No Longer Promoting NeverBlueAds
I have been a NeverBlueAds affiliate for a few months now. I have earned just under $100 and have been generally happy with it. That was up until about a month ago.
My NeverBlueAds Experience
Neverblueads has a lot of freebie offers, which is perfect for my freebie blog. Getting conversions for certain offers has been nice. Most pay about $1.50.
I’ve promoted, referred, and encouraged people to join NeverblueAds. I’ve referred 14 members. We even had a huge contest with NeverBlueAds as the sponsor…
Where NeverBlueAds Went Wrong
The problems started when I referred someone to NeverblueAds, or so I thought. He started earning money (I was supposed to get 2%), but my referral earnings stayed the same. By the time we got it straightened out, he had made $400, which would of been $8 for me. They told me there was nothing they could do, no compensation.
Total lost $8
That was a little irritating, but it went on.
When I finally received my first check, what they were supposed to send was $2 off. After wasting an hour talking to my affiliate manager about it, they didn’t fix anything. She was supposed to email me why this happened, but never did. The extra $2 they didn’t pay me was from my affiliate earnings.
Total lost $10
Then maybe a week ago, my affiliate earnings were cut in half, resulting in me losing another $6. I emailed my affiliate manager with no luck. She wrote a long email basically saying nothing, never mentioning why my account was $6 less.
Total lost $16
Instead of NeverBlueAds handling it, my affiliate manager is no longer my affiliate manager. Usually when you log in, it says their name and picture. I currently have no one. How convenient, I wonder why? I’ve tried to be polite as I could, there isn’t a point in being rude. But really, enough is enough.
I’ve also referred people using my $2 referral link and never seen a dime from it. I was using two referral links together (one for $2 per referral, one for 2% of earnings). So if I referred 14 on the 2%, the other had to be close. That would of been about $20.
Total lost $36
Now $36 isn’t going to break my bank, but it’s significant enough. I was never offered any compensation to basically say, hey we are sorry let’s make it better. Any real effort at all would of made me happy. That they actually care.
Instead I have been ignored. I made sure to mention I haven’t even made $100 through them. I am by no means a big affiliate, but I should count regardless. I did refer someone who made them $100’s of dollars, shouldn’t that count for something? They got paid, he got paid, but being the referral, I got nothing.
I understand this is a long story and maybe some complaining, but I am very disappointed with how I was basically a lost voice. It may be that I don’t earn enough or that they don’t care. I took time to write this post so I was fair and not out of line. I didn’t want to write it still a little angry.
So, not only did this cost me approximately $36+ but also a lot of time disputing it. I don’t want to have to constantly watch my earnings, or make sure I am getting paid the correct amount. If you are going to alter my earnings, at least tell me, not ignore me.
I hope this is the last time I have to mention NeverBlueAds.
14 Responses to “No Longer Promoting NeverBlueAds”
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March 17th, 2008 at 9:32 am
I was against these guys from the start. I then caved in, and was banned because they didn’t like my “leads”…which were legit.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
F$#& NEVERBLUEADS! They defrauded me and I have contacted the FBI about it.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
That sucks man! It’s hard work to see those dollars add up and then not getting paid is ridiculous. Thanks for the heads up.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Ban ‘em from the blogosphere. I hate cheats.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Wow, I had no idea that they were like that!! Thanks for the heads up because I was actually thinking about signing up with them. Now I am so glad that I didn’t!! It shouldn’t matter if you’re a big affiliate or not,what they are doing is just wrong!
March 17th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I’m sorry to hear that. Have you Googled for any other complaints about them? (besides the obvious ones here in your own commentary?) Would be interesting to know just how crooked they are with others as well.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Wow, thanks for the heads up on this one. I have never joined NeverBlueAds before, but I have heard the name and have seen their advertising. From your description, it looks like they are not worth the bother anyway - 2% for referral commission is just pitiful! I think I’ll stick with Clickbank…
March 18th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Yeah, I think I’ll be staying away from them! Thanks for the heads up, sorry about what you had to go through.
March 18th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Oh man! That’s very disappointing. I was reluctant to sign up with them, but when I did, I didn’t like them wanting to call me to verify that I existed, or whatever the reason was.
Sounds like it’s time to get into some Pepperjam! Now THEY are customer service oriented.
March 19th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Thanks for all the supporting comments. Like I said I never had problems with them until about a month ago.
It is very disappointing.. customer service definitely doesnt appear to be their strong suit.
Mark, most affiliate companies call you, even pepperjam does. However the conversation is quick and they basically just want to verify you are really a webmaster.
As I was hoping this post is ranking on page one for NeverBlueAds
March 20th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
It really sucks to see that even though NVA seemed to work, they are now proving to be a waste of time. I’m glad I haven’t signed up with them, as I was intending to do ( I just hate wasting my time with such sites ). Btw, I’ve sphinned and stumbled this post. Thanks for dropping by my blog and commenting:)
Cheers,
Tiberius Burciu
http://www.myppcadvertising.info
March 27th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
You said no problems until a month ago…you started saying you’ve been with them for a “few” months …a few to me is less then 6 (correct me if I’m wrong)…
That right there is really poor odds, thanks for the heads up as always
March 27th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I joined them Sept of last year.
April 5th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Bummer! That’s a horror story! If you like referring guys, check out Vintacore.com. They’re new, but have the best super affiliate program out there. Also, they offer top rates with the probably the best support I’ve seen. Good stuff.