Studiotraffic Scam??? (WARNING! Dont subscribe to Ponzis thru the random ads on this site)

Round and Round the Tickets Go, when it's gonna STOP, nobody knows :(

2006-01-17T12:42:00.000+08:00

I've recently heard form a friend that he's finding it extremely difficult not to mention annoying to get his issue resolved. And yes, this is regarding the UNBLOCKING of accounts. For privacy's purpose, I will not enclose his name or Studio Traffic SCAM username. Actually I don't think he knows I'm writing about hsi problem here. Anyway....

He sent a ticket almost a month ago (or has is already lapsed 1 month...) explaining to the ST Electronic Help Desk that his account was blocked, and that he was not in profit. According to him, the ticket included ALL the details, including transaction numbers etc. Basically, he started with a hundred dollars... then he took out money less than that. After that, some of his friends used his Studio Pay account to withdraw some cash... whcih was allowed by SCAM-master John Horan at the time. (Now there're newer rules... and as usual, these rules ARE NOT AT ALL COMMUNICATED TO THE USERS IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER!)

Then, he decided to compound, and then put in another sum of cash from his pocket. He did not say how much, but according to him, it could pay someone's monthly salary.

After giving all the details, which also had the total of upgrades from his own pocket, his total withdrawals (excluding his friends'), and also the latest upgrade and also withdrawal.

But after all that, the EHD supervisor, asked for proof....

Since my unlucky friend upgraded thru someone elses Studio Pay account (which was in September 2005) now they are aksing for proof that they themselves have no record of (ST I mean). And when he went over to LHD, he got NO HELP at all as usual. THey should change the name of LHD to probably LMF (Live Mo#$% Fuc#$%$?)

Anyway... I told my friend that... most probably, there a 99% chance that he wont ever see his money again. ST is going back and forth back and forth... from EHD to LHD, from LHD back to EHD.

EHD asked him to give proof... he went to LHD for assistance... LHD directed him back to EHD... (Submit a ticket please...)

EHD and LHD, are a bunch of liars....
thieves working together with John Horan to scam people's money more and more

It could be true that John is trying to make something out of ST... but they way he's doing it... surely is gonna make ST fall in the future. Many are starting to go to other Ponzis such as 12 Daily and others that I dont know of... (I dont care actuallY)

Just hoping people who have decided to join ST... please do not :(
FOr they are:

1) UNPROFESSIONAL! From TOP MGMT (John) to LHD and EHD
2) FREAKIN DICTATORS - Follow our rules... or please... "move on"....
3) IDIOTIC - I'm targetting this at John in particular... he never seems to give any good input

And lots of other stuff that you can only find out if you join....
Which... btw... I dont think you should join... cuz it would save tons and tons of money spent
on aspirins and paracetamols.

Darn....

Studio Traffic has Studio Shopper Updated? ... or is it all BULL!!!

2006-01-04T10:06:00.000+08:00

Still can see this statement when I logon to my ST account, which by now I think is already defunct!

Your account is currently unable to surf, withdraw or upgrade. Please contact Live Help for assistance so that we can schedule a meeting for you. If you have followed our TOS and provide us with any requested information we can get your account services restored quickly.

If you are not in profit or have compounded your account please submit a ticket to the: Non Profit/Compounded Account Department of the Email Help Desk and your surfing will be reinstated.

Here is a list of the meeting dates and times, please choose two dates and times that are best suited for you to attend, if your first choice is full you will be assigned to your second choice:

Malaysia, Singapore & Australia members

1 AM, 3:30 AM, 6:00 AM, and 8:30 AM server time
Dec 2nd through Dec 18th

UK members
10am, 2pm and 6pm GMT
Monday through Friday beginning Dec 5th through Dec 21st

No idea when its gonna get unblocked (If it ever gets)...

Anyway, just one post today, since I haven't posted for so long (cuz I know it won't do anybody any good)

Just went to the Studio Shopper website. Darn! It's alive. LOL! And has lots of new stuff. Is John actually wanting to make ST legitimate?

