19/02/09. Interview with the admin of SilverLodge

BEWARE! THIS PROGRAM IS PAYING SELECTIVELY! PLEASE DON’T INVEST!

Hi guys! Today I have an interview for you with Louise Batiste. He is the admin of the recently refurbished program of SilverLodge, which was formerly known to most of you as SilverInvest. Well it’s not often I do this, in fact I’ve only ever done it once before and that was for AggeroInvestment who have been exceptional, but today is actually the second interview with Louise. There have been enough positive changes and developments in SilverLodge to warrant this I think, but you can always see for yourself by referring back to my original interview published here and my original review published here. I’ll also just remind you that among the plans in SilverLodge, which are numerous, you will find something to suit most investors. Payouts are paid daily on all plans though and offer you a variety of options starting from 0.2% to 0.8% per day, 5.7% to 6$ per week, 20% to 25% for two weeks and 22% for a month. So lets here what Louise has to tell us about his program this time.

“1) Hi, Louise. First of all please introduce yourself to the readers of MNO blog and tell us what position you hold in SilverLodge. How many people are now involved in running the SilverLodge website and the company?

Thank you, Paul, for yet another opportunity to present myself and my company to your readers, some of which may be familiar with SilverInvest. My name is Louise Batiste and I trade in silver along with my partner Dominique. Together, we started a program called SilverInvest program, which enabled us to purchase larger wholesale volumes of silver. We retail these volumes to coin manufacturers as well as handcraft portions of it into fine jewelry. Our program has been very successful for several months now and we are very pleased with the support of our investors. Recently, Dominique has taken on a larger role in managing membership accounts while I handle most of the logistics. Our latest website, SilverLodge, is in essence a makeover of our original site.

2) I’m aware that now your company is officially incorporated in the UK. Can you tell us more about it? What was the reason for your incorporation and what main advantages can you tell us about that made you take this decision? Why didn’t you incorporate SilverInvest in Panama like you initially intended to do?

I initially had plans to incorporate our company in Panama, mainly to avoid the hassle of a longwinded and painstaking process, as it often is in the UK. Our passion is silver, and I wanted to act fast on the developing market trends at that time. In hindsight, I suppose I could have been more patient and file in the UK. It is obviously easier to handle things closer to home.

3) Since you are now a registered company in the UK, do you have a physical postal address? What about a telephone number? What kind of contact and support do you offer to members?

Our verified members have access to that information. SilverLodge is a private club and we wanted to make sure our valued investors can reach us immediately in case questions come up.

4) What are the investment plans SilverLodge is offering to its potential customers? Can you tell us what is the most popular plan that investors prefer the most?

As far as I can tell, our plan of 20 to 25% every 14 days for 4 months has been popular ever since we added it to the portfolio. Dominique will likely confirm this trend, as he is now handling new applications.

5) What payment processors are currently being accepted in SilverLodge? Do you have any plans to introduce more payment options for your investors in the near future?

You probably remember that SilverInvest was one of the first programs to offer credit card payments and bank wires. We will continue to offer these payment options in addition to more typical methods such as SolidTrustPay, LibertyReserve, PerfectMoney and StrictPay.

6) What was the main reason why the previous script failed to meet your expectations? Why did you make a decision to open another site instead of just fixing the script SilverInvest was running on?

That is a rather touchy subject as I feel I wasn’t able to uphold the highest level of security on SilverInvest. Despite my efforts to impose the highest standards, our script fell victim to a person who disguised himself as a member. I vowed to never let this happen again and that is exactly why we manually transferred all accounts to our new website, SilverLodge. All members were asked to provide transaction records in order to gain access to our upgraded new website.

7) Can you tell us what script SilverLodge is using now and what was the reason you chose that one? Do you think the problems that SilverInvest experienced with its script will not happen again?

I chose the NeverSay script for its proven safety record and I am confident that SilverLodge will not experience this embarrassing problem again.

8 ) What is the hosting provider SilverLodge picked? Why did you choose exactly this provider and what DDoS-protection does it offer to SilverLodge?

