Yuwie: Social Networking or Scam
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Yuwie is a social networking site that is almost two years old; it set sail on the Internet in May of 2007. Some people view it as a scam, but they pay members ad revenue for page views. You also get paid for referrals and your referrals (referrals) going to 10 levels deep in your social network. It is this pyramid format that makes people think it is a scam. There are 866,874 members; 13,690 joined this month and today is April 29,2009. So far today 269 people joined Yuwie. The Yuwie concept may seem repugnant to some people. But there are many people trying to find ways to make money online and using social networking as a method of soft advertising.
Some Definitions of Scam—Dictionary.com
- A confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, esp. for making a quick profit; swindle.
- To cheat or defraud with a scam.
Yuwie and Social Networking
Joining is free. Though Yuwie is making a steady profit from their ad revenue, the members make money too as their social network grows. So how is this a scam? The more page views you get the more money you make. When you look at other member’s profiles, blogs, and pictures you get some of the revenue. When you change your profile or make posts those count for page views. Are you going to get rich doing this? No. Can you make some money? Yes. The more you use social networking, ads, article writing, and other advertising methods the more traffic that visits your site or joins Yuwie and your revenue goes up.
Yuwie totals your earnings each month, though the payment design is Net60…meaning you get paid every 60 days. They have a minimum payout of $25.00. The revenue sharing rate is different each month. It depends on the amount of money received by Yuwie from ads. A member’s earnings at Yuwie are forfeited if they don’t sign in for over 180 days. A member gets 10% for the fist 3 levels, 4% for level 3-7, 10% for levels 8-9, and 30% at level 10. Thus, a member gets 10% or $5 of the current revenue sharing rate.
You get a blog, ability to upload videos and pictures, RSS and news feeds. People get to do fun things while utilizing social networking. You can also download the Yuwie toolbar and listen to Yuwie radio. This is a place for social networking and making money. Social networking is a popular way to meet people and promote products and services. It isn’t a secret that while having fun, people utilize social networking as a method of promotion. Social networking isn’t a new concept in the business world. When you join Yuwie your social networking has a bonus built in.
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