what's going on? Why are sales so down

[nico-t]

normally combined ratio for everything is 1:2000
this month its 1:8500

how can this happen, what the fuck is going on?? this is not a simple summer slowdown.

[bns666]

same shit here

[Jarmusch]

We are having a record sales month. Everything is great.

[TeenCat]

it must be that hockey or what or, i dont know

[officegirl2006]

world cup maybe in europe, i know its not big in usa but is elsewhere...

my site launched 2 weeks ago is going a storm - www.natashasnylons.com
if you ar ewanting solo milf sites to promote

hugs
natasha
xxx

[maxxtro]

Google "depression".

[ro8in]

Your going down mate

[Agent 488]

yesterday was brutal, but i guess it was because of the footballs.

[seeandsee]

i blame tubes and evil obama

[ro8in]

Your all going down, adult is over. Get off the boat while its still floating..

[scarlettcontent]

foorball is over, maybe it picks up

[Serial Pervert]

same here D:

[tonyparra]

the guys with emails take all your sales and sponsors dont care

[96ukssob]

tubes + summertime = low sales

[andrej_NDC]

Originally Posted by Agent 488

yesterday was brutal, but i guess it was because of the footballs.

Yes and today doesn't look good, too.

[SomeCreep]

Originally Posted by nico-t

normally combined ratio for everything is 1:2000
this month its 1:8500

how can this happen, what the fuck is going on?? this is not a simple summer slowdown.

3 years from now, you'll wish your ratios were still as good as 1:8500.

[stever]

all sites are going a storm

[pimp3611]

Will be a great month for myself if it keeps up

overall 1:900

[WarChild]

Traffic is a little down this month which I attribute to World Cup, but my ratio is 1:429 unique over all which is actually better than my ytd 1:470 unique.

[Horny Dude]

Let's see: the economy is in the crapper, 2 mil+ are unemployed, summertime, more free porn out there than ever. Yeah I would expect porn revenue to be down.

[NaughtyRob]

Lets all hope it picks up, try something new. :-)

[dirtybaker1331]

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[Argos88]

Originally Posted by nico-t

normally combined ratio for everything is 1:2000
this month its 1:8500

how can this happen, what the fuck is going on?? this is not a simple summer slowdown.

Are you serious?

Man, open your eyes.. can't you see the current situation of the business??, for long time now... no news at all...

can't believe poeple are so naive, seriously.

.

[AmeliaG]

Originally Posted by Horny Dude

Let's see: the economy is in the crapper, 2 mil+ are unemployed, summertime, more free porn out there than ever. Yeah I would expect porn revenue to be down.

Yeah that.

[BittieBucks]

You need a new program to report give us a try, we were 1/150 in BETA... gone live today...

[Vjo]

I have one prog this period (7-1 to 1-15) using nats 4 that had around 15 submits from the signup page and 0 signups.
So something is wrong.

So I look at last period 6-16 to 6-30
and I had almost the same number of submits (15) and had 7 signups.

Sooo maybe the processors... or maybe not.. who knows.

Happens sometimes where hardly nothing goes thru for a period. Then next period things will probably be back. I have no idea why.

I also had an even better first period of June. (submits to joins) So I guess this period is my turn to suck dick.

[Rick Diculous]

Originally Posted by Jarmusch

We are having a record sales month. Everything is great.

Classic!!!

[Agent 488]

adapt or die.

[SallyRand]

Coming out of both retail and wholesale sales in "real-world" things, I learned long ago that when sales get tough, the tough get going!

Traffic results in conversions. If you're not getting enough conversions it necessarily follows that you're not getting enough traffic. There are about 900 free ways to get traffic.

How many of them are you using?

Sally.

[fatfoo]

1:8500, that sucks a lot. Good luck with your future conversions.

[BigDeanEvans]

They now call it the summer shave down.

[2MuchMark]

1:336 since July 1st,
1:85 since July 8th.

http://www.livecamnetwork.com

[tical]

Traffic is up, sales are down. Ratios are turning to absolute crap. I don't see how the "summer slowdown" applies when you're still getting the same amount (or more) hits. If hits were down, then I'd buy into that theory.

Scrubbing is insanely high these days not to mention, so many customers have been fucked over by questionable billing practices that they've been forced to charge back at some point. Now these customers are in negative databases. Even if they legitimately want to sign up to site, they're declined off the bat.

[SallyRand]

Originally Posted by tical

Traffic is up, sales are down. Ratios are turning to absolute crap. I don't see how the "summer slowdown" applies when you're still getting the same amount (or more) hits. If hits were down, then I'd buy into that theory.

