NastyDollars, are they the first to start jacking affiliates link power? - GoFuckYourself.com

Jdoughs · 03-21-2009, 11:51 PM

Click around through some Nasty Dollars sites, or really, if you want to see the EFFECT that it has, SEARCH some nasty dollar sites at google.

Notice one thing, there isn't a hint of referral codes anywhere. For example, I searched their new site "hot bush" out and the paysite is 1st and 2nd. Cool enough, click the 'more results' . There is little if any affiliate links in there, and you would think, with thousands of us pointing link power at it, that there would be some.

Well, not any more. If you click through to one of those results and view source you can see the meta below, that tells google that ALL variations of that page are just copies, or lesser versions of the 'main page'. In this case, its the actual page of the site (that we can link to) but without any ref codes.

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<link rel="canonical" href="http://www.realitykings.com/hot-bush/home.htm" />

So what this does is tell them that all variations past .../home.htm are to be indexed OR displayed as the main page. Basically locking out any chance of ranking the url for any search term, any weight you push it will only increase the likelihood of the paysites home.htm page turning up.

This isn't about someone taking the 'cumfiesta' search result with their cumfiesta referal code, its about taking 'blowjobs' with their referral code, a search result the paysite most likely would not attain without some proper loving. Real affiliates worked hard to get those results on these sites and they have just had it taken away.

We push as much link juice as we can to some of these sites, and we do it to make both of us money, for them to come underneath and scrape off that link juice and command it to their affiliate free pages fucking pisses me off.

I make a real decent living off of this same method today, I love to rank my referral codes for search terms, and I've got some decent ones. The thought that one of those guys would add something like this to a page to steal my traffic really gets me going.

CyberHustler · 03-22-2009, 12:00 AM

JD · 03-22-2009, 12:01 AM

funny thing is that you can bitch about it until you're blue in the face and it won't matter.

Jdoughs · 03-22-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by JD

funny thing is that you can bitch about it until you're blue in the face and it won't matter.

I realize that, they don't give a fuck about any of us, they are clearly working towards not needing us, so why would they.

Search Engine guys that I know, will not link them up after seeing this. Unfortunately that wont bother them either.

heymatty · 03-22-2009, 12:05 AM

So you make your living from this and you found one company doing something that would impact your earnings.

Did you?

A: Stfu and hope it doesn't become too common.

B: Give this useful development to all paysite owners.

LiveDose · 03-22-2009, 12:08 AM

Interesting info. Thanks for sharing that.

Jdoughs · 03-22-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by heymatty

So you make your living from this and you found one company doing something that would impact your earnings.

Did you?

A: Stfu and hope it doesn't become too common.

B: Give this useful development to all paysite owners.

C. Make sure people knew not to waste any link juice trying to promote Nasty Dollars through search engine work.

About the living, this is just one avenue, as my grandma always said, 'A good salesmen always has a job", its much the same as working the engines, as long as there is people with money to spend and I can find something to sell them, it don't matter. All that will change is who is buying, and who is supplying.

If anyone sees this anywhere else, please let us know so we know who not to link to.

nickutis · 03-22-2009, 12:11 AM

Maybe you should push your own landing sites where you could change sponsors. You have to protect your business model from such things happening - like closing sponsors (e.x. adultalchemy), a paysite just closed without any notice (nasty had such experience before) and etc, if you really take your business seriously. That way your high position sites still be able to make some money, cause you can swtich them fast, even if sponsor does something bad.

Jdoughs · 03-22-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by nickutis

Maybe you should push your own landing sites where you could change sponsors. You have to protect your business model from such things happening - like closing sponsors (e.x. adultalchemy), a paysite just closed without any notice (nasty had such experience before) and etc, if you really take your business seriously. That way your high position sites still be able to make some money, cause you can swtich them fast, even if sponsor does something bad.

You aren't wrong, but you are assuming that there isn't pages like this already, and there is plenty. My only income is not from referral code listings in go0gle, its just a great way to rake in some nice extra money. And almost like a little game of domination (haha).

I would have to say if your network reach ends at your landing pages, and you aren't working your site/linkpower/traffic past it, well thats not really taking it seriously.

nickutis · 03-22-2009, 12:30 AM

Well i agree with you mate. I see no point why sponsors started using that canonical element, cause if affiliate webmasters compete who can push his own ref code to the top of SERPS, it's a win-win situation for sponsor and wm..

