I have finally gotten around to setting up a nameserver on my main server, and am running another at home. While I was doing all this I not only moved all my .info domains over to my own nameservers but also got the .com, .net and .org versions of the Leading Guide(s) domains moved to my nameservers from where they had been parked.
So now finally the whole panoply of Leading Guide Network sites should be up and running and reachable from anywhere on the internet.
-MarkM-
Monday, October 31, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005
High Art Splash-Pages!
I am using some images of some of my dad's paintings to make high art splash-pages! Just two so far: Magick and Mystery, Karma and Destiny featuring the painting "Buddha" and All Hallows Hallows All featuring the painting "Dancers 2".
Oh in case you're wondering what a "splash page" is, it is a fast-loading simple page for use in traffic-exchanges to try to elicit a click in 30 seconds or less. I am only using these in "manual" traffic-exchanges, as so far my experience has been that with auto-exchanges there is too much risk of using up more bandwidth than the results are able to pay for.
-MarkM-
Oh in case you're wondering what a "splash page" is, it is a fast-loading simple page for use in traffic-exchanges to try to elicit a click in 30 seconds or less. I am only using these in "manual" traffic-exchanges, as so far my experience has been that with auto-exchanges there is too much risk of using up more bandwidth than the results are able to pay for.
-MarkM-
Friday, October 14, 2005
Goddess Knotwork now has a blog...
Yes, I have finally gotten around to installing Simple PHP Blog at Goddess Knotwork. As I write it really has no content yet, but at least it does now exist. Oh a link? Sure, here ya go: Goddess Knotwork's Blog.
-MarkM-
-MarkM-
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Hey hey, Nick Martin is heading back into action...
Well well, long time off doing education stuff but looks like he is heading back into action. What, you don't remember Nick Martin? But he's the chap who got Mage Software (oops no link sorry, they seem to have been knocked clean off of the web) to upgrade their "MLM Manager version 1.2" to make Nick's "Special Edition"!
What, you don't remember that "special edition"?!?! My goodness. Well the idea was that instead of making some huge monolithic downline-builder using huge amounts of bandwidth and gaining privy access to everyone's contacts Nick planned on having his team-members "hive off" (yes I know, reminiscent of covens "hiving off" in Wicca) to run the same thing he was running but on their own server, their own bandwidth.
Good to see you're starting to move toward active again Nick!
-MarkM-
What, you don't remember that "special edition"?!?! My goodness. Well the idea was that instead of making some huge monolithic downline-builder using huge amounts of bandwidth and gaining privy access to everyone's contacts Nick planned on having his team-members "hive off" (yes I know, reminiscent of covens "hiving off" in Wicca) to run the same thing he was running but on their own server, their own bandwidth.
Good to see you're starting to move toward active again Nick!
-MarkM-
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
So... Which autosurfs actually move traffic?
Heh well actually the question posed by the title of this article is a bit beyond where I am actually at as I start writing this. I have not gone through the rigamarole of deploying trackers yet, so far I am merely noticing that some of the autosurf sites that I am testing are not using up the traffic-credits that I earn.
So today I am going to try to make notes here as I fire up each autosurf. Oops I already missed StudioTraffic, I never pay attention to that one for some reason. It has the annoying "feature" of firing up its surfbar in a new window, so I used my middle mousebutton to force its surfbar to fire up in a different tab of the same window rather than in a whole new window and then used the tab its member-area was in to fire up blogger to write this log-entry.
So onward. 4Daily: hey, my credits got used! Cool.
5Daily: Hmm, they haven't checked the URL that I added yet, maybe they're on vacation or something.
HitzPay: Heh they are using up credits alright, lots of credits as they let me surf with no limit in sight so I earn lots.
GrandHits: Hmm, this one allows up to 50 URLs, maybe I am gonna have to fill in all fifty, I have five filled in so far (mostly just the same URL over and over again) and it is no way keeping up with the amount of credits I earn. I like to put a bunch of credits when I add a URL though so I will add another and assign it the points I've accumulated since last I added one and maybe some day we'll see what happens.
ProfoundHits: Hmm, today I have somehow managed to accumulate a bit of backlog, but I had the impression it was one of the good ones. I see that I have already plugged in my SurfDownline URL twice so far (it allows up to 50 URLs). Maybe it just wasn't one of the worst ones. I'd better add my URL a third time maybe that might help.
123etraffic: this one seems to be moving along smoothly.