Scrubbing is insanely high these days not to mention, so many customers have been fucked over by questionable billing practices that they've been forced to charge back at some point. Now these customers are in negative databases. Even if they legitimately want to sign up to site, they're declined off the bat.

Much of what you have written has validity but I'd like to ask a few questions here, if you don't mind.

How many sites do you have up and running?

What methods are you using to promote those sites?

Do you believe that traffic is up for you alone, or across the board.

In either case, could you present some form of documentation which indicates that traffic is indeed up? Not doubting you; only trying to learn.

Thanks.

Sally.

[Agent 488]

Originally Posted by SallyRand

Much of what you have written has validity but I'd like to ask a few questions here, if you don't mind.

How many sites do you have up and running?

What methods are you using to promote those sites?

Do you believe that traffic is up for you alone, or across the board.

In either case, could you present some form of documentation which indicates that traffic is indeed up? Not doubting you; only trying to learn.

Thanks.

Sally.

oh shut it.

[SallyRand]

Originally Posted by Agent 488

oh shut it.

Thank you for your kind but totally irresponsive reply.

Sally.

[Vjo]

You can only go so many hits in a period (compared to two previously good periods) without a single fucking signup. I mean I know statisticly things can swing but, as a wm I also know how far they can swing and it is only so far.

So take your thumb off the fucking button for fuck's sake.

Is it possible to shave with nats 4 or not? I have read varying opinions.

They say bitchin on gfy shakes it up.. we'll see.

This only applies to one prog, the rest of your are doing, and looking, absolutely marvelous.

I mean the few of you. Forget about the 50 progs I still have to pull links on.

The good news. (for Nifty) Looks like I will be buying it as I will have more than 15 good progs afterall. Hurray!

[Vjo]

I hear Pro Traffic has some pretty good traffic if all you need to do is increase numbers.

Documentation? lol That's funny. Sally, you're funnier than me and Big Dean combined.

Its now called the Summer Shave Down. lol

My nuts are getting a little razor burn here.

[MetaMan]

Adult is in big trouble for another 2 years before it picks up again.

Visa and Mastercard came in and did a shit canning on alot of processors for allowing cross sales and shady rebills where terms were not stated properly.

this is basically how 90% of adult programs have been operating for the past 2 years+. this is how they afforeded to pay all you idiots high PPS. basically banging peoples cards. Visa and Mastercard came in and said enough is enough and forced processors to clean up their act in mainstream and adult.

the processors feeling the heat have shit canned almost everyone who even remotely reeks of anything that is not pure white hat techniques. there are still a few people around who have connections in billing but if you promote them you are only playing with fire as merchants can lock go in and lock accounts without even blinking an eye. which is happening left right and center.

so what you have had happen imo is sponsors are A) either forced to close down B) know that their currents methods are going to be shut down so they are milking whatever they can while they can.

the only people being approved are white hat sites with large backing of capital. smaller people will be approved but they are capping those accounts at ridiculously low maximums like $25 000. leaving no space to even process for affiliates.

Adult is overall deemed by Visa and Mastercard as a high risk industry and it is only going to get worse.

It will be a long while before things open up again and there will only be a few left. and as risk becomes less and less viable affiliates will be pushed out of the game further and further.

[Barefootsies]

Originally Posted by MetaMan

Adult is in big trouble for another 2 years before it picks up again.

Visa and Mastercard came in and did a shit canning on alot of processors for allowing cross sales and shady rebills where terms were not stated properly.

this is basically how 90% of adult programs have been operating for the past 2 years+. this is how they afforeded to pay all you idiots high PPS. basically banging peoples cards. Visa and Mastercard came in and said enough is enough and forced processors to clean up their act in mainstream and adult.

the processors feeling the heat have shit canned almost everyone who even remotely reeks of anything that is not pure white hat techniques. there are still a few people around who have connections in billing but if you promote them you are only playing with fire as merchants can lock go in and lock accounts without even blinking an eye. which is happening left right and center.

so what you have had happen imo is sponsors are A) either forced to close down B) know that their currents methods are going to be shut down so they are milking whatever they can while they can.

the only people being approved are white hat sites with large backing of capital. smaller people will be approved but they are capping those accounts at ridiculously low maximums like $25 000. leaving no space to even process for affiliates.

Adult is overall deemed by Visa and Mastercard as a high risk industry and it is only going to get worse.

It will be a long while before things open up again and there will only be a few left. and as risk becomes less and less viable affiliates will be pushed out of the game further and further.

