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Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« on: March 10, 2005, 10:29:17 am »
I was the first one to call this complete BS and a scam, but it's worth taking a look into.  I don't want to sound like a salesman or anything, but I really have to share.  In a nutshell, here's how it works.  You sign up for free and are given $10 in your account.  Every day that you surf the minimum amount of sites (between 50-200 depending on your account level), you earn 1% of the amount in you account. 

Example:  you start with $10 free in your account today.  You surf the minimum amount of sites today (200 sites for the $10 level, 20 second browser auto-refresh, can leave it open in a firefox tab).  You've just earned $0.10.  You surf the minimum amount of sites tomorrow, and earn another $0.10.  This comes out to $3.00 in an average month.

You can upgrade your account by adding funds and earn more money each day.  Example:  you add $100 into your account.  You now have $110 in your account, so you earn 1% of that every day, or $1.10/day.  At the end of the average month, you've earned $33.00.  In three months you've basically doubled your money.

I started with $3,000.00 in my account.  For every day I surf (only have to surf 50 sites/day at my level), I earn $30.00.  At the end of the average month, I will have earned $900.  You can roll over that $900 earned, and start the next month earning 1% on $3,900, or $39/day.  It increases each month, depending on how much you want to keep investing. 

Basically, in four months your money will have doubled, regardless of the amount in your account.  All money past the four month period will be pure profit.  If you have an extra $100 or more to play with, you should really give this a shot - or at the very least, try the $10 free account and earn an extra $3/month.  There have been many people not willing to invest any money and have turned a free account into $100 in under a year by continually compounding what they've just earned. 

Check it out, at least try a free account.  If you use my referral link, I'd be every so grateful.  I get 10% of the amount you upgrade your account by.  I'll glady split that with you.  Put in $100, we split $10.    ;D
http://www.studiotraffic.com/index.php?refid=109660

All of this ranting is meaningless without reading discussions on people who have actually been paid.  This site has over 100,000 members, many of which who have posted and shown proof of their consecutive monthly payments.  When you visit the site, go to their forum and look in the "I've been paid" sub-forum.  You can ask me any questions you'd like and I'll try to answer them, although their forum is filled with helpful people, including Studiotraffic staff. 

Also, if you have a site that you want to advertise, for every site that you visit, you're given credits that can be redeemed to display your site for that many number of visitors to see your site.  ;D
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2005, 10:33:51 am »
That looks like a classic Ponzi scheme. Beware.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2005, 10:37:03 am »
One of our local (Seattle, Wash.) tv stations consumer reporter did an investigative story on this very thing and guess what? IT'S A SCAM ALRIGHT!

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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2005, 10:37:08 am »
i dunno that sounds pretty shady, i dont like how you cant actually receive cash unless you have 100$ in your account, and you cant go under 100$. so no matter what you will never get your 100$ back.

also this part basicly says, if they want they can decide to shut down and keep all your money

Are payout's guaranteed at StudioTraffic?
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2005, 10:43:00 am »
You can start with the free $10 and work up to $100 and get paid out.  If you have a pay account over $100, you can request a payout once you have earned over $5.  I know it sounds like complete BS, but they have an "i've been paid" forum with tons of people vouching for it:

http://www.studiotraffic.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Everybody is lying?  ???

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2005, 10:56:13 am »

also this part basicly says, if they want they can decide to shut down and keep all your money

Are payout's guaranteed at StudioTraffic? 
  We cannot guarantee earnings because we don't have control over the rate of growth of StudioTraffic. However, as long as we are growing, we should have money pooled from different studio programs to pay out to our members. Please understand that we only take a small percentage for operating expenses and we are doing our best to make sure that all our members are happy with us. We do our part by answering emails well within 24 hours, implementing continuous upgrades, advertising our site, and paying out on time. Your daily earnings are added to your account balance at the end of the month
We might decrease the proposed daily earnings of 1% in times of slow growth and in a worst case scenario this could potentially reach zero to keep StudioTraffic operating. However, we are experiencing steady growth, and as long as this is the case all members will be assured of higher payouts Currently our reserve is growing, and every member can expect the payout they are entitled to.
 


Do you think that's what it says?  It only sounds like they talk about your earnings possibly going lower than 1% - nothing about losing the balance you put in.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2005, 10:56:47 am »
Sometimes these programs are legit but never drive that much cash.  I remember when the big thing a few years ago was to put banners on your website, and for every click you got like half a cent.  I was using AllAdvantage.com to provide the banners and was probably pulling in $25-40/month until that type of advertising was passed by.

