Hello EVeryone. I'm Brian, a member here at YourPTR. Some of you know
me
> as an admin of YourForum. and others of you may have no idea who I
am.
> Basically Im just a member here at YourPTR just like the rest of you.
> YourPTR is my favorite PTR and Lisa is the best Program Owner in the
PTR
> world. We should feel incredibily lucky to have her running this
program.
> My enjoyment of this program is why I'm writing to all of you now.
>
> I want to talk about points. Yeah...points... those nasty things
everyone
> in the PTR world hates. But...I want you all to understand why the
program
> uses points now, and how those points can be both fun and profitable
for
> you.
>
> First I want to explian why points are used for site support in the
first
> place. I think this is where some PTRs go wrong... they use points or
make
> a change and don't explain why the change was made. Lets take
> SharedAdSPace or "SAS" for example. Alot of sites use SAS as site
support.
> But the most that can be earned from SAS is 60 cents for every 1000
valid
> clicks. Yes that does add up and yes SAS is a paying program... but..
If
> Lisa sent that out as a 1c solo to all, every 1000 clicks would cost
the
> program $10. So instead of providing site support it would actually
drive
> the program further in debt. ANd this is true for almost all site
support
> options.
>
> Some might be asking "why is site support needed at all?" There are a
few
> reasons. One, in order to compete in the PTR world, ads have to be
> underpriced. In order to get ads to send to all of you, Lisa has to
have
> prices that are comparible to other sites or else no one will buy ads
here
> and she wouldnt have any to send to all of us. The trick is to find
the
> rightr balance between the prices put on advertising and redemptions
and
> the amount of site support thats brought in. As most of you know
there is
> a small payout list right now. Thats quickly dwindling thanks to the
> combination of paying outside advertisers and site support. But if
more
> people clicked the site support links for points that list would be
> nothing in no time. Just SAS and Paid Promotion...if clicked daily by
all
> of you, would provide enough money for one full payout each month.
>
> Now.. remember when I said points can be fun? Well, Lisa is making it
that
> clicking for points are worth your while. Here are just a few ideas
that
> are in the works or have already begun:
>
> -points auctions. This started Oct 1st on the forum. Upgraded
memberships,
> referrals and ads are all available just by bidding with your
accumulated
> points!
> -random cash ads... every so often one of the ads marked as points
will
> actually be worth cash
> -Prizes are awarded to the people with the most points each month.
> -random winners... By clicking on point links you could win a random
> points to cash conversion!
>
> Now...once payouts are caught up on, the site support will be used
for
> even more fun things... random payouts, cash prizes for contests and
such.
> Lisa loves doing random payouts and misses being able to do them.
>
> This next paragraph is just for the people who can do searches. Each
day
> Lisa sends out 12 search emails marked from numbers 501-512. Those
are
> easier than regular searches as you dont need to click on a keyword.
Just
> one of the results.... If just 250 people clicked on just 1 of those
> daily... it would be enough to do 10 full payouts each month. If 250
> clicked on all 12 daily just imagine the possibilties.
>
> I want people to understand that Lisa has not made any money on this
> program. I think alot of people believe that PTRs make a lot of money
and
> the POs are greedy and stingy. Lisa has been doing this for the
enjoyment
> of it and because she enjoys all of us. All money that comes in has
gone
> right back to all of us. But shes not worried about that. She enjoys
being
> able to pay all her honest members... and the points links will help
her
> do that.. And she's trying hard to make points fun too... So...can we
all
> pitch in? click on the SAS and Mako and Paid Promotion for points?
For
> those that search, click on the 500 series. And come to the forum...
> particpate in the auctions, and the contests where you can win more
> points.
>
> Together we can make this the best PTR in the industry.
>
> Thanks for your time
> Brian
>
>
Now i have talked to lisa thru pm's and she quotes brian has nothing to do with the admin but personally just a member wouldn't be allowed to send such an email out what do you think.