This actually sums it up perfectly.

[Agent 488]

plenty of creative billing still going on. affiliates going nowhere. people doing the same old are hurting.

adapt or die.

Originally Posted by MetaMan

Adult is in big trouble for another 2 years before it picks up again.

Visa and Mastercard came in and did a shit canning on alot of processors for allowing cross sales and shady rebills where terms were not stated properly.

this is basically how 90% of adult programs have been operating for the past 2 years+. this is how they afforeded to pay all you idiots high PPS. basically banging peoples cards. Visa and Mastercard came in and said enough is enough and forced processors to clean up their act in mainstream and adult.

the processors feeling the heat have shit canned almost everyone who even remotely reeks of anything that is not pure white hat techniques. there are still a few people around who have connections in billing but if you promote them you are only playing with fire as merchants can lock go in and lock accounts without even blinking an eye. which is happening left right and center.

so what you have had happen imo is sponsors are A) either forced to close down B) know that their currents methods are going to be shut down so they are milking whatever they can while they can.

the only people being approved are white hat sites with large backing of capital. smaller people will be approved but they are capping those accounts at ridiculously low maximums like $25 000. leaving no space to even process for affiliates.

Adult is overall deemed by Visa and Mastercard as a high risk industry and it is only going to get worse.

It will be a long while before things open up again and there will only be a few left. and as risk becomes less and less viable affiliates will be pushed out of the game further and further.

[Vjo]

Sally, I didnt see you were trying to learn. In that case it isnt so funny. The first thing you will have to learn is getting affils to reveal anything will never happen.

Agent488,
Please send me some kind of documentation of your site's traffic.
Thank you,


Best we can hope for is TeenCat throws us a bone once in a while.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Adult Webmastering. I admire your fire!
Fire is good and needed.

[Vjo]

Originally Posted by MetaMan

Adult is in big trouble for another 2 years before it picks up again.

Visa and Mastercard came in and did a shit canning on alot of processors for allowing cross sales and shady rebills where terms were not stated properly.

this is basically how 90% of adult programs have been operating for the past 2 years+. this is how they afforeded to pay all you idiots high PPS. basically banging peoples cards. Visa and Mastercard came in and said enough is enough and forced processors to clean up their act in mainstream and adult.

the processors feeling the heat have shit canned almost everyone who even remotely reeks of anything that is not pure white hat techniques. there are still a few people around who have connections in billing but if you promote them you are only playing with fire as merchants can lock go in and lock accounts without even blinking an eye. which is happening left right and center.

so what you have had happen imo is sponsors are A) either forced to close down B) know that their currents methods are going to be shut down so they are milking whatever they can while they can.

the only people being approved are white hat sites with large backing of capital. smaller people will be approved but they are capping those accounts at ridiculously low maximums like $25 000. leaving no space to even process for affiliates.

Adult is overall deemed by Visa and Mastercard as a high risk industry and it is only going to get worse.

It will be a long while before things open up again and there will only be a few left. and as risk becomes less and less viable affiliates will be pushed out of the game further and further.

Wow. Great post MetaMan. Lots of meat. I like it but it may need a few more BF's Will76, Sly (I'm such a name dropper) and guys like that to pick it apart. Great post tho.

So you are saying little sponsors are being capped at like 25K? Which would explain a few things why some sponsors convert and some dont or why some suddenly stop.

I dont know, but my gut feeling is there is very little shaving going on now days unless you mean processor shaving. Nats 4 shows you. And my submits are not going thru. I honestly do not think I am being sponsor shaved but rather they are being denied by the processor for some reason. In almost all cases where things suddenly stop.

Also you ever notice this shit always starts right at the first of the month usually after a real good month. hmmm.

[loreen]

Originally Posted by officegirl2006

my site launched 2 weeks ago is going a storm - www.natashasnylons.com
if you ar ewanting solo milf sites to promote

The site looks fine but how could someone in his right mind spend his traffic on a site with so many traffic leaks?

[MetaMan]

Originally Posted by Vjo

Wow. Great post MetaMan. Lots of meat. I like it but it may need a few more BF's Will76, Sly (I'm such a name dropper) and guys like that to pick it apart. Great post tho.

So you are saying little sponsors are being capped at like 25K? Which would explain a few things why some sponsors convert and some dont.

I dont know, but my gut feeling is there is very little shaving going on now days unless you mean processor shaving. Nats 4 shows you. And my submits are not going thru. I honestly do not think I am being sponsor shaved but rather they are being denied by the processor for some reason. In almost all cases where things suddenly stop.

