All important about Fanbox

The very first thing my students ask me as soon as they join this site is how to earn here ?

Well why should they not ask after all fanbox have set up the functionality of teaching and coaching for them only and that too for free !

Only if we had teachers and coaches during joining this site then the scenario would have been different , anyways better late than never :)

Alright coming to the point .... lets break questions to help you guys undertand the site better :

How does one makes money on fanbox and where do that money come from ?

You make money whenever someone reads your posts . 

You can write as many posts as you want per day .

No need to write all blogs or posts yourself because the internet is already full of beautiful stories , articles etc ... all you need to do is copy those posts and paste it in your blogs ... make any changes like font , size etc to appease the audience and write the source or article at the end of the page and publish the article using proper tags so that people discover your posts whenever they do a search here .

So when you publish those blog posts , people need to subscribe to those posts using those their mobile numbers and are charged on a monthly basis according to the time they spent on reading your posts .... dont worry you wont be charged anything !

Do I earn for every reader of my post ?

No ! Your earning depends on various factors like the over all time people spend on your post , their geographical locations , and various other algorithms .

How I make sure that I get more and more people to read my posts and blogs ?

You first need lots of fans and friends for this , because more fans and friends means as soon as you publish any post , your post will be visible on their walls from where they can read it , so get more of friends and fans as you can but dont spam people .

You can also make quality ads for each and every of your blogs so that your blogs spread far and wide .

I am a total newbie and I need a vague idea to get started ... can you give me one ?

Yup ! The very first thing you need to do is upload your own photo to your profile which is clear to see .... well people trust genuine people rather than who put pictures of cartoons or flowers etc .

Then make an introductory blog post here on fanbox something like " My first day at fanbox " or " Why I joined fanbox " etc .

In that blog write something about yourself like your real name , your profession , your background or most probably make a video of yourself and post it here .... the more genuine you make it feel the more chances are people will respect you and follow you thus making you succeed !

In the end of the post ask your readers to friend and follow as to support you in your endeavour to earn here in a polite manner ....never send anyone personal messages to freind or follow you because it may annoy people and they may report you ....PLUS NEVER INDULGE IN MASS MESSAGES , DONT SEND OUT SUCH MESSAGES NOR REPLY TO THEM , SIMPLY IGNORE THEM .... FANBOX ALGORITHMS REALLY HATE MASS MESSAGING SPAMS !

I see a lot of people are reading my blogs , writing comments and liking my posts but my earnings are in pennies only ... why ?

Its probably because many people only tend to like and comment on your post without reading your blogs throughly ... thereby dangering both your and their account .... 

Fanbox really hates these type of readers , they actually make you lose your earnings because they spend less time reading your post and simply comment , so fanbox think that your post is boring so your post will be pushed back in queue and your ads too will be highly affected ........

Neither you should do such things like commenting or liking without reading nor allow others to do it with your blogs , just unfollow or unfriend people with spammy comments .

If you dont like a post or dont feel like reading simply go away without commenting , if commenting , comment cautiously after reading everthing through and keep it upto the posts content , not something unneccessary .

I have a problem whom should I report ?

There are two people to help you out here and of them one is your teacher and other is your success coach .

Although the duty of your teacher is to just show you around the site so that you get acquainted , the real helper of all your problems is your success coach ... your success coach is the backbone to get you succeeded here .

He / she is the one whom you should go in case of emergencies or general queries about your site , ads , earnings , boosting or ipl .

What is the fastest way to earn here ?

Create more and more " QUALITY " posts everyday , read others blogs and leave quality comments for a trail of fans , followers and readers back to your blog 

Make lots of ads and fund them yourself plus boost money ( you will get these things in your dashboard )

Whats Ipl ? Have heard about it a lot !

Ipl is like your credit card , you make purchases first then pay all spent amount back with some interest amount ... every month when you do this your credit limit increases .....

I say you dare not touch Ipl if you are a newbie and dont really have lots of money in your pocket ... although its a very powerful tool , you can end up in lots and lots of debt ....

use ipl only when you have upcoming or matured earnings in your fanbox bank which you can use to make payment or if you have loads of money you can live without for 90 days :(

How does payout work ?

You can cashout through 2 ways : Paypal or cheque .

For example if you earn $1000 from January 1 to January 31 ...

Then after 30 days that is on 31 of February you can use $1000 to purchase ads or boost .

After 60 days that is on March 31 you can use those $1000 for purchase services or other premium blogs .

After 90 days that is on April 31 you can cashout your $1000 as it , if you have not used it for reinvesting or boosting or any other purchases :)

Any other ways to earn ?

