Hydra Dumps 15,000 Affiliates... - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

FutureAds · 03-11-2010, 01:43 PM

[link deleted]

If I can be of assistance please connect with me...

LazyHippy · 03-12-2010, 04:38 AM

Moved to industry news

070707 · 03-12-2010, 05:04 AM

I actually can't believe this thread wasn't deleted, it was an obvious sales page for TrafficVance.

and FYI, it was less than 15,000.

LazyHippy · 03-12-2010, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 070707

I actually can't believe this thread wasn't deleted, it was an obvious sales page for TrafficVance.

and FYI, it was less than 15,000.

Sorry, you're right. I didn't really look into it.

Interesting news though anyway.

Removing OPs link, here's the press release:

Hydra Sets New Quality Standard in CPA Market by Refining Publisher and Advertiser Base -- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

yao1994 · 03-12-2010, 05:35 AM

This is actually good news.

For affiliate marketing to grow we need to spot BS scams. We fucked up a free trial sales model that could of been awesome.

It's just too easy for some random broke ass advertiser to start up a rebill scam that's $0.10 EPC higher than the other. Since this is such a competitive space, affiliates have no choice but to gobble it up.

Back on topic though I don't think mass banning will help here. Networks need to help affiliates transition into this change You can't just tell thousands of affiliates to piss off (eventhough some of the bigger offenders should) and expect them accept it and come back.

Only surprised it took this long. Now only the ad networks need to follow this and AM will have bright future.

070707 · 03-12-2010, 07:42 AM

They didn't tell the affiliates to fuck off. They removed the one's which had broke rules in the past and the ones that were not active for x amount of time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by yao1994

This is actually good news.

For affiliate marketing to grow we need to spot BS scams. We fucked up a free trial sales model that could of been awesome.

It's just too easy for some random broke ass advertiser to start up a rebill scam that's $0.10 EPC higher than the other. Since this is such a competitive space, affiliates have no choice but to gobble it up.

Back on topic though I don't think mass banning will help here. Networks need to help affiliates transition into this change You can't just tell thousands of affiliates to piss off (eventhough some of the bigger offenders should) and expect them accept it and come back.

Only surprised it took this long. Now only the ad networks need to follow this and AM will have bright future.

yao1994 · 03-12-2010, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 070707

They didn't tell the affiliates to fuck off. They removed the one's which had broke rules in the past and the ones that were not active for x amount of time.

Oh, then good job Hydra!

dhamma · 03-13-2010, 02:21 PM

^ that =)

ClickRover · 04-11-2010, 09:15 PM

Hydra made a business move to clean up their network and traffic. They dumped the same people that anyone should dump. Black hat, click fraud, etc. etc.. This stuff just doesn't go unseen anymore. Networks have to pay attention to the quality of traffic, it's either dump the garbage, or close shop.

I think that Hydra made a good decision for the future of their business, I have always liked Hydra network and I think that this speaks volumes about their devotion to customer service.

desirock · 04-16-2010, 01:12 AM

this will push other CPA networks to improve their quality. This means more difficulty in getting accepted

YouDontKnowMe · 04-19-2010, 01:52 AM

This is good. Get rid of the dirty affiliates who give AM a bad rep. Also, isn't Hydra's minimum requirement $10k per month now?

dejanlesi · 04-19-2010, 07:32 AM

I think that this is clearly a very good thing. The CPA networks need to clean up to be sustainable because of all the BS traffic that people are sending them.. And yes this will mean that it will be harder to get into the CPA game, but this is only good as only people with knowledge will be able to profit from this game.

Rooby · 04-19-2010, 09:35 AM

This apparently makes people with sub-40 posts really happy.

EDU Rocks · 06-09-2010, 03:11 PM

Where can I see the press release?

03-11-2010, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
FutureAds TrafficVance Sales Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hydra Dumps 15,000 Affiliates... [link deleted] If I can be of assistance please connect with me... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by LazyHippy; 03-12-2010 at 05:20 AM..

03-13-2010, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
dhamma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 148 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^ that =) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ “Let me then honor and respect and dwell in dependence on this very Dhamma to which I have fully awakened."

04-11-2010, 09:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
ClickRover Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 22 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Hydra made a business move to clean up their network and traffic. They dumped the same people that anyone should dump. Black hat, click fraud, etc. etc.. This stuff just doesn't go unseen anymore. Networks have to pay attention to the quality of traffic, it's either dump the garbage, or close shop. I think that Hydra made a good decision for the future of their business, I have always liked Hydra network and I think that this speaks volumes about their devotion to customer service. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

04-16-2010, 01:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
desirock Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 32 iTrader: 0 / 0%	this will push other CPA networks to improve their quality. This means more difficulty in getting accepted Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

04-19-2010, 01:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
YouDontKnowMe Loki Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA Posts: 519 iTrader: 46 / 100%	This is good. Get rid of the dirty affiliates who give AM a bad rep. Also, isn't Hydra's minimum requirement $10k per month now? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

04-19-2010, 07:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
dejanlesi Banned Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 34 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I think that this is clearly a very good thing. The CPA networks need to clean up to be sustainable because of all the BS traffic that people are sending them.. And yes this will mean that it will be harder to get into the CPA game, but this is only good as only people with knowledge will be able to profit from this game. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-09-2010, 03:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
EDU Rocks EDU Maniac Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 12 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Where can I see the press release? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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