Webmastersroom Forum quit paying

@cwilson26 (2735)
United States
February 22, 2007 10:18pm CST
I was just on webmastersroom forum checking things out. It was another paid to post forum like this but not as good as Mylot. Anyway I haven't been on in awhile and decided to check if there was anything new on there and see if there was anything interesting to respond to. Well I found one post and decided to respond and after I did instead of the usual message coming up "You have just earned 2 cents for that post" this one came up instead "The message has been posted." I figured maybe it was just a glitch on the website and decided to check it out further. So after searching through the forum I finally found a message from the admin. saying that because of people abusing the forum he has quit paying. I didn't even get paid. I made it to $1.00 and you have to get to $4 or $5. I admit I only joined because it was a way to earn a little bit of pocket change and learn new things about webmastering and blogs. I was also able to help other members with stuff I had already learned. So I figured I would let everyone know they don't pay anymore. I know some people on here are members because this is where I found out about it. I will continue to go on there and check things out every once in awhile and see if I can help anyone but I'm not going to be active. I wasn't really that active to begin with because I like Mylot better and I am also writing articles for Associated Content so I really don't have time to be too active anywhere else but here and AC. But I do have another one that I joined a few weeks ago and forgot about it. I don't go on too much because it is confusing but the member who referred me said they pay like 2 cents a post. The payment is confusing because it is in the system they use. Instead of dollars it is $BK. So I really don't understand it but I have heard they do pay so if you want to check it out go to my blog and read the first post. You will have to scroll down to the bottom of the first post though to get the link. http://cwilson26.blogspot.com Sorry this is so long but I figure I should let people know about webmastersroom forum in case you don't already know. :) One more thing I wanted to add. I think it is so ignorant for spammers to ruin things like this for the honest members. I think instead of punishing everyone for the spammers stupidity that only active and honest members who make actual quality posts should get rewarded. maybe I should go on there and suggest this. I don't want to make the admin mad but this is what I think they should do because it is not fair to everyone else that they quit paying because of the spammers. Just my opinion. :)
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5 responses
• United States
23 Feb 07
I joined this forum also but not for the pay. I felt it would be a great place to get information from. But the only post that I would get an answer to was one where I had put my link in suggesting another site. I started a discussion asking for advice from webmasters/designers and didn't get a single response. :-( I don't think I'll be going back there again.
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
23 Feb 07
I thought it was a great place to get information from too and it is still ok but the spammers really messed it up for all of us. I think Mylot is so much better because you can get your information and advice so much faster on here. When I first joined wenmastersroom I really didn't like it at first because it was a little confusing. Every time I turned around they were bashing Mylot on there too and I didn't like that. I wasn't active on there anyway because I have more important and better ways to earn money and better places to get help with things. The main thing I did on there was give my advice and opinion on things. I did make it as a silver member rather quick and I was happy about that. I also got 1 referral but when I checked out his posts he looked like a spammer and he only posted 4 times so I knew I wasn't going to earn from him. I am just going to stick with Mylot, Betlik and there is another one I'm checking out. Thanks for responding. :)
• United States
25 Feb 07
I just checked them out again and still no answer to my request. I'm not a webmaster/designer so the question that I asked was for those that did it for a living. I thought this would be a great place to get advice but I guess I was wrong. :-(
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
25 Feb 07
I think Mylot is the best place to get advice. You get responses so much faster on here.
@honeyangel (1991)
23 Feb 07
i am with this webmastersroom and ive lost aleast 3 dollars because of this,i never receved an email or anything like that.im also with betlik,they pay 1.5 bks per post,which is about 2cents per post
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
23 Feb 07
Yeah I met you and flowergirl in webmastersroom. I wonder if she knows about this yet? I didn't get an email either and the admin should have at least sent us all an email letting us know about this. I'm sorry you lost your money because of the spammers. They ruin things for everyone and the rest of us get punished for it. I don't think it is one bit fair. I joined betlik through flowergirl but I hate to admit I haven't been very active in there lately either. I have been writing articles for Associated Content so I haven't had much time. But I went on the site last night and bookmarked it so I could go on today so I will go on and check it out in a little bit. Thanks for responding. :)
25 Feb 07
ive not heard from flowergirl in a while,i dont think she posts as much on here,i think she left webmastersroom as the took money from her for posting up about mylot.all she was doing was to build up her friend list here
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
25 Feb 07
She wasn't the only one who was posting about Mylot on there. I saw a lot of people doing it and I wonder if they took any money form them. She sent me a private message when she told me about betlik awhile back and said that she wouldn't be on webmastersroom as much because her and the admin had a falling out about something. I know forums don't like it when you post about other forums but I leanred about webmastersroom on Mylot and I wonder if the person who posted it got in trouble. Anyway I think her name on here is Finchley right? Well if it is the same person she responded to this discussion yesterday I think. :)
@finchley (140)
24 Feb 07
I am so glad I came over and saw your post, as I was just about to publish my monthly ezine recommending webmastersroom!! In defence of that forum, I did actually get paid twice for my posts and for a referral who made 100 posts and Steve the Admin has always been very responsive to any problems. All forums seem to be vulnerable to spamming unfortunately.
@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
24 Feb 07
I liked it there as well but I wasn't active enough to get my pay. I also got a referral but I think he was one of the spammers because I looked through his posts (there were only 4) and they were only one liners. I'm just upset that they didn't send emails out to let us know and that they are taking it out on all of us instead of just the spammers. You are right that forums get hit a lot with spammers and there is nothing we can do about it. I'm just glad we still have Mylot and Betlik. Sorry I haven't been too active in Betlik yet but I have been busy writing articles and posting to my blog. I do have the site bookmarked now and will be on as much as I can. Thanks for responding. :)
@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
23 Feb 07
To be honest, I have never heard of that site. But thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure to steer clear of it.
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• Canada
23 Feb 07
I have not heard of this website before, but I do thank you for the heads up . It is very aggravating when a few people spoil it for everyone .
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@cwilson26 (2735)
• United States
23 Feb 07
yes it is very aggravating. And like I said they should have just kicked the spammers out instead of taking the pay away from all of us. I didn't earn much anyway because I didn't go on that much but it still irritates me that they did this to everyomne. thanks for responding. :)