March 17 2011 - Moving!!!!!

Hi Guys!!!

After this long hiatus, my new site is finally up and running!!!

Please check it out here: LiNKY


I apologize for the lack of news for the past several weeks.. As you can see, the new site is already up and running, and please let me know your input on the new site :)

Thanks for your support folks!

18 February 2011 - How to Start A HYIP Pt I

Hi! I believe the title must have caught you off guard today because I am actually NOT writing an article on How to start an actual HYIP (sorry to disappoint those who thought I was). Instead, I'm talking about How to start your HYIP investment journey. Sorry for the misleading title -- I just thought it would attract more attention this way :)

First of all, a good way to start would be to get a payment processor. There are currently several options, but I would recommend either AlertPay or LibertyReserve. For more reading, check out How To Win In HYIP With Payment Processors.

The sign-up process is fairly easy for any of the payment processors that you choose, but I would use different passwords and email addresses for each of the payment processors that you use (different from the email addresses and passwords you use for the HYIPs that you join) for the following reason:
Security
- for one, admins have knowledge of the password and email address you use for the HYIP that you join. Therefore, if you use the same email address and password, that'll be like graciously inviting the admin to take your money away from you.

After signing up for a payment processor, start to research the HYIPs that you'd like to join on forums, blogs and monitors. Some forums that I frequent quite often myself are TalkGold, MoneyMakerGroup and DreamTeamMoney. These are good resources because you can see actual feedback from actual investors, although there are quite a few paid voters as well. It takes some time to sift through all those posts, but I'll prepare a post on how to differentiate between paid posts and real, actual posts soon.

In the event that you find out certain HYIPs only accept e-currencies that you don't currently own, it's the time to exchange funds. Don't be surprised to find that there are numerous scam exchangers in the field today -- just a basic google search on "AlertPay exchanger" will return tens, if not hundreds, of unverified exchangers. Please note that it is against AlertPay's Terms and Conditions to exchange funds without verification from AlertPay. Read more about this on Where To Exchange E-Currencies. Generally though, verified exchangers, no matter whether it's LibertyReserve or AlertPay, should have Verified seals on their page. So a rule of thumb is to always check whether the seals are present on the sites.

That's it for today's Part I of How To Start Your HYIP Journey. Tune in soon for the second part! :)

11 Feb 2011 - West-Wood Is A Goner

Hi guys! Unfortunately, West-Wood, a silent under-performer, has quietly dug its own grave. I have not heard a single word from the admin regarding the pending payouts, a situation which had been going on for the last few days already.

Despite the fact that the admin announced that their "traders account" was blocked, he didn't mention any specific details about the program's cashflow. A little suspicious as the admin hasn't been contacting the members after that incident.

I guess that just shows that West-Wood is gone.

Please do not invest there any longer guys!

Now that SynergyMoney is officially closed, what's next? Well, if you're still in the red, you should probably wait until February 23rd when Ivan, allegedly, will start the first rounds of refunds. He claims that he will do it in biweekly terms. However, if your loss is below $10, he will look into that and process it as quickly as he can.

For a program that has been solidly managed for 3 months, can we say that he did a good job? Or looking at the site's potential, it could've gone further?

In my view, SynergyMoney did whatever it could, but there's just some missing ingredient that separates SynergyMoney from the likes of CherryShares. It's not the plans, because both SynerygyMoney and CS offered sustainable and well-planned payouts. It's not the scripts too, because both sites used customized scripts.

So what is it?

I would say the entire site presentation just didn't deliver the vibe. I mean, let's look at the front page:

Front Page

For real? A Buddha on the front page? I mean no offense for Buddhists, but I've never associated investments with religion because in my opinion, we are dependent on ourselves to make things happen.

Sorry to have digressed, but that's just my own observation. I really liked the admin's passion and enthusiasm, however, as we could always find him on the forums, chatting with members and really having a good time serving them. Perhaps if that spirit found its way to other investors, it could've made a huge difference.

That's it for today guys, I'll see you guys soon! :)