AdVentures4U confusion!

Well guys, I am as confused as everyone else with what is going on at AdVentures. If you missed it, the first update today indicated that the program was turning into just a traffic exchange with no Revenue Share. The others....well, the updates today were confusing to say the least. I mean, why would you write something before thinking it over? Boggles the mind. The latest updates contradict the first, so my plan is to wait and see.
I sure hope Steve can come up with a plan as so many people are really enjoying this business. But I will admit, I was once again getting those little "tingly" feelings about it. I was hoping it was just the move to a new script. BUT, the huge decrease in earning % this week brought panic to some folks. Even though Steve said he had a reason for it, it is hard to trust in this business. AND, should we really ask people to trust folks that they only know online? I mean you can build trust over time and through consistent good acts, but really trust? Hard question. I know that many, many people are probably really conflicted over what happened and my heart goes out to them. I can only hope they heeded the sage advice of investing only what you can afford to lose. I made profit here and will not complain about how Steve handled the business. Until today. He needs to realize he has thousands of people hanging on what he says. He needs to be clear and not ramble. I'm a pretty smart gal and I can not figure out what his intentions are. Sigh.

Moving on to another question...how will this affect other Revenue Share programs? These are the hot programs in our little crazy world right now. AdVentures was the model for many others to come. Any thoughts?

Diva

Is it Fall yet?

I am anxiously awaiting the fall season, it can't get here fast enough. First of all, it is beautiful during fall in Kansas. The temperatures are glorious, just a great time of year. Second, business picks up on the internet. I am ready for that too. I am also ready for all the technical problems to be over with. If it is not my program sites being down, it is the pay processors being down. Sort of puts a damper on keeping things moving. One of those glitches in the pay processors caused me to get 14 duplicate charges. Yes, you heard right...14. I was not happy when I logged into my STP account. I'm sure the program admin will make it right, but geez.

Ok, enough whining. I do like this new Sokule thing. It is a nice site. It is still in beta launch, so there are some bugs and also some areas they have not developed yet. But I think it will be a good thing. So far, pretty cool. There is also actual conversation going on there. Seems all I get on Twitter sometimes is people just throwing out pet phrases or inspirational sayings. I don't know about you, but that doesn't keep my attention for long.

Hey, anyone know much about dog psychology? My german shepherd is turning into a clingy pants. She has to lay on my feet, I have to force her to go outside and she follows me every where I go in the house. This is just a recent turn of events and I can't quite figure it out. It's not like she is starved for attention or anything. I had better go research that on the internet, find her a psychiatrist or something. Any ideas?


Diva

Sokule launches! The new and improved Twitter?

Cool! Jane Mark has launched her new social networking site similar to Twitter. You may join FREE or upgrade. It has an affiliate program where you can earn, although I am not sure how all that works yet. I'll need to spend some time later today exploring the site. In the meantime, grab a free account and explore yourself! It is meant for business folks, and that would be you, right?

Here is what Jane Mark says about it:

By now you know that Sokule is like
Twitter but monetized.

You know that he has an affiliate program
that is going to stuff your pockets with
that Green Spendin Stuff.

You know that when you post on Sokule
you will be posting on Twitter and
40 other social networking sites.

You know that can customize your profile
so that it shows off your own business
in just the way you want it to

You know that all of the useful Twitter
applications will be in one place and
that is in the members area of Sokule.

You know that you will be able to post
longer messages at Sokule depending on
your membership level

You know that you will have a Sokwal which
acts like a blog to get your message all
over the net and it will be right smack
in your members area for you to use
whenever you want.

You will be able to purchase followers
(or trackers as we call them using
sokens) These will be like tokens
that you use to encourage people to
track you.

You know that you will be able to edit your
posts and, for people like me who can't
spell, that is the end all and be all:)

You will be able to resqueek
You will be able to auto welcome your
trackers ( followers)

You will be able to have your own live
links at Sokule.

You will be able to put you your videos
on Sokule.

There is so much to Sokule and you will
begin to find that out on Tuesday when
we Beta Launch to the JPE lists on
Tuesday, August 25th.

But here is something you do not know
about Sokule.


