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Old 08-03-2009, 11:19 PM   #1
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End of Cross Sales????

I saw this on another board. I have not read it any where else yet. Is this true?

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One of the big gateways just sent out a memo..no more external / company to company cross sells.
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Old 08-03-2009, 11:20 PM   #2
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For the adult industry's reputation with surfers, I hope so.

For the affiliates like me that love $35+ PPS, I hope it's not so.
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Old 08-03-2009, 11:21 PM   #3
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PPS schemes suck generally... anyone in here for the long term doesn't give a flying fuck about PPS... so I for one would be glad to see it go.
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Old 08-03-2009, 11:22 PM   #4
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Ah, I guess disregard.

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Nothing has changed, not do I expect anything to change until visa/mc start auditing accounts and hitting people with big fines. Most people I know will continue to do "business" as normal until then.
I guess it is basically just some processors doing a C.Y.A. and sending out a "notice" of the MC/VISA association rules. Basically sabre rattling that they are giving you notice of the rules (again) in case you forgot.



Long story short. Without actual audits, nothing will come of it.

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Old 08-03-2009, 11:27 PM   #5
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buyer beware.
More a less.

It would be like CCB (or any processor) sending out notice saying, 'oh yeah and just a reminder that Scat, Underage, Beast, etc. is against the VISA/MC rules'

..then not check for it.

Until there is active enforcement, just like most other industries, no one gives a shit.

Oh well.
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if so, say good bye to just more than PPS.

dating sites too push a lot of cross sales, so that means a lot of us that make money on dating sites because sales are down, we will loose out too.

a good thing i guess is tubes will make less money if there are no pps dating sites
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if so, say good bye to just more than PPS.

dating sites too push a lot of cross sales, so that means a lot of us that make money on dating sites because sales are down, we will loose out too.

a good thing i guess is tubes will make less money if there are no pps dating sites
While it looks like nothing will come of it,... unless processors, or more accurately merchant banks, started enforcing that rule. Then you would see the adult industry grave yard get a lot more tombstones.

It will be interesting to see who's left in this online adult industry full time, as well as the BRO programs, come the Vegas show in Jan. 2010.
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PPS schemes suck generally... anyone in here for the long term doesn't give a flying fuck about PPS... so I for one would be glad to see it go.
exactly

would be great news if it's really so
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For the adult industry's reputation with surfers, I hope so.

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if so, say good bye to just more than PPS.

dating sites too push a lot of cross sales, so that means a lot of us that make money on dating sites because sales are down, we will loose out too.

a good thing i guess is tubes will make less money if there are no pps dating sites
PPS is the worth self inflicted injury we could of dreamed up. Look at the general facts.

REV SHARE is about keeping the members as long as possible, keeping them happy and meeting their needs.

PPS is about paying the affiliate as much as possible to get the traffic. It's about cross sales, up sales and not about the customer.

With the customer voting with his feet it's obvious they are not happy and we have all suffered. We need to reverse that trend if we truly want to earn money.
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I saw this on another board. I have not read it any where else yet. Is this true?



Fucking good..
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PPS is the worth self inflicted injury we could of dreamed up. Look at the general facts.

REV SHARE is about keeping the members as long as possible, keeping them happy and meeting their needs.

PPS is about paying the affiliate as much as possible to get the traffic. It's about cross sales, up sales and not about the customer.

With the customer voting with his feet it's obvious they are not happy and we have all suffered. We need to reverse that trend if we truly want to earn money.
It is reversing. There are very few big PPS sites that convert.
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I saw this on another board. I have not read it any where else yet. Is this true?
It is true.
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PPS is the worth self inflicted injury we could of dreamed up. Look at the general facts.

REV SHARE is about keeping the members as long as possible, keeping them happy and meeting their needs.

PPS is about paying the affiliate as much as possible to get the traffic. It's about cross sales, up sales and not about the customer.

With the customer voting with his feet it's obvious they are not happy and we have all suffered. We need to reverse that trend if we truly want to earn money.
I agree with you. Though, which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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exactly

would be great news if it's really so
If/when they go, what are you peckers going to cry about then?

