January 2004 Archives
According to this post - http://boards.mycoupons.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=437053 - now on MyCoupons' deal forums, you are not allowed to post a deal and follow it with "remember to shop through such-and-such rewards programs to get your rebate." They consider that to be advertising. (?)
MyCoupons' forums have become less and less responsive to meeting its users needs and more focused on making money for its parent company. See, if you follow up a deal post with "hey, don't forget to go through Ebates for an extra 4% back!", then you won't shop through MC's link...and they won't receive any money. Forget the fact that WE don't get paid for shopping through MC. Only MC does.
MyCoupons has long had a reputation of being THE premier source of information for online deals. They have been around quite a long time (I've been a member there myself since '99). But the level of censorship there has grown to a point where it's simply not a viable forum for sharing information USEFUL TO ITS MEMBERS. Maybe it's arrogance, maybe it's tighter budgets and more competition, but this is simply ridiculous and it's getting to the point where the only posts allowed are going to be ads for MyCoupons' shopping links.
My suggestion is that if you want information USEFUL TO YOU, versus info that will only lead to profits for MyCoupons, you seek out other forums that allow more free flow of information. Perhaps when MyCoupons' staff sees that its progressively restrictive posting rules are frightening off users, they will become more responsive to their USERS' needs.
If you have other forum suggestions, please post their links below in a comment.
(Updated 2/12/04 with latest random payout!)
What an awesome program! What an awesome webmaster!
My payouts received to date: $14.41 on 2/12, $14.24 on 2/5, $9.99 on 1/30, $6.86 on 1/22, $3.10 on 1/16, and $4.51 on 1/13!
I haven't earned this much this fast in ANY OTHER PROGRAM. If you're not a member, please consider joining!
http://www.quentrix.com/about/management1.cfm
Hmm...are ya lying to your Memolink members, or to potential customers of your other company, Quentrix?
Either way...BUSTED.
Two quick news items of note:
1. Use code "CR2004" to get redeem $.50 for 100 CreationsRewards points through midnight on Friday. Put the code (and your CR email) in the comments box when you click the Redeem button on QR.
2. You can now redeem for as few as 50 CreationsRewards points (for $.30 in QR earnings)!
Enjoy! Click here to join QuickRewards if you're not already a member!
If you didn't get the big Memolink email earlier this week, like me (and quite a few others, from the emails I've gotten and forum messages I've read), this is definitely something you'll want to read. The message follows below, with my comments in italics. This is a lengthy message, one of my longest ever, but I think it is a very significant development that needs proper analysis. So, please grab an icy-cold beverage of your choice and join me as we enjoy this episode in the Memolink Saga, which I dub, "Memolink 'Fesses Up."
...by redeeming for them on QuickRewards!
QuickRewards now has a redemption option for CreationsRewards points. $.75 in QR earnings will get ya 100 CR points.
You can earn $.75 at QR in about 8 days without spending anything.
At about 4 points per day of free (non-spending) points, it'd take you 25 days to earn that much on CR's own site!
Have fun with this one! Hope it lasts!
Not a member of QuickRewards yet? Join here!
Milesource sent out an email earlier this week stating that it will no longer pay for your referrals' click-thrus, game playing, trivia, paid mails, birthday miles, or surveys. Income will still be earned on referrals' shopping, signups, and WorldWinner (pay) games.
This is a minor adjustment for the well-being of the program, and although I have a good number of referrals, and this will definitely affect my earnings there, I don't mind it at all. It's understandable that paying 4 tiers of referral income on non-revenue-generating activities would be a strain.
The full text of Milesource's message is below -- if you want to read it, click MORE.
QuickRewards has added a lot of new GC redemptions for folks who might not have (or want to use) PayPal!
These are $5 minimum GCs: Amazon, Cheesecake Factory, CircuitCity, eBay, Eddie Bauer, Kmart, MediaPlay/SunCoast/SamGoody, Target.
These are $10 minimum GCs: Barnes & Noble, Boston Market, Buy.com, Home Depot, Old Navy, Walmart
Not a member of QuickRewards yet? What the heck are ya waiting for? Read my review here, or just go straight here to join!
For the last two years, I've devoted this site to reviewing rewards programs and posting the latest news. But after reading so much about paid-to-read (aka paid-email or PTR or PTC) programs, I wanted to check into them. I mean, they ARE a form of rewards program, I guess.
Anyway, I've spent about 8 months in it, and tried out 40 or 50 of them, and the results are in. Wanna see which ones make the cut as being worthwhile? Read on!
The guys at QuickRewards are busting it to get some new ways for their members to earn!
First, they started featuring a Spotlight Shopping Merchant of the Week... all purchases at that merchant earn a higher than usual rebate.
Now, they're offering $.25/week for requesting a free magazine from ShopAtHome!
Just more reasons why I LOVE QuickRewards! See my review here.
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Please check out our jewelry at http://www.LouisianaBeads.com or our Ebay store, Louisiana Beads. Thanks!
I've just put together a review of Country 92.5 Rewards. Please click more below for the scoop!
