Another sponsor dumping affiliates?

[kenny]

Topbucks is a solid company. They have been around forever and I don't think they're in the business of alienating affilates. There is probably a sound reason or prehaps a misunderstanding.


You shouldn't have a problem contacting them via ICQ. Anyway I'm sure they'll find this thread.

[plateman]

I know they are raising there min payouts way up, 200.00 min for epass and 100 for checks

i take that as they want full time promoters and higher traffic webmasters

[Ramster]

Originally Posted by plateman

I know they are raising there min payouts way up, 200.00 min for epass and 100 for checks

i take that as they want full time promoters and higher traffic webmasters

It's horrible when sponsors do that. I got a check Monday for $230.81 (still have the stub) that says:
Invoice 15-Aug-06 $104.86
Invoice 15-Sep-07 $125.95

I assume the min payout must be $200 since they've owed me $100 for 2 years. Nowhere in the stats/admin areea is there a min payout area to adjust it.

Now you're also probably wondering why the fuck did it take them this long to send me the check? I moved in July 07 and had to send them my new address 3 different times. AND they asked me to update the address again about a month ago when I emailed them to say I ALREADY DID!!

[TopBucks Lilit]

Originally Posted by Ramster

It's horrible when sponsors do that. I got a check Monday for $230.81 (still have the stub) that says:
Invoice 15-Aug-06 $104.86
Invoice 15-Sep-07 $125.95

I assume the min payout must be $200 since they've owed me $100 for 2 years. Nowhere in the stats/admin areea is there a min payout area to adjust it.

Now you're also probably wondering why the fuck did it take them this long to send me the check? I moved in July 07 and had to send them my new address 3 different times. AND they asked me to update the address again about a month ago when I emailed them to say I ALREADY DID!!

Hi Ramster!

If you login in your webmaster admin you'll find a tab Edit Info on the top of the page. If you click this tab you'll see your minimum payment amount directly editable in Payment Information section. Or as a second option you can contact one of our representatives to have them edit your account information.

We have never had a late payment and if we owed you anything the only possible reason for that would be that you didn't reach your minimum payout on account.

Regarding updating your address - sometimes systems get screwed up and the changes won't go through, sometimes due to post office failures we get webmaster checks bounced back even if they were sent to a correct address. I don't know what exactly was the reason for asking for your address 3 times, but I'm more than sure the only goal of that was making sure that you'll receive your payment.

[Ramster]

Originally Posted by TopBucks Lilit

Hi Ramster!

If you login in your webmaster admin you'll find a tab Edit Info on the top of the page. If you click this tab you'll see your minimum payment amount directly editable in Payment Information section. Or as a second option you can contact one of our representatives to have them edit your account information.

We have never had a late payment and if we owed you anything the only possible reason for that would be that you didn't reach your minimum payout on account.

Regarding updating your address - sometimes systems get screwed up and the changes won't go through, sometimes due to post office failures we get webmaster checks bounced back even if they were sent to a correct address. I don't know what exactly was the reason for asking for your address 3 times, but I'm more than sure the only goal of that was making sure that you'll receive your payment.

Thanks for the info but it wasn't you guys I was talking about, different sponsor.

But now that I look my account does not work, I cannot log in. I did a forget password to see if I was in the system and it sent me the info but it does not work. Account 8430. Not that it's a big deal, I sent 532 hits last month but still 532 hits doesn't seem "inactive" to me.

[TopBucks Lilit]

Originally Posted by Ramster

Thanks for the info but it wasn't you guys I was talking about, different sponsor.

But now that I look my account does not work, I cannot log in. I did a forget password to see if I was in the system and it sent me the info but it does not work. Account 8430. Not that it's a big deal, I sent 532 hits last month but still 532 hits doesn't seem "inactive" to me.

Hi Ramster!

I've just reopened your account. Please login and change any information that needs to be updated.
Stay tuned for my messages next week, I'd love to discuss improving your activity at TopBucks especially since I'm your account manager

Have a great weekend

[HarryM]

I noticed I couldn't log in a few days ago aswell, so I removed all topbucks galleries and deleted it off stats remote... I tried again after seeing this thread and my account is back to normal. But there's no way known I'll ever promote topbucks again.

What bothers me is nowdays I just submit galleries from a select few sponsors to some good partner TGPs, will everyone else fuck me over because I didn't send 10 joins this month? I already got locked outta pimproll for god knows what... it sucks not being able to trust who your working for :/

[Allfetish]

Originally Posted by plateman

I know they are raising there min payouts way up, 200.00 min for epass and 100 for checks

i take that as they want full time promoters and higher traffic webmasters

This is why I no longer sign up for sponsors with minimums above $50 who are not ccbill/verotel.

Also I don't know about others but I consider an account which gets sent 1 click a month active. Even one click could be a sale. And if a company deactivates my account for any reason other than fraud on my part, i make note of them, and the owners, then I make sure to never promote anything they run or even touch again, ever.

Will topbucks be redirecting hits sent from "inactive" accounts which will not get credit for any sales made back to the former affiliates site or the referring page from which the click was sent?

[SheepGuy]

Originally Posted by Allfetish

This is why I no longer sign up for sponsors with minimums above $50 who are not ccbill/verotel.

Also I don't know about others but I consider an account which gets sent 1 click a month active. Even one click could be a sale. And if a company deactivates my account for any reason other than fraud on my part, i make note of them, and the owners, then I make sure to never promote anything they run or even touch again, ever.

Will topbucks be redirecting hits sent from "inactive" accounts which will not get credit for any sales made back to the former affiliates site or the referring page from which the click was sent?

And a damn good question. I'd like to hear that the answer is no, but in the name of efficiency and all of that paperwork the megasites have to do, I doubt Ill hear what I'd like to hear.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by sleeper

Topbucks is a solid company. They have been around forever and I don't think they're in the business of alienating affilates. There is probably a sound reason or prehaps a misunderstanding.

If Lassiter was a newbie webmaster, your response would be appropriate. But he's not. And as plateman stated, TopBucks is definitely making changes.

[Maj. Stress]

Looks like my account got closed too. Not that I really care. I have some links up that I will pull if and when I find them. I quit activley promoting them a few years ago.

[Mr Spock]

Strange , my account still seems active and I don't actively send them traffic anymore

[plateman]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

If Lassiter was a newbie webmaster, your response would be appropriate. But he's not. And as plateman stated, TopBucks is definitely making changes.

they been for a time been making changes IMO

[kenny]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

If Lassiter was a newbie webmaster, your response would be appropriate. But he's not. And as plateman stated, TopBucks is definitely making changes.

I don't know Lassiter and I did not mean to sound inappropriate..

I based my answer upon what I do know.

1) I've been with Topbucks since 2001.

2) I have two accounts with one not being very active.

3) I have never encountered a situation in all these years where Topbucks didn't go out of their way for affilates.


Yes, I have noticed the minimum payout increases and I do not believe that is a signal of serious change in the direction of deleting of affilates.


I could be wrong. I could wake up tomorrow and have an account(s) closed.

With that said, I hope you guys get your issues resolved.

[lassiter]

Originally Posted by sleeper

I don't know Lassiter and I did not mean to sound inappropriate.

No offense taken.

But...

They have been around forever and I don't think they're in the business of alienating affilates.

Not until now, anyway.

You shouldn't have a problem contacting them via ICQ.

You're right, I shouldn't. And yet, I do.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by lassiter

...You're right, I shouldn't. And yet, I do.

Nayda/Lilit's ICQ is 400-525-519

She replied a minute after I sent her the message about this thread, so I assume we'll here from her shortly.