But consider yourself lucky, you're getting a head start to dream up a new useless porn crusade, so get on it!!!
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i dont believe this is the end of xsells

just the end of the current way they are done
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It would be good those cross sales disappear.
They talked about this in depth at a seminar at one of the shows this year. It actually tied into why they are building their own in-house traffic, and eliminating the affiliate model. Or more accurately, not being so dependent on it.

Long story short was, the 'whales' and affiliates keep demanding more money for their traffic, and if they can't pay the demands, they lose the traffic source. With each program fighting for the same traffic source whales. They had to keep 'one upping' the others with the highest PPS to get, and keep, the whale traffic sources and affiliates.

This actually compounded the problem as there was little loyalty to the program, and it became about the almighty dollar and PPS.
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I received one of these, and I imagine so did anyone else who works with high risk merchant accounts.

Pretty much it was a warning that if you do cross sales you better play by the rules or be prepared to pay the price. The fines it mentions are pretty heafty, and you can be docked per occurance, double ouch.

I don't think it will bring an end to cross sales, but I think it will bring the whole process back to more above board selling practices, which is not a bad thing.
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http://www.sin20.com/podcast/062209-...ndly-practices
The guy from ftc says if you have a prechecked cross sale that is a problem. You listen and after he says that there is an awkward silence in the room.
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The guy from ftc says if you have a prechecked cross sale that is a problem. You listen and after he says that there is an awkward silence in the room.
I always get a chuckle when you get those awkward silences.

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I always get a chuckle when you get those awkward silences.

That's the sound of people thinking to themselves "holy shit, you mean I actually have to FOLLOW those rules?"
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They talked about this in depth at a seminar at one of the shows this year. It actually tied into why they are building their own in-house traffic, and eliminating the affiliate model. Or more accurately, not being so dependent on it.

Long story short was, the 'whales' and affiliates keep demanding more money for their traffic, and if they can't pay the demands, they lose the traffic source. With each program fighting for the same traffic source whales. They had to keep 'one upping' the others with the highest PPS to get, and keep, the whale traffic sources and affiliates.

This actually compounded the problem as there was little loyalty to the program, and it became about the almighty dollar and PPS.
How's about they just create some original content that you can't get from the competing sponser and end the problem?

As far as pre-checked sales for a sufer - what a fucking rip off! If I were a surfer I would never deal with that company again and I would report my credit card stolen if I didn't notice the pre-check.

Why can't people just make quality content and retain instead of all these cheap scams?
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That's the sound of people thinking to themselves "holy shit, you mean I actually have to FOLLOW those rules?"
I would like to see a spot light, some crickets chirping, and a tumble weed to complete the mental image.
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PPS doesn't need xsales to pay $30-$40 per signup. It just one of many steps 'smart' programs take to cover money holes and help affiliates convert better too.

Xsales is a small part of the huge pie. We can get them on thank you pages, member area one clicks & upgrades, emails and cancel emails, backouts from the processor, join pages, exits, cancel offer pages and so on.

The biggest programs are PPS for a reason, they have xsales, cb limits that most of you truly know nothing about, all of which means they aren't screwing surfers over.

Yes, our Industry has had a few bad apples, but that has always been the case, and 'MOST' xsales programs NEVER screw the member over.
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PPS doesn't need xsales to pay $30-$40 per signup. It just one of many steps 'smart' programs take to cover money holes and help affiliates convert better too.

Xsales is a small part of the huge pie. We can get them on thank you pages, member area one clicks & upgrades, emails and cancel emails, backouts from the processor, join pages, exits, cancel offer pages and so on.

The biggest programs are PPS for a reason, they have xsales, cb limits that most of you truly know nothing about, all of which means they aren't screwing surfers over.

Yes, our Industry has had a few bad apples, but that has always been the case, and 'MOST' xsales programs NEVER screw the member over.
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PPS doesn't need xsales to pay $30-$40 per signup.

The biggest programs are PPS for a reason, they have xsales, cb limits that most of you truly know nothing about, all of which means they aren't screwing surfers over.
What are you talking about? If it's pre-checked it's a screw over. You can pretty it up anyway you want.

If you're offering additional choices and giving them time to think about it, that's an entirely different story.

Again, if you are promoting original content, this shouldn't be an issue.

If you're creating sites off of pre-released content or renaming a site, you're a rip off before you even do this. That's just my opinion of course.
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If it's pre-checked it's a screw over. You can pretty it up anyway you want.
So says the guy with sponsors on his sites who have pre-checked cross sales.

