This sucks!!! There are many things I could blog about today, but there has been a blog topic stuck in my mind that I can't get rid of. I feel like it's blocking my ability to cover anything else today, yet I can't quite bring myself to do it. I want to 'out' a merchant that's been screwing affiliates. Not only are they not paying but they aren't tracking period. Yet they are still recruiting affiliates and taking all the free advertising they get from them.
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/22/32717685_39487dd2a2_m.jpg" alt="money fraud" align="left" hspace="10" width="240" />I have screenshots of their internal stats I could show. Thousands of impressions and clicks and big round 0 GOOSE eggs for sales and commissions. I used to promote this company and helped get them hundreds of affiliates. Now I feel responsible.
I want to make an example out of this company and blast their name all over the blogoshere. I want to show proof that their screwing affiliates with the screenshots. Boy are they ever dumb not to change their affiliate stats log-in and password after letting a do-gooder like me in... But I can't quite make myself do it.
Affiliates here in the forum always tell me I'm too nice and easy going. I guess thats the problem. I keep thinking what if it's an oops, what if somethings broken and they can't figure out how to fix it? I keep wanting to give them the benefit of the doubt. But it's all bullshit! They have not been tracking for at least a couple months. I've emailed 2-3 times and never got a reply. In the last email I even threatened them and said "answer me or I will blog about this and expose you!" No answer.
Affiliates often get screwed by merchants. What good is outing one little merchant going to do??? Could they take any legal action against me for telling the truth and showing the stats? I guess I'm just talking out loud today and hoping for a little push. Should I "out" them or forget about it and let it go???
<strong>Vote in the poll in the forum and let me know what you think.</strong> If no one really cares much and hardly anyone votes, I'm inclined to just let it go. After all if you guys don't care, why should I stick my neck out?
Should I "out" them or forget about it and let it go??? You guys decide!
<img src="http://static.flickr.com/22/32717685_39487dd2a2_m.jpg" alt="money fraud" align="left" hspace="10" width="240" />I have screenshots of their internal stats I could show. Thousands of impressions and clicks and big round 0 GOOSE eggs for sales and commissions. I used to promote this company and helped get them hundreds of affiliates. Now I feel responsible.
I want to make an example out of this company and blast their name all over the blogoshere. I want to show proof that their screwing affiliates with the screenshots. Boy are they ever dumb not to change their affiliate stats log-in and password after letting a do-gooder like me in... But I can't quite make myself do it.
Affiliates here in the forum always tell me I'm too nice and easy going. I guess thats the problem. I keep thinking what if it's an oops, what if somethings broken and they can't figure out how to fix it? I keep wanting to give them the benefit of the doubt. But it's all bullshit! They have not been tracking for at least a couple months. I've emailed 2-3 times and never got a reply. In the last email I even threatened them and said "answer me or I will blog about this and expose you!" No answer.
Affiliates often get screwed by merchants. What good is outing one little merchant going to do??? Could they take any legal action against me for telling the truth and showing the stats? I guess I'm just talking out loud today and hoping for a little push. Should I "out" them or forget about it and let it go???
<strong>Vote in the poll in the forum and let me know what you think.</strong> If no one really cares much and hardly anyone votes, I'm inclined to just let it go. After all if you guys don't care, why should I stick my neck out?
Should I "out" them or forget about it and let it go??? You guys decide!