Vendgalaxy

Reaching a pageview milepost very soon!

2012-01-19T11:32:00.002+02:00

Never thought i'd be this close to celebrating 20000 pageviews (currently at 19926)...so soon. Yes, i know some (many actually) have achieved it in in much less time...good for them! I need to start thinking of how i can celebrate the milestone! Any ideas?

Poll: PTC vs PTR vs TE vs Auction vs Survey vs Affiliate

2011-12-07T09:21:00.001+02:00

I've added a new poll to find out how internet surfers make (or prefer to make) their bucks on the internet. The choices are between: PTC (Paid to Click); PTR (Paid to Read); Surveys; Auctions; Affiliates and/or TE's (Traffic Exchanges). If you're interested in any of these, browse the pages below. There are plenty of posts/comments and information. If for any reason you're not able to find any links to your area of interest, drop a comment...and i'll help you find it!! Also, if there are programs which you think should be part of the poll...do the same..i'll be sure to include it in the next round!

Traffic Exchange Review: Easyhits4U - The No.1 Traffic Exchange

2011-12-02T09:23:00.001+02:00

It's easy to see why Easyhits4U has been the No.1 Traffic Exchange for such a long time! Not only has it ranked No.1 on Affiliatefunnel, but has also featured in the top on many other ranking sites, such as Traffichoopla for example.

The Easyhits4U site offers the following:

1:1 surfing ration
Guarenteed 24hrs unique hits
Games in surfing
5 Levels deep referral program
Cash and prizes for active surfing
Free and easy to use splash builder
Easy rotator tools
Geo-targeting of traffic
A huge member base of 500 000+

Like the new look? Do tell me!!

2011-11-08T18:33:00.000+02:00

i gave the blog a bit of a more modern look...i hope...do let me know what you think!

Something totally off Topic: How to forecast weather without any gadgets!

2011-09-19T08:11:00.000+02:00

Battle against scam site WON!

2011-08-26T13:57:00.000+02:00

A few posts back i spoke about the scam site Cool-traffic.com (which turned out to be not so cool, and actually got few people rather HOT under the collar...LOL), well...i got my money back via a refund from the pay-processor. So if ever you've been scammed, don't just give up when they don't respond to your emails/calls, etc...take it up with the pay-processor, because at the end of the day...their name is also going to be dragged through the mud!!

Lesson learnt!!!

Competition: Kulula launches Daddy's Deals

2011-08-25T16:37:00.000+02:00

PTC vs TE's: Surprising trend!

2011-08-25T12:02:00.000+02:00

I've noticed a surprising trend away from PTC's towards TE's i.e. Traffic Exchanges for the newbies. However when looking more closely, perhaps it is not so surprising at all...actually!

PTC's was originally seen as an easy, free and user friendly means to make money and was a boon to advertisers and marketers alike; offering cheap advertising and a receptive audience eager to get 'paid to click'. The industry experienced unprecedented growth, but with that also came the negatives........get-rich-quick schemes and scammers, which i imagine was further fuelled by an over-optimistic click crowd, who included many cheaters amongst them. The reputation of PTC suffered tremendously in the process! What happens in times of turmoil? Put differently.....the loss of one is the gain of another.....enter TE's.

A traffic exchange very simply put is precisely what its name suggest, i advertise my site for free, in return, i click, providing 'traffic' or a 'visit' to some other advertiser! It's a win-win situation - depending on your ability to market effectively and exploit the system - it can give some an unfair advantage. The advantage of TE's over PTC's is that nowadays, you can get both credits and cash for surfing, hence the one-up over PTC's,, plus the added bonus of payment for and from referrals.....and this without having to pay a cent ....IF YOU GO ABOUT IT PROPERLY.....and with a bit of patience.

I've been fortunate in not having paid a cent of investment for 80% of the programmes i promoted, when i did invest, in an upgrade or buying of refs, it is AFTER, i've reached minimum payout level and as such minimised the risk, by basically using their own money to invest! Apart from the cases such as Bux.to that turned out to be such a disappointment and still owe me a few hundred dollars, my experiences have been largely positive.

Drop me a post on whether you agree or not!

Affiliate Funnel Is A Different Way Of Thinking When It Comes To Downline Building

2011-08-14T17:19:00.000+02:00

Downline building has been around since the beginning of the internet. The offer is very exciting, let people know about your product or service, refer a few folks and presto, you are on your way to massive success. What's the problem with this scenario though?

