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Warren 12-05-2009 08:50 PM

[QUOTE=Shoehorn!;16619063]
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Originally Posted by Warren (Post 16619056)

No need to bring Tom Jones into this, the man has a lot of hits. :)


Seriously, you are not kidding. he made some great records, I met him at the sky bar in hollywood a fews years ago, we bought each other drinks, he is a cool welsh man.

Shoehorn! 12-05-2009 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt (Post 16619068)
This is fucked up, fucked up. It should be obvious (to DirtyD), but it's not....


On the note of videos, anyone know where I can get the unedited video with Hitler that everyone makes into a parody?

Warren 12-05-2009 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoehorn! (Post 16619070)
Hmm, says its waiting on authorization. Try adding me - 72458277.


Ok, I just got one from a "lovely" lol, a lot of spammers atm on icq. ill add you now

dav3 12-05-2009 09:01 PM

So was the TOS updated yet?

Could just copy Blockbuster's and Find/Replace with Crackwhore Confessions.

Shoehorn! 12-05-2009 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dav3 (Post 16619081)
So was the TOS updated yet?

Could just copy Blockbuster's and Find/Replace with Crackwhore Confessions.

"What methods can I use to send traffic?
All email promotions must be CAN-SPAM compliant. You can send traffic many ways. We have plenty of banners, hosted galleries, and hosted free sites for you to choose from. You can also use text links, blind links, exit consoles, entrance consoles, 404 traffic and site reviews."

Nope.

raven1083 12-05-2009 09:04 PM

here's a friendly bump for you

Playboy-Deak 12-05-2009 09:07 PM

Dirty D thinks this bad publicity is good publicity. This thread may get googled and when someone types in howigotrich this thread will be listed...

Dirty D is probably somewhere tooting lines of coke off this shit, cussing ppl out, and throwing tantrums... He's jus too full of himself to see outside his own view... May even be a lil antisocial... I jus wonder how his program is doing since this thread blew? I actually thought he was a cool guy, saw him partying it up in a few videos with some broads... :thumbsup

But now, it really appears he's delusional... Sorta like Hitler b4 he died...

dav3 12-05-2009 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoehorn! (Post 16619082)
"What methods can I use to send traffic?
All email promotions must be CAN-SPAM compliant. You can send traffic many ways. We have plenty of banners, hosted galleries, and hosted free sites for you to choose from. You can also use text links, blind links, exit consoles, entrance consoles, 404 traffic and site reviews."

Nope.

If it was such an issue, you would figure that he would quickly add that in the TOS to prevent this scenario from reoccurring.

But since he didn't, it comes off as a scheme to continually fuck WM's out of money with little 'gotcha' games.

Mutt 12-05-2009 09:15 PM

unbelievable how either dumb or shady this guy is - i'm gonna assume since he's built a fairly popular program that he's not dumb.

you've had the issue explained to you by shoehorn and a hundred other people, many of them who probably don't even know shoehorn - he was not breaking any rules, he was doing what hundreds of other webmasters do. you don't like what he was doing, too fucking bad, you never told him that until after the fact, using trademarks/domain keyword phrases is done all the time in this industry for PPC ads, so don't try comparing it to shady practices like carding that are universally unacceptable by all programs. change your Terms, pay him, and move on. There is NO PRINCIPLE here for you, there is for Shoehorn.

Va2k 12-05-2009 09:24 PM

18 fucking pages, and he still thinks he is in the right! Why oh why would anyone trust their money with him or his program?

Due 12-05-2009 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Playboy-Deak (Post 16619088)
Dirty D thinks this bad publicity is good publicity. This thread may get googled and when someone types in howigotrich this thread will be listed...

Dirty D is probably somewhere tooting lines of coke off this shit, cussing ppl out, and throwing tantrums... He's jus too full of himself to see outside his own view... May even be a lil antisocial... I jus wonder how his program is doing since this thread blew? I actually thought he was a cool guy, saw him partying it up in a few videos with some broads... :thumbsup

But now, it really appears he's delusional... Sorta like Hitler b4 he died...

