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July 17, 2015, 06:06:03 PM
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Just completed the survey.  Cool

I hope my answer can help you or other faucets owner to make his faucets better.  Tongue


Definitely, you are not doing this for me, but for the community.

 The faucet users and faucet owners both benefit from it, so  thanks in the name of the community.

I did it as well, and shared the link with others. Huge +1 for offering this up. I, despite not having a faucet (at least right now) learned a lot from it. And some of it was unexpected!

One question I think you should add (if you can edit it) is:

Q: If a faucet (has an empty wallet | is empty | has no balance), how long do you wait until you visit it again?

and another:

Q: How many visits to a faucet while it's empty does it take before you write it off altogether?


These are questions I'm personally curious about, because some of the best faucets get emptied on a daily basis. I'm wondering how much that hurts them due to lost visitors (especially since I run a rotator -- it would help better understand how long the community wants me to wait before flagging a site offline).

Well i think faucets need to have atlest 5x-6x more funds on the balance than they actually spend, just in case it gets emptied and then angry fauceters wont go there anymore.

I mean its just basic preparation, if you know you will spend 0.05 daily to finance your faucet, you should have atleast 0.2 there just in case the traffic increases massively to not lose confidence of clients.
legendary
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Just completed the survey.  Cool

I hope my answer can help you or other faucets owner to make his faucets better.  Tongue


Definitely, you are not doing this for me, but for the community.

 The faucet users and faucet owners both benefit from it, so  thanks in the name of the community.

I did it as well, and shared the link with others. Huge +1 for offering this up. I, despite not having a faucet (at least right now) learned a lot from it. And some of it was unexpected!

One question I think you should add (if you can edit it) is:

Q: If a faucet (has an empty wallet | is empty | has no balance), how long do you wait until you visit it again?

and another:

Q: How many visits to a faucet while it's empty does it take before you write it off altogether?


These are questions I'm personally curious about, because some of the best faucets get emptied on a daily basis. I'm wondering how much that hurts them due to lost visitors (especially since I run a rotator -- it would help better understand how long the community wants me to wait before flagging a site offline).
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Just completed the survey.  Cool

I hope my answer can help you or other faucets owner to make his faucets better.  Tongue


Definitely, you are not doing this for me, but for the community.

 The faucet users and faucet owners both benefit from it, so  thanks in the name of the community.
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Thanks guys for support, I`ve decided to not make a faucet after all, so sorry about that, I feel that the faucet business is not for me.

I might change my mind later, however as of now I just provide this research for free to existing faucet users to improve their faucets.

I hope existing faucet owners can learn from this and improve their services Smiley
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Well its definitely a useful info for faucet owners, although the faucet industry has been going out of trend lately, hopefully this can give a helpful hand to faucet owners to optimize their faucet and attract more users!
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Just completed it. Hope it gonna help in your research

And thanks for the results link too. It helped me analyzing users behaviour too

Good information to a newbie  Smiley
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Just completed it. Hope it gonna help in your research

And thanks for the results link too. It helped me analyzing users behaviour too
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Loose lips sink sigs!
The only thing that pays less than bitcoin faucets are doing research on bitcoin faucets.

Thanks for sharing the research results, seriously, every week there's some new person asking for us to complete a survey and the NEVER come back to share their findings with us. It's the least someone can do to repay us for our time and thoughts (that they so desperately need.)

I'll take your survey, and here's a free bump for your thread!
legendary
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

Oh, sorry, i thought you were making your own faucet, i did not read your signature until now. Your research has helped gather a great list of faucets, some of my favorites are there. I like it, nice work!

I am considering making a faucet too, but not in the near future, no ad network is present now that could finance my faucet. I`ll guess i have to wait until more of them popup.

The faucets that earn real money (note: there are some making $10k+ a month) aren't earning from the faucet -- it's from their businesses. Faucets are not a sustainable form of income. They are used to generate traffic to your other properties/businesses (which DO generate income).
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Damn its funny though, we got 0 people from mexico so far, yet if you check on Alexa.com any faucet, atleast 30% of their visitors come from Mexico.

Wtf is that... why are tens of thousands of visitors from mexico but nobody in my survey checked that lol.

