To all the Bubblews writers on hubpages

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   Cari Kay 11posted 10 years ago

   So with the changes in compensation and what I've been watching in my bank, could be we're about about 1/10th of a cent for each view/like/comment.  For me, that will take me down to half a dollar day.  Hope I'm wrong on that but, if not, it was fun while it lasted

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      PinoyMomposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Most Bubblers got their missing and pending payments from Bubblews after tagging val6 which is a Bubblews staff. I'm also a Bubblews member.

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         LeanManposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         While other members who are owed $500+ are up in arms having received nothing - many have had their accounts deleted after writing bubbles criticizing the site for not having paid or going public to say how much they are owed.... This is all going on in the last week (last week in oct)
         
         Bubblews seems very keen to delete anyone at the moment that in any way gives a poor view of the site - especially if they are owed money and are getting vocal about it - much better for the site if they only have the good news stories!!!!
         
         Circulating the story that half a dozen people got paid just by tagging a staff member is a great way to tell people that "everyone" is going to be paid..... I am not holding my breath for what they are owing me as I am located in the Philippines and they seem to be not paying people around here as there is little that most can do to complain officially...

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            PinoyMomposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            they have deleted pi.shopandsell account in Bubblews
            and now he'll file a case against them
            there are also new bad reviews about Bubblews circulating
            in Linkedin and other websites

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      Craftypicksposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      They said they are currently paying the way they get paid. Google doesn't pay a penny a hit either. My salary is way down, but I have a lot of followers so it pays to stay. I am in the USA and I guess I am on the OK list because they are still paying me within days of it being due. I was even paid two days in a row. One came late and one came early. It's just hard to say

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      Cari Kay 11posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Hit the Redeem button for the first time just about  a month ago.  They said the payment should arrive around 11/5/2014 and, yep, it's sitting there in Paypal.
      
      Hit redeem again today.  This time it could take up to 60 days but that's okay.  It was for about $130.  Averaged about $4 a day.  That's not too bad and I've had fun.

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   LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

   Something is going on.  People who would have earned 36 cents, 40 cents for a post are getting paid One Cent, 5 cents.   You can't find how much likes, etc earn on the site anymore.   Looks like the ship is sinking.   People are calculating and figuring out that you don't earn a penny from views, and the amount they did pay has been reduced to less than a penny for whatever they are paying for.  Problem is Arvind Dixit and Support is mum about this, just giving a run around with posts that really don't say anything specific. People are already grabbing their life jackets and jumping ship.

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   LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

   earner:  Views are not being paid for, people have figured that out already.  They have also figured that earning a penny for anything is a thing of the past.  The guess on earnings by those doing calculations are seeing $.0001,   Arvind and his staff are not giving specifics on anything.

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      earnerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Well, that's just a load of old b0llox then ... views was supposed to be "the main point" ... they promoted sharing, but what's the point without views being paid for.  We'd be working our nuts off for him to reap the rewards of all the ad moolah.
      
      He can stick that right up his sweaty sphincter passage ....
      
      It was tough answering and giving comments.  B4lls to that game of soldiers.
      
      Oh well... it was handy while it lasted ... now back to "proper writing" ... er, if I can remember how to do that after I was stripped of my dignity there!

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   earnerposted 10 years ago

   What I have never understood is why Bubblews paid all those far-away countries the same rate when all other 'professional' writing sites have always paid at the "local rates" to those countries.
   
   An advert for a Mercedes in the US/UK will always pay more per click for a click from the US/UK than one from Borneo ....
   
   Arvind has mentioned international rates in his (featured) post ... but hasn't explained it.
   
   Now ... if I was sitting in a chair thinking of starting a writing site and letting all countries join I'd have started from the "local rates" standpoint .... so you have to ask ....
   
   1] Did he not KNOW the 101 of ad revenue globally?
   2] Was he just trying to sucker people in .... or, to use another term ... did he set out to create a Ponzi?

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   LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

   Earnings but nothing specific by way of amount.
   
