Changing tactics

Hey everyone :)

I have decided to change my tactics for my sites, what I am doing now isn't working and I think something else could work better.

I have been focusing on my current sites for a while and just putting some spare time into other sites but I am going to change this, working on my current sites constantly isn't working as well as it should.

I am going to put more time into working on new sites now, they will all be driving traffic to my others anyway so my current sites will be getting more from it.


I have been running more freerolls on DeuceAce, if your interested check out this.

It is more work than its worth really in terms of making any money, I don't think I have made anything from them yet to be honest but its something just for the community anyway.

RakebackBob.com affiliate search is near enough finished now.
I am hiring someone to add the affiliates for me, I don't want to spend too much time with data entry when I could be doing something better.

Once they are added I'm going to email the affiliates and give them 2 free months listing and after that charge $9.95/month.
I think the traffic will be more than good enough by then for affiliates to list their site.

I have already got my first affiliate and they paid for 6 months featured listing :)


NonStopArcade has been banned from google because I had adult games, they told me once I changed it so adsense didn't show on the adult pages they would reactive serving, so I paid a coder for some custom work and emailed adsense to be told the site is banned and it wont be enabled again.

I am selling sitewide text links for 6 months now for $50 is anyone is interested, 1500+ uniques/month and it will go up a lot more soon once I get my network bar and start linking between sites.


My designer is MIA again.....he has been gone for over 2 weeks now, he was on last week and emailed someone else I know and didn't get back to me, I was a bit pissed off with that..
He is only doing a small job for me but I don't mind if he's late, as long as he lets me know.


Want some free $$?

I am giving away $10 free no-deposit poker money on pitbull for anyone that is interested.
You don't even have to download the room, its flash based so just register like a normal link and you will get $10 free without adding any details like your CC number. Great deal and you cant lose so don't miss out :)

Click here


The coder for my latest site is FINALLY starting to work on it, he is over 2 weeks late as well, I had a launch date set for this and had a lot planned so this really changed some plans, I'm hoping this will be a big site but it still wont be finished for another week.
The coder is really good and hes a moderator on the forum for the script I am using and did all the official skins so I'm sure he will do a good job!


Well hope everyone's sites are going well :)

Cya all!

Please - Abandon paypal

Hey,

I have always had problems with paypal but this one has crossed the line and I'm not even going to bother getting my account working again, I have been trying over 24 hours now.

Paypal restricted my account yesterday morning but I didn't worry about it at all because they did the same thing before for the same reason (Poker website, DeuceAce.com).

I am using paypal to accept payments from advertisers, I talked to a manager in Jan this year about it and he actually apologised for the mistake paypal made closing my account thinking I was taking payments for actual bets...

This time...they have been totally unhelpful, every email I have sent they said my account is closed, I have broken their AUP BUT THEY WONT TELL ME WHAT I HAVE DONE.

They said having a directory on my site is against their AUP....This must be a joke. What is a directory? A list of sites using a script to put them into categories to make it easier for users to find sites.


Im not even accepting payments for the links, it was there for ease of use for users.

NOWHERE in their AUP does it say a directory of gambling sites is not allowed.

I have asked numerous times and they still haven't answered.

So...does this mean that all sites linking to a gambling related site is breaking their AUP?
Obviously it must since that is exactly what my directory is doing only it is using categories for the links.

I wouldn't mind so much but I have funds in my account and they are frozen for 6 months.

I will not be using paypal again for any business and I would suggest anyone using them to ensure you don't keep ANY funds in your account.

Nope, I'm not dead - Quick update

Hey

I know its been avery long time since I updated, I have been too busy to blog really but Im going to do a really quick update.

Bike Crash
DeuceAce
NonStopArcade
GamblingAffiliatez
New Poker Site
Moving Again


Bike Crash(es)


I crashed my bike twice since I last blogged (2 weekends in a row) and before that it was well over a year since I came off.
I think there was something wrong with the bike, the second time the front wheel just locked up on me and the bike flipped over - That did some serious damage to the bike and I was in a lot of pain for a while, my kneecaps are still really sore.

Anyway...that's the worst thing that has happened ;)


DeuceAce Poker Forum

For my sites, DeuceAce poker forum is doing pretty well, I reached 500 members and just went over 6000 posts :)

Iam now running regular freerolls, I hope I see some of the blog readers playing!

If you like poker but not sure what a freeroll is, you enter a tournament with other people from the site, no entry fee at all and the winners share a real prize pot, in other words, you have nothing to lose :)

You can see a tournament schedule here.

I am giving away $10 free poker money to DeuceAce members, you can view full details here.
Again, you have nothing to lose here, you don't need to deposit or anything, just signup and you instantly get a free $10 to play with!

I have a lot of things like this going on at DeuceAce so make sure you register if you haven't already :)



NonStopArcade

NonStopArcade is now complete and ready for your gaming needs :)
There are over 2300 games and more will be added on a regular basis.

If anyone is interested, Im selling sitewide text links for $4/month, it is getting 1500+ uniques a month right now but I am just starting to advertise it. Leave a comment if your interested or email john [ at ] deuce ace . com


GamblingAffiliatez

I have someone working on GamblingAffiliatez now, I think he will do a great job, he knows the industry and has had good results on his own poker sites.

Fingers crossed, I would like to see Gambling Affiliatez get off the ground, I just dont have time right now myself.


New Poker Site

My designer has finished the design for my latest poker site.

I am using a script I have never used before and I have hired someone that is a moderator at the forum for the script to integrate my design.

I think its going to be a very big task, I had to get things changed in the design so it would fit the script so Im really hoping the coder can do a good job..Not sure what to expect.


I don't want to post it here until the site is complete but once it is I will do a quick update.



Moving Again

People that have known me for a long time know that I like to move around a lot :)

Its time for another move, I am moving around the middle of this month into another apartment in the city cetnre, its a 2BR with amazing views over the river foyle and right beside everything.

When I say the city centre, I mean right inside the centre.

Once I move I will get some pics up. I'm going to take a few trips to England around the coast to find a nice place and I will be moving there in another 6 months time.




So much for a quick update, I was planning on a few lines :)