Simple, downline building isn't as effective as it once was years ago. Sure there are people making lots of money online using their downlines and affiliate marketing strategies but during the past few years a change has been taking place.

It's called the marketing funnel and if you think of the pyramid look of a 'downline', flip it!

Here's how it works. Get as many people as you can into the top of your funnel and funnel them down into paying customers. Start with a free front end product or service and then let your marketing turn those free leads into paying customers and clients.

Affiliate Funnel is a service that does this plus so much more. It is an all in one business hub that shows you how to properly promote online using the best free resources around and channel these leads into a thriving downline. This is the power of a well put together marketing funnel, taking leads and turning them into clients.

Affiliate Funnel is owned by a guy who has built a massive six figure business using free resources and his own marketing funnel. Paul Kinder has put his experience in a bottle and packaged it for anyone to check out for free at:

http://www.affiliatefunnel.com/?rid=70255

Be sure to check out the Funnel today and start to promote your business the right way using the absolute best tools on the net. The results are there, it's time to grab them...

Clickfredtraffic: A brand spanking new Traffic Exchange

2011-08-09T13:02:00.000+02:00

I was informed of a brand new site today, that has all the makings to be great. I trust my source who also has his own site! The NEW site involves surfing for credits, while at the same time getting paid cash to do so...HOWZAT??

The sign-up link is http://clickfredtraffic.com/?rid=36 as you can see i'm only member no 36...i've got nothing to lose and everything to gain! There's no sign-up fee, so IT IS FREE!!

Now some would argue and say...GEEZ MAN..don't this guy learn from hi mistakes, i mean his very previous post concerned him getting burned by a TE and here he goes barely a day later. Yah, i know that's the OTHER REASON i'm here to take the chances everybody else is afraid of...and also give you the feedback so YOU can can have greater peace of mind when you do decide to join any programme being promoted on this site.

I'm breaking another CARDINAL RULE here: promoting a site that has not yet proven itself....WHY? I've never really had the chance to 'get in early'...! Here i have an opportunity to build right from the word go and promote, BEFORE...YES BEFORE, anyone (or few others) does it! YOU, the valued followers and casual surfers and visitors of this site also have that chance...AND YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO LOSE!!!

I on the other hand have much to lose if you think about it - i've got my reputation and credibility to lose if this turns out to be a bummer and for me that's MAJOR!

Finally....Once you've taken the plunge and you've signed up let me know..so i can check if i've been credited!

GO FOR IT!!!!!!

http://clickfredtraffic.com/?rid=36

Click Fred Traffic was designed to help you earn traffic and cash as well.

As a Free member you earn half a cent every 30 pages surfed, when you claim the Prize Page.
In addition, you earn 10% from all purchases or upgrades bought by your downline.

Enjoy your surfing at Click Fred Traffic

clickfredtraffic

What is a Traffic Exchange?

2011-08-08T17:21:00.000+02:00

So some of you might be wondering exactly what traffic exchanges (TE's for short) are! It is really very simple....when you join a TE, you surf the site, clicking on sites. Depending on your activity, you'll get the corresponding amount of visitors to your own site, be it a blog, corporate website, or even an affiliate link that you want to promote.

The beauty of it all is that you don't have to pay a single dime for the visitors you'll receive and you can choose how much traffic you want to send to the site - we know some can handle much less than others! They also provide you with various options to advertise your site(s), such as text ads; banner ads, splash pages, or merely an ordinary link.

I've found them to be invaluable and have even got followers to the website and referrals/sign-ups to my programmes this way...so it's well worth your while to take a look at them!

Links to traffic exchanges i promote are to the top left of this site...go for it!!

Warning: www.cool-traffic.com is a scam!

2011-08-08T17:10:00.000+02:00

I'm currently in dispute with cool-traffic.com for repayment of my fees used to buy referrals. I'll keep you all updated on the progress. This is what happened.

I purchased 50 referrals, was given only 44, a few days later this was further reduced to 38. I did not worry too much, since a common practice is for either the payment processor or the merchant to deduct 'admin fees'. I queried it nevertheless, but received no response - ALARM bells started ringing!!

However, after some weeks have passed and even the 38 refs couldn't get me a single surf credit, i had to do something, i mean for a site that purports to have over 91000 surfers, this would be 'peanuts' as they say, alas this was not to be!

