Saturday, 5 September 2009

Neobux: Day-to-Day Earnings - Day 1-30...

(I thought I'd move my daily earnings update from the side of the blog to a blog post as it was starting to get long. I'll split them into batches of 30 days per post.)

Day 1 - Jul 30: $0.05
Day 2 - Jul 31: $0.06
Day 3 - Aug 1: $0.065
Day 4 - Aug 2: $0.05
Day 5 - Aug 3: $0.04
Day 6 - Aug 4: $0.105
Day 7 - Aug 5: $0.065
Day 8 - Aug 6: $0.075
Day 9 - Aug 7: $0.06
Day 10 - Aug 8: $0.075
Day 11 - Aug 9: $0.085
Day 12 - Aug 10: $0.055
Day 13 - Aug 11: $0.07
Day 14 - Aug 12: $0.19
Day 15 - Aug 13: $0.225
Day 16 - Aug 14: $0.15
Day 17 - Aug 15: $0.18
Day 18 - Aug 16: $0.18
Day 19 - Aug 17: $0.14
Day 20 - Aug 18: $0.165
Day 21 - Aug 19: $0.175
Day 22 - Aug 20: $0.135
Day 23 - Aug 21: $0.185
Day 24 - Aug 22: $0.325
Day 25 - Aug 23: $0.195
Day 26 - Aug 24: $0.24
Day 27 - Aug 25: $0.295
Day 28 - Aug 26: $0.23
Day 29 - Aug 27: $0.245
Day 30 - Aug 28: $0.215

TOTAL: $4.325


Thursday, 3 September 2009

Day 36: Aah, So That's What Profit Sounds Like...


I broke even on Day 34 which was cool. I don't need to do anything else except watch the pennies add up.

Total made so far is $5.305 which means I've made back my $5 investment plus 30.5 cents. I'm still getting at least 4 cents a day from viewing my own ads, so I should make at least another $0.72 over the next 18 days for that. That's not including my referral clicks.


It's looking likely that I will move on once my last rental expires (in 18 days) as I have my eye on two sites I wanna give a go. I might extend my stay 'til round the end of September, but that's it. If so, my last day will be on a Thursday or the 27th or 28th as Thurday's my favourite day and I have a thing about the number 7. (yes, I do have my fair share of oddities!)


Monday, 31 August 2009

Day 33: 11 Cents Away From Breaking Even!


I'm at $4.89 at the mo' and the day's not over yet so I might be able to squeeeeze a couple more cents out of today. I should breakeven some time tomorrow.

I guess I kinda have Neobux to thank for the money I earned on IM Report Card today. IM Report Card recently reviewed Neobux. I then left a comment about my experience of using N'bux (I'm 'MissEb' on there). My comment got approved and I got a cool painless $0.50 for it! Wouldn't have earned it if I hadn't used Neobux before. It's just as well I made the comment when I did 'cos the comments got closed off soon after.


In Other News:

- I can now get direct referrals on Neobux as my first 30 days are up

- I've earmarked a couple other sites I wanna try for a month. Just gotta decide which one to jump on first.


Friday, 28 August 2009

Day 30: I'm Staying...For Now...


Neobux has been my very own little hobby - my little curiosity. I obviously know a lot more now than I knew on Day 1. But one thing's for sure, I was never gonna be in it for the long-run. Nope. Not me.

When I first joined Neobux, my intention was to test it out for 30 days then run. However, 2 weeks into joining the program, I started thinking about whether to stay longer than I initially planned.

It's Day 30, and I haven't quite decided yet.

My last rented referral expires in about 3 weeks. I'll make up my mind then.


I finished Day 30 at 21.5 cents, so all in all I've made $4.325 since I joined Neobux on 30th July (my clicks: $1.61; referral clicks: $2.715). With the $5 I invested, that's a loss of 67.5 cents, but I suspect in about 5 days or so from now, I'll breakeven and move into pure profit. How much profit I'll make, I don't know, but I don't plan on doing any recycling or renting over the next 3 weeks. I'll leave my referrals to their own devices.


(p.s.: I'll be updating this blog every 2-3 days)


Thursday, 27 August 2009

Day 29: I've Hit the $4 Mark...


$4.11, in fact.

I'll probably end Day 30 at around $4.30 or so.


I used my remaining rental balance to recycle a few more referrals and that's it; I have 3 cents left in there.


Roll on, Day 30. :-)


Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Day 28: What Happens If I Miss a Day on Neobux?


I sometimes get a warning that I haven't "viewed any advertisements today" and that if I don't, I won't earn from my referrals the following day.

So I'm thinking, in order to earn from Neobux everyday, I have to log in everyday, I have to view ads everyday, no?

If that's indeed the case, then I find that idea stifling. Doesn't appeal. I'm not a pro referrer but I do have one or two programs where it's not necessary for me to do that; I earn my referral cut regardless (as long as my refs are active). I log in when I want and when I can, not because I have to.

It could be argued that since I'm updating this blog everyday, then Neobux'ing everyday shouldn't be a tasking problem. However, there's a difference. First, updating this blog everyday was a choice, not an obligation. Second, it was only ever gonna be updated everyday over a short period of time (30 days). It's been a challenge updating daily (though I'm proud of myself for doing so) - like most people, I do have other things on my plate.


So, yeah, the idea (if true) of having to log into Neobux everyday in order to earn off refs is an additional put-off. I wouldn't be happy to sustain that everyday'ism for more than a couple of months (even if I was making profit). I can't imagine being on holiday running around like a headless chicken trying to find a blooming internet cafe so I can view my Neobux ads for the day. Or say I got married to that Afro Haired Love God that used to be in Crime Scene Investigation; the only way I'd view any Neobux ads is if a wireless laptop levitated out of his ass.


Anyhoo...in other news, I made 23 cents today.


Tuesday, 25 August 2009

Day 27: Not a Bad Day. Not a Bad Day At All...

day 27

29.5 cents today! Couple of cents off from my highest day (32.5 cents).

The 3 extra referrals I bought on Day 23, coupled with the few recycles I did, seem to have done something. Or maybe not. Maybe it's down to luck; a combination of variables I can't control.