History

Early History

Neobux started its pre-launch / pre-registration phase on March 25, 2008. At the beginning people could only invite referrals and communicate on the forum. Those who registered during the pre-launch phase got Pioneer status. The official opening was on April 30, 2008.

A short summary of how Neobux developed early on in 2008:

• March 31, 2008 - The option to buy clicks for your advertisements and the ability to upgrade to Golden Membership was added. The price for Golden Membership in the pre-launch phase was $30.

• April 8, 2008 - A poll was generated and requested Neobux users to vote. Over 90% of users said "YES" to increase the minimum to cashout by $1 with each cashout requested (up to $10). The poll was closed on 12 April and the rule was implemented.
• April 17, 2008 - There were already 19054 members on Neobux and 75 confirmed Golden Members.  
• April 19, 2008 - Admin had announced that Neobux will offer instant cashouts (it was stated in the TOS before that it will take up to 48 hours to receive payments).
• April 30, 2008 - Neobux.com officially opened on April, 30 20:00 GMT.
• May 3, 2008 - The option of renting referrals was added. The Rent-A-Ref System revolutionised the PTC Industry along with Instant Payments. The Golden upgrade price increased to $60.
• May 17, 2008 - Admin added a red dot for people to click when clicking on their advertisements, as there were a lot of members using autoclickers.

On 8 October 2008 Neobux's Paypal Account was limited (see here). Members were asked to donate funds and eventually Paypal was reinstated. Neobux still continues to provide instant payments to this day.

You can read a detailed report of Neobux's past achievements (up until 2010/01/08) in the following post: "The Neobux Trivia" (click here).

•  January 3, 2011 - Neobux becomes available in German.

• February 12, 2011 - Neobux is over 1000 days old!
• February 14, 2011 - Provisional results show that Micro Exposure Advertisements are great for both advertisers and Neobux users who view the ads.
• March 25, 2011 - $41 million paid to Neobux Members over a period of 3 years.
• June 7, 2011 - Neobux becomes available in Indonesian.
• July 22, 2011 - Neobux reaches another new milestone: $50 million paid to its members.
• August 12, 2011 - Prices for Fixed Ads are reduced by 40 to 55% and become available to the public; in the past a Support Ticket was required to find out about the prices for Fixed Ads, however one still needs to send a Support Ticket in order to complete the final purchase. Login to your  Neobux Account and navigate to the Click pack purchase page to see the prices.
• November 8, 2011 - Neobux launches an official G+ page (similar to Twitter alerts).
• November 11, 2011 - Prices for purple Fixed Ads are reduced by up to 23% (no official announcement).
• December 12, 2011 - New milestone reached: AdAlert has been downloaded by 1 million unique users.

 For a concise summary of the changes that have occurred during 2011, read this topic: 2011: A Retrospective.

While 2010 saw Neobux having the most profitable year ever, 2011 exceeded 2010 as being the most profitable year not only for Neobux but for its users as well. By December 2011 already $60 million had been paid to Neobux Members over a span of 4 years. In the last 9 months of 2011 a total $20 million cashouts were made.

Current Changes and Achievements for 2012

• January 1, 2012 - For the first time ever in Neobux history activity during the Christmas holidays and on New Year's Eve did not drop as compared to previous years.
  
• January 15, 2012 - AdPrize (click here) is introduced, a new concept where PTC users have a chance to earn multiple prizes (NeoPoints, cash prizes and Golden Memberships) by being active, with advertisers simultaneously receiving 2x to 16x extra visualisations depending on the ad package purchased. The more ads you click the greater your chances of earning a prize.
  

• January 17, 2012 - AdPrize exceeded Neobux's expectations; consequently more AdPrize credits / visualisations have been assigned to the click packs.
  
• January 23, 2012:
  

    1. Final changes implemented for AdPrize; more prizes have been allocated in addition to the extra ad credits (click here).

    2. Paypal increases their mass payment fees for merchants, which affects Neobux Members who cashout with Paypal. For more details, read here.

• January 27, 2012 - The rented referral distribution process is disrupted due to AdPrize. Due to the unanticipated success of AdPrize a higher number of users have started to rent referrals, resulting in a shortage of Rented Referrals. The situation is expected to stabilise within a few weeks due to the exponential rise in new registrations as a consequence of AdPrize (click here).
  

• February 1, 2012 - Neobux introduces NeoPoints Offers: Members can earn NeoPoints by completing offers (beta or trial phase). Offers include tasks, cellphone submits, surveys, downloads, watch videos, etc.
  
• February 2, 2012 - Neobux introduces NeoCoins, a virtual currency which can be converted to cash in the Main Balance; members can earn NeoCoins by completing offers (beta or trial phase).
  
• February 5, 2012 - NeoPoints can longer be converted to funds in the Rental Balance. Currently this is the best available solution to stabilise the rented referral distribution process without affecting users in negative way. Read here.
  
• February 20, 2012 - Due to the continual increase in the number of users participating in AdPrize, Adprize chances and prizes have increased by 50%. The number of AdPrize visualisations for Fixed Ads has also increased.
  
• February 27, 2012 - Beta testing completed; NeoPoint Offers/Coins become fully available to all Neobux Members.
  
• March 25, 2012 - Neobux celebrates its 4th year anniversary (click here).
• April 14, 2012 - AdPrize reaches a milestone: $1,000,000 in prizes awarded to Neobux users. Advertisers are also happier than ever: They receive reduced cost per exposure and the advertising results are better with the non-unique exposures compared to the 24-hour unique exposures.
  
• April 30, 2012 - Today marks the official birthday of Neobux. Neobux enters its 5th year of being online (click here).
  
• May 15, 2012:
  

    1. New Neobux Members no longer need to wait 30 days before recruiting direct referrals: The new limit is now 15 days.

    2. NeoCoin Offers will now be credited after 30 days instead of 60 days.

    3. Golden Pack Holders have unlimited vacation days (previously 30 vacation days) i.e. Golden Pack Holders no longer have to follow Terms of Service 3.7.

May 29, 2012 - Neobux begins displaying the following statistics on their Home page: the total number of registered users, the total number of advertisements visualised by Neobux Members, and the total amount of money cashed out (statistics updated on a daily basis). Read here.

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