You can pretty THAT up anyway you want it.
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What are you talking about? If it's pre-checked it's a screw over. You can pretty it up anyway you want.

If you're offering additional choices and giving them time to think about it, that's an entirely different story.

Again, if you are promoting original content, this shouldn't be an issue.

If you're creating sites off of pre-released content or renaming a site, you're a rip off before you even do this. That's just my opinion of course.
Please leave your moral values at the door.

People think teen 18/19 year olds dressed up to look young is wrong. People think face fucking is wrong. People think anal sex with bats is wrong. People think porn is wrong. People think what DirtyWhiteBoy does is wrong.

Personally, I don't care what any of you think. I'm sure if I looked your business over I will find something you're doing I don't agree with.

That FACTS are, when it's clearly marked... It's not a scam by the Company that allows it (Visa and MC), it's not illegal and if it pissed surfers off or caused problems, the sites would have CB issues ~ and they don't.

The sites that do 'fraud' the surfers, xsales is just a tool then, they will fraud the people either way, with or without xsales.
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So says the guy with sponsors on his sites who have pre-checked cross sales.

You can pretty THAT up anyway you want it.
I admit that, but that's not the point. I'm about making a sale, this thread turned into something else...

I'm just calling a duck a duck
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Please leave your moral values at the door.

People think teen 18/19 year olds dressed up to look young is wrong. People think face fucking is wrong. People think anal sex with bats is wrong. People think porn is wrong. People think what DirtyWhiteBoy does is wrong.

Personally, I don't care what any of you think. I'm sure if I looked your business over I will find something you're doing I don't agree with.

That FACTS are, when it's clearly marked... It's not a scam by the Company that allows it (Visa and MC), it's not illegal and if it pissed surfers off or caused problems, the sites would have CB issues ~ and they don't.

The sites that do 'fraud' the surfers, xsales is just a tool then, they will fraud the people either way, with or without xsales.
Hold on, I'm the least moralistic or judgemental person on the planet, but when I'm ripping someone off I know it. I'm not one of these people who point my fingers at tube sites or people giving away too much free porn and blame them for the fall of the industry.

The shit you guys are talking about in this thread is the reason for the downfall of the industry.

I could give a fuck as long as I get mine, but it seems like you guys think there is a moralistic way to do things which I'm dying to hear more about
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Hold on, I'm the least moralistic or judgemental person on the planet, but when I'm ripping someone off I know it. I'm not one of these people who point my fingers at tube sites or people giving away too much free porn and blame them for the fall of the industry.

The shit you guys are talking about in this thread is the reason for the downfall of the industry.

I could give a fuck as long as I get mine, but it seems like you guys think there is a moralistic way to do things which I'm dying to hear more about

Xsales have been going on for like 10 years man, by the biggest programs... they aren't new.
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The bad x-sales are the ones where the site membership is 19.99 but the x-sale is $39.99. If it wasn't a scam why double the price?
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The bad x-sales are the ones where the site membership is 19.99 but the x-sale is $39.99. If it wasn't a scam why double the price?
Bad xsales are when they terms or text, some part of it is wrong, shady, or hidden.

It's pretty rare to find a xsale on a $20 site going straight to a $40 site, with no trial of any kind. As long as the terms were clear on that, people would simply uncheck it.

People 'take' checked xsales, because the offer is good. Just like people check them.


Anyway, why don't we stop rebilling members, after all - some 100% forget. That is kind of like stealing, if they don't use it, they cost you nothing, but you charge them for years anyway? If VISA doesn't stop the rebills for you......

That's diff though.
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Old 08-04-2009, 03:48 PM   #36
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BTW MasterCard has had it so you can't xsale outside your own Company for awhile now.

I haven't heard anything from any gateway / processor about Visa doing the same.
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Old 08-04-2009, 03:48 PM   #37
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No I mean the site itself is $19.99 but its sold via x-sales at $39.99. Why? Why isn't it sold through x-sales at the real membership price?
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Old 08-04-2009, 03:53 PM   #38
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Bad xsales are when they terms or text, some part of it is wrong, shady, or hidden.

It's pretty rare to find a xsale on a $20 site going straight to a $40 site, with no trial of any kind. As long as the terms were clear on that, people would simply uncheck it.

