How do you feel about sponsors calling you?

Greenguy · 2005-02-03, 11:09 PM

You know what it is? It's this rush of "mainstream" marketing people coming into the "adult" game - telemarketing is big in the real world & sales calls (on the phone & in person) are a big part of how they do things.

What they don't know is that most of us are sitting in our underwear eating day old pizza while sitting at our basement computers & pretending we're some big company by answering the phone "Greenguy Marketing. How may I direct your call?"

Wazza · 2005-02-03, 11:25 PM

A sponsor called my mobile and left a msg with an icq number (couldn't answer it, was doing the dishes at the time). I msged em back within 5 mins of the call and never got a reply. That plus the call sealed the deal - no traffic for you!

Unless your wm backend is perfect, your members area A1 quality, and your tours spot on - don't waste money on phone calls or flashy new wm areas. Fix the bits that make us all money - then work out ways to burn coin...

View Poll Results: Do you like sponsors to call you on the phone?
I'm a busy person and find phone calls annoying	32	40.51%
I love it and wish all sponsors would call me	6	7.59%
It's ok if it is a sponsor that I send a lot of traffic to	11	13.92%
I'll tolerate it and talk to them	9	11.39%
I take them off my list of active sponsors	7	8.86%
What's a telephone, I don't see this on my computer	14	17.72%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

2005-02-03, 11:09 PM	#1
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	You know what it is? It's this rush of "mainstream" marketing people coming into the "adult" game - telemarketing is big in the real world & sales calls (on the phone & in person) are a big part of how they do things. What they don't know is that most of us are sitting in our underwear eating day old pizza while sitting at our basement computers & pretending we're some big company by answering the phone "Greenguy Marketing. How may I direct your call?" __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-02-03, 11:25 PM	#2
Wazza I'm a jaded evil bastard, I wouldn't piss on myself if I was on fire... Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 808	A sponsor called my mobile and left a msg with an icq number (couldn't answer it, was doing the dishes at the time). I msged em back within 5 mins of the call and never got a reply. That plus the call sealed the deal - no traffic for you! Unless your wm backend is perfect, your members area A1 quality, and your tours spot on - don't waste money on phone calls or flashy new wm areas. Fix the bits that make us all money - then work out ways to burn coin... __________________ I sale Internet My sites have no traffic and no PR - let's trade - PM me