   This is from Arvinds recent post
   One of the largest was to adjust payments for each interaction (views, likes and comments) to match the international advertisement rates, as that is how we as a company earn revenue, which is what we in turn share with the community. This means that the geographic location of an interaction on your post will be based off of those advertisement rates.

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   earnerposted 10 years ago

   Oh - and another thing ... I did "spot" and think it odd that somebody who has been declared on the forums here, before, as a site shill .... suddenly stopped posting 3-4 weeks ago.....

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   sabrebIadeposted 10 years ago

   Here is what I think happened.....
   
   Arvind and Jason made this site and started paying way more than was logically feasible to sustain.
   But they had a reason.
   Build the site up, get advertisers and tons of members.
   Then in July, do the cool relaunch, get a lot of press (they were on Bloomberg and even CBS) and after a huge media blitz, sell the site for a few million and be known as suave internet entrepreneurs.
   Heck...maybe even do it again with another site afterward.
   But they got no buyers.
   Now they are stuck with this brand that they have their faces all over and they have to try to save it somehow.
   Otherwise they will be known as "Those Guys From Bubblews...LOL" and ruined.
   Just a guess.

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      earnerposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It was clear that'd never happen .... the site's actually quite sh1te in everything ... low functionality, clunky, unnecessary, annoying ...... whoever coded it must have been "the brother of the mate of a bloke who lived in the next room to our cousin's sister's workmate".

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   Solarasposted 10 years ago

   Wow - I can't believe the turn of the tide from 2 days ago...  Where is the love?
   
   I am sincerely happy that some people were paid good money until now.  I earned some money there until I did not.
   
   They may have sold the site, and these are the repairs being made by the new owners...
   
   It may be that they will change up the rules again in short order, given the huge negative reaction.  Perhaps a shell game where they tell you, these are your views and earnings, but then they fail to pay on them.
   
   Interesting times to theorize about.

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      colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It is going to be interesting to see how it shakes out. Bubblews holds the cards close to their chest.

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   Solarasposted 10 years ago

   Regarding the possibility of a buyout: In August 2014 they applied and became a member of the Better Business Bureau of San Francisco. Their rating is A- with 4 complaints that they have successfully resolved.  If you have a complaint you may want to lodge it there.
   
   The stoppage of payments suggests an audit and review to me that they have not performed before.  Perhaps in anticipation of a transfer or following one. The sudden flow of payments again indicates that they felt a need to restore confidence with their user base (US, Canada and UK - the rest will have to wait and may be axed given their extended payment scheme). 
   
   This sudden flow of payments was quickly followed by a major revamping of the payment structure. Someone has pulled a plug.

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      Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      According to Alexa, most Bubblews users are from India, Philippians, Pakistan and Indonesia.  Only about 11% are from the U.S. The site hardly gets traffic from search engines; most of the traffic is internal.  If it is lowering payments for 'international advertising', there aren't going to be many payments to distribute.  It looks like the site is trying to discourage non-U.S. participants.  There won't be much traffic left on the site if it accomplishes that goal.  Notice how some users are spending 16 hours a day on that website:
      http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/bubblews.com

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    Cynthianneposted 10 years ago

    I wonder why more people have not reported them to the BBB? 16 hours a day? They must have more than one person in the house manning the ship. I can't imagine doing that. I am with Cari Kay, I only make about $5.00 a day...well, now it is probably .05 a day. We shall see where they go from here. I think we all knew that the money would not stay as high of a flow as it was compared to how other sites pay.

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    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    Well, according to Bubblews's new bank page, they have suddenly become completely unaware of my August redemption. So, I submitted a claim using their new claim form. I guess we will see how that goes...
    
    I wonder if it's going to be another 50 days... Needless to say, my aforementioned enthusiasm as to resuming posting has disappeared.

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       Cynthianneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       My daughter is still waiting on a redemption from July. Somehow we think she is never going to see that money even though she has written them many,many times.

