General Informations
Program name and aliases: Spare-Dollars
WHOIS URL: http://whois.domaintools.com/Spare-Dollars.com
Domain registration date: November 2, 2004
Domain expiration date: May 15, 2007
Program scripts used: CashCrusader, CAC, etc. or unknown or unlicenced: CashCrusader
Runner.php URL: http://spare-dollars.com/scripts/runner.php
Program owner's name, publicly shared or given by PO: Kimberly Cochran
Program owner's known username at GPF if a member and if it is public info: Spare-Dollars
Other programs owned: indicate whether program is closed or opened at time of review, including past defunct programs: None
Current known manager(s)/helper(s) at this program (not mods for support folders or ad resellers if they don't have access): Kevin Cochran
*Managers/helpers of programs are included if known, but it's possible that we are unaware of every person helping with this site
Country the program is operated from: list or unknown: United States
Program's host: Go-Mama-Hosting
URL: http://www.go-mama-hosting.com
(interesting for reporting dodgenitro and other virusses)
Member count at time of review: 932
Active member count at time of review:932
Accepted countries: Specifics or all, accepted only for ads, national laws etc: All countries except: in order to comply with U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, Spare-Dollars does not accept affiliates from Angola, Burma, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Syria, Western Balkans, or Zimbabwe.
Age requirement: 18 years of age or older
Iframes: None
If bad links or 0iframes have been reported at GPF, a link to that report will be added here
Earning Options
Earning Opportunities:
Email ads : Yes
PTCs : Yes
PTSUs : Yes
Manual Surf : No
Auto Surf : No
PTP : No
mini-games(hangman, puzzles, trivias) : Yes
click contests : Yes
PTP info: Not Applicable
Affiliate page : Available to upgraded members, no new applications are accepted for now, the value of the visits/credits are calculated monthly based on the overall earnings made
Referral Levels: 1 - 15%
Activity requirement to earn from referrals: 0%
Regular login required to receive ads : Yes: logging into account every 15 days and clicking on at least one tracking link.
Turing numbers : Y/N : Yes
Is it possible to have them removed ? : Yes
Signup bonus: No
Referral bonus: No
Link value types: cash/points/both: Both
Approximate link values (i.e., $0.001-0.01 or 1-10 points per click - based on info from advert page)
Cash: 0.0025 - 0.01
Points: 1 - 5 points
Point options: Yes
if yes :
Points redeemable for advertising : Yes
Points convertible in cash : Yes
Upgraded memberships offered : Yes
If yes
Cost : Varies
Brief description: Member builds their own upgrade
Length of time: Member choses the length of time
Search ads sold: No
Search ads opt-in only: N/A
Searches available to international members: N/A
Commission for referring advertisers : Yes
Advertising and redemption options
Minimum Cashout: No minimum
Free Members: No minimum
Upgraded Members:No minimum
Past changes to cashout level: None
Cashout methods offered: PP, EG, MB, PP verified or not, CC etc:
eGold, AlertPay, $5.00 Money order, $5.00 gift certificate, rewards
Cashout fees:
eGold: no fees
AlertPay: view fees chart
Money order: $0.50
Gift certificate: $0.50
Personal earnings required to be eligible for cashout:
- E-Gold: No minimum payout. No fee. Your account must hold $0.01 or more.
- AlertPay Premium: No minimum payout. View AlertPay Fees. Your account must hold $0.01 or more.
- AlertPay Personal: $2.00 minimum payout. View AlertPay Fees. Your account must hold $2.00 or more.
- $5.00 Money Order: United States And Canada: $0.50 fee. Once your account reaches $5.50, you will be paid via Money Order. Money Orders are sent via USPS.
- $5.00 Gift Certificate: United States And Canada: $0.50 fee. Once your account reaches $5.50, you will be paid via Gift Certificate. Gift Certificates are sent electronically via email.
- Earnings To Grow: $0.50 minimum. $5.50 maximum. When your account reaches $0.50 - $5.50, you may visit the redemption area and request to be paid your entire account earnings or a 'Reward' from our Gifts page. Your request must include the name and ID of the available payment processor or the name of the reward you wish to receive. 'Earnings To Grow' payments are made once monthly between the 13th and the 20th. 'Rewards' from the Gifts page are sent once monthly via USPS between the 13th and the 20th. Cost Includes Shipping. There are no warranties and no returns on 'Rewards' from the Gifts page!
Random Payouts: Yes
Full balance paid when cashing out : Yes
Known time frame for payments to be done: Between the 13th & 20th Monthly
All redemptions open for viewing, even when earnings insufficient to claim : Yes
Sustainability review (Sustainable Y/N based on the Advertising page only and divided by section ) :
Sales of ads and upgrades are sustainable
Banned list of sites for advertising: if yes, list (or link to list), otherwise no or unknown: Yes
http://www.spare-dollars.com/pages/banned.php
List of topics that are not to be advertised:
Sites or advertising that contain more than two popups or javascript, invisible iframes,
CPABet, activeX, Doono, or any autosearching scripts. Sites listed on our Banned list.
Tobacco, narcotics, drug paraphernalia, alcohol, pornography, pharmacies, or firearms.
Gambling, warez, get rich quick schemes, randomizers, pyramids, ponzi schemes, forex
bubbles, multi-level marketing programs, investment programs, matrix sites, autosurfs,
surfs, HYIP, money exchange programs, parked domains, search engines, or click clubs.
Ads for non legal charities. Ads that plead for or demand money, traffic, or a purchase.
Ads for advertising; upgraded memberships, ad specials/sales, advertising auctions, etc.
Fraudulent, deceptive, offensive, inappropriate, or illegal content. Content that ridicules,
discriminates, or attacks an individual and/or group based on race, religion, gender, age,
nationality, handicap, or sexual orientation. Content that contains violence, violations of
intellectual property rights, or illegal, obscene, or sexually oriented products or services.
Miscellaneous :
Support forum URL: Yes
Members-only access: Yes
Mandatory for each support : No
PTC in timer bar : Yes
Inactivity policy: 1 link within 15 days
(how often member needs to click or log in to keep from being deleted for inactivity)
Email ad routing: Site Box
POP3 available : Yes
Days of the week on which emails are sent: Monday-Saturday
Adult content allowed in advertising: No
Proxy IPs allowed: No (AOL is excluded)
Useful links
Program URL:
URL to sustainability tool : http://getpaidforum.com/forums/Sustainabil...ue-t472181.html
URL to iframe section general : http://getpaidforum.com/forums/Site-with-p...etc--f1157.html
URL to GPT guide : http://getpaidforum.com/forums/Complete-Gu...TR-t430626.html
URL to explanation about proxy (to be done) : http://getpaidforum.com/forums/index.php?s...30626&st=17
Link to the section where POs can comment on their review :