I tried every means possible to communicate, i.e. using the contact button/link provided on the site completing the form 'to the T'; replying to the emails i still get from them (just bounces back), etc.

So i've taken the final step...to lodge a complaint with the payprocessor ...to get my money back! It is currently under investigation...obviously they'd want to get the other side of the story first (which is suppose is only fair). My experience and gut feel though is that....it is going to turn out to be a scam!!

I've already contacted one of the most experienced TE webmasters cum administrator who has a TE ranking site, and he agrees with me, ......the prognosis doesn't look good!

The good part of it is that you've learnt from my mistake ( i hope), you'll also see that cool-traffic was not listed or being promoted on this site....evidence to you that i only promote the best and most reliable programs here....and i have been paid by them or have the results/ difference they've made since i signed up with them.

So you can put your trust in these programmes....remember though that even when some of the programmes are quite good at first, they could turn out to be frauds/scammers or not paying in the end, some by choice, others by circumstance!

Take care out there...

vendgalaxy!!!

New Category Added

2011-08-07T17:01:00.000+02:00

I've added another category: Traffic Exchanges on the left side of the blog. Those of you who have been regular followers, would have noticed the phenomenal increase in traffic to the blog! This is partly due to my participation on traffic exchanges.

The ones listed i've found to be most reliable, ACTUALLY delivering traffic to the site. As a result of this, i've had sign-ups to some of the programmes i'm promoting on this site and even got followers as a direct result.

The beauty of it is that i haven't spent a single dime, only put in an extra few minutes a day to do some 'clicking'....it is well worth your while to invest some time...the Return is HUGE...as i've found out.

There are other programs i'm participating in , but these have YET to be proven, but i'll keep you updated.

So feel free to click on the links provided

Interested in Chess!

2011-08-06T02:29:00.000+02:00

I find this very cool site where you can play LIVE interactive chess! Has a great platform and no costs involved.
Don't be put off by the name, it also has several other aliases to facilitate 'playing at work' for example.
It is a great way to learn chess and also see how you rate against other players. So go on over and check it out!!
redhotpawn.com

chessatwork.com

redhotchess.com

timeforchess.com

theimmortalgame.com

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2011-07-23T11:35:00.000+02:00

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2011-07-14T17:11:00.001+02:00

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2011-07-07T18:09:00.000+02:00

ClixSense vs NeoBux vs WordLinx vs GetBuxToday

2011-05-01T04:42:00.000+02:00

The age old question - since the dawn of PTC - is who truly rules the PTC waves? Now there's been some very worthy contenders over the years.

First up is Bux.To immediately comes to mind....it was without doubt the leader of the pack by a huge margin. Goodness knows what happened there.....perhaps greed got hold of those in charge; i wouldn't know and won't speculate, suffice to say that three years later they still owe me almost $200 in click commissions and also owe countless others i know - indeed, forums abound with tales of woe and warning of it being a scam, which it has now become.....TRAGIC.

Another sad story is that of Adbux, who at one time even had lawsuits against Bux.To (or was it the other way around - i can't quite recall, so long ago it was. This one too went down the drain. I've given up on the bucks i'm owed!

Now be careful these two still operate....Don't go there!

Uronlinebux was not that big (as a PTC) and started out as a website that reviewed moneymaking programs in general, rating them and also creating blacklists of sites to stay away from. I'm still making money from sites they recommended back then. When they branched out to create their own PTC site, things got out of hand.....they promptly closed down the site....and again i lost out on some bucks. The site has made a comeback giving all sorts of smart advice on how to make money-online. Only those who don't know their history of course will trust their utterings. They should've stuck to what they know...now their reputation is in pieces!

There were many others from i got paid, but they are not worth a mention, they've come and gone - at least by this time i had learnt to read the signs and managed to cash out before they close down.

That's just a bit of history....and may it not be repeated soon!!

To get back to the here and now. I've got 3 'oldhands' and 1 newcomer - how do they play out? My ranking is as follows: Clixsense ; Neobux; Wordlinx and Getbuxtoday - in that order - 1st to 4th. Why?

Clixsense have plenty ads right through the day; the new layout does wonders and is easy to navigate. 4 different payment options are available; payouts go at least 8 levels deep. Recently micro ads have been added. Not really my cup o' tea, but still it's there if you need the extra bit.

