Pay It Forward for someone this Holiday Season

Hello,

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Tis The Season

Yes, it is the season for giving, but should a line be drawn? Recently I have been asked by several people to do administrative and design work for free. Usually I do try to help people out but unfortunately some people just take advantage. If you are just starting out and need some help I am always available. If you tell me you cannot afford to pay for something I usually believe you and try to help anyway. If you tell me you have no money and demand work to be done for free when I see you spending money everywhere else, we have a problem. Please consider this the next time you demand something of me. I try to be a good friend but like everyone else here I am trying to scrape together a small income online. My friendships are valuable to me but so is my time.
Happy holidays

A Little Holiday Ditty

Twas the weeks before the new year
and all through the net
three way competitions and referral race
emails were a sure bet

The admins were promising
all sorts of good stuff
The surfers were surfing
competition was tough

I was in my garden
settling in for a long winter surf
When all of a sudden
I heard someone on my turf.

I got up from my desk
to see who it might be
and a little fat elf was
looking at me.

He winked when he saw me
and then pulled open his sack
He gave me some new members
and flung his sack on his back

He jumped back on his sled
and flew up through the sky
I knew I was seeing things
How crazy was I?

I heard him exclaim as he
flew out of site
Happy surfing to all
and to all a good night.

Do TE Owners have the right to choose for their members?

Tonight I received an email from a fellow TE Owner saying that a popular site was being banned because his group of TE Owners thought it to be questionable because of it's name. No one said it was a scam. No one said it did anything horrible. But this TE Owner group decided it should be banned so everyone jumped on the bandwagon.

I just want to say that I believe my members have the right to advertise what they want as long as it does not break the TOS. I also believe my members are adults who are smart enough to decide for themselves what they want to advertise without someone telling them what they can and cannot do.

Am I risking my reputation by taking this stand? No, I do not believe I am since I am letting my members have the freedom to make their own choices. If that risks my reputation then so be it.

I hope everyone thinks twice before banning a site just because other TEs are doing it. This is the 2nd site this week. Will your site be next?

Time to go

A good person was called home this week at the young age of 55. He was kind, smart, helpful, funny, and helped every stray animal he found. For all of us, especially his wife and family, that he left behind..we will miss him but know that 100s of stray animals now have a guardian angel. We will miss you Joe.

If anyone would like to contribute to help feed the animals he cared for please send contributions to Paypal or Alertpay at spectrum@bestweb.net and mark it In memory Of Joe.

Thank you

Something to live by....

Be thankful that you don't have everything you desire. If you did, what would there be to look forward to? Be thankful that you don't know something, for it gives you an opportunity to learn. Be thankful for the difficult times. During these times, you grow. Be thankful for your limitations, for it gives you the opportunity for improvement. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference...

A TE and matrix all in one

Traffic Exchanges are great, and add a matrix to that and what do you get? A really nice package where you can advertise your URLs and earn money at the same time. There is a small monthly subscription of $3 to belong to this site but you earn .25 to 1.00 for each referral in your downline whether you personally sponsor them or not. Cash out is only $2 and your matrix funds are added to your cash balance once a month. Awesome site - give it a try!
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Forums - they have a purpose.

Tonight when trying to post an ad for Disney Vacation Points for rent on the Disboard I was told that I no longer can place an ad unless i post at least 50 other posts not related to renting points. I have been a member of that board since 2001.
Now it is great that Disney fans like to discuss their DH DD DS and all the rest, for those that don't follow the Disboard lingo that's Disney husband, Disney daughter, Disney son. But is it necessary for me to bore people with 50 posts just because I want to use the board as I have done for years?
This started me thinking. There are thousands of forums out there with many different purposes. I have found that forums become too large and too confusing when they try to incorporate too many offshoots on that board.
If a board is for resolving technical issues then does it need a section for someone's oatmeal cookie recipes? Keep it simple and forums will never go out of style.

I highly recommend...

Traffic Taxis Traffic Exchange has always been one of my favorite TEs. The amount of time, money, and caring that has gone into this site is outstanding. But the best thing about TrafficTaxis is the admin. David Foley may have one of the best Traffic Exchanges out there and more importantly he has not forgotten the importance of his members. David, thank you for all that you do!
Definitely Join This One!
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Things that I find amazing...

There are several things that I find absolutely amazing. Some in a good way and some not good at all.