I call it the Ultimate Business Connection
Find anyone, anywhere in the world in your
field.

Sokule is going to get you connected
in a nano second with anyone you are
looking for.

If you are an accountant in New York City,
you will be able to find a book keeper next
door.

If you sell Golf clubs in Utah, you will
be able to connect with Golfers in Utah
who want to buy your product.

If you are selling health and fitness
products, you will be able to target
the Sokule members who are health and
fitness nuts and zero right in on them
with your product.

This is one of the strongest features
at Sokule.

See you then.

Jane

Click here to join Sokule.

Diva

Time flies!

Wow, has it really been four days since I wrote? I received a note, wondering why I had not posted recently. Anyway, I am back with some updates. First, sad news. My regular surf has bitten the dust. I knew it would, but was hoping it would last a little longer. Looking back, there were some warning signs. There usually are.
On to happier topics....The Splash Page maker I spoke of earlier is working fine now. You really should check it out. It is super simple to make yourself a splash page with it. If I can do it, YOU can do it.

I need to talk about a new site that is coming out on Tuesday. It is called Sokule. Jane Mark is developing the site and as such, I am sure it will be a huge success. To summarize what sort of site it will be, let's simplify it and call it a monetized Twitter site. It will operate in a similar fashion and have an affiliate program with it. The target audience will be business folks. Sooo, sounds like it could be a good tool for internet marketers. It is free with some upgrade options. I'll post the link when I get it, which should be early Tuesday. I can't wait to see it! If the actual site lives up to the marketing I have seen thus far, it will be a awesome.

No other real program news to report. My passive sites are all paying and doing very well.


Diva

At least it's not a surf!

Well, I just had to join PacForAll yesterday. It's a 12%x12 day HYIP. I don't normally go for these, but at least I know the gals that run it. I expect it to do well. Another perk is no surfing. I have enough surfing to do!

Update on Splash Speaker. I had fun making some splash pages and it was easy to do. But for some reason NOW, every time I click on the link to open that site, it freezes my computer. I hope they get that fixed soon or maybe it is just me?? Sure liked it until that started. If you guys are not making splash pages to advertise your favorites, you need to start. If find myself much more apt to read a splash page than a regular business page while looking around. I imagine I am fairly typical.

Beware of September. I just bet there will be all sorts of NEW and HOT things put in front of you. Check em out first, don't get swept up in the heat of the moment. I know it can be hard to resist, but remember....the heat does not last long. Only join something if you think it has a viable product and can be built on steadily over time. Please. Learn from my mistakes. Yes, I still make them, but I am here to share. Take note.

Diva

Video Ads Board

I forgot to mention that I made a place in the forum for folks to post their video ads. Doesn't have to be restricted to ads, but it should be a personally made video with some relevance to internet marketing. You get the drift. Maybe if there is enough interest we can have one for just fun videos in general. We'll see how this goes first.

Off to make some more capture pages. I love my new toy.



Diva

Update on skype and more....

I have so many things to tell you!! I have been a busy bee. First off, I understand that skype is down. If you are an addict, you probably already noticed that. It is NOT you, it is a system problem of some kind. Boy I will be glad when they get it fixed.

On to better things. I made my very first video ad!! I was scared to death, but Scott, who is a new forum member, helped me a ton! It was very fun to learn something new. It's not the best video ever, but it is a start. Check it out HERE. Feel free to make a comment or two. I hear that video ads are extremely effective. We'll soon see. These are not terribly hard to do. If you have questions on it, give me a yell. This is something you need to do. Yea, I know. Change is difficult. But as fast as things evolve, we don't want to be left behind in the dust.

Next on the list, another cool tool. This one is called Splash Speaker. I received an ad for it and it made me curious. The ad talked about adding voice to your splash page and how much more effective that is in traffic exchanges. So, I signed up without really knowing what it was all about. Once on the site, I found that it has an easy system to create a pretty decent splash page. Having been sorely remiss in this area, I jumped on it. I have made one splash page thus far and am now working on getting it circulated in my exchanges and surfs. It also has an ad tracker, so I will know where I am getting my results. You can join FREE and check it out. Upgrading gets you a few more options which is what I did.