I think many faucets get fake visitors, there is no other explanation.
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

Oh, sorry, i thought you were making your own faucet, i did not read your signature until now. Your research has helped gather a great list of faucets, some of my favorites are there. I like it, nice work!

I am considering making a faucet too, but not in the near future, no ad network is present now that could finance my faucet. I`ll guess i have to wait until more of them popup.

Try out Mellow ads or Bitclix, they are both 2 new ad networks just popped up, they all pay in bitcoin. Perfect for a faucet!

Never heard of those, i`ll check them out soon, thanks for info!
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

Oh, sorry, i thought you were making your own faucet, i did not read your signature until now. Your research has helped gather a great list of faucets, some of my favorites are there. I like it, nice work!

I am considering making a faucet too, but not in the near future, no ad network is present now that could finance my faucet. I`ll guess i have to wait until more of them popup.

Try out Mellow ads or Bitclix, they are both 2 new ad networks just popped up, they all pay in bitcoin. Perfect for a faucet!
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

Oh, sorry, i thought you were making your own faucet, i did not read your signature until now. Your research has helped gather a great list of faucets, some of my favorites are there. I like it, nice work!

I am considering making a faucet too, but not in the near future, no ad network is present now that could finance my faucet. I`ll guess i have to wait until more of them popup.
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

Oh, sorry, i thought you were making your own faucet, i did not read your signature until now. Your research has helped gather a great list of faucets, some of my favorites are there. I like it, nice work!
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So how does this research progress?

It seems like we got 25 responses so far, its very slow guys, c`mon please fill out the survey, we need atleast 50-75 responses to have a good sample Smiley
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I'm not very familiar with faucets; do they "do" anything besides giving you bitcoin? I assume they are advertising supported or somesuch?

I've been playing a game https://farmsatoshi.com - Farm Satoshi) the past few weeks - that is insanely fun and addictive, and satoshis are literally the game's currency. I've been reinvesting my earnings pretty aggressively so I only have ~325,000 sat at the moment. But I have the impression it pays pretty well, whether it is a faucet or not. But this is my first experience with a game tied in with bitcoin, and I'm wondering whether it constitutes being a "faucet" or not. If not, why would someone prefer a faucet over a game?

Remove that ref link bro from your post, ref links not allowed on this forum, but otherwise i totally agree with you, farmsatoshi has a really nice game based experience.

Game based faucets are very entertaining.
legendary
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I'm not very familiar with faucets; do they "do" anything besides giving you bitcoin? I assume they are advertising supported or somesuch?


They are websites full of ads, in exchange for you visiting the website , and viewing (possibly clicking the ads) they give out a % of their ad revenue to their visitors.

Its basically a web traffic arbitrage, you buy cheap advertising and sell it for higher price to your peer advertiser network.

OK, that's about what I thought. So I guess Farm Satoshi is basically a faucet, underneath all the fun. It has advertising on the borders, etc., though not any worse than most news websites and so forth.
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I'm not very familiar with faucets; do they "do" anything besides giving you bitcoin? I assume they are advertising supported or somesuch?


They are websites full of ads, in exchange for you visiting the website , and viewing (possibly clicking the ads) they give out a % of their ad revenue to their visitors.

Its basically a web traffic arbitrage, you buy cheap advertising and sell it for higher price to your peer advertiser network.
legendary
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I'm not very familiar with faucets; do they "do" anything besides giving you bitcoin? I assume they are advertising supported or somesuch?

I've been playing a game (https://farmsatoshi.com/?ref=13181 - Farm Satoshi) the past few weeks - that is insanely fun and addictive, and satoshis are literally the game's currency. I've been reinvesting my earnings pretty aggressively so I only have ~325,000 sat at the moment. But I have the impression it pays pretty well, whether it is a faucet or not. But this is my first experience with a game tied in with bitcoin, and I'm wondering whether it constitutes being a "faucet" or not. If not, why would someone prefer a faucet over a game?
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What do you think about this two faucets? ( They are not mine, I'm only user ):

http://www.bitcoin-gator.com/ - 1000 satoshi / 5 hours
vs
http://winbits.us/ - 1000 satoshi / 1 hour

Which one is better for you? Compare design, rewards etc..

