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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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at
4:55 pm
We’ve all heard about how the DDOS attacks brought PTC sites to their knees several weeks ago. Some sites were down for only a few days, and some for weeks. When it first broke that a few sites had initially been hit with DDOS attacks, it was also learned that a blackmail letter accompanied the attacks. Apparently, certain individuals claimed responsibility and wanted money to stop these attacks. But this is not what intrigues me about the DDOS attacks. What causes me pause for thought is how greatly some sites were affected and how some weren’t affected at all.
Troubled PTCs Have Much To Gain
What I found interesting in all of this DDOS hoopla was the fact that many of the sites that were supposedly hit hard and were down for a week or so, decided that when they came back they would increase the payout times in their TOS. First of all, how would being down for a few days to a week cause you to be backlogged so far that you increase the payout days to 30 and 60 days from 7 days or less. This seems very odd since if the site is down, it’s not having to pay anyone for clicks either. Shouldn’t a site thats down come back with the same amount of payout debt as it did when it first went offline? How did they get more debt and have to delay payments? More probable is that these sites were already in trouble and this whole DDOS situation provided a good “out” for them. Most of the sites that were based on negative advertising cash flow were the culprits. Those sites that can survive with advertising alone such as Aurora sites and next gen bux sites, seemed to be less impacted or not at all. [sarcasm] Wonder why those using DDOS attacks didn’t go after the succesful sites and went after the ones that have faulty revenue models? [/sarcasm]
History Repeats Itself
Remember when ptc sites were getting hacked left and right. Were they really hacked or was it an excuse for some sites to delay payments to its members. It all started the same way, one ptc site said they got hacked and they couldn’t pay its users and had to adjust their TOS. Other ptc sites followed suit seeing it as a good excuse to delay their payments. Once again we are seeing history repeat itself except this time its DDOS attacks.
Back From DDOS Attacks
I found other interesting things that happened when sites came back from being down. Some had actually revamped their sites with newer features… hmmm. Is that why our payments are delayed? Those new scripts can’t be cheap with all them new promising features. Some sites were even taking donations while they were down and returned with a whole new look.
Conclusion
While there are probably legit DDOS and hacker complaints, there are those that are not. PTC sites have always been a big risk to invest in and they continue to be. While the future does seem brighter with newer PTCs offering instant payouts verifying their legitimacy right away, there are those that still offer excuses and “shady” tactics. I offer you no proof, only speculation. So take it with a “grain of salt” and decide for yourself.
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008 at
12:34 pm
One of the most popular and favorite PTC sites for a long time recently made a stunning announcement. They decided they would no longer make payouts to standard members. I myself had to read it four times just to make sure I wasn’t misreading it, but sure enough it is what it is. Now members have to upgrade to premium just to get paid. Here’s another caveat of the new TOS at IsabelMarco, you have to be premium not only when you request it, but up until you actually get the money. Why is this important? Well the new TOS states that members who are due payouts of $500 or less will get it within 30 days. This makes purchasing a month membership at IM very tricky since if you don’t get paid by the first month, you will have to fork over another month’s premium membership due of $9.00. If you are due more then $500 it’s even longer waiting periods before you get your money and forces you into buying two months worth of premium membership or the yearly.
I myself have been a long time fan of IM and to see such changes troubles me. Last month they tried to force members to load their toolbar and the response was immediate and fierce. They revoked that policy almost as soon as it was implemented, but already the harm was done. People were beginning to have their suspicions about the site and its health. IM has many other projects as well underway such as IM PiggyBank, IM Friends and others. One can only wonder if IM is losing focus in the site that made them who they are.
I hope we see a reversal in this new policy as well. A paid to click site cannot survive on premium members alone. Standard members make up the vast majority and it is no different at IM. With over a million members and an estimated only 60,000 of them premium you can see the trouble this policy may cause. Does IM really want to isolate almost a million standard members? IM’s response to the many complaints has been that this is a way to thwart cheaters and IM only wants to have serious members involved with its site. Well remember that old saying “becareful what you wish for or it may just come true”. If it comes true for IM, they may very well lose a million members and be just another notch in the PTC graveyard.
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 at
2:39 pm
A few days ago I wrote about how Neobux was facing some adversity with the freezing of its account with Paypal, which accounted for 72% of its cash reserves. This put in quite a stir and scare to the ptc community. Can you imagine the impact of Neobux going down? The community as a whole would take a giant hit because of how everyone sees Neobux as the leader in PTC sites. The confidence of everyone in ptc sites would definitely change. It would probably have the same impact as say the collapse of Walmart would have on the stock market. OK maybe not, but you get my point with the analogy.
In this desparate situation, Neobux turned to its members for help with donations and a petition against Paypal. After just several days Neobux’s admin had spread the good news throughout the forum that Paypal had changed its stance and once again allowed Neobux to conduct business with the payment processor. In appreciation for the support by its members, Neobux responded with a thankful gesture rewarding everyone who donated with referrals in the amount equal to referral cost.
The response by Neobux’s members was rather inspiring to the say the least and as it turned out, a success. Very few PTC sites inspire its members the way Neobux does. Neobux in turn values its members and has remained innovative since its launch. Payments are still instant and everything looks to be running like a well-oiled machine.
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