12DailyPro: Heh they only let you surf a few sites so it'd be hard to build up a backlog at this one. Did you notice their latest plan? Kind of a currency of their own in a way: their lines of products will not be buyable with ordinary currencies from other currency-providers, only one's 12DailyPro earnings will be able to buy their stuff! Interesting idea! Meanwhile they have zeroed my balances and claim that I have a withdrawal queued up. If that withdrawl ever arrives at my e-gold account I will probably buy another unit at this one so that I can continue watching it.
2Dollars4U: Hmm, this one allows 5 URLs, I have them all filled in, and I am still racking up unspent credits. Not good.
911Hitz: another that is not managing to eat up my credits. They allow 5 URLs, I have added one URL five times. Looks like I am racking up an ever-incresing backlog of credits.
AWD-Network: Hmm, hard to tell with this one. I have plugged my URL in twice os evidently had not thought it was movinmg well back when I only had my URL in once. It allows 5 URLs. I think I will rack up points for another day before deciding whether to plug in the URL a third time or spread my points among the two URLs already plugged in.
AussieAutosurf: allows tree URLs, I have my URL plugged in three times, and it looks like I am still starting to backlog. But the owner fell ill and it has only just been taken over by temporary new management (planning, it seems, to switch it to a 2% daily rate) maybe the new management can get traffic moving, we'll see I guess.
AussieEarners: credits here seem to be moving.
AutoSurf4Euros: wow, a large backlog of credits here. Not good. Heh they are another (like StudioTraffic) that want to pop up a whole new window for their surfbar. Bleh.
Auto-Surf Biz: credits here are moving.
DadNDaves: Sheesh, how can I even guess, being as how they only allow one URL, I entered one URL way back when I signed up, and it is still waiting for them to approve or reject it - it will not get into rotation until they do. Maybe they too are on vacation.
DaiPaySurf: only one URL allowed and backlog of credits is growing and growing here.
EarnCash4Surfing: Hmm, evidently I assigned my points last time I was on this one, so not sure if it is using them up or not. But hey, it allows 2 URLs and I only put in one so far so it looks like it has not yet commended itself to my attention as one that is backlogging.
eProfitSurf: this one allows ten URLs but just one has been enough so far, my credits are being used.
GWPtraffic: only allows one URL but that is enough to eat up the credits no problem.
RapidSurfDaily: I am up to three URLs used in this one now (it allows five). Not sure if three is enough or not, lets leave it at three for now and see.
SurfCityAutoSurf: only allows two URLs, I have my URL in there twice, and I am building up quite a large backlog of credits.
SurfMunkee: ouch, my URL has 8555 credits assigned still that it has not used. Looks like this one is backlogging. Only 89 credits have been used since the get-go! Ouch! I do not see any indication of how many URLs one can enter. Nor how to take back some of those 8555 points to put them toward another URL if I did enter another URL.
Wow that took a long time. This autosurfing stuff is actually quite time-consuming. Did I mention that several of them keep suddenly logging me out? Don't go believing that you can set them up then go to bed.
Finally, I am done firing up autosurfs for the day. Good night.
-MarkM-
So today I am going to try to make notes here as I fire up each autosurf. Oops I already missed StudioTraffic, I never pay attention to that one for some reason. It has the annoying "feature" of firing up its surfbar in a new window, so I used my middle mousebutton to force its surfbar to fire up in a different tab of the same window rather than in a whole new window and then used the tab its member-area was in to fire up blogger to write this log-entry.
So onward. 4Daily: hey, my credits got used! Cool.
5Daily: Hmm, they haven't checked the URL that I added yet, maybe they're on vacation or something.
HitzPay: Heh they are using up credits alright, lots of credits as they let me surf with no limit in sight so I earn lots.
GrandHits: Hmm, this one allows up to 50 URLs, maybe I am gonna have to fill in all fifty, I have five filled in so far (mostly just the same URL over and over again) and it is no way keeping up with the amount of credits I earn. I like to put a bunch of credits when I add a URL though so I will add another and assign it the points I've accumulated since last I added one and maybe some day we'll see what happens.
ProfoundHits: Hmm, today I have somehow managed to accumulate a bit of backlog, but I had the impression it was one of the good ones. I see that I have already plugged in my SurfDownline URL twice so far (it allows up to 50 URLs). Maybe it just wasn't one of the worst ones. I'd better add my URL a third time maybe that might help.
