A bit of extra beer money for my fellow expats

**kiteboardingkid** · 09-04-2008, 11:50 PM

A note to the moderator: I couldn't find a 'really relevant' place for this, please feel free to move it somewhere else.

Well, where to start?

I've been working closely with my friend in Huahin for some considerable time now, trying to champion a half decent e-commerce solution, that may go some way towards 'blurring' the language/culture barrier, and give the Users the opportunity to trade whilst having a bit of fun.

Seeing as Sanook and Ebay had a 'bit of a falling out', we decided to go down the auction route.

It took ages to finish as it's in Thai too, and does everything ebay does/did...It looks great and is feature packed, but, and it's a big but...We get tonnes of global traffic due to our excellent performance on the search engine results pages, but we're really struggling to motivate our fellow Thai residents into being proactive, and as a result of this the site is struggling for content.

We figured that it would be worth persisting with, because of the high visitor count we've got, so in our infinite wisdom, we have set aside some decent budget and are offering an affiliate deal (not the kind where you need a website - don't panic). We are offering 100thb for every new signup generated by our affiliates....So! A bit of extra beer money for our fellow expats (we hope)...As far as "what's the catch?", well I guess it's the fact that our budget won't last forever.

More information is available, but it's possible this site will block out the URL, due to it's spam policy and me being a little slow on my posts, so you'll have to google us...Just type in 'thai auction', you'll find us at the top,

Then visit the news article titled "We'll pay you to list auctions"

I sincerely hope this is a worthwhile promotion (all you'll need is an internet connection and few mates with something to sell), it's 100% genuine, we will even pay out digitally (in baht). Anyone interested, give me a shout.

**friscofrankie** · 10-04-2008, 12:30 AM

You're the International Herald tribune?

**kiteboardingkid** · 10-04-2008, 01:04 AM

LOL, I'm not sure how to take that...Er, thanks.....I think

**MeMock** · 10-04-2008, 01:21 AM

Thaibay | Thailand Auction

Link in question is on the right hand side.

**friscofrankie** · 10-04-2008, 01:26 AM

number one in google for Thai auction is iht.com
number two is Reuters
number two point one is Reuters
number four is oryza.com (something about rice)
number five is an article from 1999 About a Christies Auction
6 & 7 are a malaysianews.com
8 a site with a picture of a royal in THai
Ah! number nine thaibay.com! Nope pretty sure that ain't it. ALL Thai, you said "Thai too" indicating another language... no second language option I could see. Did I miss it?
number ten is a forum with a guy selling domains. Not your site is it?

The second page? Pretty much the same. Not sure though maybe you're into auctioning rice seems to be the big news on page two.

My point was, misrepresentation. Spell out the name of the site, most people here are capable of figuring that out without a link. let them take a look you just might have site worth helping out. your tonnes of "global traffic" sounds a bit of an over-statement. I was gonna leave it at the iht statement but you asked.

Hell, I could be wrong, wouldn't rate in the top 100 times I've been wrong. If I PM you are you gonna ask for my email address? Show us the site. Affiliate may be a way to go for a budding site, the google search was a wash, so I don't see a site.

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 01:48 AM

A - Participants must have a valid and up to date moneybookers account, that correponds to the email address used to register to this website.
B - Participants must be over 18 years of age.
C - Participants must either: Have a permanent Thailand Address, Hold a B Visa, Multiple Entry Visa, Retirement Visa or be a Thai National.
D - Participants must provide a photocopy of their passport (and other documents) before payments can be made
E - Participants will be liable for taxation, based on their own administration and accounts.
F - Thaibay company limited will only make payments as a 'gross' amount and will not be liable for interest or service based percentage charges, made by Moneybookers or it's affiliates or subsidiaries.
G - Payments will only be made if all Third Party Clients (referred by affiliates) can be confirmed and validated
H - Third Party Clients must hold the same status as mentioned in line "c" of these terms
I - Thaibay reserves the right to revoke this promotion without notice, no correspondance will be entered into.

Terms & conditions

**MeMock** · 10-04-2008, 01:49 AM

FF, what google are you using?

It came up no 1 for me.

**friscofrankie** · 10-04-2008, 01:54 AM

the dot com one

I was going to post the link for the guy - when I couldn't find it in the first two pages kinda pissed me off.
What I'd like to know is how did you find it?

OK, OK I did a search on google.co.th and there it is!
on google.com bupkus

How many people do their searches locally?

