Yay! I can finally...
By SomethingSea
@SomethingSea (284)
United States
August 7, 2009 7:46am CST
have direct referrals in NeoBux! Though, I'm still wondering why you have to wait 30 days to do this. Any reason why? Trying to prevent cancerous-like exponential growth? Does anyone know why NeoBux caps the first month?
2 responses
@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
7 Aug 09
Hi SomethingSea,
I recently joined Neobux and didn't know about the direct-referral rule til a few days back. Neobux doesn't go out of its way to point this out before you join (or when you join as I didn't notice the rule when I first joined), so it must be a calculated decision on their part. A big part of that decision is most likely financial. Nothing wrong with the financial motive behind the direct-referral rule, but I wish they were more upfront about that rule before people join.
@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
7 Aug 09
I'm trying out Neobux for 30 days. Even though I invested $5 before I knew about the direct-ref rule, I was hoping that in the first month, I'd be able to earn thru a combination of direct & rented referrals.
In any case, you've now gotten over the 30-day hump, so well done. I wish you all the best in gaining direct referrals (that's if you plan on continuing with Neobux).
Oh, and thanks for the best-reponse thumbs-up!
Have a good month...
@SomethingSea (284)
• United States
7 Aug 09
lol Yes, I do indeed plan on staying with NeoBux. I've re-invested the Neo balance back in and have 6 rented refs, which I am caring for as if they are my children. I found another site recently from a fellow myLotter called work-online, and it pays $0.50 per story you write. I think I'm going to use the money I make from it to get Golden in Neo.
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@SomethingSea (284)
• United States
7 Aug 09
Yes, I agree about that. I made the mistake of telling my parents, and they signed up... not under me. And then I discover that there is a waiting period. It was disappointing, and part of the reason that I went with doing a month-long investigation for YouTube, rather than a daily one (i.e. instead of posting daily, post one report).
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@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
7 Aug 09
Very simple.. They want you to invest your earned money back into their site. I really don't understand why they have such rules. 30 days before you refer anyone and ceiling on direct referrals limit. Definitely not in sustaining way.
@SomethingSea (284)
• United States
7 Aug 09
If that is the case, then it makes sense, given what I've read on the forums. The goal of that, I would guess, would be to encourage the renting of referrals, since this is the main strategy of NeoBux. The reason that there is a limit on direct referrals, apparently, was that people were making sock accounts and referring themselves, and thereby abusing the system.
@TrvlArrngr (4045)
• United States
7 Aug 09
very interesting. I did not know this. I just joined them 2 weeks ago and am still learning the ropes. Thanks for the info.
