Category Archives: Admin Letters

Explanation For Framebreaker Failure with Viral Cloaker

Your ad fails the framebreaker test.  When I clicked the link the first time, I got a DNS error.  The next couple times I tried it, I got a  blank screen.  When I copy the target URL to my browser (without the framebreaker test), It loads fine.

I’ve tried it several times, and I’ve observed that the failure occurs only during peak traffic periods.  Of course, this is when you WANT your ad to be shown. 

NO ACTION NECESSARY

Just be aware that the Viral Mailer bar is doing several redirects and is creating a very large traffic overhead for  your ads.  The reason it is failing the framebreaker is that the framebreaker timer starts at the first address, and does not consider the subsequent redirects before throwing the timeout error.  

If you are not getting the CTR’s for your ads you think you should be getting, I recommend dumping the viral ad bar and go native with the referral URL or simple cloaking.

I’ve had the same problem with the viral link cloaker I use, and have had to dump it to go native with the referral URL. 

 

 Rich 

(sorry for the lengthy explanation – I can’t help it.  I’m a network engineer) 

Safe Ad zone warning

Your ad was corrected.

To stay FTC compliant, your ad subject was changed.  Dollar signs are not permitted but I’ve seen interpretations that also include character substitutes such as *.   I changed your subject line to read:

 Make money For Every Email You Process And Get Paid INSTANTLY!

Be aware that this particular ad is BANNED from many ad boards such as SuccessQuik (there is a blacklist of specific URL’s, and this project can be found there).

As a safelist owner yourself, I’m hoping that this also is a concern to you: it is a borderline interpretation of FTC regulations that allows this to skate by.   I personally do not want to be shut down because the FTC interpretation changes at some point. 

I will allow it for now, but I am considering going with the SuccessQuick blacklist and making my safelists “Safe Ad Zones”

In case you have not seen this list, I will get permission to share it with you if you are interested

 

Rich

FREE means FREE TO YOU

FREE means FREE TO YOU, but FREE is Not FREE

Huh?  While as the owner of Giant Profit Ads and Mad Cow Ads, the following observations were shared with the members of those safelists. In communications with other system administrators, these observations are also being made on many of the other safelists and traffic exchanges.  We all agree that FREE means FREE TO YOU applies to any site that offers free benefits with no forced upgrade to paid memberships.
For most of you, the advertising resources on safelists are available to you even as FREE members. But these services are not free.  The owner of the site is actually footing the cost of these services that benefit the members.  
Understand that a safelist or traffic exchange is a business, certain normal business expenses are expected.  Some of the ongoing costs the site owners have are:
  • Software rental or service agreements
  • Software upgrades and maintenance
  • Software options to enhance the member experience
  • Graphic ad updates
  • Hosting fees
  • Domain name renewals
  • Ad Co-ops and advertising to generate traffic
  • Paypal fees
  • SuperNetwork partnerships
  • Commissions payouts
Here are some symptoms and factors that may endanger the owner’s ability to continue the offer free services.  
  • The number of FREE members is growing, 
  • The members are not doing any noticeable browsing of any type of ad based on the click counts and the lack of rewards being issued
  • There have not been many upgrades to a paid memberships
  • There have been few, if any  purchases of advertising, and 
  • There is no offset to the owner’s costs to keep these facilities running.

Some Other Factors

I will use Giant Profit Ads and Mad Cow Ads as examples of the issues:

  • Free members generally do not get paid for referrals. PRO members (on my safelists) receive 5000 points for each new signup
  • Pro members do not receive rewards when their referrals log in
  • Pro members do not get a monthly allocation of points.  All points must be through referrals or earned by viewing ads
Changes We Have Already Made
  • There are no more Lifetime memberships.  Any current lifetime JV memberships will be honored until termination or upgrade.
  • Lifetime JV members who upgrade to SuperJV will become month-to-month or annual subscription members
  • Paid memberships are enrolled in either an affordable monthly subscription, or a discounted annual subscription.  
  • There can be no refunds of annual subscriptions since these rates are discounted.
  • Pro members will receive daily broadcasts encouraging them to upgrade to paid memberships.
Changes That Must Be Made
 
Some changes must be implemented to generate some revenue.  That means that some services that were previously free or that could be “purchased” by exchanging points, will now be pay-per-use services. 
 