CyberHustler · 03-23-2009, 12:38 PM

DarkJedi · 03-23-2009, 12:43 PM

some shady shit

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 01:56 PM

I think all sponsors are doing all kinds of snakey shit right now because of the economy and it's being reflected in my sign ups. I'm not going to defend nasty dollars, but since they are one of the few sponsors with actual exclusive content, imagine what these losers who are reincarnating theirs and everyone else content are doing if nasty dollars is doing what you are saying.

tiger · 03-23-2009, 02:47 PM

Very interesting. Sounds like you really know your stuff.

czarina · 03-23-2009, 02:52 PM

that's a darn shame, because Nasty Dollars is one of my preferred sponsors. Come to think about it, this week has been HORRIBLE for me with them, I wonder if that has something to do with it.

BradM · 03-23-2009, 02:58 PM

No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates. You don't have the right to steal authority and get your ID plugged in for free for organic listings. Don't like it, don't promote people who do this. Nuff said.

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by czarina

that's a darn shame, because Nasty Dollars is one of my preferred sponsors. Come to think about it, this week has been HORRIBLE for me with them, I wonder if that has something to do with it.

I find it easier to just not use someone then have to nofollow the link, I guess I'm kind of old school in that fact that if I have to 'nofollow' a link I probably shouldn't be adding it to begin with.

Any juice you send them is just bouncing up their affiliate free pages in the serps, you really can't afford to just waste it so take it for what you will. But I would either nofollow any links or be very cautious about where you link to with the sites, I did notice that its not showing on alot of the older links, and some pages/links I get back from the affiliate admin. Don't really make me feel any better.

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates. You don't have the right to steal authority and get your ID plugged in for free for organic listings. Don't like it, don't promote people who do this. Nuff said.

So If I ranked my referral code (to your site) number 1 for penis enlargers you would fuck me and steal my rank? This isnt about taking authority to a ref code for a domain search or like ranking for 'fast size' and being first, its about ranking it for big terms that you won't get 'without our link power'.

If I pushed the link power and ranked my ref code that high its me who did it, NOT you.

Thanks for clarifying where you stand, welcome to my list of do not promote.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates. You don't have the right to steal authority and get your ID plugged in for free for organic listings. Don't like it, don't promote people who do this. Nuff said.

LOL! Thanks for the heads up!

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates. You don't have the right to steal authority and get your ID plugged in for free for organic listings. Don't like it, don't promote people who do this. Nuff said.

Quoted again cause it needs to be.

Who do you think gave your site/product that authority on the engine?

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

So If I ranked my referral code (to your site) number 1 for penis enlargers you would fuck me and steal my rank?

If I pushed the link power and ranked my ref code that high its me who did it, NOT you.

Thanks for clarifying where you stand, welcome to my list of do not promote.

Of course they would once they locate you. All the big sites hire people to do just that. You either have to stay on top of it or use multiple sponsors or enjoy getting stroked by your affiliate managers. At least this dudes being honest.

V_RocKs · 03-23-2009, 03:08 PM

You just taught 250 other webmasters how to do this.

Congrats!

BradM · 03-23-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

Quoted again cause it needs to be.

Who do you think gave your site/product that authority on the engine?

Not you. Please keep me on your do not promote list. Thank you.

alias · 03-23-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nickutis

Maybe you should push your own landing sites where you could change sponsors. You have to protect your business model from such things happening - like closing sponsors (e.x. adultalchemy), a paysite just closed without any notice (nasty had such experience before) and etc, if you really take your business seriously. That way your high position sites still be able to make some money, cause you can swtich them fast, even if sponsor does something bad.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

Not you. Please keep me on your do not promote list. Thank you.

Holy Shit! Talk about biting hands that feed you! LOL

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by alias

Thanks, go ahead and read the thead now.

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by smutnut

Holy Shit! Talk about biting hands that feed you! LOL

He's one of these guys who would term you for ranking first for "fastsize" because you threw so much weight to take first "penis enlarger".

And would feel you ripped him off. Does this really make sense?

BradM · 03-23-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

He's one of these guys who would term you for ranking first for "fastsize" because you threw so much weight to take first "penis enlarger".

And would feel you ripped him off. Does this really make sense?

You clearly don't like it. Which is why I am on your do not promote list. Do you need to continue talking about it?

Oh that's right, this is not about money - it's about drama.

There's no feeding or biting when jdoze has no traffic.

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

You clearly don't like it. Which is why I am on your do not promote list. Do you need to continue talking about it?

Oh that's right, this is not about money - it's about drama.

There's no feeding or biting when jdoze has no traffic.

haha, you of all people calling me a drama queen.

aniloscash · 03-23-2009, 03:21 PM

I know for us we seem to have no trouble getting anilos search results. I always suspected it had something to do with the fact that the domains were on the same c class.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

He's one of these guys who would term you for ranking first for "fastsize" because you threw so much weight to take first "penis enlarger".