**tango** · 28-07-2008, 07:27 PM

[quote=friscofrankie;588555]the dot com one

I was going to post the link for the guy - when I couldn't find it in the first two pages kinda pissed me off.
What I'd like to know is how did you find it?

We all do ff...
Chill out frankie! What an arse...! The guy gave you the goods and you fcuked up. Just Google it and disappear

**MeMock** · 10-04-2008, 02:38 AM

Mine was Google

typed in thai auction and there it was at no 1.

**kiteboardingkid** · 10-04-2008, 03:32 AM

Hi, me again... Google's a funny thing... The first thing it will do, is 'geoposition' you...Meaning, even if you type google.com in your browser, your searches will be relative to your IP. To truly visit google's dot com (global) website, you have to click the link on your noraml google landing page, it's called visit google dot com.

Hope that helps

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 03:37 AM

What other documents, besides a passport, would you want a copy of?

**kiteboardingkid** · 10-04-2008, 03:41 AM

That's really for Thai Nationals, ie: An ID card. For our ferrang mates, a passport will do just fine.
If you're interested in getting involved, we'll help you out as much as we can. The bottom line is: We need help and we're willing to pay for it, simple!

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 03:48 AM

Thanks.

I'm just looking for the catch, Kite.

If something looks to good to be true & all that.

Good luck with the site - it looks really good.

**kiteboardingkid** · 10-04-2008, 04:02 AM

No catch fella'.

The site's great, except for the fact that nobody can be arsed to post up there. We've got plenty of 'window shoppers', but no 'sellers' to speak of.

It's quite a realistic initiative if you think about it in simple terms. Here's what you have to do for your hundred baht.

1/ Register your mate
2/ List 3 items on their behalf - With a minimum of a 100 word description and a couple of nice photos.

..So as you can see, not exactly easy money, but for those who are motivated and can afford to dedicate a little bit of time, there's some cash to be had.

Look at it like this: 5 registrants with 3 auctions each will earn you 500THB, but that's 15 new listings for us... I think it's a fair trade...Not tooooo good to be true.

Just a quick additional note too: We have built a company around this, it's not just a tin-pot-website-one-hit-wonder, we're vat registered and listed at companies house, we're doing our best to try and take it seriously because we believe there's a real opportunity there. It looks like it's going to take more hands on deck, than we've actually got...Hense the problem

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by kiteboardingkid

listed at companies house

What's the company name?

**streeteats** · 10-04-2008, 04:33 AM

Do you have a website? Didi I miss something?

**kiteboardingkid** · 10-04-2008, 04:47 AM

Not MY website, so to speak...I did the SEO for it, and I'm trying to spread the word a bit, as we're offering a chance for a few of our expat contemporaries to earn a bit of cash, that's all!!!

**Timber** · 10-04-2008, 05:39 AM

You're gonna have to try harder than that to sell these guys...trust me.

**dirtydog** · 10-04-2008, 05:46 AM

^yep, got to admit I am thinking of trashing the thread.....

**jizzybloke** · 10-04-2008, 06:02 AM

Can someone gloss over this for me i can't be arsed to read it, is it a stitch up Nigerian scam?

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

Can someone gloss over this for me

Certainly.

is it a stitch up Nigerian scam?

Something like that.

Couple of Pattaya beer bars for auction if you're interested, JB?

Bar for Sale : 2nd Road (** Sq.m) 22 seat bar, with 29 inch TV, CCTV, stereo. Lease until August 2010 (can extend for further 3 years after 2010at 360,000 Baht) Monthly rental 7,000 Baht (utilities not included)

I liked this bit

Cash transaction at a mutually agreed meeting place

Nice and Modern Beer Bar in Pattaya

Area: 80 Sq.M.
Fully Furnished (Tables, Chairs, Bar, 26" TV Plasma, 2 DVD Players, etc.)
The Bar has been licensed already
10 Bar girls
HOT SALE!!! ONLY 1,000,000 Baht (including Key Money til 2010 and after that rental price is 15,000 Baht per month)
Water and Electricity is approximately 4,000 Baht per month

10 bar girls thrown in

Bar girls salary is 2,500 Baht per person per month

They must be rough as fuck.

**jizzybloke** · 10-04-2008, 06:15 AM

Ahh ok a beer bar in Pattaya sorry i'll pass thank you!
Why are they always for sale if they're so fcuking great???

**Northern Scum** · 10-04-2008, 06:23 AM

He's got gems too.

Genuine ones, mind

**Agent_Smith** · 10-04-2008, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by kiteboardingkid

but we're really struggling to motivate our fellow Thai residents into being proactive

Really? How surprising

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