Greenguy's Board - View Single Post - Which Processor attracts the most promoters (Affiliates)

ecchi · 2013-02-02, 08:04 AM

A few things on what Simon said:

On the price: Unlike Simon, the fact that membership is cheap would make me more likely to sign up as an affiliate BUT it would also mean you would never be the main sponsor on any of my sites. I.E. I would try to sell the surfer a more expensive membership, and only after that try to sell them your site.

Separate affiliate programs: If I was searching for an affiliate along the lines of your sites and came across your program, I would look at the fact that you have not integrated both sites into one as a sign that you either did not care enough, or that you were not a competent enough webmaster to do so. Either way, this would stop me signing up as an affiliate as either one infers that other sponsors are better at their job, so are more likely to know how to convert the traffic I send them.

The tour: This would be the deal breaker. It simply does not sell. It tells me that you have a few pictures and videos of pretty woman and a forum. Big deal! You can get those for free all over the 'net. Basically, since the advent of tubes, all paid websites do is charge people for stuff you can get for free. The only way you will get sign ups is by really selling the site, not by telling the surfer what you have (because however good your site is, they can get whatever you offer for free). And as an affiliate, I am only going to be interested in sending traffic to someone who can convert the traffic. If you want experienced webmasters to sign up as affiliates, you need to study marketing and totally redesign your site's front end. And by "study marketing" I don't mean look for articles on the web or download a few eBooks on the subject, I mean take a few months off and study the subject full time, spend money on a proper course. It is a pain, but it will make the difference between you wombling along making the occasional sale - or retiring a multi millionaire in a few years time.

About Visa: I'm trying to work out why CCBill won't allow Visa payments to Australian webmasters. I have a vague memory that I was told that running a paid pornsite is illegal in Australia. If this is so, you seriously need to go for the "registering a corporation in another jurisdiction" option, not only to protect yourself legally, but because when the credit card companies realise you are using their services for porn they will simply not give you the money they have already collected for you, regardless of processor.

2013-02-02, 08:04 AM	#18
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	A few things on what Simon said: On the price: Unlike Simon, the fact that membership is cheap would make me more likely to sign up as an affiliate BUT it would also mean you would never be the main sponsor on any of my sites. I.E. I would try to sell the surfer a more expensive membership, and only after that try to sell them your site. Separate affiliate programs: If I was searching for an affiliate along the lines of your sites and came across your program, I would look at the fact that you have not integrated both sites into one as a sign that you either did not care enough, or that you were not a competent enough webmaster to do so. Either way, this would stop me signing up as an affiliate as either one infers that other sponsors are better at their job, so are more likely to know how to convert the traffic I send them. The tour: This would be the deal breaker. It simply does not sell. It tells me that you have a few pictures and videos of pretty woman and a forum. Big deal! You can get those for free all over the 'net. Basically, since the advent of tubes, all paid websites do is charge people for stuff you can get for free. The only way you will get sign ups is by really selling the site, not by telling the surfer what you have (because however good your site is, they can get whatever you offer for free). And as an affiliate, I am only going to be interested in sending traffic to someone who can convert the traffic. If you want experienced webmasters to sign up as affiliates, you need to study marketing and totally redesign your site's front end. And by "study marketing" I don't mean look for articles on the web or download a few eBooks on the subject, I mean take a few months off and study the subject full time, spend money on a proper course. It is a pain, but it will make the difference between you wombling along making the occasional sale - or retiring a multi millionaire in a few years time. About Visa: I'm trying to work out why CCBill won't allow Visa payments to Australian webmasters. I have a vague memory that I was told that running a paid pornsite is illegal in Australia. If this is so, you seriously need to go for the "registering a corporation in another jurisdiction" option, not only to protect yourself legally, but because when the credit card companies realise you are using their services for porn they will simply not give you the money they have already collected for you, regardless of processor.