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    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    Looks like everybody is soon to be 60 days..., http://www.bubblews.com/learningcenter

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       Solarasposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I must be psychic.  They are following the Amazon model.  However Amazon rightly needs to know if the products will be returned or not.  These guys are just using your money to rob Peter to pay Paul.

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you for posting that link.
       
       I don't know how they could keep up with many members redeeming 2-3 times a week.

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    Buildrepsposted 10 years ago

    How many times I told you guys it's a sophisticated scam. Nice to know I was right about Bubblews all this time. Somehow my Hubber score dropped deeply to 84. I cannot get rid of the feeling it must have been happened on this forum by shills that are trying to rehab Bubblews.
    Sounds crazy? I kept Hubber records since the beginning of October and noticed it had a connection here. The relation is quite obvious. The shills are also doing their merky 'job' here also on Hubpages.
    
    My friend Thomas Swan had a terrible time with these people. Bubblews is a shady business.

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       Solarasposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       What did they do to Thomas Swan?

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          Buildrepsposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          I've a feeling he doesn't want me to write details about it here. 'They' went all over his social media defaming him.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Impossible.   The only thing those "shills" could do is hit the vote up or vote down buttons.  They have almost no effect on scores.

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    Cari Kay 11posted 10 years ago

    Sixteen hours a day?  Wow...no wonder I'm only making $5 a day.  I don't have time for that

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    LarryBinionposted 10 years ago

    Bubblews is going through a lot of changes right now.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    I always got paid, but after a break, the site itself was worse than the one before.  I couldn't delete anything.  Bubblews would  not close my account.  I blocked cookies and that didn't work. Sent 6 emails including one directly to Arvind Dixit to no avail and no response as usual..  Funny, just before the payments and lower rates which the Bubblews Cult does not see yet, I was able to delete every post, leaving my bank -$300 plus.  Funny, how my bank is now zero without my posting anything.   I know there is a petition going around, which I gladly signed, and rumors of some other things going on, which is not being disclosed by Arvind or his cronies, as usual.   Until recently, you lost earnings when you deleted posts, now this practice has stopped.  I cannot believe that people are being kept in the dark about how much they are really being paid, what they are being paid for, can no longer see their number of views which is now a secret are still writing on there and thanking Bubblews for what they have done which is do something to every person there with their pants up.  Something big has to be going one,but I guess we won't know until another SG stunt is pulled, or people go to Bubblews and site is gone, their pennies are gone, because like a thief in the night, AD shut it down and ran!

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Larry you don't get paid for views anymore.  There are some issues about being paid by visits from FB, other social networds, anyone outside of Bubblews.  There is nothing about what you are being paid for and how much.  Forget the penny a view, penny a comment, etc because those days are gone.  Some have figured out that the rate is around $.0001 for whatever you get paid for. People have posted that they should have gotten $.40 for views, etc and got paid $.05 in their bank

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       LarryBinionposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I know. I worked my tail off all day sometimes and made $1.00. Now I don't even make that much. I'm just looking to make money, but I can't afford to make 1880 wages. I'm retired now and Social Security isn't cutting it.
       
       Thanks, Linda

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          Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Larry, I would never recommend writing online as an income source.   If you'd been here in 2010, I'd have said, welcome and you're going to earn a packet if you're a good writer.   These days, writing sites like HubPages, Wizzley, Seekyt and the rest are strictly for pin money unless you are very lucky or very clever.
          
          I don't know your situation, e.g. how fit you are, but consider ideas like buying collectibles at yard sales and reselling them on eBay, or mystery shopping.

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       sparksterposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, you do still get paid for views but not as much.  If you check your bank, then tweet a post, then check your a bank a minute or so later, you will see that you do still get paid for views (even though Bubblews don't tell you how many you've had).  It works out that my views (not likes/comments) are now earning about half-a-cent each rather than the previous 1c.  However, it depends on geographic location - you could still earn more than this per view from users in different countries, there is no set rate.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    LarryBinion: There is no fast money! There was for a bit on Bubblestinks but not anymore.  Start writing hubs so you can have enough good content to be accepted by Adsense and start earning something here.  Being from Texas, I am sure you have a lot to write about.  Earnings here is slow, up and down for most.  Sometimes you hit the jackpot.  Get hubs done, join Amazon associates and hopefully get some sales.  I get the SS next year and I already know it won't pay my bills.

