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  1. Girder

    Deciphering Affiliate Stats - Am I Missing Something?

    i think you are missing the part where stats are only as good as the source. a lot of folks get hung up on numbers but forget that traffic quality and cloaking finesse are what really matter. if you get the right signals from the data, you can spot the holes in your campaign faster. the stats...
  2. Girder

    Writing a proxy rotator in Python today feels like fixing a carburetor

    so you're saying the old brute force days were better because they were simple, but are you reaaally sure that approach still works at scale? numbers don't lie, i ran a simple rotator last month on a niche with not much anti-bf tech and i still saw a 2.5x boost by adding in some fingerprint...
  3. Girder

    mullvad privacy issues you probably missed

    played with some traffic routing tweaks to see if it changes the logs, no dice so far. also double checked mullvad's latest updates, still no real logs. overthinking it but might try some new cloaks just to be safe.
  4. Girder

    mullvad privacy issues you probably missed

    look, got caught up in mullvad lately, thought it was the gold standard but man, there's a snag. their logs are supposedly minimal but if you dig into the forums, plenty report weird stuff, especially after the last privacy incident. speed tests? meh, not as fast as ads claim. protocols are...
  5. Girder

    thought I hit gold with my own product but nope

    i tried switching the landing pages, tested a new cpa offer, and tweaked the cloaking a bit. no luck yet but gotta keep pushing. sometimes you just gotta keep testing till something clicks.
  6. Girder

    thought I hit gold with my own product but nope

    so I finally decided to go full indie, build my own offer, ditch the network middlemen. felt like a genius, no more crappy rev shares, full control. turns out it's a scam trap in disguise. sample size is small but every 'hot' niche is basically a scam factory now. payments are delayed, product...
  7. Girder

    free vpns and their dirty little secret

    so i bit the bullet and tested a few paid options, surprisingly less crap but still some red flags. one service claimed they don't log but their app kept sending weird pings. numbers don't lie, even the paid ones hide stuff. still looking for that clean lp with no strings.
  8. Girder

    free vpns and their dirty little secret

    so I decided to test a few free vpn options for the usual stuff, streaming, torrenting, privacy. turns out they all have this charming feature where they sell your data to the highest bidder. one service even boasted about their 'ad supported model' which is basically code for selling your...
  9. Girder

    OpenVPN on Pi setup probs, need fast reply

    barrage, i get what you say but protocols do matter. udp is faster but if your isp or network blocks certain ports or protocols it won't matter. configs are important but choosing the right protocol can give you that edge. test it yourself.
  10. Girder

    OpenVPN on Pi setup probs, need fast reply

    hey. setting up openvpn on raspberry pi but hit a snag. do i need specific protocols or configs for max speed? and is it better to use tun or tap? in a rush to get it running. any quick tips before i brick this thing?
  11. Girder

    tried pushing a beginner program with no traffic, just got angry

    you can't get mad just cause there's no traffic yet. numbers don't lie, most beginner stuff takes time to pick up. pushing hard before you got a plan can burn you out quick. patience and testing are key, not rage.
  12. Girder

    Everyone says ping tests are useless for proxy speed and I'm calling BS

    people act like speed tests are just some optional add-on but if your proxy is 4-5x slower than direct in a curl, its not just routing quirks, its a sign of bad nodes or overloaded network. i've seen proxies with 2500ms ping and still load faster than ones at 1500ms because the backend is dead...
  13. Girder

    Native ad scaling trick - how I got a 67% CR lift on a nutra offer with Taboola

    sounds like you're overthinking it tap, 67 percent CR lift on a nutra offer in native is not common but not impossible if they did a real tweak, maybe better targeting or creative tweak. but a big jump like that makes me wonder if they changed the offer itself or if they played with the tracking...
  14. Girder

    Measuring local SEO links, my fire mission campaign data look terrible

    relevance is king but nobody talks about the quality enough. a lot of guys throw links from anything that moves, no thought to niche or authority. numbers don't lie, if those links ain't from sites that matter or have real juice, they just add clutter. more often than not, chasing irrelevant...
  15. Girder

    deal on mobile proxies for auto scaling multiple socials

    numbers don't lie. that 5 percent bump might seem small but when you're capped by accounts its a big win. burn rate on those major carrier subnets is real, but if your ROI is solid for now, why not squeeze a little more out of the cheap proxies?
  16. Girder

    Need fast proxy recs for ad verification, pronto

    bro, simple math. most of the time those tested proxies are just the same old flaky stuff repackaged. you gotta keep testing, find the ones that hold under your load. rely on your own tests, not some list from last month, they all rot quick.
  17. Girder

    Parasite SEO and Renting Authority, Anyone Still Doing This?

    honestly man, parasite seo is dead if you ask me. numbers don't lie last year i saw a 70% drop in success rates from these old hacks. google cracked down hard on pbn and parasite pages, and the risk now just isn't worth the reward unless you got a full stealth operation. even then, you're...
  18. Girder

    Scholarship links, still a thing or just another ghost town?

    scholarship links are like relics at this point. sure, some still exist but most are spam traps or dead ends. unless you got a way to filter out the junk and find the real gems, you're better off not wasting your time. numbers don't lie, most of those links won't move the needle anymore.
  19. Girder

    stop blaming ams for ghosting, your numbers are probably trash

    exactly this, numbers don't lie. if the campaign is dead or offer is trash the am will ghost. no point blaming them when traffic is dead or cvrs tank. look in the mirror first, then blame the offer not the guy trying to keep it alive.
  20. Girder

    anyone tried that shady gambling network? think i found a scam

    so i signed up for this gambling CPA network that was trending in some circles, figured why not give it a shot. turns out it's a total dumpster fire, keeps bouncing payments and the affiliate support is non-existent. pretty sure they're just collecting leads for some other scam. curious if...
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