I try it
for design bitcoin-gator is better than winbits
but for reward winbits.us better

perhours vs 5 hourse

for sharing and growth bitcoin-gator is better marketing than winbit he give 40% reff (400satosi) per reff claim
that make people want to share it and want to get more reff,, and more profit for user and owner

oke my choice bitcoin-gator won it Smiley


I can see referral commission on http://winbits.us too, it's 50%..
My opinion: Bitcoin-Gator has better design, but WinBits is clean. WinBits has better reward and also better referral commission.
Bitcoin-Gator is better if you are alone and WinBits is better if you have some referrals..
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What do you think about this two faucets? ( They are not mine, I'm only user ):

http://www.bitcoin-gator.com/ - 1000 satoshi / 5 hours
vs
http://winbits.us/ - 1000 satoshi / 1 hour

Which one is better for you? Compare design, rewards etc..

I try it
for design bitcoin-gator is better than winbits
but for reward winbits.us better

perhours vs 5 hourse

for sharing and growth bitcoin-gator is better marketing than winbit he give 40% reff (400satosi) per reff claim
that make people want to share it and want to get more reff,, and more profit for user and owner

oke my choice bitcoin-gator won it Smiley
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!!! RiSe aBovE ThE StoRm !!!
Instead of faucet, I would like to say you make a site like satoshiquiz which might get the attention it needs as faucets are way too easier for anyone to get 1k sats for an hour of wait, but if you can give more, go for such sites...
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-snip-

Which one is better for you? Compare design, rewards etc..

IMHO you should value rewards more than design. In fact, you don't need to care about design at all if your aim is to earn something.

I don't use every faucet I see, just only if it looks good. 1000+ reward is a must, of course Smiley
I will get more money for this post than I ever "claimed" from any faucet, so it doesn't really matter, I'm using faucets like Robot Coin Game for fun, because it' a fun! Smiley
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-snip-

Which one is better for you? Compare design, rewards etc..

IMHO you should value rewards more than design. In fact, you don't need to care about design at all if your aim is to earn something.
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What do you think about this two faucets? ( They are not mine, I'm only user ):

http://www.bitcoin-gator.com/ - 1000 satoshi / 5 hours
vs
http://winbits.us/ - 1000 satoshi / 1 hour

Which one is better for you? Compare design, rewards etc..
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More people should fill this one out, i still see the country geo location data is slim.

I was always wondering from what country are the most faucet users. I know that bitcoin is from USA, UK and Canada, but the Faucet must be from other countries where earnings are lower.
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nice result can help owner faucet and increase his service Wink
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"Use a faucet that pays once/hour , 1000 satoshi/prize , for a 1000 satoshi/hour income (LESS WORK,LESS MONEY)"

make a sense less work less money  Grin



People are probably lazy but not that lazy to earn nothing, so they are just lazy to work alot, but they need money.

Makes perfect sense, less work less money.
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"Use a faucet that pays once/hour , 1000 satoshi/prize , for a 1000 satoshi/hour income (LESS WORK,LESS MONEY)"

make a sense less work less money  Grin

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Stay away from faucets! You would make more money going through your couch.

yeahh you get money but just litle satosi

Free BTC sites are not worth the time effort
IMO Tongue

So you say you dont want BTC for free? Thats a shame, so I`ll take all the free btc instead of you, thanks!

I am willing to put the effort in it.
klf
legendary
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Stay away from faucets! You would make more money going through your couch.

yeahh you get money but just litle satosi

Free BTC sites are not worth the time effort
IMO Tongue
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

The research is just for TOP 25 Faucets list? Undecided I think you're going to build faucet Undecided
Why not make a faucet rotator?


~iki

Well at the moment i`m not planning to make a faucet because it's not cost-effective. But the info is public, so other people can use it to make a faucet. Why don't you make a faucet?

Also faucet owners can also use it to improve their faucets Smiley

Oh i see.

I can't manage if i make a faucet, but i'm still working on my faucet rotator, soon i will share it, although my rotator based on website feature.


~iki

Well sure, feel free to use the research as you wish, it's still under completion/incompleted, and every day new people fill out the survey so it becomes more accurate.