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       sparksterposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       This month, for the first time in several years, I'm not going to meet the payout threshold here on Hubpages - my earnings are down by 50% even though my traffic is higher than unusual and I find that very discouraging as it means I won't be getting another payout (after 28th Oct) in time for Christmas.  I know it's to do with Adsense but payment rates here at Hubpages have lowered much more significantly and drastically than at Bubblews.

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          imgreencatposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          I have never seen a check from adsense, for all the time I was on hubpages.  The ads came on by themselves in the beginning then went to customer service ads or something.  I tried to look into it and google had me reading a (small book) of crap that I didn't understand.  They said something like their bots were being disabled.  So what it comes down to, is that if natural news does not fix why googles ads are not appearing than it will be goodbye natural news.  I may not desperately need the money but I refuse to write for nothing.  This is a problem I have with bubblews changing directions in the middle of the stream.  And I wouldn't be surprised if hubpages also finagles and fudges the books somehow to their favor, not ours.  Online writing, certainly, is not what it used to be.

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             sparksterposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             @imgreencat My Adsense account is integrated with my Hubpages account - before I did this I was also getting very little from Adsense but once integrated there was a significant difference in earnings but the payments were then coming directly from Hubpages, rather than from Adsense.  I can't remember how I did it but I did manage to close my old Adsense account and successfully open a new one - I don't know if that's still an option though.  Have you tried Writedge and/or Daily Two Cents?  They are run hubbers, Daily Two Cents being for short Bubblews-like posts, Writedge being for more serious writing.

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                imgreencatposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                No I haven't heard of them.  I'll have to check those out, thanks.

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                Nadine Mayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you for those links. I will have a look and share this. I'm still busy setting up a Zazzle store

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             Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Did you ever apply to Google Adsense ( following the instructions on HubPages?).  Do you have an Adsense account number pasted in to your Account page on HubPages? 
             
             Adsense ads will show on your Hubs whether you have an Adsense account or not.  That's how HubPages earns from your Hubs.

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    Michael Kismetposted 10 years ago

    I can empathize with your situation Larry, everything I earn online goes to my student loan payments.  I've been with Hubpages for 3 months with 46 hubs and I'm lucky to make over a quarter most days.
    
    Have you tried online surveys?  I have tried them all, and the only one that is simple to use and has worked for me is "OpinionOutpost", I make anywhere from $5-10 everyday, that equates to usually $150-200 every month.  Sometimes I even qualify for extra incentive surveys for $25-50 extra.  Also, it only takes about an hour or two, depending on how fast you are..
    
    I figure if you're "working your tail off" all day for $1, a couple of hours for $5-10 would be a step up, best of luck to you.

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    LarryBinionposted 10 years ago

    Marissa, Michael, Linda
    
    I'm a writer. It's all I know. I got on Bubblews to show off what I could do and maybe get noticed. I don't think I'd be any good at anything else. The money doesn't bother me. I'm not looking for a fast buck. I've given my stuff away for over 55 years. but I heard you could make money there too. Oh, well.
    
    I did online surveys several years ago. made a few bucks, but since the payout was only after so much money, I never seemed to reach that bench mark. meanwhile life goes on and I had to go back to work (Summer was over - I was a teacher).
    
    I'm a creative writer and writing for hub pages may or may not not be the place for me. We'll see.

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    Michael Kismetposted 10 years ago

    "I thought I'd make more money than that."  " I worked my tail off all day sometimes and made $1.00"  "'I'm just looking to make money".
    
    Sorry if we misunderstood. For the record, the survey site I aforementioned has a three dollar payout threshold, which is easily hit after 1-2 surveys. Things may have changed in three years in the online survey racket.