Ever since the incident, I did a lot of research and came across HushHosting, a somewhat newer but very professional hosting service with an excellent track record. Compared to other hosting services, the level of DDoS protection along with a very responsive and knowledgeable staff made it an easy choice.

9) Can you provide us with any proof of your investment activities and that you really invest members’ money in the silver markets? Will this information be available for potential investors to view before joining? Or will it be kept confidential and only available to existing members?

As it stands, that information is available to our verified members only as I am contractually bound by our partners to maintain confidentiality. I don’t want to speculate on the outcome should I disclose this information to the public.

10) Your program is sometimes private and sometimes re-opens for new members. What is the reason behind that? Will it be open for new registrations again now that all the issues with the transfer of members to the SilverLodge site are over?

The primary reason for temporarily closing our program to new investors was the security breach. Dominique mentioned one day that the numbers didn’t add up yet we had no means of telling which account was responsible. We then decided to close our program to new investors. Fortunately at that time, we had received new investments so Dominique was able to purchase his target volumes. Now that the new website is fully functional, we plan to keep registrations open until our program reaches 5,000 members.

11) Can you tell us more about your investment plans for the future? Did the global recession and world financial crisis somehow affect your performance? What do you expect if the world financial market will continue its downfall?

Silver has performed rather well since the onset of the global recession. Although wholesale prices are up due to increased demand in commodity markets, retail prices have gained equally or more. In short, we are doing well and I suspect we will continue to do well. Investors are looking to secure their funds in commodities while consumers see coins and jewelry as a more stable currency.

12) What would you like to say to all the potential investors that are willing to participate in SilverLodge but are afraid of being scammed as happened in so many regular HYIPs? Can you guarantee that their investments will be safe with SilverLodge?

I would say to prospective investors: consider the lifespan of our SilverInvest program and the fact that our investments are backed by silver. Times are uncertain and that is typically when people start looking for safe havens in commodity markets such as silver. In the long term, silver demand has steadily increased due to its widespread use in a large range of industries. Some reports even predict a certain shortage of silver years from now.

13) Are you satisfied with the promotion being received from Money-News-Online so far? What investment advice would you like to give to the readers of MNO blog?

I am truly grateful for the visibility you have given our program and I know Dominique feels the same. If I may be so bold as to give investment advice: silver along with gold have been and will continue to be tangible investments, as opposed to currencies. In the long term, silver is on the rise, perhaps more so than gold, given its growing industrial consumption level.”

I think Louise said it all there and there’s really not much to add. Just that in the recent uncertain climate in the HYIP and autosurf industry I would remind you that SilverLodge is a very rare beacon that has been running successfully since early last October. A rare achievement in these uncertain times and a fine tribute in itself to the abilities of Louise to run a good program. Further proof of his abilities if any were needed is his handling of the recent migration of accounts to the new website following the script issues which were beyond his personal control. Anybody whose account has still not been transferred should contact Louise directly at the old e-mail address which is admin@silverinvest.net Thanks a lot to Louise for taking this interview and I want to wish him and all the members of SilverLodge continued success. You’re in safe hands!

P.S. Yesterday I joined CrazyCashSurf – a controversial new program creating a buzz on the forums. I joined because I’m quite disappointed at how so many over hyped programs like 24over7 and 12Dreams have performed so far. So I decided to pick something that will not draw much attention before the first payouts are processed. The controversy around CrazyCashSurf was explained by the admin who told me about her alleged connection with another program that scammed in the past so I’m going to publish her reply as well. You can believe it or not but we can’t prove anything for sure. Anyway, CrazyCashSurf launched just 7 days ago and is offering 12.5% for 11 days (for upgrades less than $500) and 13% for 11 days (for upgrades more than $10). So you can earn between 137.5% and 143% on your upgrade and remember that the payouts are processed on expiry. But we have no proof yet that CrazyCashSurf will be a paying program. The minimum to deposit is $10 and there are five payment processors accepted: SolidTrustPay, LibertyReserve, PerfectMoney, AlertPay and StrictPay. The site is hosted by HushHosting and probably designed by them too. The review of CrazyCashSurf will be published on my blog soon. I’ll see you all tomorrow with more news!