The rotator is also the same, you can base it on the research Smiley
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Stay away from faucets! You would make more money going through your couch.

yeahh you get money but just litle satosi
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Stay away from faucets! You would make more money going through your couch.

thanks for the laugh  Cheesy
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Stay away from faucets! You would make more money going through your couch.
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

The research is just for TOP 25 Faucets list? Undecided I think you're going to build faucet Undecided
Why not make a faucet rotator?


~iki

Well at the moment i`m not planning to make a faucet because it's not cost-effective. But the info is public, so other people can use it to make a faucet. Why don't you make a faucet?

Also faucet owners can also use it to improve their faucets Smiley

Oh i see.

I can't manage if i make a faucet, but i'm still working on my faucet rotator, soon i will share it, although my rotator based on website feature.


~iki
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

The research is just for TOP 25 Faucets list? Undecided I think you're going to build faucet Undecided
Why not make a faucet rotator?


~iki

Well at the moment i`m not planning to make a faucet because it's not cost-effective. But the info is public, so other people can use it to make a faucet. Why don't you make a faucet?

Also faucet owners can also use it to improve their faucets Smiley
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley

The research is just for TOP 25 Faucets list? Undecided I think you're going to build faucet Undecided
Why not make a faucet rotator?


~iki
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.

I have the faucet list (based on this research) in my signature, but i`m not planning to make a faucet, atlest not in the next 2 weeks.

My faucet list already pays more then your average faucet so i dont need a faucet for now Smiley
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I have finished and submitted the survey, I hope my answers will help. Also, I will keep an eye out for your faucet too, I can't wait to try it.
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i just fill out the survey i hope this is will help you and i see the result is very diverse at all
and good luck for you Research Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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OK GUYS RESULTS RELEASED!  Smiley

I released the results, you can find it on the first post!
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Yes thanks guys, but there is still more to do, so keep up the work Smiley

I`ll release the info at 50.

Come on people, we are barely reaching 30, please take only 2 min of your time to fill it , thanks Smiley
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Yes thanks guys, but there is still more to do, so keep up the work Smiley

I`ll release the info at 50.
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survey send Wink i hope when it finished you show us the result Smiley im interesting on watch it.
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I completed your survey, but how do you plan on making a profit with your faucet?
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Survey done hope it helps Smiley

Thanks

Sure I will but 21 is very few data, when we reach at least 50 i`ll put up a spreadsheet here with the preliminary results.

Have you not considered the possibility to tip a small reward after completing survey? You could attract many visitors paying them only 1000 satoshies per survey.

I dont know how to do that, and how to prove the one that completed it
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I think paying is not a good idea as you can see people are already doing it for free, i have the same survey link on my faucet  saying it will help there needs.
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Survey done hope it helps Smiley
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Sure I will but 21 is very few data, when we reach at least 50 i`ll put up a spreadsheet here with the preliminary results.

Have you not considered the possibility to tip a small reward after completing survey? You could attract many visitors paying them only 1000 satoshies per survey.
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Have you gotten enough surveys to come to a conclusion Grin  can you paste the results?Huh

No it needs at least 100 participants to have a statistical accuracy, but the data is already converging, so we see a big "crowd sentiment" sort of, in the sense that the majority of people are decisive and behave the same way and we see only 2-3 people voting against the crowd.

Thus i can already say that its becoming more and more accurate.

However i would need a few more responses to be sure Smiley

We are at 21/100 at the moment.

can you publish result in diagram or in statistic grafic ? Smiley

Sure I will but 21 is very few data, when we reach at least 50 i`ll put up a spreadsheet here with the preliminary results.

Then after 100 i`ll put up a part 2.

So please guys help fill the survey Smiley
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Have you gotten enough surveys to come to a conclusion Grin  can you paste the results?Huh

No it needs at least 100 participants to have a statistical accuracy, but the data is already converging, so we see a big "crowd sentiment" sort of, in the sense that the majority of people are decisive and behave the same way and we see only 2-3 people voting against the crowd.

Thus i can already say that its becoming more and more accurate.

However i would need a few more responses to be sure Smiley

We are at 21/100 at the moment.

can you publish result in diagram or in statistic grafic ? Smiley
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Have you gotten enough surveys to come to a conclusion Grin  can you paste the results?Huh

No it needs at least 100 participants to have a statistical accuracy, but the data is already converging, so we see a big "crowd sentiment" sort of, in the sense that the majority of people are decisive and behave the same way and we see only 2-3 people voting against the crowd.

