Important question for ALL members

[FreePaidSurveys]

OK, I've got a question (well, it'll probably end up being a couple of questions by the end, since I like to ramble on so much) for you guys.

Well, let me preface this by telling you why I'm asking this question. Over the past few months this forum has REALLY taken off. Not only have there been a lot of new members and a lot of posts, but at any given time there are lots of non-members (guests) also online viewing the forum. The traffic for the forum has almost surpassed the traffic for the rest of Free Paid Surveys. Since July 1st there have been over 23,000 hits to the forum. So this means that Free Paid Surveys is getting a lot of return visitors. Which is awesome, but also causes one small problem. Lots of return visitor and lots of forum postings means lots of bandwidth usage, which unfortunately costs money. The dilema is I really only make money of first-time (or first few time) visitors when they signup for sites. So, to be perfectly blunt, I'd like to make some money from you guys as well. Which leads me to the second part of my dilema. I'd like to think that I have created Free Paid Surveys in a fashion that is for you. I pride myself on providing honest, helpful information, not trying to trick anyone and in making a site that is not just a "make money for me" site but rather a site that is actually useful to people. So...here's my proposal (and finally my question).

If I were to make a page, or perhaps several, with different offers/advertisements on it, would you be willing to take a look once in a while and see if there's anything that you find interesting? And to take it even further, if you were thinking of buying something online, would you be willing to check that page to see if I had a link to it, before going directly to the source? For example, say you were thinking of buying Dish Network, would you be willing to come to that page and click on THAT link (assuming there is a link for Dish Network) rather than going directly to Dish Network? I would not be asking you to buy stuff that you don't want, just for you to consider using my links to get to something that you were going to buy anyways.

The links would take you to the same place you would go to buy something anyways (in the above example, you would still go to the Dish Network site), I would just get a bit of cash for referring you. But I definately don't want you to feel like I'm trying to force something on you. Let me know what you think. And, if you're not opposed to the idea, what kind of stuff would you like to see.

Thanks everyone
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Chris Ohlson
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[JoniF]

I think that is a great idea as you put a lot of work into this site and it is quite useful. I would be willing to look at the ads and also go to sites from here if I was already going to purchase the items. This is the best paid survey site anywhere. You are informative and you let everyone know what survey sites are legit.

[meninsche]

Sure thing - that would only seem fair since this site has increased my discretionary spending
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[MandyB]

Great idea, we use Amazon a lot in our house, could always go via your link if you had one.

[Estelle55]

I would be more than happy to link to sites from your webpage. It's the least I can do for all the help and information you and your site has given me.
Count me in.

Irene

[graveyardwillie]

I agree. I use Amazon quite a bit lately and other places as well and have no problem with doing that. You have made this the nicest forum I have visited because you are nice to everyone and the vibes I get when reading what you write in here and what other people write in here makes me want to come back. I actually have been angry with myself because I haven't been able to find the time to get back in here because I have something I desperately want to ask everyone. Every time I turn around there's another place that is not there anymore, so I know we all hope you will be here for a very long time. Steph

[FreePaidSurveys]

I've actaully got a page up now, not much on it yet, but I do plan to add more stuff. You can check it out here Support FPS Page. I've also added a link to it in the upper right of the forum (under the links) and in the left sidebar menu on the rest of the pages. Let me know if there are any other sites, or even types of sites you'd like to see on it.

I'm glad to hear that you all enjoy coming back to the site. From the get go I wanted to provide a site that was straight forward and actually helpful to those viewing it, not just a bunch of misleading info to trick you into making me money (which is exactly what I ran into when I started out). It's really you guys that make this forum a great place. Our members really try to help each other out and post some very good topics. It means a lot and thank you. Free Paid Surveys continues to grow in popularity (although Google still won't give me a decent ranking, for some reason) and I think a lot of it has to do with this forum. I definately don't have any plans of going anywhere anytime soon.
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Webmaster, FreePaidSurveys.net

[StephenKo]

Hi Chris,

After I had looked around this web site, I have to tell you that you are so great not only on the idea that you have shown but also your personal. I am fully agree with your point. Making money is very important, but the more important matter is "how". And, the reason why I feel you are doing so great is because you are trying to make money by "helping the other people".

I truely believe that you can make your business much better than what we have seen right now. And, I believe you are able to gether lots of help from whomever has visited your web site or known you in personal.

Best Regards
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[Rick]

I think it is a great idea. It is the least I can do. Count me in.
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[paidsurvey]

no prob chris. it's the least we can do after all ur help and effort!
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[Pink Panther76]

Count me in Chris as I use amazon quite frequently as well as ebay...
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[FreePaidSurveys]

Thank you all for the support. I see that some of you have been doing your Amazon shopping through my link. I appreciate it greatly. Every little bit helps. This forum has now surpassed the rest of the site for most visits in a month. I am so happy to see that everyone likes to come back and see what's going on.

For those who may not be aware, I do have a support FPS page up, which should be unintrusive. If you use any of the links there, like Amazon or Ebay, I'll get a small commission of anything that you buy. Sorry I haven't added any more sites to it, I'll have to get on that one of these days. Oh, here's the page /offers.php

Thanks again for all the support.
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Chris Ohlson
Webmaster, FreePaidSurveys.net

[Starket]

Chris,

I'm so sorry, I have been using your site for a few months now and I just checked out this forum. I will definetley use your links in the future. Just to add my two cents, I also shop at Target.com at least 3 times a year. And I'm not sure if Upromise.com has an affiliate program or not.

Thank you for all your hard work!

[FreePaidSurveys]

I haven't added anything to that page in quite a while. I'll haveto get back to it.
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Webmaster, FreePaidSurveys.net