How do you feel about sponsors calling you? - Page 3

PR_Tom · 2005-02-05, 01:47 PM

In NY it's legal to record as long as one of the parties on the call knows it's being recorded. You do not have to mention that it's being recorded either.
Got it straight from a state troopers mouth when he came into the radio shack I was managing and bought a recording setup for his own personal use. Was several years ago, so could possibly have changed.

Opti · 2005-02-05, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Not sure what the laws are in NY but here in Florida they tend to provide three hots and a cot for about five years for doing this. I actually know of a few people that got caught and got into a lot of trouble.

Here in Florida it is legal to video tape without knowledge but not sound.

Video laws are the same in Sydney.. Sound is a big no-no.. and "bugging" anyone illegally is a pretty stiff sentence. (My family business performs de-bugging scans if anyone is ever worried in AU btw) but recording your own conversations is not illegal... same as NY, you can record a telephone call as long as one of the people know about it.

Not really sure how it would fly selling them though!

maharaja · 2005-02-06, 03:06 AM

i never got any phone call from them

Meat · 2005-02-07, 05:14 PM

i had a sponsor call me a few years ago, only time i ever got a phone call from one lol...the guy calling was just new but the company owed me some money for awhile...as soon as he said where he was from i told him i was coming down with a baseball bat to shove up his ass lol, he still talks about that phone call i think i scared him for life

got my money tho lol

GenXer · 2005-02-07, 07:16 PM

Sponsor phone calls:

The only sponsors I've ever had call me was the peeps from flirt4free, and I don't really send them much traffic either. It didn't make me mad, but it didn't provoke me
to send them more traffic either.

KCX · 2005-02-08, 11:18 AM

I try to avoid having to call people unless they have asked me to call them, if their check came back and I can't get an email through to them, or I need information NOW i.e. tax reasons.

Also, I try not to leave a message unless I know the number I am calling is adult related. The last thing I need is to leave a message for an affiliate only to have their significant other get the message and discover a "secret lifestyle". |shocking|

What about mailings (Besides checks)? Would you pay more attention to mail from a sponsor or an email with the same information?

Cleo · 2005-02-08, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCX

What about mailings (Besides checks)?

Unless there is a check in there I tend not to read anything from a sponsor.

I do read the messages when I login to grab promotional or check stats. Really that is the best place for me to get my attention.

Greenguy · 2005-02-08, 02:01 PM

The best place to get my attention is thru advertising on this board, but KCX already knows that

Robbo · 2005-02-08, 02:24 PM

I`ve only had I think one actual sponsor(board sponsor too) call me a efw years back to pitch thier services. After a few successive followup calls I blew them off. I hate being sold too. But I don`t hold a grudge. I just went back recently to sign up and now promote them. They are well known reliable and filled a niche for me now.

My blanket policy. Don`t patronize anyone that calls or comes knocking on my door. If I need it I go looking. Seems to work well for all types of solicitations.

nistka93 · 2005-02-10, 05:36 PM

I prefer to do all buisness over email, icq, ect. No phone calls for me Please.

TopbucksTrixxxi · 2005-02-11, 03:20 PM

I actually had one that used to call me daily - YUP DAILY! The thing is I'd be quite frank like - HEY Buddy, I don't have the type of traffic that warrants a call DAILY - but he didn't understand until I told him he'd be better off going to some boards to get new business (gave him my ref of course) heheheh

So I agree with Cleo and all the rest - I don't like calls and would only contact a person by phone if they asked for it. Not everyone works from the comfort of their home & with everyone in the home knowing what they do. If they have a day job, I'm sure their bosses don't like them getting calls from something they're doing on the side. It's just too touchy in my opinion and only something acceptable if it was asked by the affiliate.

pcum · 2005-02-14, 04:42 AM

No problem but it must important enough to talk to them...

digifan · 2005-02-15, 04:53 AM

I have never ever been called by a sponsor yet so couldn't vote.

KCat · 2005-02-15, 07:42 PM

The only call I've received from a sponsor is one that I wasn't using. The guy was trying to convince me that my site would be perfect for their program, blah blah blah. It caught me so off-guard I just kept agreeing that I would look into it until I could get him off the phone. He phoned back 2 or 3 times after that but I was so turned off, there was no way I would consider working with them. Felt like a total invasion of privacy since he'd obviously got my phone number from my whois.

BlueQuartz · 2005-02-20, 03:29 PM

eroticy called me at 5am - the guy knew I lived in Australia but hadn't bothered to worry about timezones he said...

this was after he had ALSO emailed me a day earlier suggesting I use them then also

didnt like the email and after the call....... well you can guess the rest lol

Jim · 2005-02-26, 02:33 PM

LOL
I got a call this morning at 6 AM EST from someone wanting to advertise. For some reason, I took my office phone to bed so I was woke up with someone sounding like a Radio DJ screaming at me, "Yo Jim...We want to advertise on GreenguyandJim. How do you like that shit?' I hung up and after him calling 3 more times, I think he got the message

