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so I thought this page was some elaborate crowdforce powered learning language site but saddened to discover it's just a clever clickbait with affiliate links t

by ziont 8y ago

so I thought this page was some elaborate crowdforce powered learning language site but saddened to discover it's just a clever clickbait with affiliate links to existing commercial and free websites. I recommend these websites. https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/ https://www.thespanishexperiment.com/ https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/ https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/ https://www.theitalianexperiment.com/ https://www.theitalianexperiment.com/ https://www.thegermanproject.com/ https://www.thegermanproject.com/

graylien 8y ago
There are no affiliate links at all. These are great recommendations, thanks for contributing! Also, we have the spreadsheets open for anyone to edit and contribute - this is what is meant by crowdsourced.
- ziont 8y ago
  these are all pay sites http://www.clickonfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua http://www.clickonfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.talkinfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.talkinfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua
  - graylien 8y ago
    You can filter between paid and free. And of course, there are paid sites - if they were not paid, they probably wouldn't exist.
    - ziont 8y ago
      > There are no affiliate links at all. So this is false. > These are great recommendations Those were already on your website.
      - graylien 8y ago
        What qualifies as an affiliate link ? To me it is a link that you get from an affiliate scheme to make money from selling their product. We don’t have any of them. Okay good that the links are already in the site - you can’t expect me to remember every link from the top of my head
        ziont 8y ago
        attaching tracking links with your id for paid website by all definitions affiliate marketing 101. maybe change the title to include the word "Directory" or "Link Portal".
        graylien 8y ago
        I can't say any clearer, we have no affiliate links. The '?ref=littlelingua' appended to every URL is the same as Product Hunt links having '?ref=producthunt'. We are not making money from it. It is not affiliate marketing. But even if it was, I don't know what would be wrong with that. It's a useful resource, and would benefit from a source of revenue to improve it further. What's going on here? Read this: http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user
        drieddust 8y ago
        Haters gonna hate. I think you are doing a good job so ignore these comments and continue. If you monetize too, I don't think its immoral. Money is the driving force of Capitalism so taking money for a useful service is not a sleazy activity.
        graylien 8y ago
        Definitely, thanks for voicing your thoughts here, other audiences we have shared this with have also been very supportive so we will definitely continue :)

by ziont 8y ago

graylien 8y ago

There are no affiliate links at all. These are great recommendations, thanks for contributing! Also, we have the spreadsheets open for anyone to edit and contribute - this is what is meant by crowdsourced.

ziont 8y ago
these are all pay sites http://www.clickonfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua http://www.clickonfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.talkinfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.talkinfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua https://www.newsinslowfrench.com/?ref=littlelingua
- graylien 8y ago
  You can filter between paid and free. And of course, there are paid sites - if they were not paid, they probably wouldn't exist.
  - ziont 8y ago
    > There are no affiliate links at all. So this is false. > These are great recommendations Those were already on your website.
    - graylien 8y ago
      What qualifies as an affiliate link ? To me it is a link that you get from an affiliate scheme to make money from selling their product. We don’t have any of them. Okay good that the links are already in the site - you can’t expect me to remember every link from the top of my head
      - ziont 8y ago
        attaching tracking links with your id for paid website by all definitions affiliate marketing 101. maybe change the title to include the word "Directory" or "Link Portal".
        graylien 8y ago
        I can't say any clearer, we have no affiliate links. The '?ref=littlelingua' appended to every URL is the same as Product Hunt links having '?ref=producthunt'. We are not making money from it. It is not affiliate marketing. But even if it was, I don't know what would be wrong with that. It's a useful resource, and would benefit from a source of revenue to improve it further. What's going on here? Read this: http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user http://www.cyrilchandelier.com/dont-be-a-free-user
        drieddust 8y ago
        Haters gonna hate. I think you are doing a good job so ignore these comments and continue. If you monetize too, I don't think its immoral. Money is the driving force of Capitalism so taking money for a useful service is not a sleazy activity.
        graylien 8y ago
        Definitely, thanks for voicing your thoughts here, other audiences we have shared this with have also been very supportive so we will definitely continue :)