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Dating API

Jayvis — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:57:19 +0000

We have two different API’s. Both are pretty straight forward and include a PDF explaining the various functions and how they work.

Please contact me (jay@datinggold.com) before downloading the files so that I can approve your account for usage.

Dating_PostJoin_API_1.2.zip
Dating_PreJoin_API_1.2.zip

The first API is the PostJoin_API – This is the API we usually pay $2.50 per lead on.

This API is best used for posting “live” data to us as it comes in.

It requires a number of various fields which can be seen in said PDF. You will also need your accompanying $2.50 API “ainfo” which is found on all generated links for Amateur Match $2.50 API.

The second API is the PreJoin_API – This one is a bit more simple and only requires an IP address and an email address.

I know it says otherwise in the PDF, but just ignore that… All we need is an IP & email address.

On this API we pay $75 per sale.

This one is especially useful for people that already have an existing database of limited information which they are looking to post over to us.

You will also need your accompanying $75 PPS “ainfo” which is found on all generated links for Amateur Match PPS.

Here’s an example code of how it would be set up:

Please pay attention to the post_URL, as that is what also differentiate the post API and the prejoin API.

$vars = array(


    // Required Information

    'email' => 'swearengena@hotmail.com',

    'ainfo' => 'MjI4NTV8Mzh8MTIy',

    'ip_address' => '65.244.48.55', // IP Address of the user

    'action' => 'register',
    // Optional Information

    'username' => 'uioiopopa',

    'birthdate' => '1981-05-01',

    'iam' => '1', // Male = 1, Female = 2, Couple = 3, Group = 4

    'interested' => '2', // Male = 1, Female = 2, Couple = 3, Group = 4

    'for1' => '1',

    'country' => 'US',

    'postalcode' => '95828',

    'state' => 'CA',

    'city' => 'Sacramento',

    'atcc' => '0',
    );

$post_url = 'http://www.amateurmatch.com/postjoin/prejoin.php';

Once set up, you will need to contact me so that I can white list you for use and from there we can begin testing to make sure you’re getting back a ‘success response’ after signup.

Once again, if you need any help whatsoever just let me know and I’ll be more than happy to get you going.

Now onto the documentation!

Dating Post-Join API

I. Introduction

Conventional affiliate programs require you to send traffic to a website using a link or a
banner and your lead is dependent on whether the landing page entices them to join.
With the Dating Post-Join, a user can join our site without leaving yours. You host the
form, collect the user’s information and post to us in the background. We then create
the user’s account, send the user our welcome email, and credit your account with the
lead when they log in. This gives you the freedom to customize the user’s experience
during the join process to give you the highest potential for getting leads.

II. Implementation Overview

In order to use the Dating Post-Join API you must provide the following functionality:
1. Collect the user’s information.
2. Perform error checking to confirm whether the information entered is valid.
3. Post the information to our server.
4. Parse the response in order to provide feedback to the user.
The following sections will go into more detail about each of these steps.

III. Collecting User Information

A user’s profile on the dating site contains a lot of information, from their username to
their eye color. The most basic of this information is required as the minimum amount
of information needed to create a user’s account. The Dating Post-Join API allows you
to post any of these fields to be added to the user’s profile upon creation, but only the
required information must be entered correctly for the registration process to go
through. You will need to create a form to collect this information from the user. The
fields you are allowed to post and restrictions on their formatting are listed below.

Required Fields & Field Name Description Restrictions Example

IV. User Information Validation

You have two options for validating a user’s information which depend on how you wish
to implement the join process. The first method is to pass the form values to the API
when the user posts their information and use the API to perform the error checking.
The second method is to verify all the different fields on your end before posting the
information to us. This is advantageous because the information can be collected
completely on your end without having to wait for the information to travel across the
internet and for a response to travel back while the user waits.