Thus i can already say that its becoming more and more accurate.

However i would need a few more responses to be sure Smiley

We are at 21/100 at the moment.
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Have you gotten enough surveys to come to a conclusion Grin  can you paste the results?Huh
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I am wondering whether you are going to release your research result or are you keeping the results for yourself?

I will release a part of it, because this survey also gives me a competitive edge, so i would not release all data.

I am also looking to make my own faucet in the future so this could be helpful for my business Smiley

But of course non essential aggregated data will be released (dont worry no privacy info will be released)

the most popular one is still around, and thats them without a better design or anything since they always paid out.

faucets like freebitco.in will never die out since it grown its reputation. also as a owner, id figure out how to protect on not crediting the bots filling the captchas.

Yes like goldkey0070 pointed out alot of them have geo-targeting, so they pay more for 1st world country visitors, and less for 2nd and 3rd world countries.

It's because Google Adsense (the main supplier of income for most faucets) does like richer guys rather than poor guys. It's not that fair but where you live is where you live, perhaps they could switch faucets that dont discriminate based on country.
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JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK

IMHO, faucets were interesting two years ago, but now we have better ways of earning bitcoins.
But they could be interesting for newbies, because it's easy to earn the first uBTCs.

I think faucets can be a main source of income if you gather alot of referrals.

With about 1000 referrals /each faucet, you can make a partial or even a full time income, depending on where you live, so dont throw out faucets just yet.

Of course it will need alot of work and promotion, but it is autopilot, better than sitting 20 hours a day writing for sig campaign  Grin
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1002
the most popular one is still around, and thats them without a better design or anything since they always paid out.

faucets like freebitco.in will never die out since it grown its reputation. also as a owner, id figure out how to protect on not crediting the bots filling the captchas.
tyz
legendary
Activity: 3360
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I am wondering whether you are going to release your research result or are you keeping the results for yourself?
legendary
Activity: 1260
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I`m doing a research about faucet popularity/preferences and i need you guys to help me with this. Most of you guys use faucets regularly so please answer from your guts/preference, which one are you most likely to do. My goal is to explore the preferences of the bitcoin users, and to understand what faucet users like, so that I can then create the best bitcoin faucet that everyone will like!


Can you please help my research by filling out the survey below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SBSJPXJ


(Note: this is not a paid survey, i dont get any money from it, it is only for research and education )

Thank you guys!  Smiley

Finished.

IMHO, faucets were interesting two years ago, but now we have better ways of earning bitcoins.
But they could be interesting for newbies, because it's easy to earn the first uBTCs.
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
seems that some high paying faucets only pay high to USA. Reason is adsense pays more to USA and Canada.
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
This is really good , i need the data from this when your thru. i hope you post the results.  Smiley

Yes i will, this research can help the fauceting community alot, both faucet owners and faucet users too!
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
This is really good , i need the data from this when your thru. i hope you post the results.  Smiley
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
Completed it! I always wanted to see a research like this, faucets need to be explored more.

Thanks alot, we stil have a long way to go so please help us with this research!  Wink
sr. member
Activity: 1148
Merit: 252
Undeads.com - P2E Runner Game
Completed it! I always wanted to see a research like this, faucets need to be explored more.
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
As long as it's fun & has jackpot or small chance to got big earning, i think that could make any faucet become popular

Yes i fully agree, the excitement factor has to be in any game that you want to make interesting.If a faucet pays out 500 satoshi with 100% chance constantly, that becomes very boring after, but if it pays out 5.000.000 with a 0.01% chance (its the same) then it becomes a lot of interesting.

Sure only 1 guy out of 10.000 will win the jackpot, but still it can be just as you too.And that adds a mistery and excitement to the game  Grin

I just filled up the survey. Hopefully it could help you with your future plans.

Thanks alot!

There is still more work to do we are at 14/100 at the moment, that is 14% completion, so please guys help this research.

sr. member
Activity: 350
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Bitcoin and co.
I just filled up the survey. Hopefully it could help you with your future plans.
legendary
Activity: 2870
Merit: 7490
Crypto Swap Exchange
As long as it's fun & has jackpot or small chance to got big earning, i think that could make any faucet become popular
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
Ok guys, please continue to fill the survey, so far we got 12/100 users who filled it in.

