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How is this site making money?

by Dennisknows
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Hey WF members. Happy new years to all

I was on facebook the other day and came across this link on a few of my friends page and decided to check it out..

It apparently takes you to a site that looks just like facebook with a video to be played.

Once you hit the play, it tells you to share the video to watch it. This thing went viral fast...

The site is NickiMinajTape(dot)info (I dont want to give them any link juice)

I want to know how can they possibly make money with this setup. I get the feeling it may be a bit deceiving but it can be used for good.

I phoned a friend who shared it and she said they never showed her the video; if that helps any.

Thanks for you input..
Dennis
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  • Profile picture of the author chansgrose
    Is there adsense on the site? It could possibly be using a similar setup like Razzi.me where every view the picture gets you get paid only this is a video instead of a picture:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author Eddie Titan
    Hey Dennis,

    Eventually the owner of the website is going to use CPA networks like InstantDollarz (IDzMedia). They will install a content unlocker on the website. After the website is getting a lot of traffic, the person will put it on for a few days, make more money in those days than most would make in one month or possibly one year then remove the CPA offer and potentially the entire website before anyone (including whoever is managing Niki's image online). I believe the owner is just waiting for it to go really viral. This kind of gimmick can get pretty big pretty fast and it is no where near the potential it can be at.

    Basically the website tricks a lot of people on Facebook into thinking there is a video when in reality there is not.

    It is smart. However, it is deceptive. Definitely not whitehat.

    Note: The method I described above is just one of many methods that these kinds of marketers can use. Some techniques are much more mischievous than others.
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  • Profile picture of the author jideofor
    Someone share this on facebook and my laptop almost got attacked by the link.. thanks to norton Internet security software that I had on my laptop...phew!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mac J
    DON'T GO TO THAT.... IT WILL GIVE YOU A VIRUS... My antivirus blocked the threat before anything happened. Dennis, I don't know if ur trying to spread virus's or what, but why are you sharin it if that's what it does
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    • Profile picture of the author Dennisknows
      Originally Posted by Mac J View Post

      DON'T GO TO THAT.... IT WILL GIVE YOU A VIRUS... My antivirus blocked the threat before anything happened. Dennis, I don't know if ur trying to spread virus's or what, but why are you sharin it if that's what it does
      No.. I really wanted to know how they were making money.. I'm not into speeding viruses.. I should have stated in the first post not to try to play the video.

      I just wanted someone to analyze it for me.. I knew they were making money.. Just didn't know how..
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      • Profile picture of the author rajivkumar900
        the site owner is building his list with facebook like button, later he will target these audience .
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        • Profile picture of the author Dennisknows
          I'm going to do something like this....
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  • Profile picture of the author JaneChan
    So you mean the owner of the video put a auto like script on the page? He is smart of that's the case..
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    • Profile picture of the author rajivkumar900
      Originally Posted by JaneChan View Post

      So you mean the owner of the video put a auto like script on the page? He is smart of that's the case..
      no its not auto like script but like button is given on top of video and you have no other option if someone stay on site and see that video than chance are people could click on like button...its just probability ..and this is what we can see with current available information given on website.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mr. Ken Russell
        It's a basic Facebook Viral Script method. Pretend theres a video, share to play. Facebook virals, promotions with CPA.

        Make easily 10,000$/month with these types of websites. I've used them before, and quite lucrative, especially when your lucky. Facebook is a social media giant, it's really powerful.
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      • Profile picture of the author JaneChan
        Originally Posted by rajivkumar900 View Post

        no its not auto like script but like button is given on top of video and you have no other option if someone stay on site and see that video than chance are people could click on like button...its just probability ..and this is what we can see with current available information given on website.
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        Oh I see.. I was wrong about what I thought.. Thank you for making it clear to me.
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  • Profile picture of the author ErikNilsson
    Actually it's a BH method which is running out in a small scale these days and will not last long coz fb is strict now adays.
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  • Profile picture of the author lizmoneyweb
    I remember clicking a link in Facebook just like that but it requires me to share it before viewing. I didn't waste my time and just close it. I think it is not a good scheme. yeah, it can give you lots of traffic in an instant but a business like that won't last long especially if you are pissing off lots of people.
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  • Profile picture of the author DebB
    I guess you need to enter your email or friends email somewhere in the process of sharing, he is probably capturing that
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  • Profile picture of the author Radely
    Seems like they are using some script that runs, works and looks like facebook.
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