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Hi guys! My first post today is an interview with Werner from the newly launched short to mid term HYI program InvestJoy. And if I may say so myself it really is a treat to read. A real eye-opener and one of the best interviews on MNO for a while now. Werner has been very candid about his involvement in the online investments business (within reason of course) and I for one really appreciate this approach. I don’t know about the rest of you but Werner is the type of admin that instills a lot more confidence in me in his abilities to manage a program where everybody gets a fair and equal opportunity to profit that all the fake ForEx dealers and stock brokers out there put together.

He also comes across as a man who knows the industry and how things really work and does not really care to waste his own time by making a secret of that fact. So it’s kinda refreshing for me because there are in my mind too few admins like that in the industry. In fact one of the many good points he makes (see question 11) is about the amount of utter nonsense we as investors often have to put up sometimes and how admins could spend their time more productively.

Anyway, see what you think but I hope you’ll enjoy reading this as much as I did. Let me just remind you first that InvestJoy has two plans that offer 5% for 30 days (daily payments), or 150% after 15 days (paid once on expiry). If you like what Werner has to say then please refer back to my original review published here for more info.

“1. Hi Werner, please introduce yourself to the readers of MNO and tell us a bit about your own involvement in InvestJoy. Is this your first online venture? What other experience do you have in this Industry?

I am Werner Grube, HYIP professional and expert on gambling and betting. This is how I make money when I’m not managing HYIPs. I have vast experience with HYIPs, so I will not mislead members by saying this is my first program. I love to administrate HYIPs, this is a considerable part of my earnings and one of the things I can do best. I’ve been working in the management of HYIPs since 2008.

2. Can you also give us some background history on InvestJoy? Why did you decide to open your own program and what are you expecting to achieve by this? Are you alone or do you have a business partner or assistant?

There is no story about the launch of InvestJoy. Managing HYIPs is one of my ventures to make money online, I simply decided to open a program in the first month of year, HYIP investors know this is a very good time for HYIPs. I expect to improve my investment portfolio, this way I can attend larger investment opportunities of my niche. In the market of betting and gambling you have to learn to take advantage of the best deals, something I could not do with only my own money. The more people join InvestJoy the more profits I can make by investing, this is how I make my own returns and pay my members.

In the management of InvestJoy I’m alone. I don’t like to involve others in this business although I did have some help from Doris to make the design. I also have some friends that help me with my investment portfolio.

3. Can you explain how the process works to someone who may not be familiar with this industry? From the moment I decide to join InvestJoy to the moment I get my first payout, what happens? What do I need to do?

I have installed an easy-to-use script. It’s very friendly for newbies. If you want to participate you have to register with InvestJoy. In the registration form you will find a link to activate your account, it can also be done through a link you receive your email. After registration you login to your account using your e-mail and the password. Now in Member’s area, click in the menu Make Deposit and you will find the investment plans we offer. Try it out!

4. What are the plans you are offering investors? What are the minimum and maximum amounts to spend? What payment processors are you currently dealing with? Are payouts automatic or do I need to request them?

We have two investment plans.

Plan A: 5% daily for 30 days
If you like the ability to withdraw your returns daily you must use this plan. Here you earn on a daily basis so the money is credited to your account balance everyday. Remember you can withdraw funds from your balance or deposit them again. In this plan you earn 150% ROI.

Plan B: 150% after 15 days
This plan is perfect for quick high returns. You earn the same ROI as you do in Plan A but in half the time. Here you make 10% daily. Remember your funds will be credited to your balance only after expiry.

At this moment we accept AlertPay, LibertyReserve, PerfectMoney, SolidTrustPay and StrictPay. Regarding payouts members can request a withdrawal three times per day and the minimum withdrawal amount is $1. You have to request payout, it’s not automatic. In the Terms & Conditions and FAQs you will find that payouts may take up 72 hours but I’m processing them much faster than that. In fact right now they can sometimes take less than 12 hours.

5. What about the security of the InvestJoy website? What steps have you taken to protect both yourselves and members from things like malicious hackers? Are you on a dedicated server and how protected are you from DDoS attacks? Who is your hosting provider and how highly would you rate them as a service provider?

In the past I ran a few programs that were devastated by hacker threats. Today I understand that hosting and security are very important. I’m sure we are safe from DDoS attacks or any kind of problem related to security. It’s public knowledge that InvestJoy is running from a Blacklotus dedicated server with protection against attacks. On a scale of 1 to 5 I would rate to their services at a 4. They are a really very good hosting company.

6. I see that there are also some unique features to the script you are using. Can you tell us a bit more about the script and those features?

The script was customized by Neversay but the many unique features you are talking about are not provided by the programmer. I installed them myself with the help of tutorials and online “wikis” than anyone can find on the net.

