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PayBox Blog: Great News…


Great News…

Posted: 26 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT

I’ve got some great news to share with you.
P2P Transactions Launching Soon…

The development team has been working around the clock for days now on the new Person-to-Person (P2P) transaction system. They’ve suprised us by announcing that it should be ready to begin EarlyBird user testing within a few days.

This is great news. It means that all PayBox users will soon be able to send and receive payments between one another. Once it’s working, it also means from that point forward, every change to your account balance will pass through the new transaction system…

Every daily bonus you earn
Every referral bonus you earn
Every time you send money
Every time you get paid

Everything will be tracked in your account history. It’s really exciting. The developers showed me a sneak-peek of the system and it looks fantastic. I can’t wait to begin using it myself.

But it get’s even better. Once the P2P transaction system has gone through some EarlyBird user testing and proven itself a bit, the developers will begin rolling out some new features that I think everyone’s going to really get excited about.
The Forum

Based on user feedback, we have pushed back the launch of the forum a little bit in order to quickly develop some usable account features. Don’t worry, the forum is still coming, but the developers have been told to focus on launching P2P transactions first.

Also, we will still need to get our forum mods selected first. We are still working on an application process for that. The forum may not launch for another 1-3 weeks, depending on how things work out with EarlyBird user testing of the P2P transaction system.
Are You Ready?

I hope you’re ready to begin helping us test the new transaction system. I expect to be making a launch announcement within a few short days.

PayBox Blog: Ready to Pay and Get Paid?


Ready to Pay and Get Paid?

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:13 PM PDT

It’s really happened!

The very first version of the Person-to-Person (P2P) transactions are now live in your account. You’ll just need to log in to PayBox (if you’re not already). Once you’re logged in, you’ll probably notice that there is now a menu system at the top with links labeled: My Account, Send Money, History and My Referrals.

Here’s a screen capture…

You can now begin testing the new features that have gone live. Go ahead and poke around, see what’s new and find out how it all works.

But, there are a few important points to keep in mind before using the new tools:

No previous transactions will be imported to the new system. Every change to your balance from here forward is being tracked. Each time you send a payment, get paid, get a bonus, etc. It will all show up in your History tab starting now. But, nothing that happened before this system went live will be put into History.
We do not have support people on staff yet who can fix your balance if there are problems. You may want to stick to smaller transactions while you’re testing. Once we’re a little more sure that things are stable, then, go ahead and use it without worry.
Contact our developers only if you find problems: [[email protected]]. They are very busy at this point, please only contact them if you are reporting a problem. (We’ll have a better system for reporting errors soon.) The email above is the general address to report errors to our development staff. Remember, send only errors to the developers. If something goes wrong with sending or receiving a payment, let them know, but they cannot change or fix your balance. Their job is simply to get the website working if there are problems.

Important: If you contact the developers, be sure to let them know the name of your web browser (i.e. Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer), and the version of your browser, which is usually found by clicking ‘Help’ then ‘About’ in the menu at the top of your web browser.

I will be back with a new blog post, and hopefully some results of our early testing tomorrow. Until then, log in and have a look around your account. Then, take a little time and test out the new features with a friend or someone else who has an account.

PayBox Blog: Ready to Pay and Get Paid?


Ready to Pay and Get Paid?

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:13 PM PDT

It’s really happened!

The very first version of the Person-to-Person (P2P) transactions are now live in your account. You’ll just need to log in to PayBox (if you’re not already). Once you’re logged in, you’ll probably notice that there is now a menu system at the top with links labeled: My Account, Send Money, History and My Referrals.

Here’s a screen capture…

You can now begin testing the new features that have gone live. Go ahead and poke around, see what’s new and find out how it all works.

But, there are a few important points to keep in mind before using the new tools:

1. No previous transactions will be imported to the new system. Every change to your balance from here forward is being tracked. Each time you send a payment, get paid, get a bonus, etc. It will all show up in your History tab starting now. But, nothing that happened before this system went live will be put into History.
2. We do not have support people on staff yet who can fix your balance if there are problems. You may want to stick to smaller transactions while you’re testing. Once we’re a little more sure that things are stable, then, go ahead and use it without worry.
3. Contact our developers only if you find problems: [[email protected]]. They are very busy at this point, please only contact them if you are reporting a problem. (We’ll have a better system for reporting errors soon.) The email above is the general address to report errors to our development staff. Remember, send only errors to the developers. If something goes wrong with sending or receiving a payment, let them know, but they cannot change or fix your balance. Their job is simply to get the website working if there are problems.