Also you ever notice this shit always starts right at the first of the month. hmmm.

the $25k cap is the figure i was being told by people i was also recently spanked for an amount i would rather not post here. now is this a stern amount? not 100%. of course things like credit and the capital you have will change this amount.

the only way i was personally able to avoid lower amounts was being backed by a large amount of capital.

maybe the sponsor is not shaving but if they are purposely sticking with methods that they know processors are no longer liking and in turn playing with affiliate joins trying to milk things until they hit the fan. i dont know what you would call that. it is not shaving but close enough imo.

they know what the state of processing is, and alot are choosing to make one final blast to see how far they can push it. that is why so many programs are going under now. it is a processing issue not a join issue.

there could be alot of reasons why the processing is not going through. what type of sites do the processors have a history of processing? take a look at this and understand why they may be behind the scenes being further regulated and why joins are down.

it used to be "what processor do you guys use?" and than in turn trust your billing with that company. i think the exact opposite now.

"what company do you guys not use?" and there lies your answer. alot of processors billed high risk for many years and you may in turn be clumped in with other deemed high risk sites even though yours is not.

[MetaMan]

Originally Posted by Vjo

Also you ever notice this shit always starts right at the first of the month usually after a real good month. hmmm.

this could be because people are budgeting at the beginning of the month for the entire month. where as the end of the month most people know if they have extra cash or not and are more willing to spend.

it also depends what countries you are promoting, when is payday, when are credit card bills due.

to many factors to list, this is where tracking is supremely important. you have to get things down to a science.

which hours of the day people shop on your site the most. what days they spend more money. what months. what holidays. on and on. your own stats are your best friend and in lies your only answer. every site is different.

[Vjo]

Originally Posted by MetaMan

the $25k cap is the figure i was being told by people i was also recently spanked for an amount i would rather not post here. now is this a stern amount? not 100%. of course things like credit and the capital you have will change this amount.

the only way i was personally able to avoid lower amounts was being backed by a large amount of capital.

maybe the sponsor is not shaving but if they are purposely sticking with methods that they know processors are no longer liking and in turn playing with affiliate joins trying to milk things until they hit the fan. i dont know what you would call that. it is not shaving but close enough imo.

they know what the state of processing is, and alot are choosing to make one final blast to see how far they can push it. that is why so many programs are going under now. it is a processing issue not a join issue.

there could be alot of reasons why the processing is not going through. what type of sites do the processors have a history of processing? take a look at this and understand why they may be behind the scenes being further regulated and why joins are down.

it used to be "what processor do you guys use?" and than in turn trust your billing with that company. i think the exact opposite now.

"what company do you guys not use?" and there lies your answer. alot of processors billed high risk for many years and you may in turn be clumped in with other deemed high risk sites even though yours is not.

You are right on the money in this post too. But everytime I try and take a stab at it I delete what I wrote. It is a tough one to stab into and I will leave it to others.

It does ring true to me tho and I appreciate it. Let me digestize it a bit then maybe I'll have more comment.

Originally Posted by MetaMan

maybe the sponsor is not shaving but if they are purposely sticking with methods that they know processors are no longer liking and in turn playing with affiliate joins trying to milk things until they hit the fan. i dont know what you would call that. it is not shaving but close enough imo.

See this is where us affils are in the dark as we really only know what is going on only from our stats. But yeah, a lot stopped selling that is for sure. And I should be changing links right now.

[SallyRand]

Originally Posted by Vjo

Sally, I didnt see you were trying to learn. In that case it isnt so funny. The first thing you will have to learn is getting affils to reveal anything will never happen.

Agent488,
Please send me some kind of documentation of your site's traffic.
Thank you,


Best we can hope for is TeenCat throws us a bone once in a while.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Adult Webmastering. I admire your fire!
Fire is good and needed.

OK; we're square now and thank you for your reply!

Thanks more than you know!

Qouth The Boss:

"Oh, Oh, Oh, I'm on fire!"

Sally.

[Theo]

it's normal your traffic to be down in July. Ratios is another story though..

[Vjo]

Originally Posted by SallyRand

OK; we're square now and thank you for your reply!

Thanks more than you know!

Qouth The Boss:

"Oh, Oh, Oh, I'm on fire!"

Sally.

Look out, I may post that video hehe I like that one.

But this is a serious thread. So I won't

Metaman is about to BLOW UP the adult industry. SKY HIGH!

Well maybe make us lowly affils a little more scratch anyhow.

This is why MetaMan fucking RULES

Now I'm fired up.