There are a few fields that cannot be completely verified on your end. You are able to
check the formatting of the username and email fields, but problems can come up if the
username or email address already exist on our system. Because of this, we are
providing functions through the API to check if a username or email address exist on
our system. If a username already exists, and you do not use the API to check it, the
account will be created anyway with a number appended to the end of it. For example,
if you try to create an account with username “mikeman” and the username already
exists, the account will be created with username “mikeman1″. So passing a username
that is already in use will only create an error if a suitable replacement cannot be found.
However, the email address must be unique. In the rare case a user on your site has
already signed up on our site with the same email address, the account will not be
created and an error will be returned. You can check either of these fields using the API
beforehand, or you can post all of the user’s information and the error will be generated
at that stage. See “Using the API” for information on how to use the various API
function calls.

If any of the required information submitted is invalid, an error code will be returned by
the call to the API. No value has to be passed for optional fields, but if you do decide to
pass a value, if an invalid input is passed, an error will be returned. The following is a
list of error codes that can be returned (not including required fields being blank):

V. Using the API

All calls to the API are passed to a script on our server:
http://www.SITE_URL.com/postjoin/api.php

For example, a post to AmateurMatch.com would be sent to:
http://www.amateurmatch.com/postjoin/api.php

For every call to the API, the action variable must be set in order to let the API know
what function you are attempting to perform. The different actions are as follows:

VI. Response

After you have posted a new user to the API using the register action, the script will
return a result that allow you to know if the account was created and if not, what the
errors were. If registration was successful and the account was created the script will
return the word “success” on the first line, followed by the username that was created.
This is helpful if the username that was passed was in use and a different username
had to be used. If the account could not be created, the word “failure” will be returned
on the first line. The second line will contain a comma-separated list of error codes that
prevented the account from being created successfully.

VII. Miscellaneous

A. Dating Gold Affiliate Info
You must provide your DatingGold ainfo string with each call the Post-Join API. The
API is only available to certain affiliates and in order to use it you have to be on the
approved list. You can also track the lead to a particular campaign code in DatingGold
by passing the atcc parameter with a numeric value for the campaign ID. If you are an
affiliate that uses NATs, you can pass a NATs code instead of a campaign code by
using the xcc parameter.

B. Code Samples
An example HTML form, and a PHP script used for validation and posting of the user’s
information to the API are included. Any internet based programming language capable
of posting data to a webpage can be used with this API.

TextNDate Top Landing Pages

Jayvis — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:55:24 +0000

I figured our affiliates would like to take a peek into the performance of our newest SMS/Mobile dating offer; TextNDate.com – so I ran some statistics for the entire month of October to see what our best landing pages were. I think you’ll find it interesting to note that Landing Page 2 (as seen below) was #1 by a long shot, even with the accompanying voice over on the page. And just to prove it wasn’t a fluke, I went back and ran September’s numbers as well and Landing Page 2 was 1:7 again (also #1 for that month).

Each ratio you see underneath the screenshots refers to the unique to lead ratio.

Landing Page 2 – Iphone Girl With Talk – 1:7

Landing Page 5 – Singles Carousel – 1:15

Landing 1 – Online and Local Singles – 1:31

Landing Page 7 – Mobile Default Site (Mobile Browser Only) – 1:62

Landing Page 6 – Google Map – 1:68

These are the Top 5 unique to lead landing pages for October 1-31, 2010. Keep in mind we have a few other landing pages as well. TextNDate finished off the month of October for a combined average of 1:28 acrosss the board on all landing pages.

If you’re interested in running this on your mainstream traffic, please email me your Dating Gold username so that I can activate it for your account!

Writing Dating Blogs

Jayvis — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:28:28 +0000

Today I wanted to share a method of affiliate marketing that I applied to my own portfolio of sites right before taking on the job with Dating Gold. Essentially it boils down to creating “user review” esque blogs based on your experience with a product. Is it a new idea? Not at all. Is it saturated? Depending on who you talk to, just about any affiliate method is “saturated” but I’ll tell you this… it’s effective; both in earning money and climbing the SERPs. I will try and break this method down to every little detail so that you can get a clear picture of how I worked this angle and how it was effective for me.

