Are There Still Popup Ads On Persona Paper?

Persona Paper is an online writing website where you can earn a little something by writing about whatever you want (as long as it isn’t against the rulers and terms). I’m a member and I’ve actually already written a few articles there. I like the site just fine. It’s got a pretty friendly community and it’s easy to write and post articles there.

Edited to add: unfortunately, Persona Paper has stopped paying its members.

What happens when you try to log on to Persona Paper? Have you tried logging on to the site lately or in the past few days?

Log in to Persona Paper or your account gets deleted

Anyway, since I’ve been kind of busy lately, I haven’t been able to log on to Persona Paper. But I try to regularly log in there because they have this strange rule where your account gets deleted if you don’t log in after a certain amount of time (a month, if I recall correctly). It’s really kind of very high maintenance, isn’t it? I don’t mind all that much except when I don’t have time or when something like the following happens:

Logging on to Persona Paper

Since it’s been a while since I’ve been on the aforementioned site, I thought I’d log in and see how things are going, maybe read a few articles, post one, etc. So, a few days ago (yeah, this happened a few days ago. Can’t remember the exact date off the top of my head, but it’s listed on Twitter), I went to Persona Paper. I clicked on the login button located at the top of the page. When I clicked that link, an ad suddenly popped up.

Popup ads on Persona Paper

Thankfully, I managed to close the popup ad right away before it could load. What I did was copy the link address of the login link then cleared my browser cache, cookies, etc. I then pasted the login link I copied straight on the address bar and hit the enter key. It brought me to the Persona Paper login page. It looked just fine but then, when I clicked on the username textbox so I could type my username, an ad suddenly popped up.

Who likes popup ads?

This time, I didn’t just feel rather annoyed and frustrated, I was also horrified. I hate popup ads, but, really, seriously, who doesn’t? Besides, do you think it’s right for an ad to popup when you’re trying to log on to a site? I didn’t bother to log in anymore. I just closed that login page, cleared my browser cookies and cache again then proceeded to run a quick and full scan with my anti-virus program.

Are there still popup ads on Persona Paper?

The whole incident happened a few days ago and I haven’t been back on the site since. I’m really reluctant to go back there, at least, until I’m sure it’s safe to do so. So, has anyone been there lately? Have you tried logging in? Is everything all right now? Are there still popup ads there? Does anyone have any more info?

*Notes:
- Image is by GraphBerry (CC:BY-SA) from deviantArt
- This was previously published elsewhere

What’s The Best Way To Deal With Or React To The Latest Bubblews News?

Is there a proper way or best way to react or deal with the Bubblews news of not being paid? The latest Bubblews news is that if you redeemed before the 11th of November 2014, you won’t be able to get a single cent, so you can kiss that payment goodbye forever (is that fair? is that right?).

If you redeemed after the 11th, then you can expect to be paid but also expect to get a reduced amount; yes, you won’t be getting the full amount that you redeemed. Some have reported getting a huge amount cut from the money they were supposed to get so they only ended up with a few bucks (is that fair? is that right?).

Upset? Hurt?

Can you blame people for feeling less than enthusiastic about this awesome news which was posted on the 31st of December 2014? Understandably, many were more than a little bit upset and hurt about this Bubblews news.

What to do?

So, how can you deal with this news? What can be done about this? Many have decided to deal with this by leaving the site. I’ve seen posts of people saying they’ve started to delete their articles from Bubblews and some profiles I’ve seen only had a few more posts left. Some only had one or 2 articles listed and those are the goodbye posts.

To stay or not to stay?

Some have decided to stay on Bubblews and continue with the site though some have said that they will only stay until they reach their next payout (assuming people will still be paid; at this point, who can tell for sure?).

Is that all that you can do?

But, is that really all that can be done about this? Isn’t there anything else that we can do? Should you just hope that things will work out in the end (maybe if this was a fairy tale or a fictional story, that would work out, but, unfortunately, it isn’t)?

