Double payment bonus

koshkha · Subject: Double payment bonus Thu 31 Jan 2008, 20:00

I take back everything I said about the Ciaobots being stupid.

Have you seen this announcement

"Dear Members, we are happy to announce that during the entire month of February the earnings for reviews with a 1, 2 and 3 pound symbol will be doubled. The bonus payments will be displayed in your Member Account as the February Bonus Special. The First Opinion Bonus and the Partner Programme earnings will not be affected. "

Clever sods. Watch dooyoo slash their payments by a half and react by doubling payment. Wahay! Brilliant tactic.

However, I'd like to know what the 'not affected' means in respect to the FOB - does this mean that a £££ review first review will get 4p a hit (double the normal level) or 6p (double the normal plus the standard FOB) or 8p (double both the normal and double the FOB)?

It certainly makes Ciao writing look more attractive than normal.

Ciao's Favourite Member · Number of posts: 1075 Registration date: 2006-12-20

Shite reviews will still get the huge payouts for diamonds though, so it means nothing.

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WendyBull · Number of posts: 2028 Age: 37 Registration date: 2006-04-04

Have to get churning! Smile

Minnitee · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Thu 31 Jan 2008, 20:35

Didn't they do that at some point last year for a whole month? Summer I think it was. Didn't inspire me to post more.

Luckily I held back a review on an item I suggested (was added within 6 hours) - actually I just haven't been bothered to write it. There's more to life than writing reviews - double 1/2p or not.

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koshkha · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Thu 31 Jan 2008, 21:49

Minnitee wrote:

Didn't they do that at some point last year for a whole month? Summer I think it was. Didn't inspire me to post more.

Yes but the difference is that now dooyoo slashed their payments so the Ciao offer is more attractive than it was last year.

kenjohn · Number of posts: 175 Registration date: 2008-01-05

Ciao's Favourite Member wrote:

Shite reviews will still get the huge payouts for diamonds though, so it means nothing.

Sh*te in who's opinion?....Yours I take it....How many diamonds did you personally earn at Ciao then, or is that a leading question?

Ciao's Favourite Member · Number of posts: 1075 Registration date: 2006-12-20

In the opinion of many people that have posted on the subject of diamond winning reviews on various forums over the years.

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koshkha · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Sat 02 Feb 2008, 19:25

I wouldn't go so far as to call them 'shite' but certainly I think it's been much debated and generally agreed that the diamond reviews are far from being the best and some really aren't great.

helencbradshaw · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Sat 02 Feb 2008, 22:45

very diplomatic.

Mine were ace though Laughing

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marcellep · Number of posts: 27 Age: 27 Registration date: 2006-12-04

Wow I wish I knew this I would have done a few more reviews this month. Ah I guess there is time for another one soon.

koshkha · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Sun 10 Feb 2008, 13:39

You still have a big chunk of February left. Go for it.
And Ciao are quite fast with suggestion approvals at the moment.

Ciao's Favourite Member · Number of posts: 1075 Registration date: 2006-12-20

I suggest they get better staff in! lol!

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belfin · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Sun 10 Feb 2008, 14:25

Ciao's Favourite Member wrote:

I suggest they get better staff in! lol!

I can see us having to wait forever for that suggestion to be listened to, lol. Very Happy

marymoose99 · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Tue 19 Feb 2008, 17:29

I've noticed that the books I am in the pipeline of reviewing don't get any financial reward, so that's a bit annoying....

atticusuk · Subject: Re: Double payment bonus Wed 20 Feb 2008, 00:50

Yep I noticed that two reviews I wrote did not qualify for any reward, same thing happened last summer as well when double payment was in place.

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