Sadly, Velocity Clicks turned out to be a SCAM... while I hate to be one of the first calling a program scam, I have also to inform my readers when I'm sure that one or another program turns bad. Especially when that said program is still up and running...It's my duty to warn my readers that subscribing there would be a loss of time as well as a source of deception. I did also send a private message through VC to all my active referrals.
The story :
Velocity clicks was very promising, and paying very fast too (read my review here) he did pay me as well as thousand of members before the beginning of a very complicate "story".
Soon after the opening, and as the site was growing very fast (about 500 members joined daily) some forums and people already mentionned that Velocity Click's owner was a certain Eric Lew, former owner of Icashout (a site who vanished, letting all its members unpaid, and a recognized scam).
As I said above, I usually hate to follow the first scam callings, as I prefer to see for myself how things are turning, so I was actively reading articles and threads about VC, but decided to keep on clicking there (at that time I hadn't reached my first payout, and I'm happy I did click further, because at least I was paid for it). But also, when having numerous sites telling it could be a scam, I was at least a bit wary and did not invest in upgrades or referrals.
Though, then, just after my first payout, the "mess" began seriously :
As answer to threads that were accusing him to be that "Eric Lew from I cashout" the owner of VC defended himself by telling he was not. At that time, VC's owner was still very much communicating through forums( his own as well as many other).
After a few weeks, allthough members were happy with the payouts (which were very fast and always done) a number of complaints concerning referral sales appeared on these forums and at the VC forum as well.
People were complaining referrals did vanish from their downline, other mentionned that they did buy referral packs but that almost all of them were inactive.
Though it's the risk when you buy referrals, VC had a replacement policy and members wanted their "inactives" replaced, which is legitimate. Conveniently, this replacement policy was suddenly non applicable, or only applicable if... (various changes were done)...
At VC forum, posts stating this vanished overnight, and a few days later the forum itself was unreachable during a few days. After it's reopening, 3 days were missing and it was told to members that he had to backup three days ahead as the most recent backups had not been done..go figure...
You can read further about here :
*Long thread with the whole story
* thread from Assoth
In the following week, suddenly, site as well as forum were unreachable, and at a dedicated PT forum, there were posts from a certain Assoth, former mod from VC forum telling that he had been abused by VC's owner, that it was really the scammer Eric Lew who lied to everybody and, last but not least, that he (Assoth) did hack the site as a revenge, and stole all the money in Velocity click's Alertpay account...
The site came back online 2 days after, but with strange signs, showing it could be a scam ...80 to 100 links everyday (only around 15 before), no online support anymore, no forum as well (and forum never came back online)
At that time I was very close to 2nd payout, so I decided to continue clicking even though...and as soon as I reached $10, I asked for payout.
My payout was placed in "pending" which is normal, but 3 days after , it showed as "paid" in my VC account but this was NOT TRUE! My Alertpay account did not have any incoming money transfer...
I would have bother writing to support, but I had also friends who were member at VC, and it was exactly the same for them : account showing "paid" as they were not.
Velocity click is now a proven scam who DOES NOT pay its members. It's sad, because it had a very promising beginning, and with all this story, I still don't know who scammed who (the owner or Assoth), but what I know is that at the end it were the members who have been scammed...as usual...
This is just a little wink to whom it may concern :o) (and you know who you are). I don't want to breach your privacy, but if you agree, I can also put a backlink to you here, lol!
Thank you!
So the table is set : coffee , donuts, newspaper hope you will enjoy!!
And to all my other readers, take a sit and share with us !! The expresso machine is full and I bought a truck of donuts !!
Auto-clickers (or bots) become a real menace for PTC industry lately, and maybe you did already notice that many PTC sites implemented more and more anti-cheat measures.
What's a auto-clicker you may ask?
An autocliker is a software that automates clicks and allows dishonest members to cheat a PTC program. Thus in order to earn a max commission in a minimum amout of time. Usually, and that's the common rule, members do first have to log in their account, and then click on the available links, one after another, waiting each ad to have it's timer over.
With an auto-clicker, everything is automated, except the account login. That means the member has still to log in his account, set the bot and than the software will scan the page for links and auto-click of them. And all of this runs in the background.
UNFAIR !
