LOL @ Kink

So i just picked up a couple of killer 'bondage' domains, built two sites, have the content in place all i needed to do is grab a couple of banners and my linking code for BoundGods which is the site i was going to be promoting on these new domains but....

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Hello Lee, thank you for joining Kinky Dollars!

Please email affiliates@kink.com with your website address and how you
plan to send traffic to our sites. Please include your username you chose
during the signup process.

We will review your email and confirm your activation. Please expect an
email within the next 3 business days.

We look forward to doing business with you. Please DO NOT create multiple
accounts while waiting to be reviewed. Creating Multiple accounts may
result in denial of your account request.

Cheers,

The Kinky Dollars/Kink.com Team
affiliates@kink.com

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Looks like ill be heading over to TopBucks instead and promoting their fetish site.

Oh well, their loss.

Regards,

Lee

i got that email two or three months ago. i responded to it but my account was never approved :(

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Originally Posted by Lee

So i just picked up a couple of killer 'bondage' domains, built two sites, have the content in place all i needed to do is grab a couple of banners and my linking code for BoundGods which is the site i was going to be promoting on these new domains but....



Looks like ill be heading over to TopBucks instead and promoting their fetish site.

Oh well, their loss.

Regards,

Lee

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Originally Posted by basschick

i got that email two or three months ago. i responded to it but my account was never approved :(

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Crazy stuff.

I mean they must be losing out on a shitload of sales because of this stupid approval process.

Regards,

Lee

They approved me - more fools they, I guess.

I gave them a domain name and said "mostly freesites and some search engine traffic".

They sell okay - could sell better. I wish they provided bigger sets as free content - they give you 'just enough' which means everybody has to build pretty much the same presentation of content.

I've made a batch of sales to the topbucks site, but they've made the tour too generic I think.

We were invited to promote for them by email and phone, then approved the submitted form in about 15 minutes. They sell very well for us and are one of only two sites (not in the Manifest group) that we promote.

I know you believe that 'their shit doesn't stink' webmasters are fools to screen their affiliates before approving them but there are programs that ARE worth waiting for and Bound Gods is certainly one of them.

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Originally Posted by Alex_Manifest_M

We were invited to promote for them by email and phone, then approved the submitted form in about 15 minutes. They sell very well for us and are one of only two sites (not in the Manifest group) that we promote.

I know you believe that 'their shit doesn't stink' webmasters are fools to screen their affiliates before approving them but there are programs that ARE worth waiting for and Bound Gods is certainly one of them.

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No affiliate program is worth waiting for approval on.

Not with there being hundreds of others willing to take my business.

Obviously having to 'wait for approval' doesnt even guarantee that i would be, based on Patti's experience with them, i mean seriously, if they didnt approve Patti, someone that can send regular sales, who doesnt cheat, knows how to promote niche specific sites and has been in the industry for years, they really dont know what they are doing.

As it stands, the sites i was going to use them on now have Topbucks and Steves Dungeon on them instead, their loss, not mine $0.02

As of right now, i know that they lost thousands of dollars in sales from me for wanting me to wait and they lost thousands more by not approving Patti.... Any program willing to lose money like that doesnt deserve to remain in business.

Regards,

Lee

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Originally Posted by Bill

I've made a batch of sales to the topbucks site, but they've made the tour too generic I think.

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Yeah i saw that, why they changed from their old traditional tour i dont know, that sold great for me in the past.

I guess i need to invest in some more fetish content and work on a fetish site to launch at Condom Cash or one of the other programs im launching this year, seems like there is a gap in the market right now.

Regards,

Lee

i signed up with kink as well, included a very brief info like "want to promote your site boundgods.com on gayfreesites.com" and within the 3 days my account was approved - no big deal

Patti - Lee -- did either of you check to see that they actually GOT your applications? Just a thought.

bec, the email lee posted came to me after i signed up. also i continue to get their affiliate emails.

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Originally Posted by Lee

seems like there is a gap in the market right now.

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Yes, I would say there is. I haven't found a tour that sells this niche the way it can sell - nor a tour that has that "feel" that I want.

The ideal tour would have two "sides" - one bigger side for the subs, and a smaller side for the doms. The subs buy more, but they want to 'feel' that there will be doms around, not just subs.

Nothing duller than a room filled with subs, with no doms to fight over...

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Originally Posted by basschick

bec, the email lee posted came to me after i signed up. also i continue to get their affiliate emails.

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Ok -- that tells me you were accepted and didn't get the notice.

i doubt iit - my login doesn't let me into the affiliate area.

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Originally Posted by Bec

Ok -- that tells me you were accepted and didn't get the notice.

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I had the same issues but when I checked their site a few weeks later my login worked so it seemed they approved me. Their signup process is a pain though, I don't get it either. Same silly way to do business such as the Corbin Fisher guys are doing... Some people seem to think they have too much money already :crazy:

Thank you for the notification about this thread, Lee.

I apologize to all for the late answer on this but I never happened to found this thread.

It happens to be true that our system at KinkyDollars is set to let everyone know about the need to "briefly" respond to verification email once they sign up. This really isn't nearly as complicated as it sounds - in most cases - one sentence proving that you are human being who has clue about adult industry would be enough.

This process is in effect since last year and it requires KiknyDollars representatives to manually read these responses and approve each webmaster account.

Like other programs we have had a large volume of fraud in the past year. So much so that we had to start doing business this way even though it requires that extra step for you guys.
Please note that we are well aware of advantages and disadvantages of this system - its gets hard especially since while you sign up as individual, we get to deal with ALL of your emails manually.

On the other side, it helps us to stay closer to our affiliates and build somewhat more "personal" relationship with many of you.

Our crew is trying their best as far as the support goes and I can swear to all of you that I am not aware of any email that would stay un-responded once it reaches us.
I am afraid however, that there are cases when we lose contact due to "internet black hole" such as either email of yours or our email reaches each other spam box, some mailboxes might require additional spam verification that we might not be able to follow or some of you just never respond to the email from us...

If you dont hear from us after you sent your email - please do not assume denial and kindly hit me up via icq and I will get right on it as soon as I find your message.

I realize, you all here are a good and legit webmasters and it was never our intention not to have you in the program.

I would be grateful if you could consider spending few minutes either responding to the KinkyDollars verification email (referring yourself to GayWideWebmasters) or just hitting me up via ICQ with your "username" so that I can approve your account right away.

Many thanks for your support and sorry for the hassle again.
Mike Cross

So did you guys get approved yet (Lee and Patti) ... ??

no, and also got no response from michael on icq.

btw, i can hardly believe i'd be declined. i'm planning to promote one of their sites on 2 of our sites - both review sites. how bad could that be?

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Originally Posted by Bec

So did you guys get approved yet (Lee and Patti) ... ??

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Originally Posted by basschick

no, and also got no response from michael on icq.

btw, i can hardly believe i'd be declined. i'm planning to promote one of their sites on 2 of our sites - both review sites. how bad could that be?

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basschick,
could you please post your ICQ or ping me at 413115769?
I am online right now and can take care about it.

I would have done it right away after I posted in the thread for the first time but I dont know your username.

mike

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Originally Posted by Bec

So did you guys get approved yet (Lee and Patti) ... ??

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I didnt but to be fair, i didnt even contact Michael, i've moved on and am already making sales at TopBucks and Steves Dungeon instead... Dont actually have any reason to use their site now i already have sales being generated somewher else im definitely not going back to change links out that i know are working.

Their loss $0.02

Regards,

Lee