EPN is going to fuck us! QCP Preview Available
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I'm up to 0,43 euro a click! 12-10-2009 0 250 0.43 108.4
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the click happy bot was from china. since ebay killed the SG and HK program and there isn't any potential to make any money from this area anyway, i'm blocking all traffic from asian countries across all my EPN sites for now.
i don't have time to dink around and keep track of individual malicious bots.
this code is now in my .htaccess files:
if you have a better solution, feel free to correct me.
BTW that one bot attack has killed my EPC for days now. I was doing awesome and actually making about twice as much with QCP until some dick decided to nuke a site.
i don't have time to dink around and keep track of individual malicious bots.
this code is now in my .htaccess files:
Code:
# http://www.wizcrafts.net/chinese-blocklist.html
# This blocklist was last updated on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2009 22:22:12 PDT
<Files *>
order deny,allow
# Chinese IP addresses follow:
deny from 58.17.0.0/16 58.20.0.0/16 58.21.0.0/16 58.22.0.0/15 58.38.0.0/16 58.56.0.0/15 58.58.0.0/16 58.59.0.0/17 58.60.0.0/14 58.82.0.0/15 58.208.0.0/12 58.246.0.0/15 58.248.0.0/13 59.32.0.0/13 59.40.0.0/15 59.42.0.0/16 59.52.0.0/14 59.56.0.0/13 59.108.0.0/15 60.12.0.0/16 60.28.0.0/15 60.160.0.0/11 60.194.0.0/15 60.208.0.0/13 60.216.0.0/15 60.220.28.0/22 61.4.64.0/20 61.48.0.0/13 61.128.0.0/10 61.135.0.0/16 61.145.73.208/28 61.160.0.0/16 61.162.0.0/15 61.164.0.0/16 61.179.0.0/16 61.183.0.0/16 61.184.0.0/16 61.185.219.232/29 61.188.0.0/16 61.191.0.0/16 61.232.0.0/14 61.236.0.0/15 114.216.0.0/13 114.224.0.0/11 116.76.0.0/15 116.208.0.0/14 117.21.0.0/16 117.80.0.0/12 118.132.0.0/14 118.144.0.0/14 119.18.192.0/20 119.128.0.0/12 119.144.0.0/14 119.164.0.0/14 121.0.16.0/20 121.8.0.0/13 121.16.0.0/12 121.32.0.0/14 122.51.128.0/17 122.198.0.0/16 122.200.64.0/18 123.4.0.0/14 123.52.0.0/14 123.97.128.0/17 123.100.0.0/19 123.128.0.0/13 123.232.0.0/14 124.42.64.0/18 124.114.0.0/15 124.200.0.0/13 124.236.0.0/14 125.40.0.0/13 125.80.0.0/13 159.226.0.0/16 202.66.0.0/16 202.96.0.0/12 202.96.128.0/18 202.108.0.0/16 202.114.64.0/20 203.69.0.0/16 203.93.0.0/16 203.169.160.0/19 210.5.0.0/19 210.14.128.0/19 210.21.0.0/16 210.51.0.0/16 210.52.0.0/15 210.192.96.0/19 211.76.96.0/20 211.78.208.0/20 211.90.0.0/15 211.136.0.0/13 211.233.70.0/24 211.144.12.0/22 211.144.160.0/20 211.147.208.0/20 211.152.14.0/24 211.154.128.0/19 211.157.32.0/19 211.161.24.128/26 218.0.0.0/11 218.56.0.0/13 218.64.0.0/11 218.96.0.0/14 218.102.0.0/16 218.104.0.0/14 218.194.80.0/20 218.242.0.0/16 218.246.0.0/16 219.128.0.0/11 219.232.0.0/19 220.160.0.0/11 220.181.0.0/16 220.192.0.0/12 220.228.70.0/24 220.248.0.0/14 220.250.0.0/19 220.252.0.0/16 221.0.0.0/12 221.122.0.0/15 221.176.0.0/13 221.192.0.0/14 221.200.0.0/14 221.208.0.0/14 221.212.0.0/16 221.216.0.0/13 221.224.0.0/13 221.228.0.0/14 221.238.0.0/15 222.32.0.0/11 222.76.0.0/14 222.80.0.0/12 222.136.0.0/13 222.166.0.0/16 222.168.0.0/15 222.172.222.0/24 222.184.0.0/13 222.241.0.0/19
# Hong Kong
deny from 58.65.232.0/21 59.148.0.0/15 123.242.229.0/24 202.69.64.0/19 202.85.128.0/19 202.133.8.0/21 210.176.0.0/19 210.176.48.0/20 210.176.64.0/18 210.176.128.0/17 210.177.0.0/16 218.252.0.0/14 219.76.0.0/14 222.166.0.0/16