People 'take' checked xsales, because the offer is good. Just like people check them.


Anyway, why don't we stop rebilling members, after all - some 100% forget. That is kind of like stealing, if they don't use it, they cost you nothing, but you charge them for years anyway? If VISA doesn't stop the rebills for you......

That's diff though.
You sound like someone with a lot of scams going on.

Why would you stop rebilling someone who wants to renew a legit site with legit new content coming out next month?

I can easily understand why you wouldn't want to xsale to some asshole site with the same content you've seen 100,000 times before LOL!
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No I mean the site itself is $19.99 but its sold via x-sales at $39.99. Why? Why isn't it sold through x-sales at the real membership price?
Because the 19.99 is the scam to get you to the shit hole crap overused content for 39.99 LOL
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Like I said, nothing personal. We're all webmasters here, right? I'm not paying for shit LOL!
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You sound like someone with a lot of scams going on.

Why would you stop rebilling someone who wants to renew a legit site with legit new content coming out next month?

I can easily understand why you wouldn't want to xsale to some asshole site with the same content you've seen 100,000 times before LOL!
Because they forgot to cancel? Because some people 'didn't read' that it rebills.

How is that any different than they forgot to read about the xsale?
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Because the 19.99 is the scam to get you to the shit hole crap overused content for 39.99 LOL
Unless they are on a Merchant account... Websites taking xsales go through approval. They have to meet standards, stronger CB/refund levels and have a 'track history of sales.'

I think some people confuse pre-checked xsales and people scamming surfers any way they can.
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Because they forgot to cancel? Because some people 'didn't read' that it rebills.

How is that any different than they forgot to read about the xsale?
If you can't figure this out just on basic common sense, I don't know what to tell you, but I will say that you can much easier correct a mistake and get a refund from a site that rebills than one that cross sales, not that every site who cross sales is guilty of what I just said.
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Ive cancalled things and had them rebill for months afterward, cancelling usually doesnt mean shit lol
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Unless they are on a Merchant account... Websites taking xsales go through approval. They have to meet standards, stronger CB/refund levels and have a 'track history of sales.'

I think some people confuse pre-checked xsales and people scamming surfers any way they can.
Why don't you start selling perscription drugs that make your balls explode and tell people they didn't read the fine print?

Just curious. It's business.
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Ive cancalled things and had them rebill for months afterward, cancelling usually doesnt mean shit lol
I'm speaking in general and I'm not trying to start a church.

By the way, why are you paying for shit when your sponser should give you free access if you're promoting him properly?
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PPS schemes suck generally... anyone in here for the long term doesn't give a flying fuck about PPS... so I for one would be glad to see it go.
I am happy to hear that you are not signed up for a single PPS program.

I know of a few extremely popular sites that only offer revshare and still cannot retain a member past two months.

I also know of a few extremely popular sites that retain a high enough percentage to make sense, but PPS still works out for the better by a few dollars over the life of the average member.

You have to evaluate PPS vs. RevShare by program. Sometimes one makes more sense than the other. That is true with subscription sites, cam sites and dating sites.

Then, of course, you have to factor your own traffic into the equation. Some sites get better traffic, some worse and if you study the numbers hard enough, you'll figure out which is what and it should all be a wash out in the end.

For instance...with dating, on my blog, revshare makes sense, on my tube, pay-per-free profile makes sense. In the end, they balance out and everybody is happy.

Don't go with the status quo.

Having said that, like my original post said, it's better for surfers to do away with cross sales, but it can hurt the affiliates bottom line. The affiliate will be around longer though if the surfers can trust the programs in the first place.

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I admit that, but that's not the point. I'm about making a sale, this thread turned into something else...

I'm just calling a duck a duck

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It's not cross sales,

it's purchase enhancement
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Why don't you start selling perscription drugs that make your balls explode and tell people they didn't read the fine print?

Just curious. It's business.
Because that would be illegal, I would go to jail for it. The FTC/DOJ and DEA would crawl up my ass then it would be Bubba's turn.

xSales, aren't illegal. And fine print when the total words on the join form are 20, I don't really think that's an issue.

Why not stop trials, xsales, upsells, cross sales, one clicks, emails at that, actually. Lets stop doing anything that others don't like and only start doing what others approve of.

That's a great thing for business... let's all do it the same!
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