Verotel closing all of it's affiliate programs - GoFuckYourself.com

TBFS · 11-06-2024, 05:37 AM

So we noticed that the last two weeks no sales and rebills were showing in our Verotel affiliate dashboard.

We contact the Verotel team and this is what they responded:
"We unfortunately had to stop our affiliates program last week."

Since there was zero communication about this I thought I'd give a heads up for the affiliates on this forum...

The Porn Nerd · 11-06-2024, 08:19 AM

Unbelievable!

femdomdestiny · 11-06-2024, 08:43 AM

Who set this trend in the industry? Scumbags from Epoch?

Tim · 11-06-2024, 08:59 AM

ah crap

CaptainHowdy · 11-06-2024, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim

ah crap

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pornmasta · 11-06-2024, 10:52 AM

Is there still a way to be affiliate of something ?
If yes, how ?

mechanicvirus · 11-06-2024, 11:14 AM

Oh shit, there's still a few sites on there like Body In Mind, Sanktor, Chocolate Models.

Wonder what will happen next.

fuzebox · 11-06-2024, 11:17 AM

Running the affiliate program and sending commission payments on the behalf of someone else could take on a lot of extra risk and liability that was probably not worth it for Verotel.

Any of the verotel programs that want to maintain their affiliate channel will have to move to NATS (is there a cheaper affiliate tracking solution that supports Verotel? I have no idea in 2024.)

AmeliaG · 11-06-2024, 02:46 PM

YMMV but my experience with Verotel has always been that they are bad payers.

mechanicvirus · 11-06-2024, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fuzebox

Running the affiliate program and sending commission payments on the behalf of someone else could take on a lot of extra risk and liability that was probably not worth it for Verotel.

Any of the verotel programs that want to maintain their affiliate channel will have to move to NATS (is there a cheaper affiliate tracking solution that supports Verotel? I have no idea in 2024.)

Yep, I was actually surprised I was still getting paid by programs on Verotel since around 2019-2020.

todservices · 11-06-2024, 08:57 PM

I used Verotel back in 2002-2006
Did not even know they were still up and running

feetnerd · 11-07-2024, 12:14 AM

we're fucked, it's over

bdsmkeeper · 11-07-2024, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mechanicvirus

Oh shit, there's still a few sites on there like Body In Mind, Sanktor, Chocolate Models.

Wonder what will happen next.

yes thats sad guys , but beside VEROTEL we have our own affiliate program since 2019.
payouts every month. welcome

https://partner.sanktor.com

BigFurry · 11-07-2024, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bdsmkeeper

yes thats sad guys , but beside VEROTEL we have our own affiliate program since 2019.
payouts every month. welcome

https://partner.sanktor.com

Nice, but you should use NATS if you want affiliates, that's what they trust. Many affiliates won't sign up these self-developed affiliate platforms.

femdomdestiny · 11-07-2024, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by mechanicvirus

Yep, I was actually surprised I was still getting paid by programs on Verotel since around 2019-2020.

why people were surprised? They were reliable till this moment. Their problem was the lack of sites using their service

femdomdestiny · 11-07-2024, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by BigFurry

Nice, but you should use NATS if you want affiliates, that's what they trust. Many affiliates won't sign up for these self-developed affiliate platforms.

Exactly. Besides that, many webmasters won't signup to multiple programs to spread their revenue. This is why CCbill and Verotel were cool, all revenue comes in one place.

mechanicvirus · 11-07-2024, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bdsmkeeper

yes thats sad guys , but beside VEROTEL we have our own affiliate program since 2019.
payouts every month. welcome

https://partner.sanktor.com

Thanks! Will sign up and push traffic under this.

mechanicvirus · 11-07-2024, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by femdomdestiny

why people were surprised? They were reliable till this moment. Their problem was the lack of sites using their service

Reliable, yes. Surprised because a lot of affiliates probably weren't making the minimum payout from Verotel often, considering a lot of the sites on there were smaller operations.

I promoted mostly lesser known nude art websites and niches like stripclubs, strippers. Most people promote Brazzers and Onlyfans leaks now so yea.

fris · 11-07-2024, 01:56 PM

i never liked their linking structure

femdomdestiny · 11-07-2024, 08:04 PM

The situation is worse and worse. Anyway, anyone knows what this crap means? (chaturbate)

In compliance with GDPR regulations, we will soon discontinue affiliate cookie tracking upon ad load, and to better align with such regulations we will instead measure upon ad engagement. Therefore the 'Unique Hits' column in your stats page will be 'Engaged Hits'.

HTMwrestling · 11-07-2024, 10:02 PM

Well this sucks. Wasn't getting much, but it was enough to cover hosting fees.

BigFurry · 11-07-2024, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by femdomdestiny

The situation is worse and worse. Anyway, anyone knows what this crap means? (chaturbate)

In compliance with GDPR regulations, we will soon discontinue affiliate cookie tracking upon ad load, and to better align with such regulations we will instead measure upon ad engagement. Therefore the 'Unique Hits' column in your stats page will be 'Engaged Hits'.

I think it means the cookie won't be placed when the ad loads, only when it's clicked.