Yes , honey ! if you found others articles or blogs interesting , you can give a link back to their blogs from you blogs ( or to your own blogs - Just like i have given a link back to one of my own blogs below ) and make ads for their blogs and whenever someone reads their blogs through your links or ads , both of you will earn :) Nothing to lose !

Can I promote money making schemes or any other marketing products ?

Nope ! You cant ! Fanboxers are a warm community and they hate anything which directly promotes marketing .

If you really need to sell something off then create a review blog with great information and article about your product and dont let it sound like a marketing scheme , just make it sound like just another quality blog of yours so that people ask you about it and you dont run after them asking them to buy your affiliate products or schemes .

FOR MORE DOS AND DONTS ABOUT THIS SITE TAKE A LOOK HERE

Have any question uncovered ? Just leave a comment on this post and i will try to get you back , or if you are my student you can consider messaging me personally if you have any problems ......

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MOVING FORWARD: Part 5 - Capitalism is broken (but fixable)

Thanks for staying with me, FanBoxers -- and for engaging each other in the comments of these posts.

It seems that our cause has attracted some very smart people...

.... passionate & articulate intellectuals that appear to have what's necessary to lead us through the twists & turns that are headed our way.

This is good!

We cannot move forward without you, as it will take much thinking, discussion and argument to make the best decisions and find the most optimal path forward.
 

Let's summarize what we've discussed thus far:

In part 1, we discussed how it's time to move on to the next chapters of FanBox's evolution, including the installation of democratic features -- in order to continue on our path of becoming the world's first truly free online community -- owned and operated by the world's people.

In part 2, we reminded ourselves of what the PURPOSE of this free community is.... which is why we're here.

Our Mission is to:
       Uplift humanity by enabling Opportunity

In part 3, we then moved on to discuss how there are no prizes for being the first to think of an idea. In order to increase our chances of succeeding at our mission, we'll take a different approach -- that of careful research and discussion...

.... learning from what has worked and failed in the development of other communities:  Countries.

(This strategy is called "Embrace and Extend")

In part 4, we discussed how it's important for our organization to have focus; to try and solve one thing - instead of trying to solve lots of things....

... and to accomplish our mission, that one thing for the FanBox community, is more money for our community members:  

Virtually all our talents, time and resources will be focused on creating financial opportunities for FanBoxers - so they can uplift themselves. 

And finally, in attempting to look at what has worked and what has not - in the area of financial opportunities for the community - we recognize that capitalism has been the best approach thus far.

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Capitalism, however, is not perfect.

If capitalism is perfect, then why is the gap between the rich and poor growing at such a rapid pace?

Take note of the top (blue) line.

As you can see, most of the new wealth is going to the top 1%...

… and not to the other 99%.

This graph is for the United States:  

But if you take a look at almost all other countries, you’ll find very similar results are happening there too.

If you believe, like almost everyone does, that the strength and longevity of a society boils down to its ability to cultivate and grow its middle class…

… then clearly, something’s not right.

  

We’re headed to a very, VERY bad place:

As the rich get richer while the poor get poorer...

... and because the number of poor vastly outnumber the rich...

... at some point the poor will rise up and destroy the very institutions that society depends on. 

The result might be that the military will need to get involved.

Martial law leads to tyranny, dictatorship and the very opposite of democracy.

And the world will have lost so much of the democratic systems and institutions that it gained in the last century.

In the earlier parts of this 16-part post, some of our citizens spoke up about capitalism.

They seem to all agree that:

1) it’s the best system that has come up thus far, but2) it needs to be tweaked to work properly.

The bottom line is that, like all complex systems, capitalism needs some optimizations to work more effectively.

Without such optimizations, small minorities of the strongest and luckiest are tempted to modify the system to benefit themselves. 

Those modifications can result in more strength for the strong; and less opportunities for the weak.

Over time, even more modifications (designed to benefit themselves) are added to the system, by those most capable of financing such adjustments.

This cycle continues until there is hardly anything left but two classes: the strong and the weak.

In other words, the irony of it all is that unfettered capitalism ultimately results in exactly what we have come to know as fascism, tyranny, dictatorship or communism.

Let’s start over!

Wouldn’t it be great if your country could “start over” – from the beginning – and create a better version of capitalism – using all that we have learned over the last hundred years?

Great news!

As a new community, at FanBox, together we DO have the opportunity to “start over”!

Next, let’s discuss how to fix capitalism -- by looking at what the core of the problem is.

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MOVING FORWARD: Part 3 - Don’t reinvent the wheel

In the last post, we reminded ourselves of exactly why we're here...

... to uplift humanity...

... and that our approach to accomplishing that, is by enabling opportunity for people – using technology.

Now, to accomplish our mission, we don’t want or need to “reinvent the wheel”.

We can benefit from the history of the world’s offline communities (countries)...

... learning from what has succeeded and what has failed.