Holly shit a Hitler on coke shooting bukkake porn sounds like a dangerous combo :1orglaugh

Agent 488 12-05-2009 09:33 PM

i don't think he cares.

he's probably doing a fat line using a $440 dollar bill and laughing ....

Warren 12-05-2009 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619106)
unbelievable how either dumb or shady this guy is - i'm gonna assume since he's built a fairly popular program that he's not dumb.

you've had the issue explained to you by shoehorn and a hundred other people, many of them who probably don't even know shoehorn - he was not breaking any rules, he was doing what hundreds of other webmasters do. you don't like what he was doing, too fucking bad, you never told him that until after the fact, using trademarks/domain keyword phrases is done all the time in this industry for PPC ads, so don't try comparing it to shady practices like carding that are universally unacceptable by all programs. change your Terms, pay him, and move on. There is NO PRINCIPLE here for you, there is for Shoehorn.


Dont waste your breath man, Robbie and D think they are gangsters.

Due 12-05-2009 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoehorn! (Post 16619082)
"What methods can I use to send traffic?
All email promotions must be CAN-SPAM compliant. You can send traffic many ways. We have plenty of banners, hosted galleries, and hosted free sites for you to choose from. You can also use text links, blind links, exit consoles, entrance consoles, 404 traffic and site reviews."

Nope.

You are right, Cybersquatting does not appear to be an approved method of advertisement.

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Some cybersquatters put up derogatory remarks about the person or company the domain is meant to represent in an effort to encourage the subject to buy the domain from them.[citation needed] Others post paid links via Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and other paid advertising networks to the actual site that the user likely wanted, thus monetizing their squatting..
Source: Wikipedia

The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), was enacted in 1999

Sorry if this is a repost, 18 pages... WOW!!

Warren 12-05-2009 10:12 PM

[QUOTE=Robbie;16619034]
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Originally Posted by Deej (Post 16618995)

I don't know him. And I never insulted him in this thread either. Though he has insulted me several times. He says we met in L.A., okay. I didn't remember it. I was having a good time. Why would this guy be irritated with me? I haven't said one word bad to him or about him.. I have no beef with anybody. But I'm not gonna be bullied by anybody either. And that's how I'm being made to feel. Well, I'm a big boy. I've basically just been told that "my money won't save me" I don't know how to take that. So I'm gonna take it the way it sounds. I have no idea why, but I won't be fucked with by anybody.

Insulted you? fuck you, you are on my shit list now.no respect' go suck Dirty D's cock.

rowan 12-05-2009 10:28 PM

Shoehorn, I'll give you a little tip. Search Google for "Curiouscash" and see which board ranks well... post there and you're pretty much guaranteed the thread will be on G, and ranked well, within hours.

Alky 12-05-2009 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Playboy-Deak (Post 16619088)
Dirty D thinks this bad publicity is good publicity. This thread may get googled and when someone types in howigotrich this thread will be listed...

Dirty D is probably somewhere tooting lines of coke off this shit, cussing ppl out, and throwing tantrums... He's jus too full of himself to see outside his own view... May even be a lil antisocial... I jus wonder how his program is doing since this thread blew? I actually thought he was a cool guy, saw him partying it up in a few videos with some broads... :thumbsup

But now, it really appears he's delusional... Sorta like Hitler b4 he died...

Wait... what? You mean How I Got Rich might get googled because of this thread about Crack Whore Confessions??

Btw... is crack whore confessions even trademarked? people keep talking about trademarks, i don't think dirty d ever mentioned that it was.

baddog 12-05-2009 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty D (Post 16618777)
Serious Question then.

Are you allowed to purchase Playboy from google and get paid to send it to playboy.com ?

We all know that BlockBuster doesn't need you to help buy their domain keyword.
Guess what, we don't allow it either.

Where is the list of Adult Programs with paysites that are lining up to pay Shoehorn to get PPC traffic from the EXACT SPELLING of their own DOMAIN name?

Haven't seen one paysite owner asking to be promoted in this way.
All I see is examples of companies that forbid it.