A baby's first smile is amazing in a good way. So is the wonder in a child's eyes when they see something spectacular for the first time. A rainbow is pretty amazing.

Then there are the things that amaze me in a bad way. Like the audacity of someone who quotes the bible after stealing someone else's property. Yes, Roy Wright from TeamRJ has amazed me once again. Does his God condone theft? Or is he so very twisted that he thinks he is a god? Or maybe he thinks he is above god? Yes, amazing isn't it?

TE owners should be required to pass an IQ test

Has anyone ever heard of customer service? The Traffic Exchange arena is filled with rude self righteous admins who forget that without the members they are nothing.

Tonight I canceled my membership at a small but nicely built exchange after paying for 2 days of first page surfs and not receiving any hits at all except my own in the first 16 hours. I did not expect much for $2 but thought I would get a few hits at least.

Being a TE owner myself I was sure that something must be wrong so sent in a support ticket. The reply I received was rude, and just plain stupid. I was told it was my responsibility to research and if I had I would have known that the site has no surfers and tough luck. Not even considering asking for a refund at the time, I was left speechless until I thought about it some more and became angry. If Nick from TNT could treat me like this when I was trying to help him imagine how he was treating his other members. And wouldn't that explain why he had no one surfing his site?

Again I received another nasty ticket and a $2 refund. I have deleted my account there but am still in shock that an admin/owner could even expect to have active members when they are so unfriendly and so ready to take money and give no service.

Has anyone ever heard of customer service?

TeamRJ's Roy Wright is a thief

Along with owning a few traffic exchanges and an advertising coop, I am a graphics designer. A few months ago I designed a ventrino exchange and was paid for the site design along with some splashes and banners.
The owner that hired me had to return the site to Roy Wright from teamrj but removed the new design and other graphics before returning it. Roy Wright used a back up to restore the graphics and then resold the site using those graphics.
He did this willingly and refused to pay for or remove the graphics that he stole.
Roy Wright from TeamRJ is a thief.

What classifies a site as a scam?

What do you think makes a site a scam? I have asked several people this question today and have gotten many answers. Does a site have to charge money to be considered a scam site? Does it ask you to jump through hoops and then make excuses?

The most popular answer is this:

A site that does not follow its own TOS (terms of service) or changes its TOS without notifying its members is a scam.

My advise to everyone who is joining a site whether it is free to join or not is to read and fully understand the TOS. If you have questions contact the site owner. Do your homework and investigate before giving out your information or money.

Do not be afraid to join things but make sure you check them out first. Be a positive skeptic :)

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There are several things we need to do to be successful online. Building a list and branding yourself should be your priorities. Many Traffic Exchanges have a personal splash page maker but there is a new site that beats them all hands down.

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Birthday Bash was a great success!

Our birthday celebration was a great success and I would like to thank everyone that participated. We will continue to have great promotions for both free and upgraded members so make sure you log in daily to see what is happening in the garden!

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Magic Garden Surf is 1 Year Old

MagicGardenSurf.com is one year old today and to celebrate we have all new upgrades available and lots of prizes. We are also sporting a new design so please stop by and check out all of our new features!

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Is your glass half empty or half full?

An age old question but have you really thought about it? If negative people can bring you down then it stands to reason that positive people can pull you up. The question really is whether you will let them help you or not. If you were falling would you reach out to someone who was trying to help or tuck your hand into your pocket and plunge to rock bottom.

What makes you not accept a helping hand?

Pride? Jealousy? Negativity? Or maybe Laziness? Are you afraid that there may be strings attached? That you may have to repay a favor? That they were successful before you were?

Did you ever think that maybe they just want to help you succeed?
Nahh, impossible, who would do that?

I would! I love to share good things and many other people do also. Why not reach out your hand and accept the help that is offered. Will it hurt?

Just my thoughts.

Yes you have heard it a million times but have you done anything about it? And if you started a list is it making you money? Did you set up an auto-responder yet?

Do you know how to build a list or set up an auto-responder?
Enough Questions!
How about some answers?

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As the TEs Turn aka the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Where do I start? There are so many things that still amaze me in the Traffic Exchange world.

First let me give my thoughts on Traffic exchange administrators scamming their members, or better yet trying to scam other traffic exchange owners. Here is a quote from one of the most dishonest admins out there....