Firstly, our “review blog” is going to be focused on dating, written by me in the first person. You need to grab a domain. Let’s say the domain is “HowJayGotLaid.com” or “MyExperienceWithAmateurMatch.com” or some variation of those… after all, we’re going after the dating market. From there, you then need to create a wordpress blog and implement a simple theme that you feel comfortable customizing. You’ll want to thrown in some useful plugins like the all in one seo pack (among others if you choose to do so). Now it’s time to start writing content.

I would suggest you start with an “about me” page and do a write up to allow your visitors to really feel like they know you, the writer. You can work this a few different ways. I would do stories of how “I” had a hard time overcoming shyness and therefore decided to give online dating a chance and (of course) it was (as Borat would say) “great success!” – It’s important to come off as a “work in progress” story and to mention that “I use this blog to document my success one date at a time – as a kind of personal dating diary” and “now I wanted to share my story with the world.”

From here, you can begin with the actual posts. I think its common sense to keep your affiliate links as discreet as possible. We’re writing this as though we’re writing in a personal diary, not spamming the hell out everyone. Some common blog topics and points of interests to help fill content:

-Clearly identifying your problem. “I was a shy guy, not bad looking; I just didn’t have any game. One day I decided to change that by cleaning up my act and seeing what online dating had to offer.” Tell some stories about how you shyly failed at meeting girls before this, in the real world.

-How you came to joining Amateur Match or whatever site you decide to promote. “I googled a ton of different dating sites but I finally decided on joining xxxxxxx dating site because they have such and such features and they cater to adult dating and that’s something I might want to satisfy my needs, etc.”

-Justifying paying for a dating membership in the first place. “I would spend my weekends buying videogames and playing those and I finally realized that for the same price of a videogame (if not less) I could at least be searching for girls in my area and allowing them to notice me!”

-How chatting online helped improve communication skills talking to women in real life. “I was always so shy but I gained confidence chatting to women online from the comfort of my own home… I noticed that confidence stuck with me as I interacted with women in my everyday life. This one day at Starbucks I found myself staring at the pretty barista right in her eyes and smiling proudly instead of paying and quickly getting out of there without ever making eye contact.”

-Benefits of being able to chat to more than one girl at a time. “The great thing about being a member on this site is that I can talk to as many girls as I want and see who I click with the best. In the real world this is almost impossible!”

-Throw in a few stories about the funny messages you got from gay men trying to hit on you and how you laughed it off and politely denied them. Once again, we’re trying to make this as real as possible and not go for the direct sale. Going slightly off topic and including things like “well today I didn’t have any time to work on my game – my job at xxxx was just waaayyy too exhausting! I came home and went right to bed!” is good too. Or “Today Josh and I were playing basketball and he mentioned how annoying his girlfriend is, I hope I don’t end up that unhappy when I find one lol!”

-Give out advice on how you personally made your profile as appealing as possible. “I decided to not upload any of the drunken party pics of me and my buddies in college and instead went for a more subtle approach. I think it was a good choice so far. Afterall, at the end of the day, I’m looking for a girl I can bring home to mom, not just a one night stand!”

-Some of the dates I went on – “I decided to take Veronica to this little known coffee shop after she mentioned how much she loves a good cup of Joe…” and take it from there. Tell funny date stories, how hard you had to think about what to wear, what cologne you put on, how you had to clean your car beforehand to make sure it looked good etc.

-After meeting the girl. – “Well Vernoica and I have went out on two dates so far…” and “here’s my next date idea ________ what do you guys think??”

-Adding in the occasional fake comments to a question like the one above seems to help. Once again, just don’t make it totally obvious.