123etraffic: this one seems to be moving along smoothly.
12DailyPro: Heh they only let you surf a few sites so it'd be hard to build up a backlog at this one. Did you notice their latest plan? Kind of a currency of their own in a way: their lines of products will not be buyable with ordinary currencies from other currency-providers, only one's 12DailyPro earnings will be able to buy their stuff! Interesting idea! Meanwhile they have zeroed my balances and claim that I have a withdrawal queued up. If that withdrawl ever arrives at my e-gold account I will probably buy another unit at this one so that I can continue watching it.
2Dollars4U: Hmm, this one allows 5 URLs, I have them all filled in, and I am still racking up unspent credits. Not good.
911Hitz: another that is not managing to eat up my credits. They allow 5 URLs, I have added one URL five times. Looks like I am racking up an ever-incresing backlog of credits.
AWD-Network: Hmm, hard to tell with this one. I have plugged my URL in twice os evidently had not thought it was movinmg well back when I only had my URL in once. It allows 5 URLs. I think I will rack up points for another day before deciding whether to plug in the URL a third time or spread my points among the two URLs already plugged in.
AussieAutosurf: allows tree URLs, I have my URL plugged in three times, and it looks like I am still starting to backlog. But the owner fell ill and it has only just been taken over by temporary new management (planning, it seems, to switch it to a 2% daily rate) maybe the new management can get traffic moving, we'll see I guess.
AussieEarners: credits here seem to be moving.
AutoSurf4Euros: wow, a large backlog of credits here. Not good. Heh they are another (like StudioTraffic) that want to pop up a whole new window for their surfbar. Bleh.
Auto-Surf Biz: credits here are moving.
DadNDaves: Sheesh, how can I even guess, being as how they only allow one URL, I entered one URL way back when I signed up, and it is still waiting for them to approve or reject it - it will not get into rotation until they do. Maybe they too are on vacation.
DaiPaySurf: only one URL allowed and backlog of credits is growing and growing here.
EarnCash4Surfing: Hmm, evidently I assigned my points last time I was on this one, so not sure if it is using them up or not. But hey, it allows 2 URLs and I only put in one so far so it looks like it has not yet commended itself to my attention as one that is backlogging.
eProfitSurf: this one allows ten URLs but just one has been enough so far, my credits are being used.
GWPtraffic: only allows one URL but that is enough to eat up the credits no problem.
RapidSurfDaily: I am up to three URLs used in this one now (it allows five). Not sure if three is enough or not, lets leave it at three for now and see.
SurfCityAutoSurf: only allows two URLs, I have my URL in there twice, and I am building up quite a large backlog of credits.
SurfMunkee: ouch, my URL has 8555 credits assigned still that it has not used. Looks like this one is backlogging. Only 89 credits have been used since the get-go! Ouch! I do not see any indication of how many URLs one can enter. Nor how to take back some of those 8555 points to put them toward another URL if I did enter another URL.
Wow that took a long time. This autosurfing stuff is actually quite time-consuming. Did I mention that several of them keep suddenly logging me out? Don't go believing that you can set them up then go to bed.
Finally, I am done firing up autosurfs for the day. Good night.
-MarkM-
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Oh nice, a must-have art link!
"In 1991, when 2400 baud modems were the norm, ArtQuest released an exclusive art bulletin board service known as a BBS. The BBS provided galleries, consultants and dealers a quick way to locate art throughout the art community. As technology has progressed, so has ArtQuest. Today, ArtQuest offers its members the latest up-to-date service available to the art industry."
Yummy link, and guess where I found it? Surfing a homebrewed new traffic-exchange: TrafficSurfer!
Contrary to the expectations of some folk - though I cannot quite recall which folk they were - joining new traffic-exchanges doesn't seem to be a complete waste of time! :)
(I filed it, of course, under art. :))
-MarkM-
Yummy link, and guess where I found it? Surfing a homebrewed new traffic-exchange: TrafficSurfer!
Contrary to the expectations of some folk - though I cannot quite recall which folk they were - joining new traffic-exchanges doesn't seem to be a complete waste of time! :)
(I filed it, of course, under art. :))
-MarkM-
My Fourth Blog!
Just a quickie: I have whipped up another blog - my fourth, if haven't lost count already.
Tah-dah: Space Cadet Academy!
-MarkM-
Tah-dah: Space Cadet Academy!
-MarkM-
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