Using these lessons, if we can create a new, better online “country” –– that millions of users can derive opportunity from -- then together we will have uplifted humanity.

Is this making sense?

Our infant online community has many characteristics and issues that are not unlike what countries have faced in their development.

So why not learn from the successes and failures of countries?

You each have opinions as to what has worked and what has failed in your own country, as well as in other countries such as the U.S. or other countries in your region.
 

So, what are some of your country's successes, and failures, that we can all learn from?

What do you like about your (and other) countries...

... and what are their flaws, that -- if you could -- you would fix, because these flaws are holding your country back?

There are no "wrong" opinions here.

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New Product Launch: I'll Pay Later (IPL)

New Product Launch:  I’ll Pay Later (IPL)

I am very excited to have the opportunity to announce the general launch and availability of this exciting, new product!

“I’ll Pay Later” – or IPL – is a fast and easy way for a person to immediately accelerate their earnings.

IPL lets you earn real money NOW - using FanBox Ads and Boosting – but NOT pay for those Ads and Boosting until LATER.

In short, IPL means the opportunity – for everyone -- to get ahead NOW.

It is one big step in the direction of “leveling the playing field” – one of our stated goals as a community.

What is IPL and how does it work?

First of all, the IPL page is located in your Dashboard, under the Start tab:

To simplify how to understand this, one way to think of IPL, is almost like it’s a (visa or mastercard) credit card.

You are provided a credit limit. (That’s called your IPL Limit).

You can accelerate your earnings on FanBox, by utilizing funds in your IPL Limit on Ads and Boosting as you normally would.

The amount of IPL funds that you have actually used to purchase Ads or Boosting, at any time, is called your IPL Utilized Amount.

Each month, you pay back into the IPL Pool a fee, that’s approximately 1.x% of your current Utilized Amount.  That fee is called your IPL Processing Fee.

Rather than repeat everything that’s already published in the IPL Frequent Asked Questions (FAQs), I’ve just copied the FAQS, below.

So read the FAQs, and then if you still have questions, please ask!

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A few notes:

1) In order to handle the demand, IPL is rolling out to all FanBoxers, in stages – based only on membership date (oldest members first) – and regardless of country of origin, race, religion, gender or age.

Don’t worry. If you don’t have access yet, you will shortly.

2) Before cashing out, you’ll need to pay down any IPL amounts that you have utilized, but you can use your matured funds in your FanBox Bank to pay down your utilized IPL amounts, and even to pay your processing fee.

3) All users start with a $100 IPL Limit.

Some FanBoxers will notice, however, that the system has already granted them a higher IPL Limit.

This is a one-time benefit to our older (Charter) members -- that have been very patient during the (still-in-progress) alpha (pre-beta) release of the FanBox project. 

All other users will start with $100 – and that limit will be increased for them, as they create a history of on-time processing fee payments.

So, please read the FAQs – and let me know if you have any questions.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Your IPL Limit

What is my IPL Limit?Your IPL Limit is the maximum amount of IPL funds that you’ve been cleared to utilize – and accelerate your earnings with -- at the current time.

What is my starting IPL Limit?All FanBoxers start with an initial IPL Limit of $100 USD, which can be increased, in incremental steps, with the passing of time as you achieve each qualifying step.

NOTE: People that signed up for FanBox a long time ago (we call them Charter Members) may be granted a one-time higher limit - depending on how long ago they signed up.

May I have my IPL Limit increased from its current value?When you qualify, your IPL Limit can be increased.

Qualifying factors include, but are not limited to your profile completeness level; community factors such as your fan quantity and quality; the ratings of your blogs, products and services and, most importantly, your processing fee payment history.

Who should I ask to increase my IPL Limit?There is no need to ask anyone: IPL Limit increases are triggered automatically by the FanBox system as you become eligible, also depending on the availability of IPL funds in the community IPL pool (see below for definition).

Do I need to utilize my entire IPL Limit?No. You are not required to utilize your entire (or even any of your) IPL Limit.

To not utilize your entire IPL Limit, simply refrain from purchasing ads, or Boosting. Also, turn your current ads or Boosts to “Paused”.

Please note that IPL funds come from a limited pool. (You can read about the community IPL pool, below). As a result, funds not utilized within a reasonable period of time will be automatically returned to the community IPL pool for other FanBoxers to enjoy.

Can I reduce or pay down my IPL Limit at any time, and then increase it again in the future?Yes. Simply pay down any utilized amounts to automatically lower your IPL Limit.

Once your IPL Limit is completely paid down and returned to the community IPL pool, your IPL Limit will return to the initial level of $100 USD.

Then, depending on the availability of funds in the community IPL pool, your IPL Limit can be incrementally increased, in steps, over time as you once again achieve each qualifying milestone.