I need at least 100 samples to make a statistically valid conclusion, so please help me with this research  Smiley
hero member
Activity: 854
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JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.

i tried those, but their payout is even lower than a standard faucets, they are more fun yes, but still too much low of a reward to be worth trying, and in most cases they are shallow games...

Guys, you gotta try this Farm Satoshi game.  It's new I think.  I made a tut:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjmYPOGLvpg

can you provide a proof of your earning? i don't want try my hand and waste my time, on something that it in the will not pay well, no matter what

There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.
now that you mentioned it, i remember there was a browser based game, i don't remember the name, but it was something like miner or coin mine. there was this little dude who dug the ground and mined different ores that was worth small amounts of satoshi. although the payment was so low, the game was fun.

there is 2048.com, with a good price if you reach 16384, it may look difficult at first glance, but there are plenty of video that show you how to do it, why no one is trying that? maybe they are not paying?

I dont know about that but yea definitely, i support innovation, and many faucets really need some innovation, atleast in the design of it.

People should learn HTML fast!
legendary
Activity: 3248
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There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.

i tried those, but their payout is even lower than a standard faucets, they are more fun yes, but still too much low of a reward to be worth trying, and in most cases they are shallow games...

Guys, you gotta try this Farm Satoshi game.  It's new I think.  I made a tut:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjmYPOGLvpg

can you provide a proof of your earning? i don't want try my hand and waste my time, on something that it in the will not pay well, no matter what

There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.
now that you mentioned it, i remember there was a browser based game, i don't remember the name, but it was something like miner or coin mine. there was this little dude who dug the ground and mined different ores that was worth small amounts of satoshi. although the payment was so low, the game was fun.

there is 2048.com, with a good price if you reach 16384, it may look difficult at first glance, but there are plenty of video that show you how to do it, why no one is trying that? maybe they are not paying?
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.
now that you mentioned it, i remember there was a browser based game, i don't remember the name, but it was something like miner or coin mine. there was this little dude who dug the ground and mined different ores that was worth small amounts of satoshi. although the payment was so low, the game was fun.

Yes, but it's not that profitable for the owner.

There was actually a PTC website, not bitcoin based, but it was like you had a character and also moved on a square, and you had to dig squares, and every time you dig an AD appeared for 15 seconds, and you could claim .30 $ with it. So based on this principle we can also make this for bitcoin.

Just make a square based game and award people with 1000-10000 satoshi by watching mini ad banners for 15 seconds, for each tile.
legendary
Activity: 3472
Merit: 10611
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.
now that you mentioned it, i remember there was a browser based game, i don't remember the name, but it was something like miner or coin mine. there was this little dude who dug the ground and mined different ores that was worth small amounts of satoshi. although the payment was so low, the game was fun.
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
Thanks for everyone who filled the survey so far, keep them doing we need atleast 100 participants to make the study statistically accurate!  Smiley

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Yes indeed, those websites attract alot of users, and they stay active for a long time, however, most of the faucet users, just want a quick
write & pay option. Many people are eager to get paid, and they dont like to keep 1000x usernames and passwords around for varous websites.
An easy faucet is just your bitcoin address + catpcha = instant payout, i think most faucet users prefer instant payout types.

However , if we could combine the 2 that would be awesome.


Ah how about a game like "typeshark" you can earn btc when you type a correct word(maybe amount of earning per 1 word is low) that's just my opinion.
But looks like your plan is build a ordinary faucet which make a faucet users feel comfortable.


~iki

I dont think the main problem nowadays is with faucets, but with the ad networks, you got only 2 of them a-ads and bitmedia, and a few minor ones. You will need 10 different ad networks because each one usually allows 2 banners /site, or perhaps make your own ad network.

If somebody could design a flash game, as a faucet, with ads popping out all over the place, but not lagging, and enjoyable, then it would be much more fun and you could pay out more, because you could show other types of ads (sound,banners, hidden ads, etc) inside the game.

Also let's not forget about ADBLOCK, many guys use it, so faucet owners dont earn nearly as much as you would think they do Sad
legendary
Activity: 2296
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There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.

i tried those, but their payout is even lower than a standard faucets, they are more fun yes, but still too much low of a reward to be worth trying, and in most cases they are shallow games...

