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February 19, 2009

Free Porn Comes with a Price

Who doesn’t love something that is free?  I SURE DO.

However, the problem with Free Porn is that 9 out of 10 times, it comes with a super hefty price tag, that you really don’t see, until you have to pay it. Now, sounds odd, because you can read my stories for Free, so where is my price?

Simple, you get some ads to see at the end, that hopefully you will want to join or purchase. Whether it is buying some lube or Condoms, or viewing some videos.  However, I let you decide, if you want to or not, I DO NOT FORCE YOU TO JOIN, BUY OR TRICK YOU INTO IT!

AND YET, that is what a growing number of adult sites are doing. They are TRICKING YOU INTO IT WITH THEIR $1 TRIAL OFFERS, THEIR PRE CHECKED TRIALS TO OTHER SITES.

As a member of the adult community, a webmaster, I find these tactics deplorable, and wrong, and yet way too many are doing it. They pop up displays that trick you into thinking it is no big deal to cancel, but truth is, IT IS DIFFICULT.   Many of these sites run a huge collection of sites, mostly all the same content as well, but they market them to specific niches, or types, even though they really don’t have quite the ‘exclusive’ content they promise, which is another rip off.

Couple of the most notable companies doing this, are Gay Gravy & Gay Pay. You need to really be careful of what is on those join pages, and what boxes are ticked and what aren’t. You also need to insure you have good anti virus software RUNNING, and a good Pop Up Blocker.  Check for spyware and CLEAR YOUR COOKIES AFTER VISITING THEIR CHAIN OF SITES.

Programs that I list for promotion on my sites, to the best of my knowledge DO NOT HAVE THESE PRE CHECKED OPTIONS, POP UPS, EXIT CONSOLES.  I will continue to monitor them, to insure they don’t, but I can’t be constantly checking sites & writing stories.  You need to keep your eyes open, to scroll down all the way to the end of every single join page you go to. Keep your computer protection software UP TO DATE is another good practice to be in.

If you encounter these items, on any of the programs I promote, please let me know. I am opposed to unethical business practices, and do not support such tactics, even though it does cost me income.  My values and morals, are not for sale.

gaystoryman

January 19, 2009

Cross Sells & Trust

check the whole pageBeing on the so called ‘producing‘ side of this business, you get to see some really strange things, strange marketing tactics that sort of, well, feels just wrong. Now I know, people do this to make money, but I wonder, has our industry forgotten that you can make more money, by being honest.

I am talking about cross sells, that some companies have added to their join pages. It is the pre checked boxes, that say you agree to the free trial for a site, other than the one you are signing up for. Worse is that it usually is more than just one check box, and to add further insult, the boxes are hidden below the submit button or next button.

As a consumer, it ticks me off no end. I really do believe that a site needs to prove it is trustworthy, that what it offers is for real, not just some marketing hype. So when I see those check boxes, or hear about them, it makes me NOT want to promote the site, or join it.

So a bit of friendly advice, always and I mean always, scroll all the way down any join page you are thinking of subscribing to. Make sure there are no ‘pre checked boxes’ that you aren’t sure of. Read the terms carefully before leaving them checked or your credit card could be dinged with a few extra charges you didn’t count on.

For the record, to the best of my knowledge, the sponsors I promote DO NOT use this tactic, BUT CHECK ANYWAYS TO BE SAFE & SURE.

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