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

2005-02-05, 01:47 PM	#51
PR_Tom Nobody gets into heaven without a glowstick Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 423	In NY it's legal to record as long as one of the parties on the call knows it's being recorded. You do not have to mention that it's being recorded either. Got it straight from a state troopers mouth when he came into the radio shack I was managing and bought a recording setup for his own personal use. Was several years ago, so could possibly have changed. __________________ PimpRoll

2005-02-06, 03:06 AM	#53
maharaja Internet! Is that thing still around? Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8	i never got any phone call from them __________________ Please Re-Read The Rules For Sig Files

2005-02-07, 07:16 PM	#55
GenXer Are you sure this is the Sci-Fi Convention? It's full of nerds! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The U.S.A Posts: 267	Sponsor phone calls: The only sponsors I've ever had call me was the peeps from flirt4free, and I don't really send them much traffic either. It didn't make me mad, but it didn't provoke me to send them more traffic either. __________________ Top Adult Writing Services icq 375-089-597

2005-02-08, 11:18 AM	#56
KCX Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 12	I try to avoid having to call people unless they have asked me to call them, if their check came back and I can't get an email through to them, or I need information NOW i.e. tax reasons. Also, I try not to leave a message unless I know the number I am calling is adult related. The last thing I need is to leave a message for an affiliate only to have their significant other get the message and discover a "secret lifestyle". \|shocking\| What about mailings (Besides checks)? Would you pay more attention to mail from a sponsor or an email with the same information? __________________ www.LegXing.com

2005-02-07, 05:14 PM	#54
Meat Heh Heh Heh! Lisa! Vampires are make believe, just like elves and gremlins and eskimos! Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 72	i had a sponsor call me a few years ago, only time i ever got a phone call from one lol...the guy calling was just new but the company owed me some money for awhile...as soon as he said where he was from i told him i was coming down with a baseball bat to shove up his ass lol, he still talks about that phone call i think i scared him for life got my money tho lol

2005-02-08, 02:01 PM	#58
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	The best place to get my attention is thru advertising on this board, but KCX already knows that __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2005-02-08, 02:24 PM	#59
Robbo No matter how good you are at something, there's always about a million people better than you Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Greenguy County, NY Posts: 236	I`ve only had I think one actual sponsor(board sponsor too) call me a efw years back to pitch thier services. After a few successive followup calls I blew them off. I hate being sold too. But I don`t hold a grudge. I just went back recently to sign up and now promote them. They are well known reliable and filled a niche for me now. My blanket policy. Don`t patronize anyone that calls or comes knocking on my door. If I need it I go looking. Seems to work well for all types of solicitations.

2005-02-10, 05:36 PM	#60
nistka93 Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Paul, MN Posts: 26	I prefer to do all buisness over email, icq, ect. No phone calls for me Please.

2005-02-11, 03:20 PM	#61
TopbucksTrixxxi Lord help me, I'm just not that bright Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 107	I actually had one that used to call me daily - YUP DAILY! The thing is I'd be quite frank like - HEY Buddy, I don't have the type of traffic that warrants a call DAILY - but he didn't understand until I told him he'd be better off going to some boards to get new business (gave him my ref of course) heheheh So I agree with Cleo and all the rest - I don't like calls and would only contact a person by phone if they asked for it. Not everyone works from the comfort of their home & with everyone in the home knowing what they do. If they have a day job, I'm sure their bosses don't like them getting calls from something they're doing on the side. It's just too touchy in my opinion and only something acceptable if it was asked by the affiliate. __________________ Patrizia -Trixxxia trixxxia[at]gmail[dot]com ICQ: 465.826.441

2005-02-14, 04:42 AM	#62
pcum Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Posts: 95	No problem but it must important enough to talk to them... __________________ Stay in Business with Pcum

2005-02-15, 04:53 AM	#63
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	I have never ever been called by a sponsor yet so couldn't vote. __________________ Webair Rocks

2005-02-15, 07:42 PM	#64
KCat With $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like ... love! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 313	The only call I've received from a sponsor is one that I wasn't using. The guy was trying to convince me that my site would be perfect for their program, blah blah blah. It caught me so off-guard I just kept agreeing that I would look into it until I could get him off the phone. He phoned back 2 or 3 times after that but I was so turned off, there was no way I would consider working with them. Felt like a total invasion of privacy since he'd obviously got my phone number from my whois.

2005-02-20, 03:29 PM	#65
BlueQuartz The only guys who wear Hawaiian shirts are gay guys and big fat party animals Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 175	eroticy called me at 5am - the guy knew I lived in Australia but hadn't bothered to worry about timezones he said... this was after he had ALSO emailed me a day earlier suggesting I use them then also didnt like the email and after the call....... well you can guess the rest lol __________________ THE BIGGEST LIST OF EPASSPORTE SPONSORS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN

2005-02-26, 02:33 PM	#66
Jim Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mohawk, New York Posts: 19,477	LOL I got a call this morning at 6 AM EST from someone wanting to advertise. For some reason, I took my office phone to bed so I was woke up with someone sounding like a Radio DJ screaming at me, "Yo Jim...We want to advertise on GreenguyandJim. How do you like that shit?' I hung up and after him calling 3 more times, I think he got the message