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Originally Posted by rscott
Timely thread, I just grabbed some banners for a site, and they say everything I'd say in text. "Click Here to see...., Join xxxxxx here and see all...." just about everything I'd have to say in text to make sure their not rejected as "blind".
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If it's on a graphic banner it probably isn't going to be blind.
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Originally Posted by rscott
Do we really have to assume that the avg. porn surfer is a total moron when it comes to clicking on banners?
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They are.
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Originally Posted by Halfdeck
I don't really care if a link says "More free videos at xxx.com" and there's no video there at all. It's deceptive text but it's not blind, because it tells you exactly where the link is taking you.
On the other hand, if it says "More free videos click here" and that takes you to a paysite tour with tons of free sample vids, the text isn't deceptive but it's clearly blind beause the link doesn't specify the destination.
Now, if there are banners nearby and the banner mentions the paysite name, or if the free site only promotes one paysite and drills the name of the paysite into a surfer's head by the main.html page, then there's no need to mention the paysite name every time you link out.
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That's my way of thinking.
I hardly every see text on a gallery page that I consider blind because by then the surfer should have figured out the site that is being promoted and how it is being promoted. They've already worked their way to the gallery links, so they're doing just fine.
And as for "View the free vidoes at Paysite.com" and there aren't any videos, well, that's a lie, but I agree with Halfdeck. A lie doesn't make it blind. To me, blind only refers to passing from the free site to another site, not what is on the other site. You could say "Come to Paysite.com and Join for Free" and I don't care if it really costs $30 bucks and nothing's for free. It's horribly bad marketing and it will never produce a sale, but it's not blind.