I sent some MASS traffic to two of my best-converting sites overnight and sales seem to be returning to normal (thank Jesus). But if other Webmasters are experiencing what I have been it makes me think we may have a 'rolling blackout' situation here.
Remember the 'rolling blackouts' in California a few years back, courtesy of Enron? There would be a blackout in SF, then later on the lights would go on in SF then there'd be a blackout in Santa barbera, then in LA, then in San Deigo, then back to SF. Maybe this is what's happening with the banks? Turn off submits (or reduce them) for this block of accounts, then move on to another block, returning the previous accounts to their 'normal' ratios.
I always try and think: what would I do if I were running Epoch, CCBill, etc and I was facing "pressures" from banks, shareholders, the economy, etc? LOL So my comments (here and elsewhere) are never directed AT one company or the other, in an accusing way. Rather: I just want to COMPREHEND these patterns so I, myself, can 'adjust' various aspects of my business and personal lifestyle. I mean, that's reasonable, isn't it?