Is it fair for the honest Bubblews members that they’ve been lumped with all the cheaters, spammers, plagiarists and those who committed fraud and tried to manipulate the system? If you didn’t do anything wrong, why should you be punished? How is that fair?

Passive = good or bad?

Is there no other way but to simply be passive about this news or in dealing with this news? If it’s income we’re talking about, then passive is definitely a good thing, but when it comes to matters like this, is it really good to just go down without a fight or to take things lying down? What do you think?

*Notes:
- Image is by GraphBerry (CC:BY-SA) from deviantArt
- This was previously published elsewhere

Why Bubblews Is Like A Fairytale Or Fictional Story?

According to the latest Bubblews news and update posted on the 31st of December 2014, those who redeemed before the 11th of November 2014 will no longer be paid thanks to all the cheaters and spammers while those who redeemed after the 11th will have their payments reduced.

Feeling hurt and upset?

Can you blame people for feeling hurt and upset about this news especially if they were affected and yet they didn’t even do anything wrong? Sure, there were cheaters and spammers on the Bubblews site. There were those who manipulated the system and those who engaged in fraudulent activity. Of course, that’s bad and those people shouldn’t be paid.

But not everyone is like that. There were also honest people who didn’t break any of the Bubblews rules and terms and who tried their best to always follow all of the policies the site has laid out. Is it fair that they also have to pay for the mistakes, sins, and crimes of the bad and evil people?

The villains

In a story, the honest people would be the main characters, the good guys, the heroes, or the protagonists while the cheaters would be the villains, the antagonists, or the bad guys. In a story, the bad guys might win at first, but good will always prevail in the end, and evil will be vanquished and there will be a happy ending for the protagonists.

It’s unfortunate that this isn’t a fairy tale or a fictional story, isn’t it? Because there is no happy ending, is there? In the end, everyone suffered and everyone had to feel pain and misery and even despair. You can see so many posts of people who have lost so much and who have had so much taken from them. Can you blame them for being upset and hurt by this tragedy?

Reality = no happy ending?

So, guess there is no happy ending in reality, huh? Not in this case anyway. Is there really nothing that can be done about this? So, people should just, what, accept this and move on? You know, a deus ex machina is not a good thing in a story, but, since we’re talking about reality (cold, harsh, cruel reality) anyway, it wouldn’t be so bad to get a deus ex machina, right? Maybe then we can all get a happy ending on Bubblews. What do you think? In a perfect world (utopia), this wouldn’t be happening, would it?

*Notes:
- Image is by FirmBee (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere

1 Thing To Like About Writedge And Daily Two Cents

Writedge and Daily Two Cents are writing sites where you can earn residual or passive income. There are actually many things that I like about these two platforms, but, for this particular article, I’d like to focus on just one thing.

Edited to add: both sites have changed their payment model from pay per thousand views to Google AdSense's revenue share.

Right now, this is what stands out most to me since I just experienced this recently (in fact, I’ve experienced this several times already on both websites), and so I wanted to write about this and share this with others. What am I talking about? What’s one of the things that I like about Writedge and Daily Two Cents?

Any questions about Writedge and Daily Two Cents

Do you have questions about the 2 aforementioned sites? Do you have issues or problems that only the website owners can address? Do you need clarifications on the rules and policies of these 2 writing platforms? It doesn’t matter what it is or what your problem might be. If it’s related to Writedge or Daily Two Cents, you can get this solved and fixed right away.

Contact the site admin

All you need to do is contact the admin and ask about your question or whatever is troubling you. If you’re logged in to either of these sites, you’ll see that there’s a support link in your dashboard. It’s located on the lower left side and is labeled "Online Support".

If you hover your mouse on that link, a drop-down menu will show up. Choose "Online Support" from the list and you’ll then be taken to the "All Tickets" page. Here, you can see and read all the questions that people have asked and which of the admin have answered.

If your question isn’t listed, you can ask it yourself by clicking on the "add new ticket" link at the top of the page. You’ll be taken to a page where you can type your question, message, issue or problem.