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2005, 04:07:47 pm »
I remember alladvantage.com.  I used their toolbar for a certain amount of time every month and made about $60.  It was decent gas money.

Yes, some programs have been proven to be scams, but not this one.  This particular one - Studio Traffic - has a legitimate track record.  Read their forums.  Yes there is risk involved.  That doesn't stop people from playing the stock market. 
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2005, 12:29:23 am »
Do the math and figure out how much you make per hour of surfing the sites they tell you to. Bet a job at McDonald's pays more.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2005, 10:22:08 am »
Do the math and figure out how much you make per hour of surfing the sites they tell you to. Bet a job at McDonald's pays more.


$30/day * 30 days in an average month = $900/month

30 minutes/day surfing = $60/hour

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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2005, 11:04:19 am »
ok so i signed up... what do i do now im confused heh
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2005, 11:35:17 am »
Surfing 200 sites in 30 minutes? That's 1 site every 10 seconds...
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2005, 12:22:23 pm »
It's a 20 second browser auto-refresh.

Free accounts need to view 200 sites/day.  Higher account holders need only surf 50 sites/day. 
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2005, 12:24:15 pm »
ok so i signed up... what do i do now im confused heh

Just log into your account, and click on "surf4spots".  A new browser window will open, which will automatically load a new page every 20 seconds.  Once you have surfed 200 pages (since you're at the free account level), you'll be given your daily 1% of your account balance (1% of $10 = $0.10).  At midnight tonight you can do this again. 

If you upgrade your account to $100 for example, you'll be earning 1% of $100 daily, or $1/day. 

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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2005, 01:18:51 pm »
yeah so, i threw 10$ into my account. what the hell, see if this crap works
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« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2005, 02:30:15 pm »
yeah so, i threw 10$ into my account. what the hell, see if this crap works

nice!  :D

http://www.studiotraffic.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=9

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2005, 01:39:47 am »
you can lose the money you put in....once you put it in, its gone until you earn it back so it seems. sketchy.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2005, 05:05:42 am »
It's not really gone, you just can't withdraw money until you have earned $100 for free account holders.  A CD works in a similar manner.   If you have a paid account over $100, you can withdraw money at the end of the month if you've earned over $5.  Which, if you have $100 in your account, your earnings at the end of the month will be at least $30 if you've browsed that entire month.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2005, 11:42:05 am »
and i'll bet they are earning interest on all this"invested money" that people add to their accounts, just to make a minimum return on. Yea sorta like a bank but this is way cheesy. Even if it is legit, i still see a cloud over it. Good Luck, hope they dont decide to walk away some night.  :-\

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« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2005, 11:52:57 am »
So if we refer you do we get a free marquee out of it?  ;)

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« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2005, 02:56:18 pm »
Nivo I know it is risky but it's hard to ignore their forums with everyone consistently being paid month after month, with any earnings from the 3-month period on being pure profit. 

Gunstar sure!  If you put in $100, why not  :D
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2005, 03:22:52 pm »
Keep in mind they own the forum. For freeipods we found out it wasnt totally a scam because of a bunch of third party sites, but with this it could be the owners making a bunch of accounts and saying they got money. You have to admit, all the people who are making the "big bucks" sure have the same writing style. And the "no contacting" rule is a bit fishy, you aren't allowed to email any of these people on the forum because of the threat of child abduction? Sure...

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« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2005, 04:11:06 pm »
Freeipods isn't a scam at all, I actually received one from that program.  I know a forum could be faked, but to fake post 33 thousand posts, 2,300+ in the "i've been paid" forum alone sounds very unlikely.  The writing style may sound the same because people are saying the same thing over and over "Hi, I've been paid". 

Where do you see a no contacting rule?  You can contact anybody you want through their public profile - through AIM, MSN, Yahoo, email, private message, etc.  Feel free to do so.

This program isn't for skeptics - if you have doubt please do not sign up!  If you have even a little bit of faith, try a free account, or add some money that you're willing to test with.
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« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2005, 04:32:53 pm »
Interesting post..

StudioTraffic - An Innovative Earn While You Advertise Approach
Ranked in the top 3, right after Google and AOL in gaining the most referrals on the net. This shows it is way ahead of other programs out there. It has a few thousand members using surf4spots at any given time. Studio traffic is the best place to advertise all your websites.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2005, 06:22:47 pm »
i signed up for a free account with your refferal. cant hurt to try it for free..