I went to look at the Playboy TOS to check it out. Granted, I am not really in the mood to do in depth investigation, but they at least say:

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v.�������� Under no circumstances shall you use or attempt to use any domain names which are or could be confusingly similar to the domain names registered and/or used by us, our licensors and/or affiliates. For purposes of clarification and not limitation, you may not use domain names which are identical or sound, appear or differ slightly from any of the domain names which host the Playboy Webmaster Sites. Your breach of this Section 4(b)(v), as determined by us, shall constitute grounds for our immediate termination of this Agreement without notice and forfeiture of any commission owed, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to us under this Agreement or at law.
You know how I feel about you, but I have to say, after looking at your TOS, as long as it doesn't say you can't . . . .

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Originally Posted by Varius (Post 16618884)
Actually Jesus is Warren's backup driver :winkwink:

What do you mean :winkwink: ? You know it is fact.

baddog 12-05-2009 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rowan (Post 16619239)
Shoehorn, I'll give you a little tip. Search Google for "Curiouscash" and see which board ranks well... post there and you're pretty much guaranteed the thread will be on G, and ranked well, within hours.

That is actually pretty amazing and sad at the same time.

Warren 12-05-2009 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog (Post 16619304)
I went to look at the Playboy TOS to check it out. Granted, I am not really in the mood to do in depth investigation, but they at least say:



You know how I feel about you, but I have to say, after looking at your TOS, as long as it doesn't say you can't . . . .



What do you mean :winkwink: ? You know it is fact.


B dog in the house, sort this shit out big brother.

lazycash 12-05-2009 11:57 PM

Warren posted this in the wrong thread so I thought I'd move it here:

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Originally Posted by Warren (Post 16619389)
It's ok, Im in talks with Shoehorn about this debt, and I think we are almost at an agreement on buying this debt. once the deal is settled, there will be a $100 per day interest applied on the loan and I will collect, believe me. Robbie, you are a joke, dont fuck with me.


Shoehorn! 12-06-2009 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lazycash (Post 16619404)
Warren posted this in the wrong thread so I thought I'd move it here:

I just want to be paid the $477 he owes me.

Or like I said earlier, at this point I would take $350 so we can both go our separate ways.

Warren 12-06-2009 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by lazycash (Post 16619404)
Warren posted this in the wrong thread so I thought I'd move it here:


Thank you.

CunningStunt 12-06-2009 12:57 AM

Been paid yet?

Mutt 12-06-2009 12:57 AM


Shoehorn! 12-06-2009 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt (Post 16619535)
Been paid yet?

Nope, he hasn't even contacted me to try and work something out.

Alky 12-06-2009 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

dav3 12-06-2009 01:08 AM

"He's been lining he pockets of Google for too long!" :1orglaugh

escorpio 12-06-2009 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

lazycash 12-06-2009 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)


Lol, now if you can just throw in a few lines from Robbie about how he's made millions and we don't know what we are talking about, the video will then summarize the entire thread.

Warren 12-06-2009 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lazycash (Post 16619580)
Lol, now if you can just throw in a few lines from Robbie about how he's made millions and we don't know what we are talking about, the video will then summarize the entire thread.


Spot on!

CunningStunt 12-06-2009 02:01 AM

Nicely done Mutt. :1orglaugh

Bump this bitch like the pinball wizard.

Mutt 12-06-2009 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt (Post 16619618)
Nicely done Mutt. :1orglaugh

Bump this bitch like the pinball wizard.

i'd love to take credit for it .......... but i can't

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude 12-06-2009 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)

That is too friggin' funny!!! :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/hitlermemeweb.jpg

ADG

MoreMagic 12-06-2009 02:56 AM

Thank you so much, what ever going to happen you made my day.

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)


xenigo 12-06-2009 03:01 AM

None of you know fuck-all about what you're talking about. These things need not be discussed in "TOS" because is a fucking difference between fucking right and wrong.

You do NOT go and bid someone's terms for keywords they already rank #1 on, and expect them not to shit-can you as an affiliate. Black and white. Straight forward. Simple as that.