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    Michael Kismetposted 10 years ago

    "Arvind just posted and instead of the chorus of cheerleaders and kool-aid drinkers he got a pack of wolves.  Ghandi better call in the stormtroopers stat."
    
    I LOVED THAT!  Well crafted sabreblade, well crafted.

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    Cari Kay 11posted 10 years ago

    While I can't see views, I made more today that I've ever made in a day there.    I think I like the changes.  I know to be cautious but I'm taking my screenshots and we shall see what happens

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    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    I made a grand slam total of $.01 in residual income in the last 24 hours. Yep, time to start deleting the worthier of my posts and putting them in more prosperous places.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    I posted one post to see what would happen this morning.  12 cents but have 2 comments and 3 likes.  Have no idea as to number of views.  I couldn't reply to comments so I had to do so as if I was commenting.  Stupid site!!!

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       Jean Bakulaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       If you want to write and want to improve that and interact with nice people, write here. The little blurbs you write on Bubblews aren't really enough to improve your writing skills, and nobody is reading them anyway, if you read the answers you get. You just need to learn all the SEO rules, and it takes time to get paid here the first time.
       
       I used to write there, and sometimes if I get an idea for a paragraph off the top of my head, I go over and write something. But I see the site basically as a time waster, not worth more than the occasional paragraph, which satisfies the requirement. If I get the $50.00, cool, it's money I spend on myself, but now it takes one month to get it anyway. I was also on B yesterday and saw in the rules you can only cash out once a month? How is that possible for people who write 10 posts a day?
       
       I did always get paid except for once time in July, and it appears others had trouble during that period too. I was eventually paid, just think the site is only worth it when I feel in the mood to write something small. If you want to research a topic, or have specialized knowledge about something, it would be more appreciated here and Google would notice it. Bubblews is a fun diversion, and it works for some people. I go there, but only if I have a few sentences to say about something.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Jean: I had over 300 posts on there which I was finally able to delete when the new changes came about.  I had been asking for a couple of months for the posts to be deleted and my account closed.  As you can see from my post that the account is still open.
    
    I have no intentions of wasting my time on there anymore.  I had taken time away from that site, and the new site was a mess. 
    
    I have the one post on there now about my opinion. I also wanted to try to figure out the earnings which you can't do like you could before.

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    viryaboposted 10 years ago

    I have 498 posts on there and have had 19 successful redemption(s) out of 21.
    
    Suddenly, i find i can't log into my account. My profile page is still there, my posts are live, but i just can't log in, comment or post. My sidebar is blank! This happened 2 days ago.
    
    Sent in emails to complain but no answer yet. But then, what's new?

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       Jean Bakulaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Hi LindaSmith1,
       I think you did the best thing. At first it seemed good, and it was easy to write enough little bits to make the $25 payout. Then it got harder when the amount was raised to $50.
       
       Another thing I found is that the site has so many glitches, it's down so much, or you just can't get your post to post the way you want. It's too aggravating. It can also be a big time waster if you start writing longer things on it, something I have problems with. So now I just go on if I think of a little thing, like to review a movie I've seen, little stuff like that. I'm glad you were able to delete your stuff, and hope you can use it somewhere else, here maybe?

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Jean: I jumped ship when the payout minimum was raised. I smelled a skunk in the woodpile and I think the skunk is starting to rear its stinky tail. 
    
    Most of the posts I had there, I am sick of.  A lot of it was about a rescue dog I had.  I have a hub about her and another one I have now.  I did them off of the top of my head.
    
    I have one post I saved and have not decided what I want to do with that. It needs a few changes anyway. 
    
    The rest of it was the I stubbed my toe nonsense.  I made a few bucks which I used for donations to help single moms keep their babies and even a Squidoo writer that was down.  For reasons like these, I will miss the income there, but it won't be the same again.  I am not spending my days reading, liking, commenting etc.  Too time consuming for pennies.
    
