It's really a bitter message that Incentria and Clicksia are closing, due to the owner's poor health and poor site revenue.

7 years of online and good payment records, finally it's going down.

Though I didn't have much clicking experience with those sites, I got good referrals for my UltimateCashAds. Now, advertisers are losing another source of advertising.

Good thing is, he is not selling the site to anyone. That's really good of him. (He could have sold the site to JJ or someone for good money, but he chose not to.)

I wish NorthOwl good health.  :handsdown

Oh, that is sad..  :'(

I've been in Clixsia for years though not really active but I checked often for their advertising prices, and see how it is performing.
It's depressing to see such a giant go down..

Let's hope at least that NorthOwl will get better now..
The official announcement thread is here :
http://www.emoneyspace.com/forum/index.php/topic,336432.0.html

I was not a member but hope Northowl will be ok, wishing him all the best

You know if EMS closes as well ?

Expected.
I told him 2 or 3 years ago to sell the sites, he said he would never sell them, then for the past 1 1/2 year I have been waiting for the day it would close.

It has now come to be... Sad nevertheless thou.

sophieca wrote on 5^th Jun, 2014 at 10:17pm:

I was not a member but hope Northowl will be ok, wishing him all the best You know if EMS closes as well ?

NorthOwl said that he won't close EMS, but if his health further deteriorates, he would sell the forum to ensure continued operation.

venkat wrote on 6^th Jun, 2014 at 5:54am:

NorthOwl said that he won't close EMS, but if his health further deteriorates, he would sell the forum to ensure continued operation.

He certainly can make good money out of it but selling the site to ensure continued operations might be not so sure, I remember when lgwong sold GetPaidForum, that was the beginning of the end and there was nothing we could do about it.

sophieca wrote on 6^th Jun, 2014 at 9:15am:

He certainly can make good money out of it but selling the site to ensure continued operations might be not so sure, I remember when lgwong sold GetPaidForum, that was the beginning of the end and there was nothing we could do about it.

3+ years he could have made good money from ems.. as it stands, he would have problem to make money to cover all the monthly expenses.

EMS passed is peak long time ago, it has been downhill the past 2 years and will keep coming down.

I recognise you're never ending optimistic side  :D

sophieca wrote on 6^th Jun, 2014 at 3:57pm:

I recognise you're never ending optimistic side  :D

LOL, it is not that.  I just say it as i see it.
Truth is, i doubt will be enough to cover server expenses (3 years ago was $500/month just for server), contests, staff.

EMS active users is really low now, most people there would not pay to be able to post on buy/sell thread, they would not pay for a membership with X benefts, etc
Also i know for talking with North, most of these things is things he would never does, cause he doesnt want to have 2 types of users in the forum.

He could put AdHitz (or other network) ads on thus blogs people has, but this is something he is also against.

So, basically relaying only on banner ads, i cant see them make the necessary money.