My AM At Azoogle Just Blew Me Off (31)
So Azoogle owes me mid $xxxx between last month and this month's traffic, and my AM just told me that they have no idea when I will be paid. I'm only sending like $100-200 revenue per day but still, what the F*(& is this? Any suggestions on how I can get them to pay me? I'm probably going to threaten to send my traffic elsewhere (or just do it and wait for them to pay me before sending any more traffic). I would send them more revenue but given the way they're handling this I am very reluctant. Any suggestions?
Weird. Previously I do not have problem with them. They paid me on time.
The headline to this post probably means something totally different outside of the UK. But this is one Brit who just spat coffee all over his keyboard reading it LOL 
Originally Posted by ppchound
stop running with azoogle, period, they are paying people late or not paying people are their am's suck now. start running with a4d ewa wolfstorm I have a couple that I only go to now, we should start a rating system for companies on here honestly I'm tired of people running with people who are ripping off the little guy when they are just trying to get started.
Originally Posted by b28da6o0n
Originally Posted by b28da6o0n
only real way is to threaten....like any other biz that does not pay the only way you could get your money is to threaten collections......
also for anyone reading this thread.....if your running with Epic I would highly suggest you talk to another network about getting that any offer you are running with them.....I cant see why anyone would put themselves at risk by working with azzogle/epic atm in time.....
I cant speak for a4d, ewa, or wolfstorm ( well I can, cause I know they are very good networks ), but a lot of other networks will not give a fuck about XXXX owed to you. A lot of them wont even give you net7/weekly unless you hit XXXX so for a lot of them it a low threshold to be concerned about anyways.
With that said, Azoogle has been on a shit list for a little while already on other forums for not paying. When I first started in affiliate Azoogle, CX, Copeac and a few others where the top networks to be at, now 3-4 year later all those "giants" are pretty much worthless and full of BS.
Originally Posted by heavyt
^^ I started a thread somewhat on this on the board just the other day. Check it out
This is getting worse and worse =/.
I just got F***ed by lime light cpa but thank god I only wasted $200.00 on them. I am still waiting for my paycheck from EWA before I continue to send in more traffic cause it's been a week now and I haven't seen my check yet.
When you see lime light CPA "Run Forrest run!"
I hate to see threads like this - the situation just keeps going farther downhill. Posts are popping up everywhere about them and other networks not paying.
I saw the threads about non payment and actually have a really good relationship with the company (or at least I thought). I haven't ran much traffic with them over the past 6 months but in July I sent $9K of traffic that I have yet to be paid for. It isn't the end of the world, but my affiliate business is only starting out. I decided to stop sending them any traffic and send my business elsewhere- I would suggest you do the same.
@coop- what other networks are your referring to that have not been paying?
This is absolutely down right theft and should not be tolerated in this industry under any circumstances other than if you were sending fraudulent leads.....
Epic owed my friend five figures from two months back, didn't want to pay him. He's a nice guy and doesn't like to make waves. Those of you who know me know I am the exact opposite - I'll sink my teeth into your throat and refuse to let go until you pay me, even if its over $1.
So I started making calls and I got the shrug off a couple times. Then I started having him send emails to any address he could find there. One got escalated and the response he got back had the whole response chain in it - quoted email etc. One of those emails passed through a high up manager's inbox, so it had their contact info on it. A phone call to that guy's number later and a wire went out.
Needless to say he doesn't run traffic with them anymore, and I can't blame him.
This is becoming an incredibly common story with Epic Direct which is a shame cause when they were Azoogle they were solid.
How else will they fund their playboy mansion parties?
I thought Epic was Too Big Too Fail
Don't go with Azoogle/Epic - stop! Anyone with authority IM blogs should broadcast this.. the EX guys from Google have had a realization and are trying to clean up/exit - for their efforts.. Have you seen Epic IF recently - totally wank!
PLUS ----- If you get invites from 50onRed.com - do NOT comply do NOT enter your CC details - they will FUCK you over!
I must ad to this also, it took them nearly 2 months to pay my friend $xx,xxx. He tells me they have been late with their payments each month the last few months and it has been the biggest hassle trying to get answers from the AM. You pretty much have to threaten them to get paid these days.
I stopped running with them and luckily received my July payment the other week. At least one of their offers is brokered elsewhere though, beware!
Come away guys (see with better eyes)... the IM world is too small and frustrating even for the hardest of us..
Anyone want to by SOLID squat traffic.. contact me!
Thanks for the heads up on epicdirectnetwork / azgoogle. Was doing some research before using them! TattoMedia is another network you shouldn't even bother applying to. You WONT be paid.
We should start a thread with networks that don't pay LOL
Is there anything we can do if we are not paid or are we pretty much just shit out of luck?
Originally Posted by currentstatus
I finally got wise today and stopped sending Epic traffic. They owe me ~$20k. Does anyone have solid / substantiated evidence that they're really going under? My AM "assures me" I will be paid eventually, though I'm starting to wonder.
Originally Posted by snowverkill
Track down one of the managing partner's names on LinkedIn. Do a little google-fu and call him at his office/cell/home. Tell him whats up. You'll get paid.
Haha, I appreciate the suggestions. I'm less interested in breaking anyone's legs at this point, and more curious about whether there's any validity to these rumors about Epic going under. Does anyone here know what's going on over there first hand, or via some trustworthy source?
I was being serious. I wasn't saying to threaten anyone. That's how I got my friends 5 figures collected within 24 hours. You just gotta go high up the food chain and let them know whats up.
Haha, damn man. Good suggestion. *Thanked*
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