25/07/09. Interview with the admin of InvestiMates

THE PROGRAM IS ClOSED NOW!

Hi everyone! Today I’m really pleased to have another interview with Roger Miller, the admin of InvestiMates. You might remember I had an earlier interview with him (published here), but today sees the latest in a series of significant milestones past by this wonderful short term program. It celebrates 50 days online. So to help celebrate the occasion I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to catch up with some of the more recent developments there and to get some of Roger’s thoughts on the wider world of HYIPs in general. The job he has done with InvestiMates has been nothing short of phenomenal and the fact that he has kept it running like a Swiss clock for this amount of time says more about his abilities as an admin than I ever could. Therefore I think we can agree that Roger’s is a brain well worth picking!

As usual he is quite candid and straight forward with all his answers and it’s an approach that has won him many fans, including me. I’ll just remind you that InvestiMates is a short term program with plans running for 12 days and paying either daily or on expiry depending on your own choice. For further information please see my original review published here.

“1. Hi Roger. For the benefit of the newer readers of MNO, can you once again tell us who you are and what it is you do with InvestiMates.

Hi everyone, many of you know me by now, but let me introduce myself again. My name is Roger Miller and I was the administrator of USDozen.com and currently the administrator of InvestiMates. I am also the sole manager/owner of InvestiMates.

2. Also can you remind us of the plans? Please explain them in detail and list the accepted payment options. Also could you tell us what is the most popular plan with investors and tell us why you think this is so?

We have 2 plans,

1.) 10% daily for 12 days, where you can request withdrawal daily.
2.) 144% after 12 days, where you can request withdrawal after 12 days or when the deposit has expired.

More members prefer the 10% daily plan, based on the ratio of those who deposited in that plan. Perhaps because they can withdraw their payouts daily and receive payments daily, or could be because they can reinvest daily with this plan.

3. Maybe you could tell us something about the day to day running of InvestiMates? First of all is it a full time occupation for you? What would a typical day consist of?

Right now, yes it is a full time job because I am not an employee at the moment. I do some things on the side to pay for my necessities and bills. I wake up every morning, turning up my computer, logging in to InvestiMates, even without brushing my teeth yet lol. I login , make payments, answer tickets, go to the forums and just enjoy what I am doing from day to day. I have been enjoying it so far, for 50 days straight.

4. A couple of big names in the HYIP arena have come under some serious attacks recently. What would you like to tell readers of MNO about the security of InvestiMates?

InvestiMates has always been secured, and so was USDozen (my previous autosurf) . The host where I am located is really very helpful and they are very reliable with their service. I apply many techniques to make sure no one can touch sensitive data from InvestiMates.

5. Your own hosting provider has had a lot of allegations made against them recently about the quality of service they provide. What would you say to potential members concerned about this? Could you tell us anything about your personal experience with them and how highly would you, as an experienced admin, rate them?

Honestly Paul, I have not read the allegations about HushHosting by other clients. But so far they have been very very helpful and always reply to my emails fast. I have always been satisfied with their service and even yesterday, everything is smooth. I needed help and they were there to assist me within minutes. You heard it right, minutes. But I do not know their issues with their other clients but I guess it is something both parties should resolve.

As for me, I am very happy with their service. Count me as one of the many satisfied customers of HushHosting.

6. How much has changed in your program since our last interview? How popular is it now? What statistics can you offer us on the size of the membership and the amounts being collectively deposited?

InvestiMates has really grown into a very strong program. I, myself , am astonished by this growth rate. Look at the deposits at nearly $300,000 already, with member base nearing 1,900 total. InvestiMates receive an average of $10,000-$25,000 daily deposits for the past days and this is such an achievement and I am happy about it. It only means that InvestiMates stand a chance to be here to provide earning opportunities for many months to come.

7. Also in your last interview with MNO you stated that you had some ideas in mind for the further promotion of InvestiMates. Referral contests, more advertising, etc. How has all that been working out?