Guys, you gotta try this Farm Satoshi game.  It's new I think.  I made a tut:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjmYPOGLvpg
hero member
Activity: 602
Merit: 500
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.

won't even use it coz its a waste of time.. there is more efficient ways to earn btc without typing captchas that are pain in the ass
legendary
Activity: 3248
Merit: 1072
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.

i tried those, but their payout is even lower than a standard faucets, they are more fun yes, but still too much low of a reward to be worth trying, and in most cases they are shallow games...
newbie
Activity: 4
Merit: 0
There are some browser based games now that are even better than faucets because it's easier to keep track of.  Plus it's a game so it's sort of fun and cool.
legendary
Activity: 896
Merit: 1000
i'm not a faucet fan as it is a waste of time in many cases, but completed the survey just to help you. let's see if it will have any results.
hero member
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fb.com/Bitky.shop | Bitcoin Merch!Premium Quality!
-snip-

Yes indeed, those websites attract alot of users, and they stay active for a long time, however, most of the faucet users, just want a quick
write & pay option. Many people are eager to get paid, and they dont like to keep 1000x usernames and passwords around for varous websites.
An easy faucet is just your bitcoin address + catpcha = instant payout, i think most faucet users prefer instant payout types.

However , if we could combine the 2 that would be awesome.


Ah how about a game like "typeshark" you can earn btc when you type a correct word(maybe amount of earning per 1 word is low) that's just my opinion.
But looks like your plan is build a ordinary faucet which make a faucet users feel comfortable.


~iki
full member
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If life gives you lemons, make orange juice.
Survey done! Do you have any plans as of right now for your future faucet?
legendary
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DAVID CHAUM's xx coin SALE IS NOW LIVE!
I completed it too. I hope I could've helped a bit Smiley
sr. member
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Go figure! | I'm nearing 1337 posts...
I've just completed the survey. I hope that my information helps you create an awesome faucet! Smiley
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
Done. I dont really understand Question 8. I wonder how can a faucet steal our Bitcoin.. I'm from the 'Cyber City'.

Any website can steal your bitcoins if you are holding your bitcoin in an online wallet, many websites have at best adware (annoying virus that puts ads on your pc) and at worst some keylogger that steals passwords to your online wallet.

So if you use Blockchain.info or something like that, and your bitcoins are hold there, you should be careful with those sites because they can steal the password easily. Also an up-to-date powerful antivirus is very recommended when using faucets.

I`m just analyzing how risk taking or risk averse ,in general , faucet users are.

i filled it. i hope it would can help to you.

Thanks , and thanks for everyone else who filled it!
hero member
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JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
put a game inside it, this will attract more viewer and more players,, maybe start with something from 500s, then the game let you increase it to 1k and above

you need something that keep the interest of people when they are visiting your faucet, gamining is the perfect choice

Agree with this.
Maybe try something like http://farmsatoshi.com/ but with different game and different system.


~iki

Yes indeed, those websites attract alot of users, and they stay active for a long time, however, most of the faucet users, just want a quick
write & pay option. Many people are eager to get paid, and they dont like to keep 1000x usernames and passwords around for varous websites.
An easy faucet is just your bitcoin address + catpcha = instant payout, i think most faucet users prefer instant payout types.

However , if we could combine the 2 that would be awesome.

i have done the survey, too. hope it helps. can you provide some more infos about your goal of the research activities?

Yes thanks, i`m researching the psychology & demographic of the faucet users, so that i can later create my own faucet that can provide all the wishes of the faucet users. I`ll also need it for advertising later on, to know from which country are the most faucet users.

Done too
are you have a faucet website now ?
if you not have i hope you can create with 1000satosi/10minute Grin

Not yet, so far i`m doing this research, and for good accuracy it will need atleast 100 participants, so far only 9 people filled the survey, so please other people help with this research Smiley
legendary
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put a game inside it, this will attract more viewer and more players,, maybe start with something from 500s, then the game let you increase it to 1k and above

you need something that keep the interest of people when they are visiting your faucet, gamining is the perfect choice

Agree with this.
Maybe try something like http://farmsatoshi.com/ but with different game and different system.


~iki

No stay clear of these types of scam sites.