If someone tried to do that to me, I'd shit-can you too.

Having affiliates means having people generating traffic for me. Not having affiliates exploit my pre-existing marketing to generate money for you. Do you firmly understand that's the definition of cyber-squatting? Exploitation of someone else's sweat... and your direct benefit? You DO understand that courts will NOT rule in your favor... correct? Cyber squatters do not have any legal ground to stand on.

Zyber 12-06-2009 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)

Brilliant video!! :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


Has Dirty D paid yet?

Alky 12-06-2009 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619674)
None of you know fuck-all about what you're talking about. These things need not be discussed in "TOS" because is a fucking difference between fucking right and wrong.

You do NOT go and bid someone's terms for keywords they already rank #1 on, and expect them not to shit-can you as an affiliate. Black and white. Straight forward. Simple as that.

If someone tried to do that to me, I'd shit-can you too.

Having affiliates means having people generating traffic for me. Not having affiliates exploit my pre-existing marketing to generate money for you. Do you firmly understand that's the definition of cyber-squatting? Exploitation of someone else's sweat... and your direct benefit? You DO understand that courts will NOT rule in your favor... correct? Cyber squatters do not have any legal ground to stand on.

Courts have already ruled before that trademarks can be bid on, do some research.

xenigo 12-06-2009 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Alky (Post 16619692)
Courts have already ruled before that trademarks can be bid on, do some research.

Logic would dictate that one would not be paid for sending such PPC.

Let me ask you... would YOU pay for an affiliate to send you your OWN traffic?

No.

That's why this thread should not exist. Because Shoehorn, or whatever he calls himself, is basically committing fraud. Nothing needs to exist in a Terms of Service agreement that would basically convey logic. You don't say to yourself "ahh, as an affiliate I know I can generate traffic this program isn't generating themselves by bidding on their own name!" The way you come to that conclusion is by thinking "ahh, as an affiliate I know I can pull the wool over this program's eyes by capitalizing off their own hard work!"

That is the reason this is a fucking retarded thread.

Sorry, but there is no program that will allow this. Period. End of story. No TOS needed.

The Ghost 12-06-2009 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619674)
None of you know fuck-all about what you're talking about. These things need not be discussed in "TOS" because is a fucking difference between fucking right and wrong.

You do NOT go and bid someone's terms for keywords they already rank #1 on, and expect them not to shit-can you as an affiliate. Black and white. Straight forward. Simple as that.

If someone tried to do that to me, I'd shit-can you too.

Having affiliates means having people generating traffic for me. Not having affiliates exploit my pre-existing marketing to generate money for you. Do you firmly understand that's the definition of cyber-squatting? Exploitation of someone else's sweat... and your direct benefit? You DO understand that courts will NOT rule in your favor... correct? Cyber squatters do not have any legal ground to stand on.


People bid on "someone elses" keywords all the time to rank higher. Some sites welcome it, since they have a hard time ranking for search terms for their own site names.

Simply update terms and pay for the real joins.

xenigo 12-06-2009 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ghost (Post 16619706)
People bid on "someone elses" keywords all the time to rank higher. Some sites welcome it, since they have a hard time ranking for search terms for their own site names.

Simply update terms and pay for the real joins.

That's NOT the problem. You are avoiding the debate here. The problem is THIS: The guy was generating ALL of his joins with the keyword being the NAME of the site alone. Not for terms that they couldn't rank #1 on, terms that they DID rank #1 on.

That is not allowed by ANY program. Period!

Every domain I own is #1 in the SE's for that term. Any affiliate who tries to send me my own traffic is going to be canned just like Shoehorn. End of story. Cut and dry.

moeloubani 12-06-2009 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619709)
That's NOT the problem. You are avoiding the debate here. The problem is THIS: The guy was generating ALL of his joins with the keyword being the NAME of the site alone. Not for terms that they couldn't rank #1 on, terms that they DID rank #1 on.

That is not allowed by ANY program. Period!

Every domain I own is #1 in the SE's for that term. Any affiliate who tries to send me my own traffic is going to be canned just like Shoehorn. End of story. Cut and dry.

