News

HEADLINES
1) BACK ON TRACK
2) EXCHANGE
3) FIND A NAME
4) SERVER UPGRADE
5) YOUTUBE VIDEO

BACK ON TRACK
Finally I can get the news out that Liberty Payments almost DONE and therefore we are almost back to normal level with payout within 24 hours. Liberty reserve was down for upgrading in 7 days, and still we kept the level on only 3.5-4 days behind and never even had to touch on our bank investments, of which by itself could cover up all the days behind easily.
So note that by good planning and awful lot of work we have done what many will find impossible. So let me make it clear. 14DHS is here to stay and nothing could have been better than that. April turned out to be an excellent month with a growth close to 300%. This month, even with the LR downtime, the growth has maintained itself on the same level.
A fast update on Liberty Reserve is that the server has been online for some time, but since they came back the API function made trouble doing the mass payments quickly. What normal takes only 15 minutes, took more than an hour because of slow loading and many errors. Also the function running to calculate the upgrades and create payments was running a full hour before all are ready to pay out. Therefore! Do not expect payment done in an hour. That time has passed. But expect 2-4 hours total a day the next month.
LR downtime has also affected paypro, as they have been increasing the upgrade level by more than 10% a day none stop. When we before had a split on 20/80% its now very close to 50/50% in the amount of upgrades.

EXCHANGE
Now when cash flow is stable we can again offer exchange between our two processors.
Paypro 4%ïf LibertyReserve
LibertyReserve 3%ïf Paypro
Also we made an exclusive rate with Exchangerplus.com to exchange STP to LR for 5% To get this rate you need to put your 14DHS member ID in his text box when ordering on his site. Control button will be made for that.
All are still waiting for the debit card. We will not publicize anything yet as we are still testing on some solutions. When its clear which one to use, the setup will be fast and fees and prices will be sent out.

FIND A NAME
Next big project has already started is our pay processor. The script was already ordered and investigation for a company and bank solution is undergoing. Exactly how long time the process will take is difficult to say exactly, as it requires us to find correct location, company registration, bank registrations and paperwork. The plan is to find a location and bank so we won't get into trouble with laws and regulations. A full proof offshore solution.
I am in a kind of rush, as the programmer needs the layout to continue with the program. I will therefore make a lightning fast competition to find the right name for it. Send me your suggestions of the perfect name for our processor, and I will honor the winning name I choose with $100 in cash upgraded. You can send in as many suggestions as you like, but do note that I need them within the next two days.

SERVER UPGRADE
We did an upgrade on our server last week. Lately the server has been offline for 2-5 hours one time a week, and they were all caused by the firewall. It was simply not stable enough and locked the net connection from time to time. Therefore we spent a lot of money for the best solution. We managed to find a $550 firewall a month solution which is able to secure our site for even the biggest attacks. The configuration was a long going process and fine adjustment was needed. Also why some few upgrades not show up in the member account, as the firewall filters the traffic off if too many upgrades are being made on the same time. But that's just a matter of final adjustment.

YOU TUBE VIDEO
We announced a new competition a week ago, but suppose that it has gone disappeared because of the frustration caused by LR. Therefore let me remind by adding it in here again.
14dhs begins its global search for best video, with the primary objective of making a difference in peoples' lives through word of mouth and real experiences.
$1,000.00 Up For Grabs!
The competition is easy; all you have to do is create a video about 14dhs and your experience that is informative, entertaining, creative and fun. The winner will be awarded $1,000.00 cash.
This is a perfect opportunity to show your creative skills and demonstrate your abilities.
The winning video will be selected by the A-Team and posted on our blog and YouTube for the world to see.
The competition starts NOW and ends 7th June 2008.
Upload your YouTube video and send the link to the admin with your name and member ID included together. What are you waiting for?! Let's do it and have some fun. You've got nothing to lose.
TIPS TO CREATE VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sj47RV3SDI&feature=related