HotImg - Has anyone got paid by them?

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by joecool6101, May 9, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hello Fellow Members,

    I am wondering if anyone has been paid by HotImg yet?

    I dropped them an email asking when next payments are going out but yet to get a reply out of them. I've put a bunch of money in promoting my images to get views so I'd like to be paid back for my effort..

    Let me know. :)

    P.S. Why did the official thread for the site get deleted???
     
    joecool6101, May 9, 2011 IP
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    jimbo-53 Active Member

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    well it's owned by the fileserve crew so they will pay
     
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  3. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    That is what I thought at first but all my pending requests from videobb were paid as usual but I've heard nothing back from them since I asked about payment but they responded quickly to every other matter..

    Also, I searched forever and couldn't find a single person whom has received payment from them..

    Now over $300 at stake not sure what to do.
     
    joecool6101, May 11, 2011 IP
  4. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    As I assumed they are infact a SCAM. Account was disabled

    DO NOT USE
     
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    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    Your account was disabled after you posted this thread?
     
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  6. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    Yes because the official one was deleted by DP mods.. If anything paying me would have supported them instead of proving they were a scam which I hoped they weren't since they were advertised on fileserve.. sigh
     
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  7. likewise

    likewise Peon

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    I can confirm this is a SCAM

    I had over 400$ in my balance, and now they banned my account:

    [​IMG]

    I just wanted to login, and I got "Account has been blocked due to abuse of HotIMG Terms and Conditions.
    If you believe that your account was disabled in error, please contact us here."

    I did not cheat, nor did I have any material that was copyrighted in there, so don't use them!
     
    likewise, May 11, 2011 IP
  8. MaX.

    MaX. Active Member

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    ^you probably had adult images!
     
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    likewise Peon

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    you did obviously NOT read. I wrote that I did follow their TOS
     
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  10. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    You don't need to have any illegal images on your account to have it banned.. all I had was some works that I had created and shared them and highly advertised them..
     
    joecool6101, May 12, 2011 IP
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    Gengar Active Member

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    hotIMG is officially a scam. What did you expect? It was advertised by fileserve - which is one the crappiest hoster on the web.
     
    Gengar, May 12, 2011 IP
  12. Roy.

    Roy. Greenhorn

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    They are officially a scam, if anyone saw any of my original posts I requested 3 payouts totalling $300-400 and it's been longer than 2 weeks and they haven't paid, they still haven't changed the status. And after emailing their customer service they are now ignoring me and not responding, they told me before to wait and I will get paid, now they aren't even responding. There are many others in my position and I even had one person with their payment approved but no money has changed hands.

    In short, AVOID AT ALL COSTS ITS A SCAM

    Just because something is advertised on a legit company doesn't mean it's legit, anyone could do the exact same thing just by buying advertising space.

    I wouldn't be surprised if zpag.es is a scam too, but they have official reps talking on various forums so we will wait and see with that.
     
    Roy., May 12, 2011 IP
  13. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    Just seems for new companies keep payouts at $20-40 and stop sending traffic if they take too long.

    I can't believe what people do now days for a quick buck
     
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    free4v Peon

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    I asked hotIMG why they didnt pay in time, and they answered me:
    And today, I logged in my account, then got message "Account has been blocked due to abuse of HotIMG Terms and Conditions.
    If you believe that your account was disabled in error, please contact us here." like thread starter, lol
     
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  15. Roy.

    Roy. Greenhorn

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    I've gone down that email road, it's long and pointless, my account isn't banned but they are incredibly reluctant to pay or give any believable reason to why they are taking so long to reply now and why they are takingso long to pay. Obviously a scam now and no payment proof has emerged anywhere.
     
    Roy., May 18, 2011 IP
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    It's always a good idea to find out from others who have been paid by an image host, before investing in them or in any affiliate network, can save you a lot of time and headache
     
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    They're Real
    I'm so happy and got my $ yesterday ^^ Now, I can proof that Zpag.es are Real ! Support !!!!
     

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  18. joecool6101

    joecool6101 Well-Known Member

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    no one asked about zpages...

    go home spam bot.. go home.
     
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