OK - I wasn't going to post this, but these guys have been 100% arseholes to deal with from the word go. If you promote them, you WILL get scammed.
For those who don't want to read everything - after one week of signing up:
Note - the site I created works purely off new SE terms.
Quote:
Simon,
I want to thank you for trying to increase SuicideGirls.com traffic with cutegoths.com and joining our affiliate program, however we no longer wish to have you as an affiliate, your site is just not bringing any results (only one sign-up).
I have closed your affiliate account and would appreciate it if you remove SuicideGirls content from your site.
Thank you,
Victoria (ViquiV) Suicide
V.P. Production & Traffic
SuicideGirls.com
|
I'm going to do this by a blow blow blow, just so you can see what type of idiots they are.
#1 - I register. I'm using text only from their site, and buttons only from their site.
Quote:
We thank you for signing up for our affiliate program, however, your site is breaking some of the rules:
1. Please REMOVE the text "goth teen culture" "newest teen goths" and any other mention of teens. Our Girls are NOT for teens, you must be over 18 to enjoy them.
|
This is fair enough, but stupid. I remove the text teens.
Quote:
Also, on each girls page, the sentence: "We have the pleasure of bringing you the latest nude pic set from our very sexy OTOK" should be taken off, or corrected. it should not read "from our very sexy", they are NOT your girls, they are Suicide Girls (and that needs to be capitalized).
3. As an affiliate, you are only authorized to use the preview images and banners. You may NOT use profile information, journal entries or anything else that is not a pre-approved image.
|
2 is fair enough, but stupid, 3 is just stupid.
Anyhow, I go ahead and make the changes.
Next round - suddnely they change their minds.
Quote:
Simon, thanks for your cooperation.
I've double checked with Missy, and she said that as long as you take out any mention of Teens, and clearly state that these are Suicidegirls and NOT your girls, then she's okay with you keeping the profile information on your site.
Thanks again,
ViquiV
|
Quote:
It's fixed now.
Thank you!
|
2 hours later:
Quote:
Hey Simon,
We are still perfecting our affiliate program, and adding to the "terms and conditions." Yesterday, your affiliate account was closed, and I apologize for that, as you were very accommodating with the changes we asked you to make.
We appreciate your interest in the site and your efforts to increase our traffic. The one thing we'd like you to change, however, is the comments that you're posting on your site. We've decided to only allow 5 journal entries per girl and five comments on each set to be displayed on a site other than ours.
We'd also like to know your future plans for your site. You advertise it as a goth myspace. If you're eventually going to have your own members, who can login and post on your site...and post comments on our pictures, that's going to be a problem. The affiliate program is meant to be a way for others to advertise our site by linking to it, once you start incorporating your own community it gets complicated.
|
I make more senseless changes:
Quote:
Thank you so much for your understanding and cooperation.
I hope your site is successful and we can send you lots of cash! ;-)
-ViquiV
|
oh, no wait:
Quote:
At the top of the column on the right side...can you change it to say Recent SuicideGirl pics...instead of Cute Goth pics...this way it's clear that these are SuicideGirls.
Thanks!
|
10 minutes later:
Then nothing, until 1 week later:
Quote:
Simon,
I want to thank you for trying to increase SuicideGirls.com traffic with cutegoths.com and joining our affiliate program, however we no longer wish to have you as an affiliate, your site is just not bringing any results (only one sign-up).
I have closed your affiliate account and would appreciate it if you remove SuicideGirls content from your site.
Thank you,
Victoria (ViquiV) Suicide
V.P. Production & Traffic
SuicideGirls.com
|
Judge for yourselves.
All I can say is - fuck you. You might have got some press in some newspapers recently, but if you think this is how you can fraud affiliates, get fucked.