Obviously, as these clicks are not "human" ones, they are strictly forbidden, and considered as cheating and illegal in each serious program TOS. After all, the goal of a PTC site, is to actually SHOW ads to people. If no one looks at the displayed ads, no advertiser will buy ad campains ...as they'll see their ads were not effective, and won't come back anymore.
And a program who can't sell ads anymore, will die soon.
It's also highly unfair for honnest members, If I am an advertiser, and buy, for example a 1 cent to 1000 members, my ad will maybe be clicked by 100 bots and deprive 100 other members, honnest ones, from wieving my ad, and earning a comission for it. I will be deceived by the results of my campain won't advertise there anymoreand won't be the only one .
The program won't have any more ads to show, the programm owner will be broken by having paid out cheaters, and will maybe not be able to pay the reamining payout requests. Bots will have killed the site!!
What 's the risk to use autoclickers?
If the Program Owner finds out You use that type of software (and believe me they will investigate your account before paying you, especially since the use of bots became so important) you'll lose ALL your earnings and be BANNED. It may seem to you it's "working" and it can work a while, but as soon you'll request payment, your account will be checked.
PO's do talk together, at least some of them, some also do post in PTC dedicated forums and they'll maybe give usernames from those who had been found cheating, so you even risk to lose your earnings and accounts at several programs.
Another thing is often forgotten by the autoclickers users : many of these bots are "rotten", I mean when you download them, and also when using them.
Some of them have built-in trojans and other kinds of nasty crap such as virii, worms aso. while some other do load them during the sofware download.
If you're worried by your security and your PC's health, know that by downloading these bots, you put yourself at risk. You should better think twice before downloading this kind of programs...
What do PTC owners do to prevent the use of auto-clickers?
Well, several measures have took place in order to get rid of this. Many POs did even set up several different anti-cheat systems, as one alone could be not enough to spot a bot. This can include
- Login page with touring number (CAPTCHA)
- End of timer with CAPTCHA, or at any other time in the ad
- Cheat links (a link clearly noted as "cheat link do not click", but the bot will only see a link, not read what's specified above, and will click even though)
- Session time out
- IP monitoring
- Simple questions or mathematic operations asked before accessing the ad or after the timer is finished
Other measures that I'm not aware of do certainly exist too...
In conclusion, If you began PTC, it's certainly because you like it, it's not a hard job, and well paid for what has to be done. If you want to be paid for it in the long run, cheating the program is really a bad idea.
If you find it's a too hard work...then think about quitting PTC and do something else.
Advertisers wants to show their ads to real people, and as long as this happens, they'll keep on spending money in PTC, and we will keep on earning...
So...think twice....for your earnings, and for your computer health, DO NOT USE AN AUTOCLICKER!
This is what Qassia can do for you!
It can:
You can add your websites, and get unlimited quality backlinks. There is no need to pay, or to link back to Qassia. Websites are processed instantly and ranked by the amount of credits you have amassed. To earn credits, you can add intel, i.e. tidbits of intelligence.
Why is Qassia needed?
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How will Qassia generate traffic?
Qassia is fantastic because you get credit for sharing your intelligence. The more credit you earn, the better your websites will rank. And you get a backlink to your website for every intel you add - only Qassia gives you unlimited quality backlinks.
This provides incentive for site owners to contribute to Qassia. Thus harnessing the minds of millions, Qassia will become the largest repository of intelligence on the web.
Give it a try, check it out, register your user name and your site(s), and see what happens. You can post your articles to Qassia as well, and the more you add to the site, the more Qassia
dollars you'll accumulate.
You'll need an invite to register, it's just here > Qassia
Well, we do all need traffic, and are seeking readers for our blogs, be it on Technorati, MyBlogLog, or anywhere else helping us to show our blogs.
CLICKYU
Today I have signed up at Clickyu. I thought about doing so since a certain time already, and when I saw an ad for this program today, I decided to give it a try.
Membership :
As free member you will get 0.75 cent per ad you view
0.25 for each ad your referrals view.
As a premium member you will get 1 cent per ad you view
0.5 cent for each ad your referrals view.
Payout : $5
Upgrade :
Right now, Clickyu has 2 very interesting offers : regular premium Membership is $29.99 for 1 year BUT through March this upgrade will be offered for $19.99 AND the first 100 will get this upgrade for life !!