-Add in dating tips for other guys in the same boat as you. Tips and tricks you learned along the way and now you’re passing along to everyone. “I should have filled the gas tank up yesterday because I was five minutes late picking up Veronica! There was nothing I could do, it was either stop and get gas before picking her up or running it to empty later on in the night! Guys, don’t make the same mistake I did, she was pissed lol. But I made up for it by taking her to a movie she ended up loving!”

Ok, ok, you get the idea by now (hopefully).

With those topics above you could easily fill a blog with 20-30 posts over a period of time, if not more.

I would advise against placing banner ads on your blog. I would suggest sticking with only text links (but feel free to do it both ways to see how your traffic reacts to it). Sometimes people will come to your site and read every single word you post, other times they are lazy and might only click on the flashy dating banner that caught their eye. Like I said, do a test and see how the clicks fluctuate.

The great thing about this method of sending traffic is that you can apply it to almost anything. Weight loss (just think of the stories you could tell with some before and after pictures), restaurant reviews (once again stories of restaurants you visit), clothing, etc. The possibilities are endless… both in adult and mainstream. I applied this method to a gambling themed blog once along with dating. It was based on “my adventures at the horse track” and stories of gains/losses that day and which horses I bet on and why I bet on them in the first place at various tracks throughout the country. At the time google allowed adsense on it (not sure if they still do) and I made a killing on that along with promoting gambling affiliate programs.

I was told by a friend of mine that this method is even better from the perspective of a female. This is something I have not dabbled in yet, but I can imagine that if you can come across as a legit female you may see conversions double. If I were to do this I would write it as a female who just moved to a new city for a new job, she works all the time so she doesn’t have free-time to find men on her own. Therefore, she joins xxxxxxx dating site and writes stories of the men she’s met and the dates she’s been on. Who wouldn’t want a female perspective of the dating scene and the in’s and out’s of what a women wants? You could keep it as mainstream or as steamy as you wanted from that angle.

The only downside to doing all of this is that you cannot half-ass it. This is a blog you may not outsource to a writer. Your writing needs to flow and sound as real as possible. It also won’t get picked up in google right away, either. However, if you stick with it, put in the writing effort, you will see the results in due time. I’d say an average post will take 20-30 minutes and needs updated every three or four days. Granted, that’s not a long time, but if you find yourself faced with writer’s block, it may become frustrating.

The plus side is this is a great way for new affiliates to get their feet wet. Anyone that can write can do something like this. Google seems to love blogs, especially ones like this.

Hope these tips help!

Dating Gold – $100-$150 Payouts

Jayvis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:51:16 +0000

Dating Gold is offering all adult affiliates their very own bailout! Every day from July 15-31 you can expect $100 per sale to Amateur Match and $150 per sale to WebcamClub. You’ll have to log-in and grab this new link when it becomes available, but I just wanted to get the word out early! If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.

The Importance of Text

Jayvis — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:35:38 +0000

This is a simple, yet effective tip that is sure to boost clicks to your Dating Gold stats by 10-20%. With more clicks comes more frees converting to sales. It’s very basic, yet I hardly ever see affiliates incorporating it into their sites. Let’s say you are running one of our banners on your site, say for instance it was this banner:

The banner itself is fine, it’s eye-catching and gets the point across to the surfer. But now it’s time to really sell them. Try adding a sales pitch underneath the banner. Like this:

Finding a date isn’t hard, all it takes is a few seconds. Register for free and see who’s in your area. No pressure, just fun, easy going matchmaking. 100% safe and secure.

Same thing can be done for selling your surfer Webcam Club:

Stop watching videos and get in on the action! Talk to real girls live, tell them what to do, go cam 2 cam with them (so they can see you as well), it’s like having your own virtual girlfriend. Best of all, it’s free to register!

That’s it! I can assure you that this will (at the very least) boost sponsor clicks and it can be applied to just about anything you decide to promote, whether it be us for dating/cams or for paysites. Be creative, switch up the text, instead of a small star image to attract the surfer’s attention, try using forum smileys instead. I think you’ll be impressed with the results.