Like I said, I had that small place in my heart for ST to become what it claims it wants to become. But after all the B.S. the LHD and the ticket department has given me, it's quite safe to say that they're scammers :(

Or if not... pretty dumb ass business people.

Happy New Year!

Delaying its demise?

2005-12-15T20:48:00.000+08:00

I've been talking with my friend about our Studio Traffic accounts. And we've sort'a made our own 'wild' guess about what's gonna come in 2006 :P

Since John's been telling everybody that 2006 is gonna be very very interesting, I can't help thinking about the spoils of 2005. The Global Advertising Campaign 'surprise', the US Account Blocks, the UK-Malaysia-Singapore-Australia Account Blocks, and not to mention the sudden change of rules... one of them being the ONE ACCOUNT ONLY and MAX-IT-UP-TO-80K!!!

With John asking people to give MORE of their money to fill up the 60K (80 minus 20...20 being the old maximum), it would seem that the ST management would have an interesting 2006 indeed. They might just (and that's a big MIGHT) run away with all the dough and leave all the 'optimist' burnt!

Another issue that strikes me as foolish is John's optimism to rake in legitimate advertisers. I mean... almost everyone knows that the autosurfing business are MOSTLY run by ponzis... which legitimate money-making business would want to advertise with them? With Studio Traffic not to mention. The company that's been giving soooo much problems to members for the past 2 to 3 months.

Hmmmm...

Anyway, let's just keep our fingers crossed. For those of you who haven't got your money back... it is highly reccommended that you put in no more. I doubt anybody is upgrading out-of-pocket nowadays... especially from Malaysia and Singapore. I know for a fact that the former has thousands (if not tens of thousands) of people enrolled in John's scam. Pity for the not-knowers... but shame on the cheerleaders who know that the Ponzi WILL DIE!!! And at the same time you cheerleaders are still promoting ST and setting up sales teams... and FORCING people to join not to mention :(

Hmmmm...

2006 will tell (or maybe sooner than that? Who knows... John changes is rules so often, that you might never know when he changes his decision to live? He might make another dumb decision such as cutting his oxygen supply and fall flat dead?... Hmmmm... now that's a thaught. Har har har!!!)

Lorraine B Answers

2005-12-13T13:10:00.000+08:00

I don't know about the rest of you guys who've been blocked by Studio Traffic, but this one person gives you this.

After asking for his/her account (which is lower than $100 account level) to be unblocked, this respond was received (and the ticket CLOSED!)

Hello

Please be advised that we have received a tremendous number of tickets regarding the surfing services blocking.

If you have already attended a meeting and have a ticket open in your specific Country department please contain your response to that
ticket.

Many members have opened multiple tickets for the same issue which is creating a huge backlog and delay
in our ability to answer and resolve tickets in a timely manner.

If your issue has been resolved or you have additional tickets open, please close all but one and contain your response to that
ticket.

If your issue has not been dealt with and you have not attended or requested a meeting please reopen this ticket and include any usernames for multiple
accounts or accounts that are in the same family/household as yourself.

If you do NOT have a ticket open regarding this issue, please reopen this ticket and provide the requested information.
Please respond to this ticket by clicking on the Tracking URL near the bottom of this response and adding your reply there. Do not send an email as the information may not get matched back up to the correct ticket.

Regards
Lorraine

Typical of a ponzi
Closing tickets so that they dont need to answer them... or even do anything for the accounts.

I mean, for an account whose level is lower than $100... what harm can it do?
To withdraw alone requires a level of 100 or greater?

ST isn't going down yet....
It's just trying to suck in more $$$ so that more and more people could be
CONNED and BURNT!

Change of Terms and Conditions

2005-12-12T22:24:00.000+08:00

It seems that Studio Traffic has again changed its Terms and Conditions.

The thing that bugs me with ST is that... (besides the fact that it's striving to survive)... is that the communication with members.

For those who dont realize that they need to be an active participant or at least, reader of the ST forum... they won't know SHAIT!!! That's because most members who find out the 'hard' way always go there for explanations!!!

