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Sept 15, 2008

Bux3 - all payments stopped?

Article by Dave

Bux3 TOS and FAQ is causing a lot of confusion even though they were quite controversial from the start.

In one spot it says payouts are 90 days for premium members and 180 days for standard members. Scrolling further down you will find that all payments are stopped for 6 months, regardless of whether you are a standard or premium member.

What is also unclear is if this is a new change to the TOS or if it is old?  We hear from upset bux3 members that this is a new rule implemented without notice. At the same time it says the TOS hasn't been updated since Feb 26, 2008.

On the other hand when checking the FAQ you will still find the old payout dates contradicting the TOS.

From the bux3 website September 14, 2008:

"...and hope we get through this."? Would be nice to know what the site have to "get through" but it seems like we will have to just speculate since the forum is either removed or down.
Will the users stick around for 6 months? Perhaps they would if there was more information given but with all the fuzziness here I guess it will be pretty hard for bux3 to get back in the saddle. The PTC users are getting used to being scammed and are very careful of where they put their money...and their trust.

 

Feb 18, 2008

bux3.com

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Method: PTC

 

When first entering bux3.com it may feel like a short trick of the eye but you are not at bux.to. bux3.com openly state on their adverts elsewhere that they are based on bux.to which explains the websites design similarity. The thing is this one is a little too similar mainly because the logo teeters too close to the bux.to corporate ID. It also seems slightly unnecessary why they have clearly intended to make the site look so like bux.to.

What is it that has made the owners of this site so focused on mimicking the design of another PTC site? This is a question commonly discussed about bux3 and it doesn’t seem like anyone is close to getting the answer after our queries to them on the matter were ignored. Regardless of their unusually approach to online business the site seems to be getting somewhere in the industry already passing the likes of Paid.vg and AdverCash.net.

The most important thing to do when signing up an account at bux3.com is to read the TOS page because it includes a lot of controversial new rules that a lot of people may not agree with and some rules that seem to confuse rather than inform. For instance on line 9 it reads 

You can refer an unlimited amount of people to join the program but you will only earn referral income those that you DIRECTLY refer.

You will only earn referral income those that you DIRECTLY refer basically means you wont earn income off referrals your purchased. Maybe they need to reword this as we are sure they do not mean this.

Line 20 reads    

Disputes: You are prohibited from disputing your case with PayPal.com. All items purchased via Bux3.com are intangible goods, and we terminate any accounts which open disputes.

On moral fair terms people should have the right to file a dispute with PayPal against the PTC and for the PTC to delete their account as a result is arguably going beyond their rights to infringe the rights people have under their own PayPal account. At the end of the day it is a little too cloak and dagger for a PT site to through their weight about on such a matter and doesn’t show much of a desire to make members feel they are in a fair environment.

Granted some most disputes filed at PayPal against PTC sites are over done and often over the smallest things that shouldn’t constitute such action. However the option should still be there just in case a legitimate case arises.

With the touchy issues aside we check out what actual substance this site has starting with their deals for advertising. The prices seem very uniform to the sites popularity which is good as this site can clearly provide quality conversion rates given the activity here. The price of 1000 referrals is $19.10 and for 2500 its $46.75 which is clearly aimed at serious advertisers.

The referrals are a bit limited on package variety as the lowest referral package is 5 referrals for $6.95 but after that the only option is 100 for $89.00 and the maximum 500 for $429.00. This excludes a market of PTC users who always start small with their referrals but of course not as small as 5 referrals. The missing deals they could do with here at 15 referrals and 25.

 

Performance

 

With a standard membership we found a good 10 ads to click all worth at least $0.01 giving them the same standard performance as GoldAds.org. This is a good performance level without upgrades and with more PTC sites being able to give this much even on standard memberships we can see how the demand for such performance is going to be very noticeable this year.

 

Conclusion

Well the content is defiantly there along with the performance. They have got the right mix by adding a forum to help the community grow and there is of course the old support ticket system there if needed. The fact that this site probably shouldn’t have copied bux.to as much as they have it does not seem to be harming their business in terms of new sign ups or general popularity. The main point is that it dose not effect how well this site performs which is great and gives everyone an extra big PTC site to ad to their online earnings.