And would feel you ripped him off. Does this really make sense?

Yeah, but the problem is, you know they are going to do that. Wouldn't you? How could you possibly sit there and see them getting all your hits, which you know because you're checking stats too, and not take advantage. Don't forget, you've already paid them.

This is one reason for using rev share instead of pps and also having several different sponsors because if you follow trends they dip and rise on the stats as you come up with new placement. Also blogging helps this a little because they can't really take over your keyword heavy blog unless you slack or are over compensating

BradM · 03-23-2009, 03:22 PM

Oh weird, I can't find an affiliate account for your Jdoughs. I am looking for an account to term, but there isn't one. So in the 5 years I have been at Fastsize, you have sent me 0 hits and I am supposed to give a FUCK if I am on your "do not promote" list? LOL

PS if I am wrong please let me know where I can find your account to term it - because you're a whiny baby complaining about the company that owns what you are promoting not giving you free sales.

LMK

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:24 PM

You guys are missing the point, it isnt about money, it isnt about drama or sales, its about link juice.

Don't need to worry about what I'm doing, I do just fine.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:24 PM

I'll be honest. My bigger problem is I believe sponsors are outright shaving points now and that's a bigger issue I have no proof on. Everything else is just technique, but I do feel your pain and understand where you are coming from as an affiliate

BradM · 03-23-2009, 03:26 PM

J, check your ICQ for me please.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

You guys are missing the point, it isnt about money, it isnt about drama or sales, its about link juice.

Don't need to worry about what I'm doing, I do just fine.

Dude, you will get zero link juice from a sponsor. it's all about dollars and sense (cents too) and I'm good with that. link juice is for that social networking bullshit!

Reak AGV · 03-23-2009, 03:28 PM

Who cares anyways?

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Reak AGV

Who cares anyways?

You should if you like checks and legitimate sign ups LOL, but how to fix things would be the main question.

spacedog · 03-23-2009, 03:32 PM

And for some fucking reason you thought it was a good fucking idea to post it here so now thousands of other programs can now do the same fucking thing?

bdld · 03-23-2009, 03:33 PM

i'm just surprised they didn't do this sooner.

xentech · 03-23-2009, 03:39 PM

You people who moan about this are fucking idiots, not trying to be offensive but stop bitching.

This is not going to decrease the ranking power of your site and this is a completely normal practice in affiliate marketing, any sponsor who doesn't do this is a fool.

Furthermore, why do you care if affiliate links show up in 'more results'? They would never outrank the original page anyway.

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xentech

They would never outrank the original page anyway.

Ok then, end the thread.

Platinumpimp · 03-23-2009, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

J, check your ICQ for me please.

You sure got your panties in a bunch over this guy.

WiredGuy · 03-23-2009, 03:45 PM

I would love to know how much of a traffic/join spike they got by doing this.
WG

Davy · 03-23-2009, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BradM

No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates

The canonical link is read like a 301-redirect by the search engine.
So you, sir, are talking bullshit.

smutnut · 03-23-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdoughs

Ok then, end the thread.

No, he doesn't know what he's talking about. But my point is you have to be more stealth about what you are doing and know what the sponsor is all about.

Capitalism still exists momentarily, that's actually your main problem LOL

BFT3K · 03-23-2009, 04:41 PM

Just to play devil's advocate, let's pretend you own a site called SockSuckers.com, and you start an affiliate program. You have had the site for years, and your search engine positioning is very good. In fact, any time someone types in socksucking or sock suckers or sock sucking, you come up number one.

Now you open yourself up to affiliates. A few of your affiliates are now using the same meta-tags and keywords, etc, to also come up super high in the search, so now you are losing revenue from organic searches, where before, you owned the position 100%.

To add insult to injury, a few weeks down the road your affiliate decides to stop promoting you, and switches out your links for SockLovers.com, but leaves all of the same SEO info in place.

Now you are not only fucked over for losing the search engine positioning you already had before the affiliate jumped onboard, but you are actually losing it to a competing site to boot!

I think the knife cuts both ways. I'm not certain who's right on this one...

polish_aristocrat · 03-23-2009, 04:52 PM

and people were worried about the webcams.com iframe...

this seems surely like a bigger problem for some affiliates

ThumbLord · 03-23-2009, 04:58 PM

Jdoughs you just gave the other sponsors an idea that could be used to get more affilates screwed.
I salute you for the info but I think it was not really in the interest of affiliates to give this info on a board like this.
time for a board (secured?) only for affiliates?
sorry for the typo's.
I have a domain if interested

Jdoughs · 03-23-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ThumbLord

Jdoughs you just gave the other sponsors an idea that could be used to get more affilates screwed.
I salute you for the info but I think it was not really in the interest of affiliates to give this info on a board like this.
time for a board (secured?) only for affiliates?
sorry for the typo's.
I have a domain if interested

How to do it was posted a week or two ago on this very board, this post was not the first clue in to anyone, its just the first one i've caught doing it to links I was actively pointing too.