Plus... John Horan NEVER sends out emails to members telling them about updates.
I seiosly wonder... why?
Almost every GOOD company has an emailing system. And if ST wants to be together with the TOP companies in the world (but I doubt that becuz ST is a PONZI!!!!), they should seriously consider this.

Anyway... Just to inform that the maximum account level now is US 80K!
And members (new members I understand) can only have ONE account. No more sponsoring yourself, and also... no more surfing for downlines.

I wonder EVEYTIME!!!
Why is ST still trying to stay alive when indeed they know that they are going to run away with people's cash one day?

Studio Traffic Still Trying T Live

2005-12-05T11:40:00.000+08:00

John has aksed members to attend meetings (chat conferences) thru paltalk.
First of all, I dont understand why he insists on using Paltalk. It's CRAPPY! Why not just use IRC instead. Better in terms of moderation.

Anyway...

Regarding the meeting, the Studio Traffic says that, those who attend the meeting would be confirmed as the non-scammers. Oh. Did I mention that the main reason why UK, Singaporean, Australian and Malaysin members were blocked was becuz of somebody created 4000 accounts under him self?

Well... thats the reason :)

Anyway... Back to the meeting. ... Ok. according to John, those who attend the meeting would be confirmed as 'living' members. Account holders NOT attenting the meeting would thus be... the FAKE 4000 accounts.

... That's kinda dumb... Why?

1) John never put this thing on the member page...
2) Studio Traffic still does not have the common sense to email all members regarding this issue. Main reason John Freakin Horan will give... "People wont react well to it. So it's better to just block everyone straight away."
3) How is John going to handle all these few million people in online conferences? And... only GOD knows what devious plans he has up his sleeves. Argh!

In short... ST sucks BIG TIME! ST is really2 becoming a scam in my eyes. The glimpse of hope that I had for them has faded into the 1% zone. Darn... but still, I have that 1% hope. LOL!

Anyway, I would recommend people to stay away from ST... or any other Autosurf that promises 1% and above. That's TOO HIGH A PERCENTAGE TO BE RETURNING!!!
I mean, the Stock Market cant even do that.

So, Studio Traffic, 12 Daily Pro (even tho still ok, but I believe that its a Ponzi)... 10 Daily and all those other auto-SHARKS!!! Stay away from them. Stick to the legitimate ways of doing business.

ST... you SUCK!

A Gloomy Day - More Are BLOCKED

2005-12-02T10:14:00.000+08:00

Today, I logged onto to my ST account. And it says that I'm blocked from:

1) Surfing
2) Withdrawing
3) Upgrading (i.e. compounding or giving those blood-sucker more $$$)

The exact message is:

Your account is currently unable to surf, withdraw or upgrade. Please contact Live Help for assistance so that we can schedule a meeting for you. If you have followed our TOS and provide us with any requested information we can get your account services restored quickly.

But still, I kept my cool. For one thing, I sort of expected something like this. But not this soon.

Anyway, I decided to visit Live Help Desk (LHD) before even attemtping to go into the forum. Cuz that's what all the ST mods have told people before. So, as a good ST member, I went to LHD.

To my UN-surprise (if there is such a phrase), the LHD is unaccessible. I dont know why. Too many connections, or possibly they just all ran off due to the scam that ST is turning out to be.

Still.. I kept my cool. Now was the time to visit the forum. I already had some reservations about going to the forum... and... voila! I was greeted by this message when I typed in the URL http://www.studiotraffic.org.

"Hello members

It is not unusual for our forum to crash on payday due to the spike in traffic. Members should not panic over this small matter.
We have members Msning us telling us that they are seeing a lot of members posting that StudioTraffic is going down just because the forum crashed.

StudioTraffic is not so fragile. Remember back to this time last year when we had incidences where members could not surf for nearly 3 months. No one complained. We did not see members posting everywhere about it and we survived. We have programmers working around the clock, specifically for times such as this.

The StudioTraffic site is up and running. Do not worry about the forum being down as long as the site itself is up

If you are concerned, please go to our Help Desk(s) so that our staff can keep you informed on what is going on.

StudioTraffic is strong and will continue to be strong, please do not stress yourselves over minor issues such as overloading on our Forum server."