This is what you get when you upgrade :
- 1 cent per click
- 5 free referrals if available
- 15 second timer
- Double first level referrals earnings from 0.25 cents to 0.50 cents per click
- Priority Payments - get paid in less than 2 days.
- Priority Support
You can also puchase referrals at this rate :
They have a 10 referrals package for $9.95Advertising :
This month Clickyu offers also very interesting deals concerning advertising, hereunder regular as well as advertising special 1/2 price (even more than 1/2, the more you buy the cheaper it is!) :
- 100 Member visits
$3>>>>>$1.76 - 250 Member visits
$7>>>>>$3.49 - 500 Member visits
$14>>>>$6.38 - 1000 Member visits
$28>>>>$12.15 - 2000 Member visits
$50>>>>$23.70 - 3000 Member visits
$75>>>>$35.25 - 5000 Member visits
$125>>>$58.35 - 10000 Member visits
$250>>>$116.10
PLUS Blog Special ! : once you're a member and if you have a blog you'll get 1 free referral if you post about their advertising special (bloglink has to be submitted via Clickyu's contact page)
My opinion :
Though it's still a bit early to have a firm opinion about Clickyu, I think it's a very promising site. Seeing their offers concerning upgrade and advertising, I did something I've never done and upgraded immediately. I'm now Member4 life and got my 5 referrals (who by the way are active ones>> I do precise it because often sites do not check if the refs they allow are or not active)
Concerning advertising rates, the site seems sustainable.
Since hours now the site seems to be down
Server problems?
SCAM ?
Don't know what to think about, but CAUTION!!
Will keep you all informed
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I was doing my daily clickings when I clicked on an ad for a new program which is still in prelaunch.This new site is Buxplus.org and will be on prelaunch until tomorrow. So this is the time to catch in and begin your referral quest!
Here is Buxplus offers
- Membership is FREE. + $0.10 signup bonus.
- Earn a very generous $0.01 per link clicked.
- Earn a very generous $0.01 for each website your referals view.
- Realtime reports of your earnings.
- Get paid to Play.
- Click & Referral contests.
Payments are processed through AlertPay, E-gold, Liberty Reserve and PayPal.
NO MINIMUM PAYOUT !!
The last week was very active concerning PTR for me. After 2 weeks, I began to check all the "Paid to" programs I belong to since recently, and to separate those I would keep and those I would unsubscribe from.
This is not always an easy task...
When it is only about removing scam programs, the decision is not hard to take, but, as I'm revolving around the "Paid to" sphere since quite a long time, I do not very often sign into blatant scams anymore (happens sometimes though, lol). So this jobs consists more in supressing those who are not working for me.
This because of various reasons, including (but not limited at) :
- the weak amount of mail received
- what I earned during my test period (this depending also from the payout minimum at a particular site)
For example :
- Program A sends me 10 mails/day at a 1 cent rate, and the payout minimum is $10 (I obviously keep)
- Program B sends me around 10 mails /day at 1/4 cents rate but the payout is $2 (I'll certainly keep)
- Program C sends me also 10 1/4 cents a day but payout is $10 (I'll certainly unsubscribe)
- Program D sends me 1 cent link , but only 2 a day (I'll certainly unsub too)
Programs I unsubscribe from are NOT TO BE classified as scams. If ever I notice there's a evident scam in "Paid To" sites I'm member of, I will cleearly label it and write a warning here in my blog.
The second part of my last's week job was also to find new programs to test.
Sites I unsubscribed from :
Matrix Mails (allthough this is a very good site with established reputation, I receive such a low amount of mails that it'll take me ages to reach payout)
AdPaid.com : Same problem as Matrix Mails (in worse for me : I signed up on 02/12/08, and so far made only $0.0321)
Sites on hold : Updated here !!
Kooplinks (I just love this site, the webmaster and the staff are super nice, but not much clicks for me. HOWEVER if you like Paid To Signup, it's a great site ! and the payout is only 0.02! That's why I have kept it "on hold" right now, I'll take my decision later, the site is still very new)
Sites I signed in : (they're all reviewed in detailed posts )
10Bux : The advertising hit of the moment... (review done, click here to read)
Hugebux (review done click here )
BuxOne (review in "construction")
Wordlinx (review done click here )
Isabelamarco's moneymaker (review done, click here to read)
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