"Ok for anyone interested in a lifetime upgrade here it has been drastically reduced to get more members in and active for the long run and it was $210.00 but for the next 100 members who grab it will only cost you $22.00 one time payment and be locked in life." - Isn't this the same guy who sold me and countless others "lifetime" memberships and then canceled them all rather than pay the money he owed to the members. Take my word for it - Same site, Same guy. Quarterbackclicks is still and always will be a scam.

As an administrator I sure do not want a scam artist calling me his long time friend. If someone like this cals you his friend get away as quick as you can. After all, Birds of a feather flock together. Show me yours friends and I will show you what you are. And as far as I am concerned I don't believe God blesses scam artists. Maybe QBC should end their emails with "May we all burn it hell!"

Just my thoughts.

A Special Birthday

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I will not forget, I will not forget...

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All About Saphyre

I have talked about Traffic Exchanges, PTCs, and people in general. Now do you want to know about me?

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Spring Is In The Air

The winter is finally behind us and the Magic Garden Surf traffic Exchange is buzzing with new members, great prizes, and good conversation.  Do you know that we use the super shout-box along with over 30 other traffic exchanges?  I have been quite busy with various projects so apologize for not updating this more often.  One little gem that I found is GEOstring.  For reading an email just once a week you get a $10 bonus and there is no cost to join.  Spread the word and the pennies multiply.  So my question to you today is How Long Is Your GEO String? 
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QBC is a scam site

Quarterback Clicks is a scam site

Unfortunately there is a site that I feel I must warn you about. It is a site that I actually was the co-admin for for a while to help the owner. I did not get paid for this service. I also made this admin several free splash pages. I gave him two beautiful puppies, loaned him cash, went out of my way to transfer money through western union for him, and I paid him $5.00 for a lifetime upgrade. He sold shares that he did not have every time he ran low on cash and continued to scam his members every chance he got.

Today, he downgraded me so that he would not have to pay me the $19.29 that I have in my account. His reasoning was that I no longer give him a free upgrade at Magic Garden and that I opened another TE behind his back... The sites that Linda and I own (GangsterTE & SpinTraffic) together have nothing to do with him and neither does Magic Garden.

He has also banned me from his site rather then to deal with the truth of what he is doing. Although he is trying to make it look like I am the one who should be questioned but there are so many people that he has scammed.

You may wonder why I continued my membership there. I knew he was going through some hard times and was trying to be kind....this is what it got me.

Please members, do not give John from QBC any money and do not support his site. Do not buy shares or upgrades, and in my opinion if you are a member, delete your account.

Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is here and I just received wonderful news. I am going to have a granddaughter in July. Time to go out shopping for pink!

TE owner or fiction writer?

Some TE owners have missed their true calling in life. Just think of the possibilities. With the excuses that are sent in email they could have been best selling fiction writers. They could have won an oscar for acting.

A new award is needed! How about the Nobel Prize for the worst TE owner? To win all you need to do is promise your members the world, scam as much money from them as possible, and then add a little religion to the bottom of every email and you can surely win the prize! Give it a try, all you can lose is the respect of anyone with the decency to care about their members.

That is one award I do not covet. Without my members' respect I have nothing. There are so many good TEs and TE owners, but it only takes a few bad apples.....

January Almost Gone

The first month of 2010 is almost behind us and with February approaching we begin to think of the spring warming us physically and mentally. Before we know it flowers will begin to push their way to the surface, the grass will begin to turn green, and Mother Nature will grace us with the colors of spring. Here at the Magic Garden we are pushing it just a bit. The garden is turning green, with cash! Come join us.

The Big Secret

I discovered that the "big secret" to succeeding in internet marketing is no secret at all. To succeed you must become a leader and not a whiner.

Leaders will spend time promoting their business using every possible resource to do so. They realize that building a business takes time and dedication and is not a get-rich-quick. Leaders will take the time to learn how to become successful marketers. Leaders will invest in themselves and their business and most importantly, they will not complain or make excuses.

Whiners, on the other hand, are different. They are often looking for the next get-rich-quick scheme, do not take the time to promote their business and rather have someone else do their work for them. They don't want to be shown "How To Market." They want someone else to do the marketing for them. Whiners often want to join a program where they can make money and get rich without having to do anything. Then, when they fail to see results, they blame someone else.

In 2010, will you be a Leader or a Whiner?