Ok. I think...

"What a bunch of crap!!! What is all this BULL SHIT!!!

But still... I believe that I am cool.
I thank the holy Lord for that, because he has prepared me for this. Alhamdulillah.

Even though I still haven't made back my $$$, I think I deserve this. For wanting to get rich so quickly. Or at least if not get rich, have lots of $$$ quickly. LOL!

And to say I lost just a few pennies???
Well... it could've been the case at first. But.... Since I re-upgraded by USD750,
I think if indeed ST has run away, I've lost quite a lot. And plus the fact that I'm
in a country where the US to MYCURRENCY is almost 4.00, that ads another spurgy twist to the whole story (what ever SPLURGY is!!! LOL!)

I have concluded. :)

ST is SCAM! SCUM and BULL SHIT FROG!!!

Anyone care to share their opinions?

Thanks :)

Still A Glimpse of Hope

2005-11-21T19:41:00.000+08:00

Hi all :)

I don't know why... but it seems that I am still giving hope for Studio Traffic.
I sort of have this theory...

Somebody told me that Studio Traffic was started by two people.
Two John Horans? Hmmmm... Maybe that can explain the different 'voices' and grammatical errors and typos that are present in one John post, and one in perfect English in another.

Anyway... My theory :)

The John that's left... the one still running and defending Studio Traffic must the the GOOD John. Or... the naive-er John?
What I'm trying to say is that, the John who left was the one with the ultimate PONZI mindset. GET ALL MEMBER CASH!!!! AND SCRAM!!!

This vision however, is not shared by the John's thats still here. He has a vision that ST WILL BECOME VERY2 BIG!!! One day maybe rival the likes of Google, Yahoo... and who knows... BARNES AND NOBLE!!!!!
(ok ok... i am exagerating here... this is theory anyway :P)

Anyway, I think that how now's John is going about handling ST... it seems like
its gonna hard for things to happen. Due to the unprofessionalism... the sudden change in rules wihtout changing the TOC's.... I mean... it looks like ST is going down the drain. Hmmmmm :(

Anyway...

Like I said. I still have hope that it is a non POnzi... Why? Why I have this empathy? I dont know. It's something i can't explain. LOL!
COuld be the $$$ talking... but I think its more.

Anyway...

That's all I have to post today :)

Please do comment... if anyoone ever visits this site that is. LOL!

DONT JUDGE A PROGRAM LEGAL BECUZ IT PAYS

2005-11-18T18:08:00.000+08:00

Many ST supporters are arguing that ST is legal because it pays.
Well, I'm not here to confirm that it's illegal (even though recent happenings have shown that it might be)... but just to inform people not to say that a program is legit and legal 100% becuz it pays.

There used to be one program in the US, can't remeber the name, that paid members faithfully for more than 4 years if I'm not mistaken.

Good track record I might say... 4 years in business, and always pays!

One day, it just vanished into thin air, running away with 80million US DOLLARS!

Sorry I can't recall what the name is... But it did happen.

Anyway, just to say that don't judge a program just because it has a good paying record. Ponzis do pay. But one day, they're gonna run away and vanish into thin air, levaing so many with lost hopes and a burnt out wallet (worst case, burnt out life savings)

:(

Another unhappy member being thrown out of Studio Traffic

2005-11-18T13:04:00.000+08:00

Here's another member posting about how Studio Traffic has thrown him out of the fray.

http://www.gr8sites4you.com/studiotrafficripoff.html

I can understand what he's talking about. I too have had some not so intelligent experiences with the Studio Traffic helpdesk, and also ticket people.

Always giving vague answers, and also almost always refering to some sort of database for answers. There were also some... how shall I put it... COPY and PASTE type of Help Desk staff. Just took what was on the web page.

Sheesh!

Anyway, just to update on that.

AND!

In case you guys see any adsense links on this site that promote ponzi-like schemes, it would be a good idea not to click them :) All those high percentage-daily companies are most likely ponzies. So steer clear.

(Even 1% per day is VERY high! Even the Stock Market can't do that on a regular basis)...