Yeah but you're still being used to make someone else money since they can still bid on your keywords, the only difference being you're now not making anything off it.

Great idea, genius.

okny 12-06-2009 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mutt (Post 16619538)

That was great :1orglaugh

But the one about gfy was too fucking funny i cried watching it :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

knobish 12-06-2009 04:20 AM

Some mainstream programs allow it, I wouldnt be surprised if some adult affiliates have realized that there is some value to it as well, whether you already have an organic 1st place position or not.

Does noone see the value in having 2 listings for your keyphrase since the user has just been served up a page with plenty of options, inclusive of competitors and paid ads that may be more enticing than the 1st organic search result?



Quote:

Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619709)
That's NOT the problem. You are avoiding the debate here. The problem is THIS: The guy was generating ALL of his joins with the keyword being the NAME of the site alone. Not for terms that they couldn't rank #1 on, terms that they DID rank #1 on.

That is not allowed by ANY program. Period!

Every domain I own is #1 in the SE's for that term. Any affiliate who tries to send me my own traffic is going to be canned just like Shoehorn. End of story. Cut and dry.


katharos 12-06-2009 04:21 AM

moneyyyzzzzz ... ? :)

Alky 12-06-2009 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619709)
That's NOT the problem. You are avoiding the debate here. The problem is THIS: The guy was generating ALL of his joins with the keyword being the NAME of the site alone. Not for terms that they couldn't rank #1 on, terms that they DID rank #1 on.

That is not allowed by ANY program. Period!

Every domain I own is #1 in the SE's for that term. Any affiliate who tries to send me my own traffic is going to be canned just like Shoehorn. End of story. Cut and dry.

so you'd rather i bid on your terms and send them to a different site?

you do realize that review sites probably get the majority of their traffic from the same method, except that's just seo. just because someone types in xyz into google doesn't mean they want to go to xyz.com.

suesheboy 12-06-2009 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Forest (Post 16618854)
i bet this thread alone has cost him 10x what it would have cost to pay off the orig op

try 100 times or more...

suesheboy 12-06-2009 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CunningStunt (Post 16619023)
Robbie looks like a pouting Dr Evil with a hair transplant.

Added to ignore list.

Bump.

Actually the avatar is perfect for him. He looks like a arrogant self centered know it all whose shit doesn't stink but is actually a douche bag.

Besides learning about HowIrobbedYou.com in this thread and to avoid him at all costs, I learned about the true nature of Robbie who was never on my radar before and to avoid him in business too.

knobish 12-06-2009 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by suesheboy (Post 16619765)
try 100 times or more...

lol over 13,000 views. Being new to the porn industry myself, this is the first post of this kind ive seen (havent ever seen a mainstream equiv to gfy) this post is definitely sticking out in my mind, and if I ever ran this dudes ads, Id be worried about getting paid. Unfortunate, cause Im down with the crackwhore niche

Im just starting to wondering if he can't afford to pay up, or just doesnt want to at this point.

The Ghost 12-06-2009 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenigo (Post 16619709)
That's NOT the problem. You are avoiding the debate here. The problem is THIS: The guy was generating ALL of his joins with the keyword being the NAME of the site alone. Not for terms that they couldn't rank #1 on, terms that they DID rank #1 on.

That is not allowed by ANY program. Period!

Every domain I own is #1 in the SE's for that term. Any affiliate who tries to send me my own traffic is going to be canned just like Shoehorn. End of story. Cut and dry.

Saying it is not allowed by any program is untrue. When an affiliate runs adword campaigns they have a whole gambit of keywords to try. Yes, in this instance the joins were based off the domain keywords. But that is not always the case.

Everyone wishes there were no competition for their keywords. When you run a program you make terms for situations like this. You can't forsee everything, since situations change. As they change you update your terms. It's that simple. It's ok to not like it but to not pay on a proven advertising method for real joins isn't right. Calling it fraud is completely wrong.



Some programs actually run their own ads on their own keywords to provide an alternative SE join point for surfers. There are surfers that prefer ads and convinced to click by that text.


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