Neobux, has been very innovative, but i feel they've lost the plot a bit with the recent pay scheme changes, which favours the advertisers more, also, some of my referrals who have not upgraded have complained that not enough value ads are available (i used to get at least 4-5 as a free member), they focus more on the so-called 'micro ad' which pays a puny 0.001c. Meaning you have to click 10 ads to get 1 cent.....come - Neobux you can do better....i know! At least it's just 3 seconds each to click, so it basically works out the same in the end - both with time and money, but still all the EFFORT! It is a trusted site though and pays instantly.

Wordlinx also has been around for a long time and is well known and trusted throughout the PTC community. It has recently launched Moreshare, a sister site where you can share links, earn credits and get free advertising. For a free member they don't have too many ads, but still it's worth it if you know you'll get paid.

My favourite site at the moment, for which i have high hopes is Getbuxtoday. This new kid-on-the-block has certainly got the PTC world agog. a lovely site and layout with some interesting new features not seen on other PTC sites, my bet is that it'll soon leapfrog my top three in no time. The only reason i don't have it at the top of my list.....loyalty to the 'establishment' (for now at least)!

So there you have it, my verdict, a bit of history and some hope for the future in the ever evolving world of PTC! So if you want to earn some money on tried and tested sites, click on any of the links on this site...IT IS GUARENTEED TO PAY....for now at least....LOL!

Why i use (PTR) Paid To Read email sites

2011-01-26T11:16:00.001+02:00

Apart from the obvious monetary incentive, the main reason was to use it as a tool/medium to advertise my affiliate programmes. The earnings from PTR sites are generally less than PTC (Paid To Click sites), but there are advantages. For one, you don't have to login to a particular site every time - the link is sent via email and all you have to do is click it. The site opens and when the timer is done, you are credited and close it...end of story! Secondly, 'cos it comes to your email inbox, you're unlikely to forget to click and earn. NB: on some sites you won't be credited with your referrals' clicks if you haven't clicked yourself, which is fair i suppose. You do have the exception to the rule, e.g. a site like Paid For Emails pay handsomely considering it is 'relatively' new and only has a few advertisers. I do hope though that it will be able to sustain itself in the long term.

There are quite a few advantages to using PTR sites over PTC:

you can get lots of exposure using their discounted advertising packages;
they have other activities, like manual surf, which you can use to get advertising credits, which is great for newbies wanting exposure, but who do not have the budget!
they have a very low minimum payout, ONLY $1;
variety of payment processors available - Alertpay, Moneybookers, Paypal etc.
you gain exposure to a LARGE AUDIENCE!

I've been registered with a few, such as no-minimum and donkeymails for a number of years and have had a few payouts since, without any hassles and the advertising has definitely paid off or should i say paid out! Recent registrations are with taketheinternetback and inboxdollars from whom i haven't received payment yet, but research haven't uncovered anything negative about them. paidforemails is also a recent addition, and aclose friend has received payment already...looks good!

In summary, PTR's might not pay much, but are great for exposure and cheap advertising!!!

Blog design changes gain momentum!!!

2011-01-23T16:32:00.000+02:00

I've added the following pages to my blog: Get Paid To Do, Scam Updates; Affilliates; Surveys and Downloads pages.

The idea is to make it more user friendly. by making the navigation easier. So instead of having to scroll down one long list of posts, A quick click on the appropriate tab will get you where you wanto to be. I've left the 'global' template layout for the side bars the same though...will evaluate as i go along....or if comments and suggestions from site surfers warant it!

All that's left to do now is to populate it!!

New Year.....new blog design coming soon!

2011-01-15T08:52:00.000+02:00

Yep, i think it's by time i revive the old war horse! Had an extremely succesfull 'blog year': added some more followers; blog rank jumped through the roof; got a few comments and even a few sign-ups to the affilliate programmes i'm promoting! For some it may not seem a big deal, but for me it's HUGE!

The main purpose for starting this blog in the first place, has always been to inform the unsuspecting public of the huge amount of SCAMS permeating cyberspace; secondly to provide proven, well established and affordable alternatives and thirdly to serve as a relief outlet for my creative juices which threaten to explode every now and then (Big LOL)! Actually it provides a way to constructively use all the free minutes i have at my disposal (smaller LOL) - a kind of hobby i suppose - while at the same time giving me the bonus of supplementing my meagre income (no LOL)!!

So the new blog layout and design will attempt to capture the essence of the reasons for the existence for the blog in the first place!!

Comments and ideas are welcome......

My early days being scammed (as a newbie) in the PTC world!