Why are ST bashers promoting other Ponzis?

2005-11-18T12:54:00.000+08:00

I'd just like to comment on Studiotraffic.name.

Obviously, the guy or gal is pissed of sith Studio Traffic. I thought he was pissed off with the whole ponzi concept. But it turns out that he's promoting anther ponzi, .... but he is cautioning people about it!

In my opinion, if you are lambasting one ponzi, then don't go and join another. It just isn't right. Because, in the end, ponzis are going to take people's monet and RUN anyway.

Studio Traffic for me, is a highly suspected ponzi. Why I say highly suspected? Because I have to admit that I myself am still new to all this. And from my own research and chats with some people, I have concluded that most probably ST falls into the pyramid scheme category. Not based on marketing, or running-my-own ponzi expereince, but just thru gained knowledge here and there.

But, maybe also due to my infancy in this business, I am givng ST some chance to prove itself worthy. So that's why I am taking my initial investment back, and not taking profit.

Ok. back to StudioTraffic.name.... I am just wondering how the owner could in his heart, promote another ponzi? He does give some caution, but Ponzis are illegal in most countries. And it's always going to be the case that some one will lose money. So I'd say shame on you for still promoting that 25% per day ponzi thinggy.

Money from ponzi schemes are unethical. It's a case of Paul paying Peter... where Paul joined before peter. And if Peter get's lucky, he'll get John's money. And John will get Charlie's money... and so on and so on.. until Jason joinns... and no one joins after Jason. Who's gonna pay Jason????

Just my suggestion... STEER CLEAR from ponzis. I've joined ST, and now that it's almost confirmed to be a ponzi, I am taking the necessary actions.

Hope other people have their own courses of actions too.

Putting more $$$ certainly wouldn't be a good idea rite now.

Autosurfing Bluesss with Studio Traffic

2005-11-17T10:10:00.000+08:00

Hmmm...

I see that there a quite a few unhappy Studio Traffic members now. But nevertheless, the admin is trying very hard to keep everyone pleased.

John has promised 2006 to be very very prosperous, for ST and its members. China and India is going to be targeted, plus many other products will be introduced in the Studio Shopper product line.

All this sounds good... but to what point are they true?

Maybe, for people like me... who deeeeep inside my heart still feel that John is someone who wants to revolutionize the whole Internet industry... I still see a glimpse of hope.

But that also is fading away now. When I joined, I had 89% confidence. Soared up to th nineties. But now... it's gone way down to the teens.... or maybe below ten?

Anyway, thats just me.

Hope no one get's hurt further in ST.

For those who already have, just hang in there. It's not the end of the world. (I know it's easier for me to say, becuz I haven't actually lost lots of cash yet.)

Another site 'dedicated' to Studio Traffic... www.studiotraffic.name

2005-11-17T01:02:00.000+08:00

As I was starting this blog, I found this other website that's lambasting Studio Traffic.

An Ex-employee of ST he claims to be.

The address is http://www.studiotraffic.name

Might want to give it a look.

Again, view subjectively :)

US Members Suddenly Banned from Surfing

2005-11-17T00:43:00.000+08:00

First and foremost... I AM NOT FROM THE USA!

Even though I do not support what they are doing in the middle east, I am not anti-US-people.
Only anti-US policy in the middle east. :)

But hey... I'm not lambasting the US here. As a matter of fact, I think the members of the country who have invested in ST have been treated rather harshly.

Their surfing has been blocked :( And with no reason for some... and even for those whose blocking is being 'justified' by John, it still smells fishy.

Reason for Banning Accounts from SURFING

I'd like to reiterate... ST has not BANNED the US members account entirely. They only do not allow Surfing. The accounts are still there and accessible.

John says that after opening their second Studio Pay office in the US (God know where's the location), the management there messed up a bit. Long story short, they totally did a bad job at handling payments, which resulted in the closure of their office. This led toa problem whereby, according to Mr Horan, would take 1 to 3 months to clear!

