Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at
2:47 am
The admin of SandraClicks announced very bad news yesterday in the forum. The admin’s fiancee Sandra, whom he named the site after, went into surgery for an operation on her stomach after coughing up blood. Unfortunatedly she did not make it through the surgery and passed away. It was later found out that she had stomach cancer, which is so tragic since she was so young.
Here’s an excerpt from the post:
Yesterday there was a great woman, the woman with whom I was going to marry in January …. we had a lot of plans together, but she is no longer here but … I feel totally shattered, made a complete $%*@ without knowing how to do … without knowing who will be in my life without it … not refuse to be without it … I am dead in life.
I am without sleep since yesterday, I came to my house to move to go to the funeral and only spent a few minutes here to let them know the reason for the absence of the manager …
What Will The Future of SandraClicks Hold?
Obviously the admin is under extreme pain and sorrow at the moment, so what should members now expect from the site. I’m not an insensitive person myself and I certainly feel for the admin’s loss, but I wanted to know what the status of the site was. I decided to try and cash out. Guess what? I couldn’t. Now I am not gonna send the admin a support ticket for obvious reasons. The admin has his concerns and priorities elsewhere which is understandable, but can the site survive if the admin is focusing on other things. Is there other management besides him? These are the questions that need to be answered if members are to keep confidence in the site.
Farewell Sandra, You Will Be Missed
My heart felt sympathy goes out to the admin and Sandra’s family. The site only a few months old with so much promise, and the two were to get married in just a few months. I don’t know what the future holds for SandraClicks. I can only hope that the admin realizes that the best way to honor Sandra would be to keep the site alive and well, for it was she whom he created and dedicated it for.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 at
12:15 pm
Ever since the new admin at Crewbux has taken over, he has looked for a way to get new cash streams. That admin is Jynchou. If the name sounds familiar its because he has direct ties with another famous ptc, IsabelMarco. Crewbux has been in trouble ever since the last admin supposedly had a freeze on his Paypal account and the payment delays started. Before that Crewbux was a favorite of many because the site paid really fast, in most cases 24 to 48 hours. But its never been the same since. The new admin has his hands full trying to resuscitate a site on the brink of death. Already the forums are full of posts forecasting the demise of Crewbux and rightly so. Interestingly enough, before all these payment problems Crewbux was implementing an instant payout system that never materialized.
The Payout Grid
So what is this payout grid and why was it implemented? Well Crewbux decided that the best way to infuse cash into the site was to have members invest 50% minimum of their payout prior to receiving it. Basically you have to invest at least half of your balance before you can cashout. You can invest by buying ads, purchasing referrals, upgrading, essentially anything where you are spending money into the site. And by the way, when you buy ads, convert ads, etc, it has to be from Alertpay or Paypal, converting it from your balance does not count. Once you have made the investment you must post proof on the forums where the admin will approve it and add you to the current payout grid. You can view your position on the payout grid which is basically a list that is paid in numerical order and basically acts as the payout queue. A new grid is created every week or so and posted in the forums.
Impact of the Grid
Obviously the implementation of the payout grid has had a great impact on the site. Those new to the site are confused and likely shy away from such a complicated payout system with so many other ptc sites available. The ones that approve the system are those that are already heavily invested and have no choice really, but to hope that others will reinvest so they can get their money back. Others are caught somewhere in the middle and having to decide whether or not investing money into the site to get their balance out.
Conclusion
In the end, Crewbux looks to be headed to the PTC graveyard. It has been a favorite of mine long before its problems, but now it seems the end is inevitable. While Jynchou’s efforts to revive the site are admirable, it may be too late to revive it. If he pulls it off I would be pleasantly surprised, but the writing is on the wall and I don’t really see it happening.
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Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at
6:45 pm
When it first launched Buxeast seemed to have potential. Of course alot of that had to do with the promise of instant payouts which it did feature, but alot went wrong quickly. The site was very popular at launch and featured the Gen2script which was supposedly very secure and hack proof. Gen2script was produced by the makers of Secure-Bux which was notorious for its security holes, but this newer version promised to be different. It was created from the ground up, not an upgrade to the old script. They had a dedicated team of programmers working the script and this was suppose to be the newest and greatest instant ptc script.
Well things didn’t go quite as planned and now Buxeast is facing some tough challenges after only being around for a few weeks. There is even an announcement on the forums by the admin that the site is for sale. Currently the site is down and nothing is available. Buxeast was the lab rat for the Gen2script and from what I’ve seen, the results are not too promising for the new script.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008 at
9:10 pm
What was once one of the better PTC sites around is now just another casualty of the PTC world. ClixMX had the makings of a great site, with its active admin, great features and good payout. It was the only PTC site that offered insurance against your referral clicks which made investing in referrals a lot safer. In the end, it was faced with too much adversity to stay a float. It was one of the sites that got hit hard from DDOS attacks and experienced a long down time. ClixMX never really recovered after the comeback as it lost much of its active members after being down for so long. Reportedly they had over $100,000 in pending payouts yet only 19,000 members were active after the fall out. With sad words, the admin decided it was time to call it quits. These are the times that test the PTC community, when a respected site ends up goin down in flames.
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