This is one thing I need to apologize for. I know, I said there were going to be contests on certain dates I mentioned but I failed to provide them. But nothing to worry about, because I did not see the need for such promotions yet. But I am not closing doors because I am still open for suggestions and unique ideas for promotions and contests. The basic referral contest may appear like a weak sign and might deter prospect members way.

8. The plans you offer are identical to those from several autosurfs. Why do you think offering them in an HYIP has been so successful while autosurfs offering the very same thing seem to struggle?

Many scam programs infested the autosurf arena over the past number of months and many autosurfers have started to try other types of investment websites. Many were afraid to invest in autosurfs because they lost in a streak.

I don’t know if you will agree, but one possible reason why InvestiMates is successful with the plans, is that I am an experienced admin. With USDozen I learned many things and I applied them with InvestiMates.

9. As a short term program InvestiMates can only be described as a runaway success by now. So what’s the secret? What are you doing that keeps people coming back for more when your competitors would be long gone by now? What are you doing that other admins can’t seem to manage?

One thing I am proud of is that I am not blinded by money easily, because I know that I can make some good money too, a better way, without scamming members out of their money. Many programs fail prematurely because they withdraw money without thinking of the future of their programs. This is how I look at things and I might just be right about it. What do you think?

Other things that made InvestiMates successful is that I am very active. I pay the withdrawals in a timely manner and I answer emails promptly. What other things I forgot to mention here, please help me fill in the blanks LOL

10. Without asking you to explicitly advertise other HYIPs, but are there any examples out there that particularly impressed you either in the past or present time? Any examples of what you would say is the correct way to run an HYIP?

Ever since I started my own, I never joined any another programs. So I cannot give present examples of impressive programs. But I was absolutely impressed with 12dailypro, nothing can beat that. Profits4investing was another favorite of mine back then but didn’t last very long.

11. What about your personal experience as an investor? Is there any tips or advice you you could offer the regular HYIP players on how to pick a good portfolio for themselves and spot the obvious scams a bit quicker.

My advice is to always follow your gut feeling and be observant of what is happening on the programs that you are a member of. When you see things are going smoothly on a program you joined, keep supporting it. As an admin, I feel happy when I see members supporting my program and it drives me to work even harder and always do my best. And it is always best to join programs where the admin has prior experience in running programs, this makes sure that the imperfections he experienced , will not happen again in this new program.

12. Realistically, how highly would you rate somebody’s chances of earning more money than they lose in this business? What is your opinion of the online investment industry in general?

At the current rate, majority lose money because they do not know where to put their money. Many scammers are waiting to trap innocent people for their money. This is the reason why the industry slowly fell into pieces. But luckily, it is slowly recovering, thanks to the good programs out there, let’s count InvestiMates as one of them lol.

13. I suppose the success of InvestiMates is the product of many factors but there is no denying that support from the members plays a huge role. What can you tell us about that and the importance of that support continuing? As an admin what have you done to earn it and how do you intend to maintain it?

I honestly, do not know what I did to gain the support of our members. Maybe I just do my best and they appreciate it and therefore pay me via supporting. Supporting the administrator of a program continuously makes him feel great and therefore will result in more productivity from him. This is very applicable to my case . Member support is the backbone of the growth of any program, period.

14. And finally what can we expect in the near future for InvestiMates? Are there any ideas about the further promotion of the site? Do you have any plans to change things around in any way? Or is it pretty much fine the way it is?”

The plans should stay the same, the referral commissions will stay as it is too. We will definitely have promotional activities and contests soon. It will just be a question of when. We will only be adding some fun factor to the program to make everyone enjoy their stay.”

Well, I hope you all enjoyed that as much as I did. Thanks a lot to Roger for that. He really does have a lot of interesting opinions, don’t you think? One thing is for sure though is that he has raised the standard that needs to be met by this industry. No matter what happens next InvestiMates will definitely go down as one of the very best short term programs of 2009, and I am totally confident saying that in July! InvestiMates is now the example that others need to follow.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend guys and I’ll be back tomorrow with all the latest news from the online money making industry!