And due to this problem, he said that all surfing activities had to be stopped. BUT! Not to all members.. only to... yes, HIGHER EARNING MEMBERS WHO'VE MADE PROFIT. Again, High earners are those with account levels 2000 and above, and profit makers are those who have withdrawn more than what they initially put into ST.

But unfortunately... something happened, that was totally 'unexpected'. The computer system that was managing this blocking, seemed to have block other members who aren't yet in profit. And whose acocunt levels were not even close to 2000. From one forum I read one member ranting that his account level was just 900 dollars, but ghazooits!!! He got blocked too!

When asked about this, John says that he is unsure on what criteria the system has set to choose which accounts to block. He claims that its all an accident. And that members who think they've been treated unfairly, could send a ticket... and eventually they will get unblocked. Some members have poster on the ST forum saying that they got unblocked. Good sign I guess for those members.... But for the many others... this is a big blow.

Anyway....

That' basically why many got blocked.

What it implies?

Again... if members can't surf... they can't earn. So ST dont have to pay no one! AGAIN! :(

The sad thing is, this is the second policy change in a very short while. Plus many members were unaware of the changes. Very2 bad communication ST!!! :(

The other sad thing is... John said that the problem was with Studio Pay. I mean... hello :)
Studio Pay handles payments... and does not handle SURFING! ST does that. So... why not let members surf... and tell them that they can surf, but cannot withdraw.

Instead of blocking their account straight away and not even allow them to earn. I mean... duhhh... won't people see this as a nother ploy for ST to avoid payments? Only this time, it's future payments?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... getting wierder every moment.

Conclusion for this post

Anyway, now it seems that John is trying to straighten things out thru conductin conferences. I was in one, and John did show up. It was ok, but it lacked control.

But in short, it still doesn't clear the speculation in my head that ST is indeed avoiding payouts. Only it's doing it in a different way as compared to 4Daily (that has already collapsed)

I'll write some more after this :)

Not so good signs about Studio Traffic

2005-11-17T00:20:00.000+08:00

I have been a quite supporter of Studio Traffic.
Quite meaning that, I don't promote to people... but still I have belief that they are trying to introduce a totally revolutionary business model, that would benefit the whole of man kind (those that sign up that is).

But alas, I don't think that my gullible thingking is holding any water. ST is really really turning out to be a ponzi... Why I say this?

Global Advertising Campaign

In September or October (I forget), John Horan, the 'esteemed' owner of Studio Traffic suddenly chose to block certain members' accounts. Why? Because they did no participate in the Global Advertising Campaign a.k.a. the GAC as it has come to be known.

According to John, the GAC is set up to get Studio Traffic ready for the year 2006, so that they could boost up advertising on a global scale. How they do this campaign?

Members (high earners who've already gained profit) are required to 'voluntarily' contribute 20% of what they withdraw from Studio Pay. High Earner here mean people with account levels of 2000 and above, and those who gained profit meaning that people who have withdrawn more than what they initially put in.

Notice the word VOLUNTARILY. Since the email that many members received (and quite a few DID NOT) said that this thing was voluntary, quite a few just ingnored it and went about helping ST by surfing sites. Because after all, ST says that 'advertisers' pay members to surf their sites :( ...

The next day, or next 2 days or so, those who decided to ignore the email was in for one hell of a surprise. THEY'RE ACCOUNTS WERE BLOCKED! Darn!!! Who'd expect that. Many panicked... and some started posting bad stuff about ST.

Who wouldn't? In the ST forum, they discovered that John had disabled their accounts because they did not REPLY to the GAC email. SHAITZERSSS!!! People thought this was voluntary! Did not know it turned out to be MANDATORY!!!

(NOTE: Many others that were blocked, never received the GAC email. John and ST balmed them because they did not set their email filters to receive email from ST. Some never even got the email in their BULK or SPAM folders I'd imagine)

What I Think The GAC Implies

Well, based on my research, I noticed that Ponzi's operate by the concept of Paul is paid by Peter's money (where Paul joins before Peter).

This might indicate that ST has really2 gone low in funds to pay out members, and as a result, had to block members' accounts. Because once accounts get blocked, they can't surf. And when they can't surf, they CANT EARN!!! WHEN THEY CAN'T EARN, ST DOES NOT HAVE TO PAY!!!

