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sexyred1 -> RE: Collarme needs to do a better job of policing its userbase (6/13/2013 2:43:45 PM)
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ORIGINAL: handonyourneck
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Certainly. I will share the reasons/complaints I've encountered from clients I've done similar work for in the past.
1) Advertisers want accurate member counts. Artificially inflating your member base can cost you money and your sites credibility.
2) Fake accounts that upload images use up valuable storage and bandwidth, which cost you money.
3) If the object of a personals site (even a BDSM one) is to grow its member base (which it is), ensuring the accounts on your site are actual people should be an integral part of your business practice. Nobody wants to invest time wading through fake accounts and fake emails.
4) Exposing your members to these fake accounts leaves them vulnerable to phishing and other online scams will eventually lead to site abandonment. Not everyone is savvy enough to spot them. Being party to someone getting ripped off, even unintentionally, can hurt a site's reputation.
5) It hurts your credibility with the internet at large. I don't know any business owner who would enjoy googling his business only to find entire sites devoted to exposing the very fake accounts we're discussing here. I also don't know many business owners who would want to network their site with a site that can't keep a handle on this kind of activity. Circulation of traffic is the lifeblood of this business. I direct to you, you direct to me, we all make money.
6) Fake accounts can get you blacklisted with search engines and toolbars.
Those are just off the top of my head.
As some in the digital media world, I agree with the above. The thing is, I am sure the site owners already know this stuff, or should.
Perhaps it is not that important to them?
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