Live Traffic Feed for example is a free widget provided by Feedjit. Chatbox is another free widget, this one provided by Shoutmix. The Bonus Request Form is a simple PHP form that helps me to manage the bonus requests. Live Support chat is a unique feature that I paid for. It’s a tool served by ProvideSupport. Soon I will edit the InvestJoy homepage and will add traffic statistics, another free feature available online served by Alexa.

7. What advertising strategy have you been using to promote InvestJoy to date? How big a role have existing members played in this promotion? Also I know that December isn’t always a good time for short term HYIPs. Now that we are into January how receptive have the investors been?

First of all my strategy is basic, I don,t have any advanced skills in advertising but they have worked nicely so far. In my own style I’m doing the best I can. The weekly specials for example is one of my own strategies to promote InvestJoy. And it worked very well so far. In the first 5 hours after I announced the $10 bonus for deposits from $100 we had $2,500 in deposits. It meant about 30% of total deposit for that day, a very nice tweak.

I will keep offering new promotions. InvestJoy is a short-term HYIP and this is one of the best ways to advertise it. I also purchased banner space and paid sticky topics in the main forums, as well as on several monitoring sites. I’m being more cautious in the advertising after HYIP.com episode. I paid monitors to give realistic ratings about my site, but it does not seem to be the rule for all of them. It has been a lesson I’m learning.

8. What about the success of the program overall so far? Are you pleased with the level of growth to date? Can you give us any statistics on the amount of members and the total amount deposited?

I’m very pleased with the success of InvestJoy. We have already more than 650 members after only 8 days online. It’s very true the number of new registrations decreased dramatically but this is something normal. I like when I login to my administrator panel and see new members. I like to observe the HYIP industry and I see there are programs where the number of members increases everyday in the same proportion. I have 2 years experience managing HYIPs and I know well this is not possible, unless you manipulate it. This way you keep the growth virtually. This is a dirty market and administrators are often playing some very dirty tricks.

9. What kind of customer service and support do you offer to investors? What are the most effective ways of getting in contact with you if I have questions or problems? Is there any plans to offer Live Chat support?

Members can contact me using the Chatbox, Live Support or just send an email to admin@investjoy.com. If a member has a problem that needs a quick solution he should use Live Support, I’m online during several hours per day.

10. What can you tell us about the outside investment activities of your company? What are you doing with members money? How are you generating such huge profits and what can the investors do to independently verify this?

InvestJoy is a HYIP, not a company. I described shortly my business in the homepage. I’m a real player of poker tables and I really do use gambling as a way of making money. People think gambling and betting are there just for fun but there are lots of people that make a living from this and I’m one of them. And I know lots of people doing the same. Of course I also make money managing HYIPs.

I manage members money and invest this capital in gambling and betting opportunities. I was expecting to be very busy during the first week of InvestJoy. And that’s exactly what happened, during this period I did almost nothing regarding investments. But in this second week I’m having more free time, now I can follow my scheduled tasks like completing your interview and get back to my investment ventures. People who deal with e-currencies know it’s not very easy to withdraw and deposit funds from different payment processors with the speed necessary for HYIPs, especially from e-currencies like SolidTrustPay and AlertPay. Because of this I still do not have updates about my own investments. But I do not intend to disclose proof for the public because of the obvious legal issues. Some betting houses for example have some very strict rules about that.

The important thing is that members of InvestJoy know that I’m not here just to tell interesting stories. I have ventures that generate nice returns and from there I make at least a part of the profits that I offer in the InvestJoy plans. Soon I will release to the public something I plan to use to make money to sustain the program.

11. What is your opinion of the online investments business in general? Can you tell us about your previous knowledge and experience in the HYIP business? Not just as an admin, but from your personal participation and observations. What do you like about it? What don’t you like?

My sincere opinion is that HYIPs would be much better off if administrators spent their time trying to make money instead of creating interesting stories about investment ventures that mostly do not exist. I’m trying to do things differently in InvestJoy. I’m doing my best to sustain the investment plans with my venture. I have got good results so far but it does not mean my investments are enough to sustain the program and this is something I do not hide from my members. I am managing the program the best way possible.

12. And finally what are your plans for the immediate future for InvestJoy? What are your expectations over the coming weeks? How do you plan to develop and improve in a very competitive business?

My short term plan is to release something that will help me to sustain the program. It should be public in about a week or so and I hope members will support me in this new venture. I think competition is a positive thing as this way you need to be constantly improving your business all the time. There is space for everyone, there is always people looking for competent professionals to manage their money and provide nice returns.”

Thanks a lot to Werner for taking the time to answer my questions. I’d like to wish him, but more especially wish all the investors there the best of luck and I hope the program can become a huge success. A good start has already been made.

That’s about it for the moment but don’t go too far as I’ll be back again later tonight with all the latest news updates from around the industry. See you then, guys!