And...

When ST does not have to pay... this keeps their reserves in tact....

PLUS!

Quite a few joined the GAC. So the 20% goes back into ST's pool of cash. This further would 'stabilize' the cash reserves :)

This is why the Ponzi thing is starting to hold truth. ST is trying its best to keep mone from flowing out, because if not, they can't pay existing members!!!

But I Wonder...

Ok. Sometimes I wonder... if ST really is a dang Ponzi, why are they still around after all this havoc. Why haven't they just split? Are they greedy for more cash? Or is John actually committed to create a truly revolutionary Internet system that would make millions of lives better?

I myself am not sure. For like I said, I am no expert. I just post my views here. Please view them subjectively.

Conclusion

It would be wise for people NOT TO JOIN at this moment. Due to all the system glitches, and also the problems face by US members who have been blocked (this is another story)... there's just not enough value that the program has to offer (besides probably fooling more gullible people like me into their clutches. LOL!)

I will post some more after this.

Cheers!

The Reason For This BLOG

2005-11-15T20:50:00.000+08:00

Hi all. I've decided to dedicate a blog to what I think about an autosurf company that I'm involved with. Yessss... I was a total newbie to online money-making when I joined them, and now I am starting too see that all the autosurfing companies that I know off are PONZIs.

The company that I am critic-ing is Studio Traffic (http://www.studiotraffic.com).

In this blog you will find mostly what is my opinion, based on the numerous occasions I have been in contact with the ST staff since day 1 I joined. Also available are comments regarding members who seem to be blind followers, and also ass-kissers. I would also like to touch on how the ST forums are being managed (http://www.studiotraffic.org).

And... finally I would like to ensure you guys not to worry... I won't post a referal link to my membership page. LOL! That'd be against the main concept of this blog in the first place.

Okie. Hope to be able to contribute to the society and the web community, and also anyone who has intention of joining auosrufs (namely Studio Traffic).

*This is just my opinions. Unbiased and also 100% based on past experiences. Please treat this blog subjectively, and not as professional advice :)

The Main Problem With ST

2005-11-15T06:11:00.000+08:00

There are a few notable problems with this program. Most supporters will continue to support ST because it pays! Yes, ST does pay. Even though SLOWWWWW, it does pay.

But the thing is, you can't say that a program is good (or even legitimate) just because it pays members. I have had a personal experience with a company that sold websites way back in 1998, by the name of Skybiz. They too paid members promptly, but was deemed a pyramid scheme after 3 years of operaition. Many people lost their money, as well as their credibility... especially among friend's and family.

Regarding Studio Traffic, there are a few problems that are starting to surface.
I will try to subjectively explain them.

Possible Lack of Funds

I have come to the conclusion, that ST might be lacking in funds. This is due to a few reasons. For sarters, the sister companies (studio walker, studio shopper etc...) aren't even in full operation yet. Thus, there's not way that these sites are raking in cash. From what I see, basically everything is derived (payouts I mean) from member upgrades. This is a uniqe case of a ponzi scheme.

Anothre thing that has come to my attentio, is the introduction of SUDDEN mandatory campaigns and policy changes.

1. The Global Advertising Campaign - GAC as it is called. ST just introduced this new concept last month. Or was it in September. Anyway, what they wanted members to do was to 'donate' 20% of their earnings. And this would only apply to 'high-earners' who were already in profit. ST's definition if profits was that you would have at least a 2000 dollar account level, and already earned more than you initial 'investment'.

ST claims to have sent the email regarding the GAC to all members involved. But apparently, many (if not MOST) did not get the email. And John Horan, they owner-dictator of ST is blaming it on everyone's email filter, and refuses to take responsibility.

Plus, other members who do not 'qualify', are also affected. How are they affected?

Ok, regardless of whether you qualify or not, if you did not reply to the GAC email, your account would be BLOCKED, resulting in not being able to surf. Not being able to surf would mean not being able to earn the 1% per day. Not being able to earn the 1% per day would be good news from ST, becaus they would not have to pay members who are not earning!