# India and Pakistan
deny from 59.88.0.0/15 61.247.238.0/24 193.53.87.0/24 121.240.0.0/13 122.160.0.0/16 122.167.0.0/16 202.154.224.0/24
# Japan (hacking, scraping, or spamming)
deny from 118.13.128.0/17 118.86.0.0/15 122.208.0.0/12 123.216.0.0/13 150.70.84.41 218.225.179.0/24 219.96.0.0/11 221.121.160.0/20 222.144.0.0/13
# Korea IP addresses follow:
deny from 58.72.0.0/13 58.140.0.0/14 58.148.0.0/14 58.180.40.0/21 58.224.0.0/12 59.0.0.0/11 59.86.192.0/18 59.186.0.0/15 61.72.0.0/14 61.76.0.0/15 61.96.0.0/12 61.110.16.0/20 61.248.0.0/13 113.30.64.0/18 115.88.0.0/13 116.40.0.0/16 116.45.176.0/20 116.120.0.0/13 117.110.0.0/15 118.32.0.0/11 118.128.0.0/14 118.220.16.0/20 121.128.0.0/10 121.254.0.0/16 122.44.112.0/20 122.99.128.0/17 123.111.0.0/16 123.140.0.0/14 124.0.0.0/15 124.50.87.161 125.128.0.0/11 125.176.0.0/12 125.240.0.0/13 125.248.0.0/14 143.248.0.0/16 202.133.16.0/20 202.179.176.0/21 203.226.0.0/15 203.228.0.0/14 210.93.0.0/16 210.94.0.0/15 210.112.0.0/16 210.118.216.192/26 210.124.0.0/14 210.178.0.0/15 210.180.0.0/15 210.204.0.0/15 210.219.0.0/16 211.32.0.0/12 211.48.0.0/15 211.50.0.0/15 211.62.35.0/24 211.104.0.0/13 211.112.0.0/13 211.168.0.0/14 211.172.0.0/14 211.176.0.0/12 211.192.0.0/13 211.202.0.0/16 211.211.36.0/23 211.216.0.0/13 211.224.0.0/13 211.232.0.0/13 211.240.0.0/12 218.36.0.0/14 218.144.0.0/12 218.232.0.0/15 218.234.18.0/24 219.240.0.0/15 219.248.0.0/13 219.250.88.0/21 220.72.0.0/13 220.80.0.0/13 220.95.88.0/24 220.118.0.0/16 220.119.0.0/16 221.128.0.0/12 221.144.0.0/12 221.160.0.0/13 221.168.0.0/16 221.163.46.0/24 222.96.0.0/12 222.112.0.0/13 222.120.0.0/15 222.122.0.0/16 222.231.0.0/18 222.232.0.0/13
# Neighboring Asian countries:
# Malaysia
deny from 60.48.0.0/14 60.52.0.0/15 60.54.0.0/16 112.137.160.0/20 115.132.0.0/14 116.206.0.0/16 124.82.0.0/16 124.217.224.0/19 202.58.80.0/20 202.71.96.0/20 202.75.32.0/19 203.223.128.0/19 210.187.49.0/25 218.111.0.0/16 218.208.12.64/27
# Philippines
deny from 85.92.152.0/21 125.60.128.0/17 202.133.192.0/24 222.127.32.0/19 222.127.64.0/19
# Singapore
deny from 59.189.0.0/16 116.14.0.0/15 121.6.0.0/15 165.21.0.0/16 203.92.64.0/18 218.212.0.0/16 219.74.0.0/16 219.75.0.0/17
# Taiwan
deny from 59.124.0.0/14 60.249.0.0/16 60.250.0.0/15 61.31.0.0/16 61.228.0.0/14 115.85.144.0/20 122.116.0.0/15 203.71.0.0/16 203.72.0.0/16 210.59.0.0/17 211.21.0.0/16 211.23.0.0/16 211.75.0.0/16 211.79.32.0/20 218.160.0.0/12 219.84.0.0/15
# Thailand
deny from 58.8.0.0/16 58.9.0.0/16 58.137.13.0/24 61.19.64.0/18 117.47.0.0/16 124.120.0.0/16 124.121.0.0/16 124.122.0.0/16 202.28.0.0/15 202.44.135.0/24 202.133.128.0/18 202.143.128.0/18 203.107.142.0/24 203.113.13.0/24 203.144.128.0/17 203.148.128.0/17 203.149.0.0/18 203.150.128.0/17 203.151.38.0/24 203.155.0.0/16 203.158.96.0/19 203.158.128.0/17 203.172.128.0/17 203.185.128.0/19 210.213.0.0/18 222.123.0.0/16
# Vietnam
deny from 58.186.0.0/16 58.187.112.0/20 116.96.0.0/12 117.0.0.0/13 118.68.0.0/14 123.16.0.0/14 125.234.0.0/15 203.113.128.0/18 203.162.0.0/16 210.245.80.0/21 220.231.124.0/22
# End Chinese/Korean blocklist
# Add other blocked domain names or IP addresses here, starting with "deny from " without quotes
# If you find that you need to poke a hole in the blocklist, for legitimate visitors, follow this example: allow from 123.456.789.0
