Quote:I suppose what you could do is open another site and then promote that to your memberbase. Once everyone has migrated, you can close down the original
I've thought about that, and may try to do it at some point. I've actually been thinking about a traffic exchange type of thing that would cost little to nothing to startup. The only thing is, after everything it would take to move everybody over, and all the people I would loose, I don't know that I'd want to loose the original site. That being said, if anybody knows of any cheap scripts/hosts that would do well with a traffic exchange, let me know.
Quote:I managed to save the ship again, but not without problems. Turns out Payza is not accepting credit card deposits, which means no instant deposits for me.
Good think YGP pays instantly. Was able to pay using that.
Thanks again for the help. I just sent the Paypal money to cover it. And be sure to let me know what I can do for you as far as free advertising. You've definitely earned it.
So, now on to even more important things. I've worked out a basic structure of a plan that I'm considering using to turn the site around. I'd love any kind of feedback anyone can give on it. Here's what I've got so far:
1) Constant Bux starts requiring investment before withdraws. This might start at around 200%, (that's amount that can be withdraw relative to investment) and decrease as, and if, necessary to find the "sweet spot" where the site stops loosing money. Also, probably would change based on membership level, with the possibility of a level that does not require investment.
2) The minimum deposit will probably be raised back to, say, $5, to keep deposits a reasonable size.
3) I haven't decided how I feel about this "only pay out what the site has brought in today" concept. It sort of seems like a good idea, but also seems like it could be dangerous in the wrong situations.
In order to make up for required investment:
4) Try the advanced version of the script. This will give the users some additional ways to spend the money they deposit as an investment. I'm also strongly thinking about making those prices much cheaper, as I'm afraid my advertising is more expensive than I originally thought.
I know these are some pretty heavy duty changes, but the site needs something major. Again, I'd love any comments or suggestions on whether there is a better way, or how this plan can be improved.
Thanks to everybody for all your help!