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Originally posted by Dianna Vesta@Jun 14 2003, 05:41 AM
Do a lot of people use this? Are adult webmasters using it as a pay option?
I've seen the name but I don't know much about it. I noticed that it dosn't have rebilling in the cart so you can't use it for subscriptions.
Is anyone using this now?
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Dianna, I am in the process of setting up an account for using epassporte in our webmaster programs and eventually on our paysites as a signup option.
We switched all of our paysite join pages from ibill to epoch last night.
Epoch & Epassporte both have a relationship with visa that is obviously more co-operative than with other processors. Quite simply, I want to be where visa is involved in the development process as much as they are with the Epassporte system. If we were more organised here we would have had this already as a payout option for webmasters ...
Over the past month, i've been reading a lot and trying to understand exactly what epassporte is ... I am still trying to set up my epassporte surfer account, process is a pain in the ass, but I can see already that the potential is huge despite the teething problems.
The fact that something of this standard is being developed by and for the adult market is an amazing oppportunity for us to legitimize the business that we do in the real world ... For our industry to have a representative in the cc processing business with a solid relationship with a company like visa is something that I didn't think could happen.
I'll try to give a basic summary of what I think the system is & how it helps US ... KK, correct me where I get it wrong, please ;-) and if anyone else has any points to add, PLEASE DO.
There are 3 levels of Epassporte 'account'
1) Online Account Only for customers to send and receive money
2) Online Account with optional visa card to use in ATM's & Online for purchases
3) Business accounts for affiliate programs & selling products using new shopping cart technology
For affiliate programs
-it allows you to pay webmasters in bulk, and they can get their money from an atm
-you can deduct $5 setup fee from what you pay the webmaster and pay directly to epassporte
-you can sell products
For Webmasters
-recieve your money into your 'virtual' bank account, and spend it at an atm
-it costs you $5 to get an account
For Surfers
-you can anonomously purchase subscriptions to porn sites, and things you want to keep secret from anyone else
-you can send and receive funds
-it costs $5 to get a visa card (or $5 to get a virtual account?)
Would love to hear some suggestions on how to incorporate this into an affiliate program and make the most of all of the features ...