# Add "allow from" IP addresses, or CIDR Ranges, after all of the "deny from" items, just before the closing Files tag.
# Everything not included within these deny from ranges is PERMITTED by the allow portion of the directive.
</Files>
# This prevents web browsers or spiders from seeing your .htaccess directives:
<Files .htaccess>
deny from all
</Files>
# End of fileif you have a better solution, feel free to correct me.
BTW that one bot attack has killed my EPC for days now. I was doing awesome and actually making about twice as much with QCP until some dick decided to nuke a site.
are you saying that the 0.00, 0.01 and 0.03 cpc that show up in my reports are due to some crappy bot?
would blocking these ips fix it?
My EPC has been hoving around $.40 these past couple days.
Needless to say, I'm a happy camper.
Needless to say, I'm a happy camper.
I'm noticing a site that I installed an EBAY javascript widget into literally vanished from the serps.
ebay makes the rules so, not considering the negative aspects ( example: my earnings being at the moment 72% less than september....), we have to deal with their qcp
what's this cpc model really about? what's better to promote? $2 items? $50, $100, $1000 ?
anything as long as it makes a sale?
highest number of clicks even if they don't convert?
acru commissions should be spread in click earnings but it doesn't really look like that...
what's this cpc model really about? what's better to promote? $2 items? $50, $100, $1000 ?
anything as long as it makes a sale?
highest number of clicks even if they don't convert?
acru commissions should be spread in click earnings but it doesn't really look like that...
Seriously? Are you even remotely surprised? Have you ever seen a company that made changes that actually meant they would have to pay out more?
ePN has been a joke from day 1! There is a long list of people associated with this program that will get to feel the toe of my boot should I ever see them at an event.
YES! ePN has counted bot clicks and used them to lower your payouts (or otherwise negatively affect you) from the very beginning.
If you run WordPress and/or post links on WP blogs, ePN counts the WordPress useragents as human clicks. They also count any bots no on their "list" and that lowers your epc which in turn lowers your payout.
ePN does not seem interested in fixing this problem and why would they?
Yesterday I had a strange spike in clicks showing. From about 200 the previous day to 575. My total earnings for the day were $205..and $202 were from just one site. The most I'd made in a day this month was about $50.
Checking that one sites stats, I didn't have a huge increase in traffic yesterday, so I'm not sure why the clicks increased so much. My epc is at $0.21 now. I wish I could figure out some sort of pattern so I could try to duplicate it. I'm not bitching...I'll take a consistent $200+ a day from EPN.
Checking that one sites stats, I didn't have a huge increase in traffic yesterday, so I'm not sure why the clicks increased so much. My epc is at $0.21 now. I wish I could figure out some sort of pattern so I could try to duplicate it. I'm not bitching...I'll take a consistent $200+ a day from EPN.
I have one site that has done absolutely nothing all month.
No bids or sales, hardly any clicks. Fuck all. It's not really a site that i've done any promotion on or care about in the slightest.
Today it got over a hundred clicks, I'm guessing from a bot, and for some reason that I can't work out they've given it a .19 EPC and paid me about $28 for it. WTF.
No bids or sales, hardly any clicks. Fuck all. It's not really a site that i've done any promotion on or care about in the slightest.
Today it got over a hundred clicks, I'm guessing from a bot, and for some reason that I can't work out they've given it a .19 EPC and paid me about $28 for it. WTF.
Fuck. I could have just loaded this page 5 minutes later and typed "me too" to this.