So, yes. I have been a busy gal. Enjoyed every minute of it!

Oh, hey. That new program, Unlimited Advertising? The admin paid a day early!! Me thinks this could develop into a good one. That was certainly a nice start to it. If you are curious, sign up for free and look around. It is a combination matrix and revenue share ad site. What I did was purchase the membership for $20. With that purchase I received some advertising tokens. I will earn on those as well by viewing other sites. This is still in it's infancy, it launches tomorrow. Check it out.

I think I need to rest now. (:


Diva

Feathers and such...

Oh boy. I have quite the mess. My feather comforter sprung a leak in the dryer. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to clean up feathers?? They are little devils to catch. Unfortunately, I also had some black socks in the dryer with my comforter. They aren't really black anymore. Tons of little bitty white feathers stuck to them. Rats.

In other news, I see people are in the usual frenzy over some new programs that came out last week. None of them grabbed me. I still like my Unlimited-Advertising, but am not heavily promoting it yet. The first payrun is tomorrow. I will be more apt to promote it after I know the Admin is good about paying. The rest of my passive programs are doing very well. A few bumps with the new AdVentures4U site, but they'll get there. Solid Trust Pay being down did not help anyone this week. All seems good now though. Seriously, if you are not looking at adding one of the popular Revenue Share sites to your portfolio, you really should. Hey, even my other "regular" surf, SurfOurColors, is doing well for me. It's hanging in there. The ratio of earnings vs deposits still looks ok, so maybe a few more weeks??


If you have anything good for me to look at, drop me a line. I am always happy to check new things out.


Diva

Catching up!

I have been out of town some this week and have a ton of catching up to do. Looks like everything is going well with my online passive programs. One of the new ones came out with a pre-launch special that I took advantage of. Still not sure how it all works, but it is looking more interesting all the time. You can join free and see if you like it. Looks to be a combination matrix and revenue share ad site. I managed to get in pretty early, but am really more interested in the revenue portion of the site. I'll keep you posted. For you matrix fans, you probably ought to jump in it quick if you are interested. You know how that goes. It's called Unlimited-Advertising. I suspect we will hear more on it in the future. It is a bit different than the others.

More later. I need to go play with the pups. They missed mom.


Diva

Have you ever wondered?

Ok, so I was reading through a few ads tonight. I hate to say how many I saw that said things like "Retire early by investing only $10" or "$3.00 leads to millions". Wow. Do people believe that stuff? Sadly, I am sure that people who are desperate probably allow themselves to hope it is true. Give me a realistic synopsis any day. The hype is just that, hype. Sure, there are some ways that $10 might ultimately lead to a decent income. Look at some of these passive programs. Many people started out with a small investment and are now doing ok. But it did not happen overnight like many of the ads imply. It takes time and a little effort. Anyway, enough of my soapbox. If you are wanting to learn how to market, please take care with what you say. Let's try and be a weensy bit realistic.
Speaking of ads, I sent a funny one out tonight for my forum. I'll let you know how that goes. Still experimenting with my solo ads.

Program Junkies!

Program Junkies....I love this. Wish I had thought to do it first. I just gotta find me a programmer.
Isn't it cute? Did ya click on the link? If you sign up here for FREE, they say they will be posting new, fresh programs here. They will also do a bit of due diligence before they post. This is from the owners of Revenue Magic. They also own the SuccessQuick program I am in. They are pretty clever folks. Now to see how good their information is. Nothing to lose by trying it out.



Diva

Some wins, some losses

My trip to the casino went about like it always does. I won a couple $100 then promptly spent it. Anyone else do that? I find myself doing that online too. I make money, then don't do the smart thing and send it to the bank. It becomes more like "virtual" money than real money. Learn from my mistakes....do NOT do that. Keep a little play money for sure. But always get some of it home to the bank account where it counts towards real bills. Got it?

Anyway, the casino was fun. I love to gamble. More importantly, I like to win. The friend I went with and I were talking on the drive home. We both agreed that while the money is nice, it is the thrill of hitting the jackpot that we are really there for. Sound familiar? I thought so. Save us from ourselves. (:


Diva

Ready for the weekend!

