Pay-to-post & Posting Contests = The Lame
I got my start in adult by joining Netpond.com through a link from their dreaded arch-enemy GetPaidForum.com (which is all about the most scammy stuff online Paid-to-click email programs, ppc search engine “we search for each other” kind of stuff and more scams - yeah I’ve been tricked I was young what can I say?).
Netpond pays you points to post (I think it’s 5/post) and I think this is kinda stupid but I understand them since they have obviously found a business model where it pays to give away nickels to all these post-whores who fuels the forum and makes it attractive for advertisers to get their stuff on there (thoughit’s not all these post whores who’ll make the sponsors sales - I’d love to see some stats from an advertising campaign on NEtpond/GFY - was it worth it?).
They’ve started a new contest that goes a little something like “Put up a ton of business threads and we’ll vote for the best ones at the end of the month”. That’s kinda cool - it increases the amount of threads that you might actually find some use for AND people might be giving away more info than normal since they have a $ incentive to do so.
But it’s screwed. There are 3 nominees for this month’s contest. One of them just hit me up on ICQ, did the usual ICQ “Hi. How are you? Good. Listen I need your help.” BS routine and I just let him go on and on about this contest and I should check out the tutorials and that I should vote and that he was XXX on there.
I talked to the dude one time before, can’t remember the conversation and he hits me up like we’re friends and I’d of course vote for a friend to earn some cash. yeah right. On days like these I just can’t get enough of the adult arena of the interweb!
droopy Said,
September 4, 2006 @ 2:54 pm
That’s definitely screwed. If someone asked me to vote for them there’s no way I would do it, and I’d post the info on the board for everyone to see. So whoever did this is lucky they were talking to you and not me.
ynuahayt Said,
September 5, 2006 @ 7:53 am
Hey droopy hehe well I wouldn’t get much out of posting stuff like that on the boards I think - granted some would like me more, some would like me less but at the end of the day it’s all just bullshit I think and not worth the drama - I just posted it on here to comment on the pay per post/post contest systems which I think is screwed.
Btw I just reviewed and accepted your first free site submission to me - nice work and I look forward to seeing more from you! Oh yeah and also submit any blogs ya got
- and if you haven’t started blogging yet I can get you started - just leave some contact info - this goes for everyone reading this!