And as far as I can remember, the members that were affected were quite many! And most of them were withdrawing more than USD600 per month (some were withdrawing more and more and more than that).

So, not only are the compliant members asked to give back the 20% of what they earned, the non-compliant members are now being banned. Which benefits ST no matter what.

They are getting the 20%, plus they dont need to pay out members who cannot surf!

Brilliantly fiendish I'd say.

... WILL CONTINUE THIS POST LATER> HAVE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS ATENDING TO...

The basics of Studio Traffic (ST) and other autosurfs in general

2005-11-15T05:49:00.000+08:00

Studio Traffic is considered one of the hotter autosurfs out there. Estrix Surf, 12DailyPro, TenDaily and also 4Daily are among the others who are either at par, below or slightly above ST in terms of 'quality'. By the word quality, I mean their willingness to still PAY! That's basically it!

But since I don't quite know about the other programs, and since I don't join them, I can only share my experiences with ST, and also rant about what they have to offer (or don't offer to be precise).

Anyway, let's just talk about Autosurfs in general.

WHAT ARE AUTOSURFS

If you ask what autosurfing programs are, the simplest explanation would be:

"You are being piad by advertisers to view their webpage"

Enticing and sounds really simple. Who wouldn't want to earn easy $$ thru (AUTO)surfing other people's websites?

On a more technical term, members (people who sign up for these autosurfs) are being paid a certain percentage of their account level for surfing a certain number of websites per DAY .
And this account level can be 'upgraded' as necessary. Some autosurfs make it compulsory for you to add your own cash (out-of-pocket), whereas others (such as ST) don't.

Let's give an example for clarification purposes, taking ST as the case study:

When you join, you can sign up for FREE! and get a 10 US dollar account...

- This is your account level. For ST, you earn 1% per day for 200-sites autosurfed.
- Autosurf means that, you click a surfing link once, and a slide-show of websites are shown to you... hence the term AUTO-surfing.
- ST does not require you to put in any of your own cash, so for the EXTREMELY patient, you can start off by earning ten cents per day. (1% from USD10 is ten cents)
- This account level can be increased from month to month, in increments of tens (10, 20, 30...100,110 etc)... either through you accumulated earnings (all those 1% per day) OR from you wallet :)

How to get the $$$

To start withdrawing the $$$ you earn, you actually need to be at a certain amount of your account level. For ST, it's USD100! Ok... now if you start out as a free member (meaning earning 10 cents per day), it's going to take quite some time to get to 100 dollars. Anyway, after reaching the USD100 account level, you can start withdrawing your $$$.

Let's look at the earning potential...

account level - USD100
earning per day - 1%, which is equivalent to USD1 per day
earnings at month end - USD30 (USD 1 X 30 days)
(assuming each month has 30-days...for simplicity purpose)

The ADVERTISING catch

ST promoters say that the company is heavily involved in advertising. And that most of its revenues come from there. So, supposedly, the the sites being surfed are of those owned by the hardcore advertisers!

Where they get the $$$ to pay members

Again I'm taking ST as an example here. They claim that they have all these other siste websites. And it's inventories from these websites that are used to help fund member payouts. These sites are:

Studio Walker - online hosting (http://www.studiowalker.com)
Studio Rocks - online radio station (http://www.studiorocks.com)
Studio Blogger - something like (but not even remotely close to) BLOGGER (http://www.studioblogger.com)
Studio Shopper - online store that is said to sell MILLIONS and MILLIONS of products
Studio Pay - ST's own payment processor (more of payment manager)
Studio Hug - I don't quite understand this one
Studio Ezines - ST's online magazine
Studio Forums - A public forum that's free to join.

Hope I didn't miss anything. But basically, these are the places where the monies are pooled from. PLUS member upgrades! That's another source where payout are taken from.

That's basically it!

In a nutshell, that's what autosurfs are all about. ST in particular. I'm just gonna cover that at the moment. Please do comment if you think I left something out... because I am writing stuff from the top of my head...

Ok. Will write more later.

Until later...