Anyone else glad it is almost the weekend? This has been an odd week online. Several of my absolute favorite programs were having trouble with their sites and that just seemed to set the tone for my week. Things appear to be back on track so I am betting next week will be a little more productive. I am not a big fan of being unproductive, but I guess we all get in slumps.

Nothing new to report. Still watching the program I talked about a few days ago....Unlimited-Advertising. Still sending out a variety of different ads on different programs. I am hoping to be able to talk intelligently on what types of ads work for what sorts of programs soon.

Went to Music Theater tonight. Cute show! And it was over at a decent hour. I was really happy about that! I am going to end my week at a casino. In light of my slump, this might not exactly be the best plan, but that is what is in the forecast for tomorrow night. I'll try to be prudent.

Diva

Revenue Share marries Matrix?

I've been looking at a site I found. The name of it is Unlimited-Advertising. It purports to be combination matrix, traffic exchange and revenue share. It looks interesting. It is free to join now as it is in pre-launch. The owner has some interesting ideas on how to keep people in the matrix by utilizing the profit share to pay until they are in profit. We'll see on this one. I don't know enough about the Admin to know if it will be good. But, it's free at the moment, so what the heck? And you know how I love these Revenue Share things. (:

PAC is back up, so I got to surf! Never thought I'd be happy about surfing, but I am. Guess what I really missed was being paid every day. Sure hope you are in this one!!

I'll have some stats on my advertising experiment later this week.


Diva

Well Hell!

Here it is Sunday, I have a little time on my hands to surf and the PAC site is still down. I understand that gals are working on it but I did want to get that done for the day. The AdVentures4U site is still being worked on, but I did manage to get my surfing done there.

I added a new site under the Advertising link. It is a new traffic exchange called MyListFrog. Looks pretty nice. I see it advertised all over, so it may be a good place to get exposure for your favorite sites. I have not done a mailing yet with it, so I can't vouch for how user friendly it is. Oh, they do have a feature that allows you to "leap" over others with credits. That's different. Give it a try if you need a new place to get some free advertising.

I hear that summer time is slow for Internet Marketing. Sure seems pretty active to me. Lot's of new things out there. Sift through them carefully.

Back later...

Diva

Instant Capture Page revisited.

Hey, remember the other day I was talking about that Instant Capture Page thing? I was pulling up some sites on Google about it, saw some samples of how it works. It is pretty cool. AND, I just got an email saying it now works with Twitter!! I am still just an affiliate, have not actually bought the package yet. But, someone DID buy the package using my link. I sure would like to hear from them on how it is working out. I am very curious how many people actually fill out the information. Now, if you are like me and want to start off being an affiliate, go for it. Free to join and you make $30 per sale. I will probably bite the bullet and actually buy this soon. Sure would like to hear from someone using it.


Gotta run.


Diva

Referral what?

I was reading another forum today. There were several folks on there talking about referral whores. I thought it was funny and then I really started thinking on the concept. I think there is a HUGE difference in advertising JUST so you get referrals and advertising because you believe that what you are advertising can actually help people earn. Take a matrix program...you get in, think it is pretty keen and has a viable product. Well, naturally you are going to want to advertise it. Do you have a plan in place to help those that come in after you or are you just getting them in to have referrals and help yourself?

Of course to qualify as a genuine, fully vested, lifetime warranty, no money back referral whore, you must consistently advertise programs with little value and with no regard to your referrals. YIKES. It's hard to move past that mentality, especially when you join one of the FUN programs. You know? The ones with very little product value and a short shelf life. Generally speaking, the FUN ones I join are part of a teambuild. That can at least assist folks with earning money. Even then, you gotta watch what team you join up with. Some RW's love to start teambuild after teambuild. Watch it. Not to say that all FUN ones are worthless either. Some DO offer a decent product and...well...they are fun and low stress. As long as you realize you are not going to make a fortune with them. No matter what the ads say. (:

Suffice to say, I am watching things more closely these days. Thus the reason I promote passive programs more often than not. I DO believe in those because they are working for me. For now. I have no crystal ball, so I don't know what the future brings for any of them. I just keep truckin' and learnin'. Just like you.


Diva