@Sam David 137367 wrote:
It’s funny how people who don’t even give out their real names and the people they work for can just show up on a forum and spread rumors with no basis and try convincing people when they have no idea what they’re talking about.
Exactly what rumor did I spread?
@Sam David 137367 wrote:
Yes, I did send a few hundred Emails to our affiliate databse which includes webmasters and affiliates.
I was looking at many websites, searching for the right ones for us, and then leaving a message through their “contact us” link when I liked the website, or moving on the next when I didn’t. This is how I and the affiliate managers before me build the potential affiliate database (plus contacts made in conferences, referred by other affiliates etc).
Sorry, I don’t believe this. Once again, the web site which you emailed me at had been out of commission for nearly a year, meaning that it has been inaccessible, unavailable, whatever you want to call it. Therefore it is not possible that you happened across this web site’s Contact page a week ago and used that to email me.
@Sam David 137367 wrote:
The only mistake I did was not reading Casinomeister’s forum guidelines (I admit – I am new to forums) and therefore posting in the wrong forum at casinomeister. For that reason I got banned for misplacing a thread, something which was completely accidental. For this reason I could not post replies and a bunch of affiliates had a field trip. Now they can go on about me there, without letting me reply to their posts. I don’t think that’s fair. I think that this thread itself is a good example of how clean I act. All I’m trying to do is to reach the right affiliates and offer them our September special without interupting anyone who might not be intrested in our special offer.
Fair enough.
@Sam David 137367 wrote:
I posted my phone number and other private details so whoever’s intrested is able to reach me easily.
I don’t want to offend anyone but I think that the people who hide and tell half truths while not telling the important, relevant facts, have an agenda which I’m not clear on. I again invite anyone who’s been offended by me to say so. If you want to be removed from our database – let me know or simply unsubscribe. easy, no? If you don’t believe our program – ask me and I’ll explain. We have not invented anything and I’m yet to be faced with an affiliate who claims we wronged him. What’s the deal, people? are you here to develop your business or are you looking for laughs at some one elses expnse (me today – who knows who will it be tomorrow)?
I stand behind EVERYTHING I say. I invite you to stand behind yours, and not hide behind a forum alias.
I don’t like the implication that just because someone has a screen name that they are “hiding”. You’re damn right I’m not giving out my full name on a public forum, why? For starters, I’m not an affiliate manager therefore it’s perfectly fine for people to refer to my using my screen name. And more importantly, I live in the police state known as the United States. If you don’t live in the US then I’m real happy for you, I hope you never have to put up with what we now have to. But it’s very instigative to imply that people whose screen names are not their real, full names “have an agenda” or are “trying to hide”.
I wish you the best of luck with your program, I was merely curious about how you got the data but it’s obvious that a truthful response is out of the question.
@Dominique 137379 wrote:
This is the new program forum. If Sam has a program he wants you to know about, this is the place for him to post or I would have tossed him out.
New programs need a way to tell people they exist, and since they can’t spam us in any way, there are three legitimate ways to do it that I can see:
1. Post in the appropriate forums on the appropriate messageboards (this being an affiliate message board and thus appropriate)
2. Visit websites and contact the owners of sites that look good to the program. This has been the basis of many a deal I have made over the years.
3. Go to conventions
It is in our own interest that new programs are presented to us, so we can make informed decisions. That is why we have this forum. While only certified member programs are encouraged to post in the general areas, this forum provides a platform for new ones to introduce themselves. We can look them over and ask questions while they get their feet wet and prepare to apply for certification.
Casinomeister is a player board and Sam’s posting there is considered casino shilling. Introducing a new aff program on an affiliate board is legitimate though.
And Sam asks a legitimate question: What really IS a legitimate way to meet affiliates? If I were to introduce a new affiliate program, how would I go about it?
We were all newbies at one time and didn’t know “netiquette”. Ann Landers never covered this.
That said, I haven’t looked at the program yet and have no idea if it’s any good or not.
Excellent points Dominique, and well taken. My only issue is with #2 because this was not what happened, at least in my case.
Anyway – I’m not interested in starting a war. This will be my last post on this thread.
To answer Sam’s question, email is my preferred contact method – provided that I signed up to receive emails in the first place. 