Crazy sponsor demands I not promote competitors sites.

[Nickatilynx]

Aeon is a dick .

[Dravyk]

Here's the story as I see it: Joe A is a Brit who's been around a long time and who pretty much "founded" the Indian niche and has had all types of Indian free sites, traffic sites, paysites for years. He got a little miffed back when big sponsors started adding Indian sites to their stables. But it wasn't bad as he still had his stuff and a lot of European traffic. Now that Netpond has a gigantic Euro following and their own Indian paysite (a solo model one), Joe is losing greater market share than before. It's a real threat to him.

Now, on the one hand. I'm sure if any of us were in his position and felt major encroachment, we'd be striking back in some way as well. Not saying he's right, as he's not; just saying one can understand the knee-jerk reaction. However, hey, that's Business; that's how it goes. Live with it.

Also, any sponsor who thinks TGPs don't have trade scripts or won't allow other sponsors of the same niche to be used is freaking nuts!!! The first shows amazing ignorance of how TGPs function for someone who's been in the biz so long; the second shows total desperation and utter stupidity and will only further cause webmasters to not use him and further erode his market base.

He can either, invest more in his business and create more Indian paysites and start using 2005 marketing tactics instead of sitting on his ass with his ancient 1997 affiliate stuff that just hasn't cut it. Or live with the fact that his slice of the pie is going to continue to decrease. Or sell it out and move on. Being an ass isn't do anything except accelerate the downward spiral.

[BillPMB]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

Aeon is a dick .

Nope, and I agree with him. AC pulled one of the biggest webmaster fuckings of all time, except it happened to lots of smart webmasters rather than the ones that play the tgps and post at the zoo.

If you wanna talk about being a dick Nick, look in the mirror.

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by BillPMB

Nope, and I agree with him. AC pulled one of the biggest webmaster fuckings of all time, except it happened to lots of smart webmasters rather than the ones that play the tgps and post at the zoo.

If you wanna talk about being a dick Nick, look in the mirror.

Bill, I'm thinking Nick called Aeon a dick for the shit he said about Greenguy's kids. I take it you're not agreeing with Aeon on that item, Bill.

Btw, the GG comment slipped by me the first time I posted. Having seen it, yeah Aeon that's even low for you -- with is pretty fucking low.

[Dravyk]

Yeah, Joe. We met at an old Internext. And I lurk on Richard's board as well. I don't disagree with you about the way the Indian niche is done. It reminds me very much of the old conversations people used to have about real Ebony sites and bad imitations of white guys doing "hizzle-schnizzle" shit. Or the way, speaking of BillPMB, Bill had to explain real bondage versus "vanilla" tours. So yes, I agree, you're right that a lot of the so-called Indian stuff is just faux-Indian.

That said though, really, and I mean this constructively, if you're losing market share, then banning competing sponsors, strong-arming affiliates and thinking you can change the way TGPs work (with trading scripts), just isn't realistic and is going to bite you in the ass.

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Bill, I'm thinking Nick called Aeon a dick for the shit he said about Greenguy's kids. I take it you're not agreeing with Aeon on that item, Bill.

Btw, the GG comment slipped by me the first time I posted. Having seen it, yeah Aeon that's even low for you -- with is pretty fucking low.

Correct.

[aeon]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

Aeon is a dick .

Why thank you!
I figured that would get all you old scammer's panties in a knot.