My 4th instant payment from Neobux

Payment Received (Unique Transaction ID #XXXXXXXXXXXX)
Business Name:		NeoBux
Buyer Email:		paypal@neobux.com
Payment Sent to:		xxxxxxx@gmail.com
Business Contact Information
Customer Service URL:		http://www.neobux.com
Customer Service Email:		support@neobux.com
Amount received:		$5.67 USD
Fee amount:		$0.00 USD
Net amount:		$5.67 USD
Date:		Apr. 17, 2009
Time:		02:31:37 PDT
Status:		Completed

It Finally Happened ...

... Ciao.com looks like it has closed its doors to community members from certain countries, the Philippines included.

For two days now, I haven't been able to log in nor check my account there. And yet I still keep getting email alerts when people comment on my reviews.

I hope Ciao is just cleaning up the system of the thousands of plagiarists who have been abusing the site for months now. The sad part is that even we, honest members, were affected with the drastic measures taken.

Here's hoping Ciao could find a better system that works so that cheaters can be eliminated fast without sacrificing the hard work and genuine efforts that the honest members are putting on our reviews.

Almost Fell For It LOL

Good old Neobux is playing a joke on its members for April's Fool hahaha. If I didn't read about this in Mylot first, I'd probably have a heart attack when I open my account without the ample warning.

I checked mine and lo and behold, my Neobux balance suddenly reflected more than a million bucks! I took a screen capture to preserve the moment LOL

Obviously it's just a big joke because the "Your Payment" button remained gray. My next payout is set at $5.00 and I'm still more than a dollar short.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to reading lots of reactions tomorrow when those members in the Western countries start opening their Neobux accounts too :p

For Reviews -- I'm sticking to Ciao from now on

Okay, I THOUGHT ReviewStream was a good site. No more. I emailed them with a polite question and got a very rude reply. When I tried explaining more (since they don't seem to understand English much) I was given more rude answers that made me think I was talking to someone aged 5 or under. Goodness, my youngest son can converse better than that!!! I can now understand why there are many articles all over the internet complaining about this website. Just google "Reviewstream rude" and you'll get your references.

I don't care about the first few dollars I earned there. They can keep it for themselves. I won't spend my precious Internet time anymore trying to reach $50 just to cash out.

I'm still sticking to Ciao though. They have paid me twice and I'm expecting a third payment in 2 weeks' time. I prefer to belong somewhere that has specific rules and guidelines to follow.

$2 paid per quality review!

(Edited Feb 2009: ReviewStream turned out to be a scam. Don't waste your time there.)

Less than a month after being introduced by a fellow clicker to try out another online earning site, I can now say that this one is a better alternative to clicking ads for cents or joining review sites like Ciao where just about anyone can post crappy reviews.

Reviews posted in ReviewStream are assessed first before being posted on their site. What's good about this is that there is quality control and double checking if the reviewer deserves the $2 fee per review.

There is also a bulk rate that is given ($0.40, I think) to those whose reviews don't meet all of RS's criteria. I don't check the bulk rate box when I send in my reviews because I believe that everything I write for them has substance.

So far, I have had 3 reviews approved and already have $6 in my account. It's fine by me to wait for a few days before they send me notification that my reviews have been approved. At least I know that they're really looking for honest reviewers.

Reviewers need to reach $50 in their account to be able to cash out. If you're industrious enough, I think it would be easy to reach payout here than in any other site that pays in cents. When I have more time in between my writing deadlines, I plan to do more reviews to reach my first payout faster.

In case you're wondering, yeah, you can review just about anything you own or use or go to. Check out the ReviewStream site to know more.

Enjoy earning! :)

Bummer

Latest news in the online earning world:

Ciao just removed their $0.25 per review and is instead implementing a "new-improved" scheme that no member can make heads or tails with. I've stopped posting there at the moment. Will probably resume if the $12.22 cashout I requested end of November will really be paid to my PP account mid of this month.

Thinkbux has reset balances to zero just when I am only $0.03 short of my first $5 cashout. Aaaargh! And the admin has some lame explanations that I can clearly translate as "Say goodbye to your hard-earned money from clicks because I just got them as my early Christmas present." :(

I'm sticking with the other trusted sites that are still paying (according to proofs of payments at the PTC forums). I've also started getting more active at Helium now by writing full-length articles that might just earn me money in the long run. After all, taking it slow is sometimes really worth the wait.