The use of this meta tag is common knowledge now, its no secret as some imply by their posts above.

03-21-2009, 11:51 PM	#1
Jdoughs Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Great White North Posts: 5,794	NastyDollars, are they the first to start jacking affiliates link power? Click around through some Nasty Dollars sites, or really, if you want to see the EFFECT that it has, SEARCH some nasty dollar sites at google. Notice one thing, there isn't a hint of referral codes anywhere. For example, I searched their new site "hot bush" out and the paysite is 1st and 2nd. Cool enough, click the 'more results' . There is little if any affiliate links in there, and you would think, with thousands of us pointing link power at it, that there would be some. Well, not any more. If you click through to one of those results and view source you can see the meta below, that tells google that ALL variations of that page are just copies, or lesser versions of the 'main page'. In this case, its the actual page of the site (that we can link to) but without any ref codes. Code: <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.realitykings.com/hot-bush/home.htm" /> So what this does is tell them that all variations past .../home.htm are to be indexed OR displayed as the main page. Basically locking out any chance of ranking the url for any search term, any weight you push it will only increase the likelihood of the paysites home.htm page turning up. This isn't about someone taking the 'cumfiesta' search result with their cumfiesta referal code, its about taking 'blowjobs' with their referral code, a search result the paysite most likely would not attain without some proper loving. Real affiliates worked hard to get those results on these sites and they have just had it taken away. We push as much link juice as we can to some of these sites, and we do it to make both of us money, for them to come underneath and scrape off that link juice and command it to their affiliate free pages fucking pisses me off. I make a real decent living off of this same method today, I love to rank my referral codes for search terms, and I've got some decent ones. The thought that one of those guys would add something like this to a page to steal my traffic really gets me going. __________________ LinkSpun - Premier Adult Link Trading Community - ICQ - 464/\281/\250 Be Seen By New Webmasters/Affiliates * Target out webmasters/affiliates based on niches your sites are for less than $20 a month. AmeriNOC - Proudly hosted @ AmeriNOC!

03-22-2009, 12:05 AM	#5
heymatty Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Scottsdale :) Posts: 2,188	So you make your living from this and you found one company doing something that would impact your earnings. Did you? A: Stfu and hope it doesn't become too common. B: Give this useful development to all paysite owners. __________________ Cashlantis ~ Black Book Cash

03-22-2009, 12:08 AM	#6
LiveDose Show Yer Tits! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Out there... Posts: 25,792	Interesting info. Thanks for sharing that. __________________ Scammer Alert: acer19 acer [email protected] [email protected] Money stolen using PayPal

03-23-2009, 02:47 PM	#14
tiger Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,986	Very interesting. Sounds like you really know your stuff. __________________

03-23-2009, 03:21 PM	#30
aniloscash Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,161	I know for us we seem to have no trouble getting anilos search results. I always suspected it had something to do with the fact that the domains were on the same c class. __________________ Got Milf Traffic Contact Me ICQ 473236446 j (at)anilos (dot)com http://www.aniloscash.com

03-22-2009, 12:00 AM	#2
CyberHustler So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25,214

03-22-2009, 12:01 AM	#3
JD Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 22,651	funny thing is that you can bitch about it until you're blue in the face and it won't matter.

03-22-2009, 12:11 AM	#8
nickutis Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 719	Maybe you should push your own landing sites where you could change sponsors. You have to protect your business model from such things happening - like closing sponsors (e.x. adultalchemy), a paysite just closed without any notice (nasty had such experience before) and etc, if you really take your business seriously. That way your high position sites still be able to make some money, cause you can swtich them fast, even if sponsor does something bad.

03-22-2009, 12:30 AM	#10
nickutis Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 719	Well i agree with you mate. I see no point why sponsors started using that canonical element, cause if affiliate webmasters compete who can push his own ref code to the top of SERPS, it's a win-win situation for sponsor and wm..

03-23-2009, 12:38 PM	#11
CyberHustler So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25,214

03-23-2009, 12:43 PM	#12
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	some shady shit

03-23-2009, 01:56 PM	#13
smutnut So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Babylon Posts: 5,889	I think all sponsors are doing all kinds of snakey shit right now because of the economy and it's being reflected in my sign ups. I'm not going to defend nasty dollars, but since they are one of the few sponsors with actual exclusive content, imagine what these losers who are reincarnating theirs and everyone else content are doing if nasty dollars is doing what you are saying.