All members, whether free or paid, will be required to use Paypal
  • Paypal is used for payment of membership fees and ads.  
  • Paypal is also used for distribution of commissions.   
  • If you do NOT have a Paypal ID defined in your profile, you will receive an email notifying  you that  you will be given 14 days to update that profile to include a valid Paypal account.  At the end of that courtesy period, your account will be terminated.
  • Why?  If you do not have a payment method defined, that sends a clear signal that you are not willing to purchase the products and services offered.  This is a business.   That would be like having the counter person at the ice cream store make a double dip ice cream cone for you with full knowledge that you have no money in your wallet.
Fewer Allocations of Free Ads for Pro (Free) Memberships
  • The initial allocations of free ads, and “starter” promo codes will be reduced for PRO members
  • The generous allocations of free ads from “starter” promo codes for paid members will continue
  • No double dipping.  If you use a promo code from an external site, the points allocated will be rescinded if you use the “starter” code.
Some services will be restricted from “trading points”
  • SOLO Ads, Login Ads (600×300), Full Page Login Ads, Featured Ads, and PTC Ads will no longer allow trading of “points”.  
  • Daily Login Bonus rewards will be for “passive advertising” services only
  • Effective immediately, these are pay-per-use services
Activities will be monitored
  • Any free account that has no activity in 30 days will be terminated.
  • Activity includes login, daily super bonus, daily login bonus, surfing of ads, and other activities that require logging into to these safelists.
  • Pro Point Harvesters who do not login will be terminated.
 
The purpose of FREE means FREE TO YOU is to raise awareness and understanding that the extreme competition for safelists, with hundreds of new sites every day “devalues” the features and functions provided for all members.

Rich Moyer

Member to Member Cash Programs

Surf Submission

Surf Name: GoFundMe
Surf URL: http://www.gofundme.com/8k83zk
Credit: 3000 points

 

Please read the article on Safe Ad Zone and the Banned Program List.

http://wp.me/p4ibIZ-gQ  

 

While this particular program is not specifically on that list, it violates FTC regulations.  This is a cash donation solicitation.  There is no product, and no member benefits other than making a donation.

Nearly all the Surf programs you submitted  are the same program from the same people with a different spin and URL for each.  They just barely make the qualifications for FTC compliance because they DO have a website, hosting, and sell downloads of PLR.  These I will approve, with caution.  Each will be scrutinized before approval.

 

Rich Moyer

Admin

GiantProfitAds

Mad-Cow-Ads 

Solo Ads Approved but Slow

Members:

For those who have submitted SOLO ads here at Giant Profit Ads, you will see that they show approved.

You ads have been successfully submitted to the queue, but we are experiencing a system problem that affects SOLO ad distribution.

We are working on the problem and will notify you when it is resolved.

For now, I am manually pushing the Solo Ad queue but due to the large number of ads in the queue, it may take awhile to get through the backlog.

Sorry for the inconvience.

Rich Moyer

Admin 

Warning – Wrong Login Ad Size

Warning

Login Ads must be 600×300.
See the video – a quick way to determine graphic ad dimensions
http://video.webcastsource.com/videos/how-to-determine-image-size-with-chrome-browser/

While this submission does not meet size requirements, it does not break frames or exceed the window specifications, so I will approve it.

In the future please adhere to the ad size guidelines.

Thank you

Rich Moyer

Admin 

REPLY REQUIRED

To all Pro (free) Members at:

Giant Profit Ads 

Mad Cow Ads

Global Connections Ads 

Empire Text Ads 

 

In order to ensure that we are maintaining memberships for only ACTIVE free members, YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED.  

Send an email indicating that you wish to continue with your free membership to:

EmpireTextAds@spahoconsulting.org 

If a response is not received by January 31, 2015, your free account will be terminated and you will be permitted to re-join only as a paid member. 

Rich Moyer

Admin