First payment from 247bux

Here's part of the email I got from AP today. 247bux pays!

Payment Details

Date: November, 25 2008 1:15:55 PM
Amount Sent: $1.00 USD
Sender Name: Somchai Juntapracon
Sender Email: indy@indymom.com
Message: 247Bux Payment - Please post proof on our forum for get next paid. Thank you!

View the details of this transaction by logging into your AlertPay account.

Wish I started here a long time ago

I have been hearing about Ciao for several weeks now. People in forums have been saying that it's easier to make money here than in PTC sites. I thought it was like Helium or Associated Content where you're only paid depending on the page views your write-ups get.

But a forum poster at Mylot said Ciao pays per uploaded review. So I tried signing up yesterday. I found that there are lots of products there that I already used, watched, listened to and generally know something about.



In a burst of energy, I made review after review and didn't realize I made 13 in total when I started getting tired.

I noticed that members have been rating some of my reviews right after I post them. Some of them even invited me to join their circle of friends. What a nice community!

Earlier today, I logged back in and whoa, I was really surprised because I already made $3.97 from my participation yesterday! That's phenomenal for me because in PTC sites, if you don't have referrals under you, it may take you about two weeks or more just to reach the first $1 mark.

At Ciao, you can already cashout when you reach $5. Try it out for yourself and see how fun it is to write about stuff you already know about. Click the banner above to register.

Cashback Offers

I have signed up under several people for some of the PTC sites I belong to. They offered cashbacks for a certain number of clicks. Now that I have been paid (via AP and PP) by several of my uplines, I’m now also offering cashbacks to those who will sign up under me.

First, if you still don't have a Paypal or Alertpay account, sign up here:

http://www.paypal.com

http://www.alertpay.com/?YwUlBlcVHZSl9omZk56MwQ%3d%3d

Here are the deals ...

INSTANT BONUSES:

http://www.neobux.com/?r=writermom
$1 for every 210 clicks via AP or PP
(I got paid by Neobux already!)

NON-INSTANT:

http://www.ara-bux.com/?r=writermom
$1 for every 200 clicks via AP

Some reminders:

• Before hitting the Register button, make sure my username is the one in the referral space. Otherwise, clear your browser’s cache and try again. I advise that you use Mozilla Firefox as your browser instead of Internet Explorer when you do PTC clicking.
  

• After signing up, EMAIL ME at pinoyclicker[at]gmail.com the following details: your username, the PTC site you signed up under and your AP/PP account email.
  

*Calling all those who signed up under me already, you too can avail of these cashback offers so PM me asap too!

• I will regularly monitor the number of clicks you will make under me. If you’ve reached the requisite number of clicks, feel free to remind me but I promise that once I see you’ve already reached payout, I’ll send your bonus instantly (see list of instant paying sites) or as soon as I get paid from a particular site (see list of non-instant paying sites).
  

• I will also be posting here stats of all referral clicks for transparency purposes as soon as my downlines begin confirming sign ups via email.
  

• All offers will remain valid unless the PTC site suddenly stops paying or turns scam. Sorry, but it happens. I have had sign ups and clicks that weren’t paid anymore by uplines because they also didn’t receive their payments from the site.
  

• Offers may still change if there are also changes made in each of the site’s TOS (terms of service).
  

Notice that I didn’t give offers to all the sites I belong to. I’m still in the process of weeding out which are really legitimate or not among the other sites. So far, with the sites I’ve posted above, I know of someone who has been paid there already or I have been paid there myself.

Check back often as I will be adding new sites under the cashback offers. If you have been bitten by the clicking bug and want to sign up for more sites, check out those listed at my very first post below (which is being updated regularly). I might offer cashback on some of them in the future once I have more proof that they pay.

Referral exchanges are still welcome. Give me an offer and let's see if we can make a deal :)

My First Payment from Neobux!!!

Finally, I reached my first $2.12 payout and I got to cashout yesterday! (Happy, happy, joy, joy! LOL)

I was amazed that it seemed it only took seconds before the money was transferred to my Paypal account. Here's the proof:

Date	Type	To/From	Name/Email	Status	Details	Action	Amount
Oct. 27, 2008	Payment	From	NeoBux	Completed	Details		$1.98 USD

They deducted a few cents as transfer fees though.

I've also requested my first cashout from Storybux but I have to wait because they release payments in 5-7 days. Will post proof of payment again here when I get it :)

Yey! I'm earning on the side ... slowly ... but surely ...