2010-11-21T16:52:00.000+02:00

Yep, i'm not ashamed to admit it! i was greedy, naive and lots of other things as well....and that is why i fell victim to a scam!

Back in my early days, when i was still a very fresh newbie to the whole PTC scene, i was in a rush to make a few bucks -Dollars nogal! So lo and behold i was suckered into joining and clicking away like crazy….. u know these kind of opportunities come along sort of always at the right time (for them at least)…..

Here i was a very fresh newbie, ripe for the picking!

How did it happen? Well, i was busy clicking away and being a newbie, was looking out for more sites to register with - you know, more sites more money - when i came across this absolutely awesome site, 'elephant mails', and they were really offering 'ELEPHANTASTIC' payouts. My mind went into overdrive, automatically...i signed...immediately!!!!!!!!

Who in their right mind was going to refuse such exceptional click rewards, with such a low payout? NOT ME CERTAINLY!! Would you refuse the following? :

Free Memberships
All Emails Worth $500
All ptc worth $100 $50
$2000 signup bonus
$200 referral bonus
Redeemption starts only $10000

It took me a few days to reach payout! Shu....$10000 ...here i come!!!

WAS I DISSAPOINTED......!!! :-(

I get too.....i don't even know what to call it....just thinking about it...!!!! I won't bore you with the details of my struggle to obtain payout! That's a story all on it's own.

Well the rest is history. I'm actually glad it happened to me so early, actually right in the beginning of my PTC 'career'.

I've learnt to:

Research
check out what others say
be patient
stay with the tried and tested

and most of all...to believe in the old maxim: 'if it sound too good to be true....it probably isn't'

After that i told myself never AGAIN!!!

Blog rank proof

2010-11-19T15:41:00.000+02:00

In my state of excitedness, to post and share with you the news, i completely forgot to upload the proof...so see for yourself below:

Blog rank jumped 100 fold in two months - Yippppeeee!!

2010-11-18T17:43:00.000+02:00

		Target	Base line (Sept)	Nov Stats	Climbed
Blog Rank	In Africa	<3000	4104	3413	691
Blog Rank	In RSA	<2000	2945	2397	548
Site Visitors		<4000	5593	3443	2150
Page Views		<1800	2680	1850	830

Site visitors

Based on the above, you will see that the most significant increase has been in the number of visitors to the site. My success in this regard I can attribute to making relevant and insightful comments on various blogs, sites and forums, as opposed to what a lot of people do: spamming a forum with their links without really making a contribution to the discussion at hand.

Surprisingly, I would discount the influence of Facebook and Youtube, since I’m hardly active on Facebook and not even registered with Youtube. Twitter I’ve only recently joined as you can see from an earlier blog post, and I’ve not even made a tweet yet!

I’m sure though that these sites and social networking sites in general, have plenty to offer, by way of generating traffic and driving it to your site, the idea is to show that there are plenty other ways of achieving the same!

Page views

The increase in page views is a logical outcome of the increase in site visitors. I’m almost sorry I downloaded the stats today, instead of waiting for another week – I would’ve definitely achieved another target…only 50 views away!

Blog Rank

I’m very pleased with the blog rank movement in both Africa (up 691 positions) and

South Africa

(up 548 positions). I’m well on my way of achieving year end target of being among the top 3000 and 2000 blogs. I’m mighty proud of myself and am not shy to take the credit…LOL.

I achieved this in the space of 2 months in my spare time (which there isn’t much of) and didn’t pay a single cent to help me along, instead my increased activity and change in strategy increased my earnings gained from ‘online activity’.

Sharings links can increase your traffic and referral sign-up rate...here's how!

2010-11-14T13:25:00.000+02:00

Why not make friends while at the same time increasing traffic to your website....FOR FREE!! How does the saying go: 'many hands make light work'...so let's help each other expand our horizons!

How it works...

Shortening a link with Moreshare automatically creates a share page. The page contains your link, plus several related links from other members. Visitors to your share page earn you credits which can be used to promote the site of your choice on other members' share pages.

Why should I use it?

Get more when you share! Instead of just shortening links, every link you shorten and share with Moreshare earns you credits for free online advertising! Your link can be anything* with a web address; your website, blog, video, profile page, online store, affiliate link - the list is endless!

If you don't have time to earn credits yourself, you can show your link on members' pages by purchasing advertising. Target new website visitors by interest, category and location.