CPA publishers, can you sleep at night?

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Knowing how devious this industry is to the end user? I have mixed feelings. I've actually had people track me down and call me 8 AM Sunday morning leaving me very angry messages "Hey bro, where is my free laptop. I did everything the site told me to do".

I realize it's a dog eat dog world and let's admit, 90% of the advertisers pillage the crap out of the data they mine.

This is not what I wanted to do with my life. But I do enjoy making sites and giving value to the user but this some how has to be compensated, right? We all have to eat.

Does this fact bother any of you? :confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Riggs
    Originally Posted by CPA Infinity Dave View Post

    Knowing how devious this industry is to the end user? I have mixed feelings. I've actually had people track me down and call me 8 AM Sunday morning leaving me very angry messages "Hey bro, where is my free laptop. I did everything the site told me to do".

    I realize it's a dog eat dog world and let's admit, 90% of the advertisers pillage the crap out of the data they mine.

    This is not what I wanted to do with my life. But I do enjoy making sites and giving value to the user but this some how has to be compensated, right? We all have to eat.

    Does this fact bother any of you? :confused:
    Business is business. I sleep well at night because the mass number of downloads my immoral links get have paid for my king-size memory foam mattress complete with luxury silk sheets and a 200lbs teddy.

    Atleast I'm one of the few honest WF members though, right?
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    • Profile picture of the author CPA Infinity Dave
      Originally Posted by Riggs View Post

      Business is business. I sleep well at night because the mass number of downloads my immoral links get have paid for my king-size memory foam mattress complete with luxury silk sheets and a 200lbs teddy.

      Atleast I'm one of the few honest WF members though, right?

      That teddy was paid for with blood of innocent inboxes
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    Originally Posted by CPA Infinity Dave View Post

    Knowing how devious this industry is to the end user? I have mixed feelings. I've actually had people track me down and call me 8 AM Sunday morning leaving me very angry messages "Hey bro, where is my free laptop. I did everything the site told me to do".

    I realize it's a dog eat dog world and let's admit, 90% of the advertisers pillage the crap out of the data they mine.

    This is not what I wanted to do with my life. But I do enjoy making sites and giving value to the user but this some how has to be compensated, right? We all have to eat.

    Does this fact bother any of you? :confused:
    I sleep very well

    Mind you, I stay away from the extreme sleezy offers, I'd like to think I still have some morals..

    but I get what your saying, I had this issue at first too.. but I got over it
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  • Profile picture of the author CPA Infinity Dave
    I am just afraid that one of these days some random stranger will blow my head off. I've been in similar situations. I've ran a political forum with some hardcore opinions. It became quite popular, popular enough to where the angry users got a hold of my info. One happy weekend while out in bars I've got recognized by a group of angry / drunk males that attended my forum. I almost had my ass handed to me, thank god I wasn't alone.
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    • Profile picture of the author skwish
      Originally Posted by CPA Infinity Dave View Post

      One happy weekend while out in bars I've got recognized by a group of angry / drunk males that attended my forum. I almost had my ass handed to me, thank god I wasn't alone.
      jeez!!! that's scary. i'll start thinking twice now about what i do.

      how do people find out who you are? just curious, so i can avoid it. i don't want stuff like that happening to me.

      i think i might use a fake name if i do anything that i think people will come after me for. would that be enough?

      thanks.
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      • Profile picture of the author CPA Infinity Dave
        Originally Posted by skwish View Post

        jeez!!! that's scary. i'll start thinking twice now about what i do.

        how do people find out who you are? just curious, so i can avoid it. i don't want stuff like that happening to me.

        i think i might use a fake name if i do anything that i think people will come after me for. would that be enough?

        thanks.
        I really wasn't try to hide so I was quite easy to find. But there is no true privacy online. If some one has the will, he will find a way.
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  • Profile picture of the author tristatemedia
    just be honest....
    if the incentive is a free iphone contest:
    give away the iphone.......
    then you could sleep at night
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    • Profile picture of the author LymeJosh
      Originally Posted by tristatemedia View Post

      just be honest....
      if the incentive is a free iphone contest:
      give away the iphone.......
      then you could sleep at night
      Exactly. It's actually illegal not to. Not to mention names but there was that big lawsuit a few years ago :x
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  • Profile picture of the author Cash37
    Dave you have to protect yourself man. Get a lawyer on retainer, and a little something something for the haters who are dumb enough to roll up on you.
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  • Profile picture of the author aminur
    i hate the idea of incentive offers. never promoted them and never will. I rather stick with paid traffic all day long
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  • Profile picture of the author Sneaky
    I think it is always up to you how deep into this you are willing to dive... Everyone should only do things they are OK with.
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