The 3 Outgoing Links

[Jeka]

Originally Posted by virgohippy

Otherwise you'll run the risk of making absolutely $0 dollars for all your effort.

And get copyright issues

[virgohippy]

Originally Posted by MrYum

Oh, I have...on numerous occasions I've seen site builders using sponsor content with all links directed to their own hubs

And how do they expect to make money?

Originally Posted by Jeka

And get copyright issues

So the total could quite possibly be less than $0!? |shocking|

[MrYum]

Originally Posted by virgohippy

And how do they expect to make money?



So the total could quite possibly be less than $0!? |shocking|

For them, it's not about making sales directly from the free site. Instead, it's about funneling off traffic to their own sites. Many people will use one of their 3 outbound links to send to their own hub/traffic pump...whatever, and that's fine.

The problem doesn't really come in until they use all 3 outbound links to their own site AND are using sponsor content to do so. Just a few weeks ago, I had a submitter doing exactly that. I declined his site, with an explanation that it's not cool to use sponsor content in such a manner. He of course responded that it was fine and the sponsor wouldn't care. Well, as it happens...the sponsor in question is one that I work with quite a bit, so I discussed it with my contact. Guess what...they were not amused and warned the guy to never use their content in that manner again

Now, before it looks like I'm a complete snitch! lol

When I initially contacted the sponsor, I did not reveal the guys name. However, they were so pissed off about what he was doing...they were adamant that I give them his contact information. And since he'd been sooo sure they wouldn't care...yea, at that point...I snitched him out

[Mateusz]

Originally Posted by MrYum

Guess what...they were not amused and warned the guy to never use their content in that manner again

IMHO using sponsors content for a free site and placing another sponsors ads at any of the pages is not cool at all but I've seen on (this) board that most sponsors have nothing against (I mean those who relese content of course). Honestly, I wouldn't be surpirised if there were few sponsors who wouldn't really care about that either.