of sites generate a lot of money.

It may be a case of the sponsor not really understanding the traffic sources. A lot of adult sites are starting to bring people from mainsteam that while possibly talented in certain areas do not understand the adult traffic sources.

[Linkster]

Here's the exact wording from their TOS:

G. NO SKIMMING of traffic from ATKINGDOM's copyrighted content. This includes thumbnails and banners made from, or that include, material owned or licensed to ATKINGDOM. Thumbnail Gallery Posts (TGPs) must either include ATKINGDOM's content in an exception list or set the skim percentage to ZERO. Failure to comply with this rule will result in immediate suspension (with notification) of the Affiliate's account. Repeated violations will result in termination of the Affiliate's account and forfeiture of all monies accrued.

It seems to me that they not only understand traffic sources in the adult biz but they are very specific to what exactly you can and can't do - no question in my mind anyway

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Linkster

Here's the exact wording from their TOS:

G. NO SKIMMING of traffic from ATKINGDOM's copyrighted content. This includes thumbnails and banners made from, or that include, material owned or licensed to ATKINGDOM. Thumbnail Gallery Posts (TGPs) must either include ATKINGDOM's content in an exception list or set the skim percentage to ZERO. Failure to comply with this rule will result in immediate suspension (with notification) of the Affiliate's account. Repeated violations will result in termination of the Affiliate's account and forfeiture of all monies accrued.

It seems to me that they not only understand traffic sources in the adult biz but they are very specific to what exactly you can and can't do - no question in my mind anyway

As usualy Linkster, you seem to be correct. I guess they're making so much money that they simply don't desire the revenue stream generated by such methods.