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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2005, 06:44:04 pm »
Sorry, I wasn't trying to stir up anything. I just find the rules a bit weird.

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The specific rule you are questioning is in place because Studio Hug will soon be available and we would like members to make personal contact through that. Whether it be for chat or on-line conferences. As I mentioned above we are a FAMILY forum this means that not only do we have adult members but members that are also minors. We are all aware of the dangers of chat rooms and minors having contact with people they do not know other than from forums or chat rooms. If we can encourage members only to contact each other through Studio Hug the danger to our younger members is reduced due to the fact that contact/meetings can be regulated and made a note of. I can apreciate that the above is not a nice thought, however it is a responsible move by Studio to consider the safety of all of its members/family who come from all walks of life.

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« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2005, 06:48:50 pm »
Interesting post..

StudioTraffic - An Innovative Earn While You Advertise Approach
Ranked in the top 3, right after Google and AOL in gaining the most referrals on the net. This shows it is way ahead of other programs out there. It has a few thousand members using surf4spots at any given time. Studio traffic is the best place to advertise all your websites.


Sorry I really don't mean to be negative, but how trusted can that news site be if they link to their own referal link: http://www.studiotraffic.com/index.php?refid=32394 masked behind a .go.to address?

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2005, 07:00:52 pm »
I think if your "job" is taking people's money, you'd take the time to post thousands of fake posts. It would be worth it, no?
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2005, 07:44:38 pm »
emdkay, figured I have nothing to lose with the free account, and I can let this run in another tab like my gmail, so it's a "nothing to lose" proposition for me.

I read thoroughly through the terms and conditions, and here is a better explanation of the "system".  Since there is nothing required to join in, I should have 13 bucks in my account at the end of the month, 16 the next, 19 the next, and so on, and so on, unless they pay a touch more the more money you have in your account.  I don't expect to get paid UNLESS I put money into my account, but for now, I have nothing to lose. 

Here's the site's 'splanation:

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Studiotraffic.com is a "paid to surf" traffic exchange. It provides free members with the opportunity to earn money for viewing other members' web pages. You do not have to pay anything to earn money or to receive sales commissions. You can increase your rate of earnings by paying to upgrade your account.

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #29 on: March 12, 2005, 09:08:15 pm »

The money you pay to upgrade your Studiotraffic.com account is a membership fee. It is NOT an "investment" or "deposit". Money paid to you by Studiotraffic is earned by you for your use of the services and is not "interest". Please be clear on this term.

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Wow. I really hope this is not a scam, otherwise emdkay has just lost $3,000.  :'(

Keep us posted. Let us know when and if you get paid.
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2005, 09:18:48 pm »
Well, from what it sounds like, it'll take several months to a year before I see a dime, but it ain't costin' me a dime.  The "pay to surf" thing is currently running in another tab right now, and hasn't slowed down my browser a bit, so to me, it's "worth" what I'm putting into it  ;D

ZOINKS!   I just re-read emdkay put in $3000!

After four months, then, he will have made $600 (recouped his 3k and made that much extra).

I believe that's how they are making money on the whole thing.  Advertisers pay them to be included, they get to keep the money paid to upgrade accounts, and they pay out based on a percentage of the money they make per month, which is subject to change.

If what I read is correct, then indeed, emdkay IS out 3 grand until 4 months into the program...thus far, sorry.  If, in 4 months he's made 6 beans, EXCELLENT!

THEN I'll throw in my $10 ;D

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #31 on: March 13, 2005, 01:13:37 am »
Thanks for the concern guys - I hope I'm not out the 3,000, but it feels like something I'm willing to take the risk on and am very confident.  I just don't find it plausible to fake 30,000+ message board posts, AIM, MSN, Yahoo accounts, email addresses for every individual and respond to all of those messages almost simultaneously.  Drew - I'm not sure if you're clear on the percentages and how they pay out.  They pay you 1% of your account level every day.  At $3,000, it's $30/day, or $900 in an average month.  If you have a paid account over $100, you can withdraw your earnings at the end of the month. 