Important: If you contact the developers, be sure to let them know the name of your web browser (i.e. Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer), and the version of your browser, which is usually found by clicking ‘Help’ then ‘About’ in the menu at the top of your web browser.

I will be back with a new blog post, and hopefully some results of our early testing tomorrow. Until then, log in and have a look around your account. Then, take a little time and test out the new features with a friend or someone else who has an account.

PayBox Blog: Update on Payments (part 2)


Update on Payments (part 2)

Posted: 29 Sep 2010 04:44 PM PDT

Since the launch of Person-to-Person payments, our developers have been hard at work fixing the problems reported by our EarlyBird users (you guys are great!).

Today I’m happy to announce that a lot of fixes have been rolled into the live website. For example, there’s a new validation feature to make sure people enter a valid amount on the Send Money page. Another one, there was a strange glitch where the amount you entered could end up being off by 1 cent. Plus, there have been many other fixes. Our developers are still looking over all of the error reports sent in by our users.
Old Internet Explorer doesn’t work!

One of the biggest sources of errors was from users who are using Internet Explorer (IE) versions below 8 (especially IE versions 6 and 7). Most of those errors came in the form of display errors, or form buttons not working.

(Note: The developers showed me… the site looks awful in IE 6. In fact, IE 7 does a good job of messing things up too.)

IE 6 was released by Microsoft 9 years ago. That’s ancient history in terms of technology. IE 6 is also dangerously insecure. It has been full of security holes for years and Microsoft has been releasing a steady stream of software patches for it since the day it was released.

Interesting note: IE 6 has been labeled the 8th worst tech product of all time by PC World magazine (in this article).

There are loads of problems with IE 6 and IE 7 (especially worrying are the security problems), so our developers are not programming to make our website work with it. We recommend that everyone using those browsers upgrade to a modern browser that is compliant with modern web standards and much more secure.

A few good choices are…

* Firefox: http://getfirefox.org/
* Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome
* A new version of IE: http://microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/

If you have been having trouble with logging in, logging out or other form-related functions, you may want to upgrade your browser. We have heard of virtually no problems of this nature from people using modern browsers.

PayBox Blog: More ways to Earn Money…


More ways to Earn Money…

Posted: 30 Sep 2010 09:19 PM PDT


I’ve got some great news… at least if you like earning money, spending money or having fun while you do either of the above.

The EarlyBird testing has been going well this week. Our developers will be finishing up fixes on most of the reported issues very soon. We’re excited to announce that some great new features are coming…possibly by the end of next week. I can’t promise everything will be ready by then, but that is what the developers are aiming for.

These new features will make a lot of people happy. We have users who want to use their balance (spend money). We have users who want to grow their balance (earn money). We have users who want to do both. The next set of features we release will bring a lot of new ways to both spend and earn money.

This will be my last blog post this week. Be sure to stay updated as things progress next week. I’ll keep you updated on the development of the new features and let you know as soon as they are ready to use.

PayBox Blog: Earn, Shop and Save (part 1)


Earn, Shop and Save (part 1)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:26 PM PDT


The excitement is growing as we get closer to launching our latest set of new features….

* We’ve hired more new programmers/web developers.
* We’re configuring and building new web servers to handle the traffic of tens of thousands of EarlyBird users.
* The developers have been hard at work building and integrating the new features with the existing website.

What are these features?

The new features will allow you to begin using your existing PayBox balance. These features will give you the opportunity to earn more money as well as spend your PayBox balance on some things you may want to buy.

If you’ve enjoyed (but are now getting tired of) simply pushing money back and forth between accounts with the Person-to-Person transaction ability — you’re in for a real treat when these new features launch!

Our developers are under a lot of pressure to get the new features live as soon as possible.

So, when will the new features be ready for EarlyBird users to begin testing? Possibly as early as Friday, October 8th… if everything goes smoothly. However, if the developers run into unexpected issues, then the features may not launch until as late as Friday, October 15th.
What can you do to help?

While the developers are hard at work, please keep testing the Person-to-Person transactions. If you don’t have someone to send and receive money with, then please use your referral link (in the secure log-in area) and invite a friend to join.

We need your help to double the number of EarlyBird users before the features go live. Doubling our EarlyBird user base, will make the new features even more useful for everyone when they launch.

Do you think you can help with that? Do you know someone who may want to join?

If so, please use your referral link and invite a friend to join. I’ll post again tomorrow to let you know how much progress we’re making on doubling our EarlyBird user base.