2MuchMark · 11-08-2024, 10:00 AM

Why not redirect your traffic to CCBill-powered affiliate sites?

V_RocKs · 11-08-2024, 11:10 AM

I used to love them. For much the same reason I used to love, and kinda still do, CCBill. I could promote 250 piddly ass programs (and five large ones) and aggregate the payouts into one lump sum. While I still do great with CCBill, Verotel sites have shrink in numbers and traffic.

mechanicvirus · 11-08-2024, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by V_RocKs

I used to love them. For much the same reason I used to love, and kinda still do, CCBill. I could promote 250 piddly ass programs (and five large ones) and aggregate the payouts into one lump sum. While I still do great with CCBill, Verotel sites have shrink in numbers and traffic.

This is what I noticed too, around 2008 or so Verotel was quite strong in the celeb game and had a ton of sites like that on there. Of course we all know what happened next, I noticed tons of sites not being on Verotel anymore come 2010 and later.

HTMwrestling · 11-08-2024, 08:32 PM

Is there a list of open CCBill affiliate programs grouped by category?

Tim · 11-09-2024, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

Why not redirect your traffic to CCBill-powered affiliate sites?

Because, in the UK at least, unless I'm missing something, it seem impossible to pay checks into a bank.

NickBaer · 11-10-2024, 02:57 AM

Mojo has am affiliate program. Link in my sig. CCBill has an affiliate program, but unlike all of their other programs, the new customer has to mention us by name, which is a bit of a joke..

INever · 11-10-2024, 04:16 AM

At one time, it was possible to use Verotel to process one's site without paying the annual MCVISA fee.

Verotel closed that loophole in ~'14.

Thanks for the good years before then...

Tim · 11-10-2024, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim

Because, in the UK at least, unless I'm missing something, it seem impossible to pay checks into a bank.

And the other ways CCBill pays out are not available in the UK it seems.

Dibar · 11-11-2024, 06:13 AM

I used to work with them for a long time, but mainly with just one sponsor (and a couple of really small ones). They dropped Verotel (or Verotel dropped them) just a couple of months before the current event, so what's happening now has no further consequences for me. Still, it's sad to see companies which allowed convenient "mass collection" of funds from smaller sponsors shut their doors like this.

11-06-2024, 05:37 AM	#1
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pornmasta Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 18,341	Is there still a way to be affiliate of something ? If yes, how ?

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mechanicvirus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,619	Oh shit, there's still a few sites on there like Body In Mind, Sanktor, Chocolate Models. Wonder what will happen next.

11-06-2024, 11:17 AM	#8
fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 21,855	Running the affiliate program and sending commission payments on the behalf of someone else could take on a lot of extra risk and liability that was probably not worth it for Verotel. Any of the verotel programs that want to maintain their affiliate channel will have to move to NATS (is there a cheaper affiliate tracking solution that supports Verotel? I have no idea in 2024.)

11-06-2024, 08:57 PM	#11
todservices Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 323	I used Verotel back in 2002-2006 Did not even know they were still up and running

11-07-2024, 12:14 AM	#12
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11-07-2024, 08:04 PM	#20
femdomdestiny Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,140	The situation is worse and worse. Anyway, anyone knows what this crap means? (chaturbate) In compliance with GDPR regulations, we will soon discontinue affiliate cookie tracking upon ad load, and to better align with such regulations we will instead measure upon ad engagement. Therefore the 'Unique Hits' column in your stats page will be 'Engaged Hits'. __________________ Femdom Destiny -------------------------------------------- ICQ: 463-630-426 email: webmaster(at)femdomdestiny.com

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11-08-2024, 11:10 AM	#24
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11-08-2024, 08:32 PM	#26
HTMwrestling Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Coast, USA Posts: 176	Is there a list of open CCBill affiliate programs grouped by category? __________________ http://htmwrestling.com Maledom boxing, foxy boxing, wrestling women..Sports entertainment pseudo-porn

11-10-2024, 02:57 AM	#28
NickBaer Nick Baer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In Europe. Using high speed Internet to update my studios. Posts: 1,345	Mojo has am affiliate program. Link in my sig. CCBill has an affiliate program, but unlike all of their other programs, the new customer has to mention us by name, which is a bit of a joke.. __________________ Made my first porno in 1986. Sold my first VHS in 1993. Did my first live Cam in 1994. Coach-Karl.com NickBaerGallery.com I host with MojoHost.com and To Buy or Sell Sites Imagine AI Content

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INever Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: .......in a niche, in orbit...... Posts: 3,394	At one time, it was possible to use Verotel to process one's site without paying the annual MCVISA fee. Verotel closed that loophole in ~'14. Thanks for the good years before then... __________________ I love Camdough

11-11-2024, 06:13 AM	#31
Dibar Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 15	I used to work with them for a long time, but mainly with just one sponsor (and a couple of really small ones). They dropped Verotel (or Verotel dropped them) just a couple of months before the current event, so what's happening now has no further consequences for me. Still, it's sad to see companies which allowed convenient "mass collection" of funds from smaller sponsors shut their doors like this.