A faucet should get the basic things right :

1. Award the users for their time. {You as a user, spend a fraction of your time, to increase the faucet owners income.. He should acknowledge that, and pay you accordingly} The higher the web traffic to his site, the higher his income.
2. The payment should be on time. {Your system must be flawless... if you fail, people will leave}
3. Make the Captha solving part, as easy as possible. {Lately one of my favorite faucets implemented a frustrating NEW captha system, and I am thinking on leaving them}... I do not want to struggle...
4. Your site should be clutter free. {Too much extra bells and whistles will irritate and confuse users}
5. Make the signup EASY and FAST
6. The faucet MUST have a good referral system.

These, in my opinion are the MOST important building blocks for a successful faucet.   
hero member
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For Rent
i filled it. i hope it would can help to you.
legendary
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Personal Text Space Not For Sale
Done. I dont really understand Question 8. I wonder how can a faucet steal our Bitcoin.. I'm from the 'Cyber City'.
sr. member
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If you can't understand my post please report it
Done too
are you have a faucet website now ?
if you not have i hope you can create with 1000satosi/10minute Grin
tyz
legendary
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i have done the survey, too. hope it helps. can you provide some more infos about your goal of the research activities?
hero member
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fb.com/Bitky.shop | Bitcoin Merch!Premium Quality!
put a game inside it, this will attract more viewer and more players,, maybe start with something from 500s, then the game let you increase it to 1k and above

you need something that keep the interest of people when they are visiting your faucet, gamining is the perfect choice

Agree with this.
Maybe try something like http://farmsatoshi.com/ but with different game and different system.


~iki
legendary
Activity: 3248
Merit: 1072
put a game inside it, this will attract more viewer and more players,, maybe start with something from 500s, then the game let you increase it to 1k and above

you need something that keep the interest of people when they are visiting your faucet, gamining is the perfect choice
newbie
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Just done the survey and hope that it helps you
hero member
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JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
Just done it and hope it helps. However will you really pay us at least 1000 satoshis per hour? This may lead to bankrupt of the faucet easily.

Based on another research, 1000 satoshi / hour is the current average +- 200 satoshi. So most faucets do pay that much.

But faucet sites are not very efficient, they position the ads in a very crappy manner and they waste alot of website surface space. Thus they could have more income and could pay more, if they would have basic HTML skills.

Thanks for help!


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done hope you can release result of survey to public because you not paid anything,

you can add nick/id bitcointalk that make we know who contributed with this survey

Yes i might release it to the public, so that current faucet owners could tweak their site based on this, but it would also be a competitive edge for me so i`m not sure if i would release all info.

Thanks for participating!
hero member
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I`m doing a research about faucet popularity/preferences and i need you guys to help me with this. Most of you guys use faucets regularly so please answer from your guts/preference, which one are you most likely to do. My goal is to explore the preferences of the bitcoin users, and to understand what faucet users like, so that I can then create the best bitcoin faucet that everyone will like!

Can you please help my research by filling out the survey below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SBSJPXJ

(Note: this is not a paid survey, i dont get any money from it, it is only for research and education )

Thank you guys!  Smiley


Thank you for taking this survey

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done hope you can release result of survey to public because you not paid anything,

you can add nick/id bitcointalk that make we know who contributed with this survey
legendary
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www.Crypto.Games: Multiple coins, multiple games
Just done it and hope it helps. However will you really pay us at least 1000 satoshis per hour? This may lead to bankrupt of the faucet easily.
hero member
Activity: 854
Merit: 1009
JAYCE DESIGNS - http://bit.ly/1tmgIwK
I`m doing a research about faucet popularity/preferences and i need you guys to help me with this. Most of you guys use faucets regularly so please answer from your guts/preference, which one are you most likely to do. My goal is to explore the preferences of the bitcoin users, and to understand what faucet users like. This research will also help existing faucet owners to improve their faucets, which is highly encouraged since most faucets are sloppy and badly designed.

So please fill out the survey below, and then check out the results so far, it's all public!

The Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SBSJPXJ


(Note: this is not a paid survey, I dont get any money from it, it is only for research and education, but if you want to thank me, please consider donating in the address below )

Results so far:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-CGNNB9ND/



Thank you guys!  Smiley
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