    At least here, as well as my blogs, I can use Amazon to make a few bucks which we can't do on sinking bubbles. He won't even allow affiliate links which stinks probably because he won't get a cut of earnings from sales, and has not figured out how to do it with the site yet or just too cheap to pay to have someone make the changes on the site that it needs for that sort of thing.

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    colorfuloneposted 10 years ago

    Experimented: I am seeing that my bank is going up for views by .01 each time I pin a post of mine to Pinterest boards, just like it always did. Pinterest sends a bot each time we pin a post on their site to check what is pinned, and Bubblews gives the post credit for the view and the penny.

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    Good Guyposted 10 years ago

    I have 446 posts in Bubblews.  Today I noticed this on the redeem page:
    "You are only allowed to redeem once every 30 days. Come back in ... days."
    
    Is this the beginning of the end?  The promised 30days had become 60-90 days, and now this.  I have decided to say good bye to this Bubblews bluff.  By the way, I am still waiting for my next 3 payments, which had accumulated much of my time spent there.  No more wasting valuable time there.  My last post after this in Bubblews will be a GOODBYE post.
    
    I have had enough of this.  I shall now fully concentrate on Hubpages, still my favorite site.

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       Jean Bakulaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Good Guy,
       I noticed that too, and didn't get it. I know some people write 10 posts a day. I'll guess maybe they make one LARGE payout in the month for all the $50 payouts you made? Even when I didn't work on it much, I did make the $50 around twice a month without spending much time. It just got too annoying because the site was always down. Then when it took a month to get paid, it just wasn't worth the trouble. I only write little junk there because I have about $30 in their bank, so I may as well cash out one more time.
       
       Also, can we only use Pixabay pictures there, or others as long as we attribute them and they are allowed to be used? I never spent much time there after they changed the site, I just began finding friends again, but would rather work on my blog.

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          Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Yes you can use other photos but personally, I wouldn't risk it - after all, if you get just one photo credit "wrong" by their standards, you could lose a whole redemption.   Besides, it's not worth putting the time in to find a good photo.

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             Jean Bakulaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Good point, Marisa,
             I only go on Bubblews now if I think of a quick paragraph to write, to cash out once more. The site still has a lot of glitches in it.

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    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    Been busily deleting all my Bubblews tweets. That is going to take me quite some time. But I would imagine that my Twitter account will be considered a lot classier when I'm done.

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    Deborah-Dianeposted 10 years ago

    I agree with the statement Bill Yovino made, too.  I have never had a problem getting paid on Bubblews and I have made thousands of dollars there, which is more than I can say for any other single site.  Some people simply have unreasonable expectations of what it means to earn money online and they become enraged when a site, any site, changes the rules, puts restrictions on them, changes the payout, withholds pay or anything else.  Those people would genuinely be happier and better off starting their own sites and becoming affiliates of a variety of advertisers.  There is nothing wrong with that.

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    newjerusalemposted 10 years ago

    I still continue my writing in Bubblews. Due to the ongoing changes, views, likes, and comments for my posts have come down drastically. However, things are expected to improve. Also I got another payout recently. Anyway, I'm thinking to continue my writing in Bubblews.

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    Nadine Mayposted 10 years ago

    Thank you all so much sharing your experiences with Bubblews. I only manage to write one or two posts a week on Bubblews and I will see how long it takes me again to reach my $50.00  I do a lot of liking and commenting and that also takes  time.
    
    I have not been paid for my previous $53.00 witch was due on the 15th OCT but then I live in South Africa so who knows how long I have to wait.
    
    I'm busy setting up a Zazzle and a Redbubbles store in the mean time. Graphics is my thing so who knows that might give me an income in the months to come.
    
    Is there anyone else on Hubpages that is a Zazzle member?

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       Mark Ewbieposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I am a Zazzle member.  Sold about a dollars worth in two years.  Probably need more effort, product, skill, imagination, marketing and ability.