PayBox Blog: Great News!


Great News!

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 11:37 PM PDT


I’ve been able to take a look at what the developers have done so far and the new features look really exciting. Everything is coming along nicely and should be ready very soon. These new features will allow you to start using your PayBox account balance in some fun and profitable new ways.

At the current rate it looks like things will be ready by end-of-day on Friday. Due to the weekend, a lot of our EarlyBird users will probably just wait until Monday to start using the features. That works out well because we’ll have less users online and hopefully be able to fix any big problems as they come up.

Remember, the Friday target could still change if anything really unexpected comes up, but at this rate, Friday still looks like a realistic target.

PayBox Blog: Shoot the Messenger?


Shoot the Messenger?

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 10:43 PM PDT


Please don’t shoot me…okay? We are a bit behind schedule on the release of the new features. I really hate to say this, but, it looks like Monday will be the big launch of the new features. Our dedicated EarlyBird users, please accept our sincere apologies for the delay.

For those of you who are wondering, the developers ran into another snag in an area they didn’t expect. For the technically minded, it has to do with encryption and ciphers and making sure transactions in the new features are secure.

It’s all for the best, getting things set up properly before releasing it. But, I know it’s still a disappointment. On the bright side, PayBox is only 1 ½ months old. We launched September 1st and we’re already way ahead of our originally planned Roadmap & Development Schedule.

* We launched Person-to-Person transactions over 2 weeks ago, when they were originally planned to launch in early 2011.
* When the new features launch on Monday, it will put us even further ahead of schedule.

So, even if you’re disappointed with the delay. Just keep in mind, it’s just a few days delay and we’re at least 6 months ahead of our originally planned schedule. Again, please accept our apologies and I expect you’ll all see that it was worth the wait on Monday.

Thanks everyone for all the surveys, work, testing and feedback you’ve been contributing. Have a great weekend!

PayBox Blog: Earn Money, Get Paid (part 1)


Earn Money, Get Paid (part 1)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 10:22 PM PDT


Today we’re starting a blog post series called “Earn Money, Get Paid”. Our goal is to keep the focus on rewarding you, our EarlyBird members, as we work on taking PayBox to the next level. It’s very important to us that the EarlyBird members earn money, earn rewards, have fun and get paid in the end.
Now you can “Flag” Auctions

We have added the new link to “flag” auctions. So, if you see an auction with content that has crossed the line (so to speak), just click the link to open the auction and click the “flag as inappropriate” link right at the top. It will take several users flagging an auction for it to be suspended.

So how does this tie in to the theme of “earn money, get paid”? It’s simple. If you help to keep the auctions clean, more people who visit our website will choose to join, more of you will want to use the auction site, we’ll have more people testing, and our joint success will be bigger and arrive faster for everyone involved.
More ways to Earn Money and Get Paid

We’ve got more to share about this theme in tomorrow’s blog post. We’ve got a lot of exciting things in the works. You, as an EarlyBird user, are in a great position to earn money, get paid, earn rewards and possibly win prizes as PayBox continues development and continues on its quest to become the best payment service.

PayBox Blog: Earn Money, Get Paid (part 2)


Earn Money, Get Paid (part 2)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:56 PM PDT


This is the second part in our new blog post series called “Earn Money, Get Paid”.

Part 1 was posted over the weekend, if you missed it, click here to read it. One important thing included in Part 1 was the announcement that you can now “flag” auctions.
So, what is the “Earn Money, Get Paid” blog post series all about?

Our goal is to keep the focus on rewarding you, our EarlyBird users, as we work on taking PayBox more quickly to the next level. It’s very important to us that the EarlyBird users earn money, have fun and ultimately get paid.
Exciting News for EarlyBird Users

In the coming days and weeks we aim to accelerate the growth of PayBox as we continue on our quest to become the best payment service. Our original Roadmap & Development Schedule stretched clear into 2012. This has changed. We are now working to have a full-featured payment service by some time in early- to mid-2011. By that time, we hope to have debit cards, currency conversions (in-exchange and out-exchange), etc., available to our users.

As we work on accelerating our growth, this will open up new areas where our EarlyBird users can be rewarded and even win prizes for participating. Although we originally thought we would be moving away from the use of our surveys, we have found that we are going to need more focus on our user opinion surveys. In addition to the current surveys, we have many new topics on the way that we will soon present to our EarlyBird users.

We want to thank everyone for the great work you’ve been contributing. I’ll have more news for you tomorrow.