03-23-2009, 02:52 PM	#15
czarina Webmaster Extraordinaire Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: A beautiful beach... Posts: 10,740	that's a darn shame, because Nasty Dollars is one of my preferred sponsors. Come to think about it, this week has been HORRIBLE for me with them, I wonder if that has something to do with it.

03-23-2009, 02:58 PM	#16
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	No, we are doing it too. And no it has no effect on affiliates. You don't have the right to steal authority and get your ID plugged in for free for organic listings. Don't like it, don't promote people who do this. Nuff said.

03-23-2009, 03:08 PM	#22
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,391	You just taught 250 other webmasters how to do this. Congrats!

03-23-2009, 03:22 PM	#32
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	Oh weird, I can't find an affiliate account for your Jdoughs. I am looking for an account to term, but there isn't one. So in the 5 years I have been at Fastsize, you have sent me 0 hits and I am supposed to give a FUCK if I am on your "do not promote" list? LOL PS if I am wrong please let me know where I can find your account to term it - because you're a whiny baby complaining about the company that owns what you are promoting not giving you free sales. LMK

03-23-2009, 03:24 PM	#33
Jdoughs Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Great White North Posts: 5,794	You guys are missing the point, it isnt about money, it isnt about drama or sales, its about link juice. Don't need to worry about what I'm doing, I do just fine. __________________ LinkSpun - Premier Adult Link Trading Community - ICQ - 464/\281/\250 Be Seen By New Webmasters/Affiliates * Target out webmasters/affiliates based on niches your sites are for less than $20 a month. AmeriNOC - Proudly hosted @ AmeriNOC!

03-23-2009, 03:26 PM	#35
BradM Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 1123,6536,5231 Posts: 3,397	J, check your ICQ for me please.

03-23-2009, 03:28 PM	#37
Reak AGV Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Unknown Posts: 4,283	Who cares anyways? __________________ Need Mainstream Content and SEO? SEO * Website Copy * Blogs Blogging - PR Work - Forum Marketing - Social Marketing - Link building - Articles 100% Guaranteed Content!

03-23-2009, 03:32 PM	#39
spacedog Yes that IS me. Bitch. Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14,149	And for some fucking reason you thought it was a good fucking idea to post it here so now thousands of other programs can now do the same fucking thing?

03-23-2009, 03:33 PM	#40
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	i'm just surprised they didn't do this sooner.

03-23-2009, 03:39 PM	#41
xentech Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,405	You people who moan about this are fucking idiots, not trying to be offensive but stop bitching. This is not going to decrease the ranking power of your site and this is a completely normal practice in affiliate marketing, any sponsor who doesn't do this is a fool. Furthermore, why do you care if affiliate links show up in 'more results'? They would never outrank the original page anyway.

03-23-2009, 03:45 PM	#44
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,451	I would love to know how much of a traffic/join spike they got by doing this. WG __________________ I play with Google.

03-23-2009, 04:41 PM	#47
BFT3K Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Narnia Posts: 10,764	Just to play devil's advocate, let's pretend you own a site called SockSuckers.com, and you start an affiliate program. You have had the site for years, and your search engine positioning is very good. In fact, any time someone types in socksucking or sock suckers or sock sucking, you come up number one. Now you open yourself up to affiliates. A few of your affiliates are now using the same meta-tags and keywords, etc, to also come up super high in the search, so now you are losing revenue from organic searches, where before, you owned the position 100%. To add insult to injury, a few weeks down the road your affiliate decides to stop promoting you, and switches out your links for SockLovers.com, but leaves all of the same SEO info in place. Now you are not only fucked over for losing the search engine positioning you already had before the affiliate jumped onboard, but you are actually losing it to a competing site to boot! I think the knife cuts both ways. I'm not certain who's right on this one...

03-23-2009, 04:52 PM	#48
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	and people were worried about the webcams.com iframe... this seems surely like a bigger problem for some affiliates __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

03-23-2009, 04:58 PM	#49
ThumbLord Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Aruba Posts: 1,932	Jdoughs you just gave the other sponsors an idea that could be used to get more affilates screwed. I salute you for the info but I think it was not really in the interest of affiliates to give this info on a board like this. time for a board (secured?) only for affiliates? sorry for the typo's. I have a domain if interested __________________ We Sell Domains \| ThumbLords \| ICQ 128106905 \| TubeLords \| Traffic Holder \| eRoken Last edited by ThumbLord; 03-23-2009 at 04:59 PM.. Reason: s