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          Nadine Mayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Oh thank you for your response. I'm still learning how to set up my categories and I have not found out how or where to upload a custom image thumbnail to represent any category in a store.

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             Mark Ewbieposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             I didn't even know there were categories!  So you are ahead of me.

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    My Cook Bookposted 10 years ago

    Best thing to do.... Concentrate and continue Hubbing.

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       Nadine Mayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Oh I will do that as well.

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    Nadine Mayposted 10 years ago

    This afternoon I saw on my Paypal account that I got paid by Bubblews!  It's my second payment and it made my day!

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I'm glad you posted that you did get paid.
       You reminded me to check on my redemption, which cleared on the 17th.

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       imgreencatposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I'm still waiting on Bubblews but they said it on the way and should be in my account in 3-5 days.  I really hope they survive because I like writing short pieces.  Now I've started at "Natural News" but there seems to be a problem with Google ads.  Sometimes I feel like giving up.

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          sparksterposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          I'm waiting for a payment too, should be in by 27th October.  Would be nice to get in on time to go with my Hubpages payment on the 28th seeing as though I haven't reached the payout threshold here this month for the first time in years!  Crazy how everyone's slating Bubblews yet earnings here are also down by 50% with no decrease in traffic!

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Nadine: Is your own Zazzle store like selling on Etsy?  I have never been able to figure this one out.

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       Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       No, you're selling their products - all you're doing is adding graphics.

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       Nadine Mayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Linda I do not know what the site is you mentioned, but Zazzle is like redbubble , a create your own product site where you can use your own photos or graphics. Instead of buying these products for yourself, you create them and advertise them in your own online shop in order that others might buy your product.  Then you get paid a % of the total price for your design. The trick is to come up with an unique design people like and buy.

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    colorfuloneposted 10 years ago

    I only have $2.71 to go to reach redemption. Its my goal to get that claim in today.

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I exceeded my goal yesterday by $1.03 with four new posts. Usually, I publish about once a week, so that was pushing it for me with 4. Anyway, I see now that it is much slower earning on Bubblews, but I am not complaining, it is what it is.  I just do not have a enough hours in a day to spend a lot of time on the site, but I sure do enjoy interacting with members who's posts I like reading and commenting on.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Thanks for info!

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    LeslieAdrienneposted 10 years ago

    There are so many online avenues to make money that it is almost mind-boggling.... And, I say this about the Bubble... stick with it through its growth and fixes or leave it alone...

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       Mills Pposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I'd stick with it -if I could sign into it. That is where my problem has been for months.

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    LeslieAdrienneposted 10 years ago

    Oh Nadine... I hope my last post doesn't;t sound harsh because, that was not my intent....

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    paradigmsearchposted 10 years ago

    Well, still no sign of my August Redemption.
    
    And I made one of my rare posts there today. Earned 6 cents it did.
    
    Oh, well. Time for my nap.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    LeanMan:  Bubbles has always done this.  I believe they even posted about it a year or so ago.  I noticed the TOS has changed with a bunch of mumbo jumbo about Class Action suits.  I saw something about Bubbles being sued for non-payments via class action lawsuits. 
    
    I have no idea as to how he manages to see what members are posting outside of Bubblews but he does it.  I experienced this with another site owner doing the same thing.  Maybe it is through the cookies.  If you disable cookies, bubblews reportedly shuts down your account.

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    earnerposted 10 years ago

    I hit it lucky when I found a staff member was online and allegedly paying people immediately if they tagged him.
    
    So I went, listed all my outstanding payments - and the September ones have all appeared.  He did say that my older (2013) payments will be paid, but he'd take time to look into those ... he was satisfying a LOT of outstanding payments live "on air".... but then it all went quiet.
    
    I was lucky I happened to find out, find the post, get there, list my amounts and get paid.  Some were getting some quite hefty payouts!  I'm writing one/day now, so just making $1/day.