You have to include a Subject or title then select a Category and Priority from the drop-down menu. Then type everything you need to say to the site admin on the provided textbox. You can even add images if you need to illustrate the issue or show whatever might be wrong with your account.

You don’t have to wait forever for a reply

Now all you need to do is wait for a response. Don’t worry about waiting. You don’t need to wait too long. In my experience (and I’ve done this a couple of times already as aforementioned), the admin respond as quickly as possible. I didn’t have to wait too long (maybe a day or so, can’t be too sure, but it really wasn’t that long at all; definitely not long enough to think that the admin doesn’t care or is ignoring you or something) before I got a reply to my queries.

Helpful and responsive admin; you will always get a reply

This shows that the admin cares about their writers. They really take the time to address the issues and respond to your questions. So you know you can rely on them and trust them. Communication is always a good thing. There are some sites where you can email and contact support or admin but never get a response no matter how long you wait and you’re left wondering if they even care about their users and members and writers.

But with Writedge and Daily Two Cents, you never have to wonder because the admin are always there to help and respond to your questions. They even comment on articles that might be asking for help or clarification with regards to the rules, terms and policies of the 2 writing platforms.

*Notes:
- This was previously published elsewhere
- Image with added text was modified by Freya Yuki based on the image by Rusembell (CC:BY) from deviantArt
- Image is meant to symbolize how helpful and responsive the Daily Two Cents and Writedge admin are since it looks like one of the figures in said image is teaching or aiding the other person
- YouTube video features either site's dashboard where you can access the "Online Support" link in order to contact the site admin if you need some help

Writedge And Daily Two Cents: Do These Writing Sites Really Pay?

Writedge and Daily Two Cents are writing sites where you can write and publish articles and get the chance to earn some passive or residual income from your posts.

Edited to add: both sites have changed their payment model from pay-per-view (pay per thousand views) to rev-share (Google AdSense revenue share).

That’s awesome, of course, but do these websites pay or will you have to worry and be scared about whether you will receive the amount you earned? Will you have to chase after your payments or not?

Payments from Writedge and Daily Two Cents

You know, I honestly can’t remember right now if I already wrote about this or not. A quick glance at the articles I’ve written on both sites didn’t really show anything. I already have hundreds of articles across both websites so it’s not exactly easy to search, okay? But, really, if I haven’t written about this yet, I totally should have, and let me fix that by writing about it now.

Edited to add: Since both sites have changed their payment model and traffic and earnings have continued to get lower and lower, I've removed all my articles and published them elsewhere.

Support of Writedge and Daily Two Cents = awesome

So, for the record, yes, both Writedge and Daily Two Cents pays. With these two, you never, ever have to worry if you’ll receive the amount you rightfully earned or not because you will get it. If there is a problem, you still don’t have any reason to worry because you can easily contact Michelle or Danielle, the site admins, and they’ll help you out.

I can say this with absolute certainty because I’ve had to contact them a few times already (different issues) and they’ve always responded to me, so I never have to wait and wonder if they even got the message or if they even care enough to reply.

Surprise from Writedge and Daily Two Cents

While the news about Writedge and Daily Two Cents lowering the pay rate from $5 to $1.50 per thousand page views made me sad and while the falling traffic isn’t really all that encouraging, I still like these sites and I still like writing here. I just haven’t been around much lately because I’ve been busy with other stuff.

So, you know, I was really quite surprised when I checked my email and PayPal accounts to see that both websites have sent me payments on February 3, 2015. I’m really pleased and glad about that.

The admins even wrote a blog post about this. And they even invite those who may be having problems with their payments to contact them, which is great, to say the least. After all, there are some sites out there who refuse to pay you and where you’ll have to go through the trouble of chasing after your payments. On Writedge and Daily Two Cents, you don’t have to worry about anything so you can just not think about your payment and then be surprised when you do get it.

*Notes:
- Image is by 27707 (Public Domain) from Pixabay
- This was previously published elsewhere
- YouTube video shows the profile settings page of both aforementioned sites; this is where you can see how much money you’ve earned so far and where you can set your minimum payment threshold