Please note that reaching a previously achieved IPL Limit level will take patience, as the system automatically increases IPL Limits in progressive steps as each qualifying level is once again achieved.
 

Your IPL processing fee

What is my IPL processing fee?IPL processing fee is a monthly “fair use” charge, that’s paid into the community IPL pool by all IPL users, for the privilege of utilizing IPL funds.

Do I ONLY pay a processing fee on utilized IPL amounts?Yes. Processing fees apply only to your utilized amount.

IE: You do NOT pay a processing fee on un-utilized amounts in your IPL Limit.

The minimum processing fee due is $2.00.

How is my processing fee calculated?Each month, both your processing fee due date and processing fee percentage are listed in your IPL account page.

When your processing fee due date arrives, the system simply multiplies your processing fee percentage against your IPL utilized amount as of that date, to arrive at your processing fee amount for that month.

The minimum processing fee due is $2.00.

May I pay my processing fee using my FanBox Bank?Yes. You can pay your processing fee using matured funds in your FanBox Bank.

If you have matured funds available in your FanBox Bank at the time your processing fee becomes due, the system will automatically pay your processing fee for you, from those funds.

If your FanBox Bank does not have matured funds available at the time your processing fee becomes due:

If you have protected your account using the free Account Protection Plan, your processing fee can be automatically charged to your PayPal or credit card – thereby eliminating any potential penalties for late payment of your processing fee.

If your account is unprotected, you can manually pay your processing fee on or after the due date, using your credit card, PayPal or Payza account.

Can I effectively lower -- or even eliminate -- my processing fee?Yes. Each month, you can effectively lower or even completely eliminate your processing fee.

This can be accomplished by purchasing products, services or premium blogs -- within 7 days of your processing fee due date -- and automatically receiving a cash back earning up to the amount of your processing fee.

With each item purchased, a full third (33.3%) of your purchase price will be automatically injected into your FanBox Bank as a “cash back earning” – up to the amount of your processing fee -- after your processing fee is paid.

NOTE: Each month, you have 7 days from the date your processing fee is due, to take advantage of this feature.

How long do I have to pay my processing fee?You have 10 days to pay your processing fee, starting from your processing fee due date.

What happens if I don’t pay my processing fee?
10 days after your processing fee is due, if any portion of it remains unpaid, a $10 USD penalty will be charged to your FanBox Bank.

After another 20 days, if any portion still remains unpaid, your processing fee for that month will double.

Eventually, if it still remains unpaid, your IPL account may be subject to termination; with both un-utilized IPL funds and earnings returned to the community IPL pool for use by other community members.

Why does my processing fee change each month?Each month, your processing fee will likely be different from the month before, because it’s likely that you have utilized a different IPL amount. Remember, you only pay a processing fee on your utilized amount, not your IPL Limit.

Also your processing fee percentage can vary slightly each month based on economy utilization factors that are variable.
 

Other questions

What’s the community IPL pool?The community IPL pool is the total funds available for use by FanBoxers via their IPL accounts.

Are there any set-up fees for using IPL?Yes. There is a one-time set-up fee of $1.00.

Can I pay my set-up fee ($1.00) using my IPL funds? 

Yes. Upon activating your IPL account, your one-time set-up fee is automatically charged to your IPL account.

What kinds of ads can I utilize my IPL funds on?You can utilize your IPL funds for your ads that promote your blogs, or the blogs of other people.

Also, using the Boost product, you can earn by utilizing your IPL funds to Boost the ads of other FanBoxers.

In addition, IPL can fund your ads that promote your products, services and premium blogs – and even the products, services and premium blogs of other FanBoxers.

Given that IPL is a brand, spanking-new product, will there be any bugs, confusion or issues?Most likely, yes.

If you are uncomfortable with being among the first to utilize highly complex new products and services that are likely to, at first, have bugs and issues -- and even create confusion -- it is highly recommended that you wait a few months for most or all of the wrinkles to be ironed out, before utilizing IPL.

May I use my un-utilized IPL funds to directly purchase products and services for sale on FanBox?When you first activate your IPL account, you’ll be able to use your IPL funds for ads and Boosting.

Then, based on your on-time payment of your IPL processing fees, and your resulting growing IPL Limit, you’ll notice that your account will enjoy an incrementally expanding ability to purchase anything on FanBox using un-utilized IPL funds.

Before cashing out, of course I’ll need to pay off any utilized IPL funds, but can I actually use matured earnings in my FanBox bank to pay off my utilized IPL funds?Yes, you can utilize matured earnings from your FanBox Bank to pay off your IPL amounts owed, or pay your processing fees.

In addition, you can also use your PayPal, credit card, Western Union, MoneyGram or Payza account to pay off your IPL funds utilized.

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