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       mary615posted 10 years agoin reply to this

       earner, I read that post also.  As of this morning, there were around 1,282 comments on his post asking about their payments.  I inquired a couple of days ago on his post, and promptly received my four outstanding payments.   If you want to read his post, his user name is   Val6

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    I looked at his posts, it is unbelievable the number and amount of payments that have never been paid.  I cannot people are still wasting their time there when they see lists of non-payment over and over again

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    Cari Kay 11posted 10 years ago

    I've been reading post after post after post of people who have been paid this last week.  One gal just received a bunch of payments totally over $500.  Another one had had her account deleted but Val6 managed to get it back with all her money still there.  I haven't been there long and still now sure how I feel about the view thing but seems like they are legit

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    Cari:  I am reading tons of things about people getting accounts deleted because they said something negative about Bubblews, disclosed payments, about being paid and not paid even though they did this elsewhere.   There use to be a set pay per view, comment, etc which does not exist anymore.  You can't even see how many  views you are getting.  It has been said that they are not paying for views anymore.   I use to be a fan of Bubblews, not anymore.

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       Cari Kay 11posted 10 years agoin reply to this

       So far my experience has been fine there and the mistakes I've seen have been remedied.  I'm not there to get rich quick.  Just having fun and enjoying the experience

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I tested things out for myself recently on a post that is a month old, and now tested on another older post. It is not getting anything for new comments but is for views. I do not know about likes.
       
       On newer posts I am getting credit for views, comments, and likes from what I can tell from watching the bank. The bank gains more than just the number of comments and likes on a new published post.
       
       That is just my conclusion.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    colorfulone:  They don't provide views information anymore.
    
    There is no set pay rate for anything like it use to be.
    
    It is virtually impossible to know what your true earnings are, what you are actually being paid, and what you are being paid for.  All people know is what their bank amount is.
    
    I left so I don't have to deal with it anymore.

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Right, all we can really tell things from is the bank, likes and comments. I see things are not adding up as fast as they were when I could spend more time on there, so I know something has changed. But, than I haven't been real active and that could effect things also.
       
       I have noticed that posting in the morning and about 10:00 in the evening my time, brings the bank up much faster than posting in the afternoon, because the likes and views are greater. Anyway, I just follow up on members who interact in comments.

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    LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

    I can only wish you well and hope you don't end up in the not paid, deleted accounts line.

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       colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I appreciate that, Linda. Its a nice outlet for me as I care for my adorable Mom 24/7, who is homebound. The payments are a bonus.

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          LindaSmith1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

          I can appreciate that.  I took care of my fiance for over 2 years after doctors left him on life support and paralyzed. I gave up my job to be with him for the 7 months he was in the hospital and then at home.  When he passed away, writing kept me going financially.   When Bubblews did right by members, I was earning enough to donate to help others, for birthday gifts, etc.  It took a couple of months to get them to close my account.

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          Marisa Wrightposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          That's great and that's what Bubblews was designed for!    Writers have tried to turn it into a writing site where the main goal is to earn income, but it was never intended to be that - so none of us can complain, really, if it doesn't work like that. 
          
          Bubblews was always meant to be a social site like Facebook, where you could earn a few dollars. I think it still works as that and perhaps, with the reduction in payments, it will settle down to that now.

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             colorfuloneposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             I think it was Arvind who said that members who treated the site like a blog would do alright, and that those who treated it like a slot machine wouldn't do so well. It is not hard to read between the lines there.
             
             To be honest, I liked it better when the passive income was greater for not doing much at all, who wouldn't.  But, still it is a fun site to write on and interact with other writers who like to interact.

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             Nadine Mayposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Indeed and that is important to remember

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       Cari Kay 11posted 10 years agoin reply to this

       I hope so too.  I think my first payment is due next week so we'll see what happens.

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    Deborah-Dianeposted 10 years ago

    I agree, Marisa.  I think the site works fine, for what it is.  It is not Hubpages.  It is not InfoBarrel.  It is not Textbroker.  It is not a job.  It is more like Facebook with a little money thrown in to make it more fun.  If you think of it like that, it works fine.

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