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[Mr. Blue]

Originally Posted by PR_Tom

How does a sponsor prove they dont shave?

How does an affiliate prove that they do?

It's really a catch 22 type situation...the only time you would feel 100% confident with a paysite is if you owned it

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

How does an affiliate prove that they do?

It's really a catch 22 type situation...the only time you would feel 100% confident with a paysite is if you owned it

Even when you own a paysite how can you be sure that the processor isn't shaving? You have to trust someone at some point.

[Linkster]

Actually I do know of a few that do check sponsors from time to time - with test signups - of course it has to be blind and not set up ahead of time so its up to the affiliate to be honest about it afterwards so that they arent thought to be cheating
The other problem is that most that do shave do it on a rotating schedule so that you have to know your outgoing clicks extremely well - and know which days the sponsor has set up to not show sales - if you study it you can find the right rotation and then pick them off pretty easily. Of course of the ones Ive found I will never state it publicly as they probably do it to some and not to others - which would definitely drop my credibility somewhat

[lassiter]

Originally Posted by SirMoby

Even when you own a paysite how can you be sure that the processor isn't shaving?

Well, it's easy enough to check your signups against your site's username/password file.