Come April 1 (strikingly and oddly enough on April Fool's!), I should be able to walk away with $900.  The month after that, another $900 (or more if I compound those $900 in earnings).  I will keep everyone posted.  I just feel like I found such a great chance to earn some money on the side, I want to include the BYOACers, skeptic or not  ;)
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #32 on: March 13, 2005, 11:03:04 am »
Buddabing got it right on the first reply. This is a Ponzi scheme.

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #33 on: March 13, 2005, 11:13:10 am »
Buddabing got it right on the first reply. This is a Ponzi scheme.

If it is a Ponzi scheme then it is illegal.
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« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2005, 01:56:46 pm »
I will keep everyone posted  :)
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2005, 06:36:02 pm »
I started with $3,000.00 in my account

Wow...Risky, but I've got to say, thats got guts in some odd sense.  As long as the company isn't going horribly bankrupt any time soon, it will probably work out as you had planned.  But just watch out, cause every company like this always leaves in a clause that they can change their terms at any time. 

So keep us updated and good luck with this one.  If it works out, buy me supplies to build a shiny new Mame cab, I've got a birthday coming up ;)

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #36 on: March 13, 2005, 06:46:03 pm »
I started with $3,000.00 in my account

Wow...Risky, but I've got to say, thats got guts in some odd sense.  As long as the company isn't going horribly bankrupt any time soon, it will probably work out as you had planned.  But just watch out, cause every company like this always leaves in a clause that they can change their terms at any time. 

So keep us updated and good luck with this one.  If it works out, buy me supplies to build a shiny new Mame cab, I've got a birthday coming up ;)

I admit it was quite ballsy on my part, but it's a little extra I have right now to hopefully turn into some profit.  If you put in only $90, you'll be earning $30 the first month, $39 the next, and $50 the third month.  That's $119 in 3 months from your initial $100. 

It's true that you don't get back your initial investment, but according to the math, if you hit your quota each day without fail, your ROI will be 265% at the end of the year.  That's a great ROI. The only problem indeed is that the money is not guaranteed.  If the company goes out of business before the end of the year, you won't get your full 265% return on investment.  That's how it is with practically any investment you make in life though.  Even with the freeipods sites or whatnot, if they go out of business, any referrals you've brought to them will be gone as well.  If you invest $20,000 into a rental property and it goes bad and you're forced to sell it, you lose money.  If you put money into a stock that tanks, you lose money there.  This isn't for the person who won't be able to eat if they lose money.  If you are comfortable putting some money into it, you can get a nice return.  Only put in what you're comfortable with.  If it's nothing - then try a free account and just earn some gas money each month. 
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
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I need a new cocktail cabinet actually, so I will keep you posted  ;D
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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #38 on: March 13, 2005, 07:05:11 pm »
Ah! long time no see...

My project is currently on hold (Canadian winters suck and I need a tablesaw to continue *cry*) but I actually Googled this thread while looking for scam info regarding Studiotraffic.

I signed up this weekend too, but I doubt I'll invest any of my own money into this.  I have to be honest, it really does sound too good to be true, which as we all know usually means it as well.

One thing I'm almost sure of is that the people in the forums all cheering about how they got paid, they're real.  Using the invested money of new recruits to help pay off the older members is a great way to purchase some nice advertising.  Those happy people will undoubtedly tell everyone they know (and perhaps recruit them on their downline...)  Eventually when the bubble has become big enough, the website will pull the plug, and any money currently in the machine will be lost.

emdkay:  I really really hope that your investment works out for you, but if I can just offer a small peice of advice, it's this:  You're in, so go big but don't compound your interest until you can withdraw at least your original investment.  So for the first 3 months, take out your balance.   Afterwards, since you have your capital back, teh rest is gravy... roll it as long as you'd like.  If you keep rolling over your original investment, you're liable to lose it all if (when) the company decide to close up shop.

And on that note, I also hope that my downline members invest money so I can upgrade my account without having to invest any of my own!  ;D (*coughcough* refid=113925 *coughcough*)

If you have a few minutes, read http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless/ponzi/.  You'll probably spot an amazing similarity with the original and Studiotraffic.

G'luck! I'll keep you posted on my progress as well.

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Re: Paid to surf program, $30+/day, just look!
« Reply #39 on: March 15, 2005, 03:00:07 pm »
If I were Emdkay, I'd be nervous for the next 4 months, cuz that's how long it will take before he gets his money back prior to withdrawal. I say this because in the next 4 months this company will probably disappear with his $3000.

Did you bother to research where the business is registered?
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