We require 20 posts and usually 30 days to join the games.
We also run a league where folks must signup and download like 6 sites to participate.
We are starting a buy in league in sept where specific freerolls will be only available to our buy in league members..
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Originally Posted by adioking
I can see both sides of this one. In terms of affiliate revenue, private freerolls are best when only players signed up under the affiliate are allowed to play. However, I don't mind letting some password whores in if they do other things that benefit me in order to play. What I've noticed is that when my sites were smaller, I only had 20 players playing in the freerolls, but then I decided to open it up to the freeroll whores (and for good reason). I was scrutinized by a few other affiliates here for doing so, but they didn't see the strategy that I was using.
First, I was trying to collect their email addresses. When they sign up for my forums, they are opting in for when I send emails / newsletters. I try not to spam them and send some strategy articles in the emails as well.
Another reason that I let the freeroll whores in is to get more people in my forums. Most of you are thinking "who cares, they don't contribute anyways" But you are wrong. What I've done is post a minimum 10 post requirement (and I stand by it) so anybody who has less than 10 posts cannot get into the freeroll. This helps stir up the forums by getting people to post, which is of value to me.
Of course, I don't just base credibility on number of posts. Lots of spammers come in and there are even some people who copy / paste their posts over and over. I've installed a custom one click spam killer that makes banning spammers and their IP's super easy.
So thats both sides of the story and is why I don't mind opening my private freerolls to freeroll whores. As long as you mod your forums, only people who deserve to get the password, get it!
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