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Originally Posted by ProG
You go from "bootstrapping a program with no cash" to signing a contract at $500/month with absolutely no idea of how much will be made. That sounds pretty stupid to me.
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By "no cash" I meant not enough cash. I had to build part of the program and wait for cash to come in to build more.
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Originally Posted by ProG
You mean design wasn't included in that $500/month contract you signed? What a rip off..
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Prez' design was included, Zuzana would have been extra. BTW it's not 500/mo indefinitely, the package was 3,000 I am paying over 6 months and have 4 months paid already.
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Originally Posted by ProG
So... you "can't get simple shit done" and "can't remember how to format a simple link" but you can totally handle editing smarty templates?
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I cant edit smarty templates but I can change links around in PHP and change the wording of text if I can open it in a text editor and find the part that needs editing. Sometimes I can even put up a banner or two.
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Originally Posted by ProG
So, you were screwed into paying for hosting you don't need, with money you don't have, but you are fine with that because you want to build a long term relationship. Gotcha.
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I wasn't screwed, I was offered a discount for going with the hosting, also the hosting secured the loan. I evaluated the price and the value offered and agreed to the deal. I enjoy having an extra box in my program although I may consolidate at some point. It depends how much growth I see in the next few months.
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Originally Posted by ProG
They sent you a million uniques for what reason?? I've never seen someone create malware to send traffic to a random newbie on GFY.
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A hacker got into my gmail account. He got a lot of passwords out of there and I have been scrambling to change them all. I am pretty sure I got it all now. But before I did, he got the ftp and it looks like the root pass for my box where tubemarvel is hosted. He installed his malware there. After it was installed doing whatever it does it appears the same people running that malware sent just under a million hits that seem to be either skim traffic or I dont know what to the site to infect those people also. It's also possible that my site just got genuinely popular but I doubt it. I have not been able to find my backlinks at any of the supposed referring sites and the second I removed the malware the traffic stopped.
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Originally Posted by ProG
If you are "getting some paid joins" then why not post the results so people can decide if the "package" is worth it or not?
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Cause its not really anyone's business but mine and how much I can make with a site has nothing to do with how much you or anyone else can make.
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Originally Posted by ProG
Sounds like you got screwed again. Why is the script trimmed down? Is this script part of the "package" or did you pay extra with the money you don't have?
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I felt that way at first and talked to them about it. I am OK with it now, and that is why I pointed that out in my review. It was something I misunderstood at the time of purchase and it could have been clearer so I am making it a little clearer for those that follow. It's also one of the reasons I got ruffled that people thought I was shilling for BF. I guess they never read that part. It is a criticism, however politely worded it may be. The few features that I am interested in from the full script package I will have enabled piece by piece. I am glad I didn't have commenting enabled when the malware attack was going on. I don't know how many comments I would have to delete or what kind of google results they would have got me.
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Originally Posted by ProG
How much did they charge you for that?
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They said they might charge 100 for nats integration depending on how complicated it got, but they never invoiced me and since it seems to be an advertised part of the script now I am guessing I won't be seeing that invoice. If I do I will pay it, eventually.
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Originally Posted by ProG
I guess you are no longer "bootstrapping with no cash"?
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I still want more than I can afford or handle, so it's still relative.
I haven't bothered to jab at you while answering your questions but I should point out that I am not missing the fact that you are being kind of a dick.