I just received an email from the Agloco team:

We would like to update you on the status of AGLOCO’s operations. We continue to believe in the AGLOCO concept, but our revenue is currently not sufficient to give Members a meaningful distribution. And though there are increases in membership, the resulting revenue is not enough to support operating costs. As a development team we are unable to continue to use our savings to fund the operations. If any Member would like to pursue continuing the operations of AGLOCO, you may contact us at agloco1@live.com.

We would like to thank every Member for supporting our effort to bring a piece of the Internet directly to the user. We hope that we can find a way to keep the operations going.

AGLOCO Development Team

Looks like this may be the end of Agloco.

Some detractors continue to doubt whether or not Agloco will make any money. But despite their frequent and annoyingly vocal outcries, Agloco continues to press forward.

Today Agloco announced a new partnership with Ask.com, who will soon become Agloco’s official worldwide default search provider.

Gaining a partnership with such a well-known and highly respected search company speaks volumes to the legitimacy and potential of Agloco’s revenue-generating potential.

Looking through my stats this morning, I noticed something disturbing. While I had accrued my 5 hours of payable web surfing time within one day of installing the Agloco viewbar, my direct and extended referral network has a combined total of only 1 hour!

I’m hoping that this is only because most of them haven’t downloaded the viewbar yet, and not because people are just too lazy. Dont’ forget, even if you have a lot of referrals, you can’t get paid well unless you maximize your viewing time.

Just make sure your viewbar is active every time you get online and login to your account every once in a while to make sure your time is being tracked properly. There’s no excuse for leaving money on the table.

The viewbar isn’t even finished yet - I can’t make any money!

That’s true, the viewbar is not yet released. So you can hop on the bandwagon with everyone and their mother after it finally gets into the hands of Joe Public, or you can start building your Agloco network now and get a head start. If you start recruiting now, you’ll be in a much better position to grow.

It’s too good to be true. Why would I get paid for doing nothing?

You’re not “doing nothing.” You’re giving up screen real estate for the viewbar. You’re also allowing advertisers to reach you. Granted, they’re doing that anyways - every time you venture out onto the Interwebs and get bombarded with ads. But with Agloco they’re reaching you with your permission.

Advertisers want your attention, and they’re willing to pay for it.

No one knows how much money they will make with Agloco!

That’s true, you don’t have any kind of solid data as to how much money you will make. You might make some assumptions based on how much AllAdvantage members got paid a few years ago, or you might look into some of the research and estimates of earnings floating around the Internet. But it’s definitely not set in stone.

What you need to do is ask yourself this question, “what am I losing by joining Agloco?”

The correct answer is, “nothing.”

It’s free to join. It takes about 2 minutes to sign up. Even if you decide to spend a little time (and maybe even some money) trying to promote it and build your network, your risk is very low but you have a high potential upside.

You may recall my first Agloco goal:

1. I will extend my network to include 100 people within 1 month (by April 12th, 2007)
2. I will recruit at least one person I know who has the potential to recruit others

I obviously didn’t reach the first part of my goal.

Honestly, I probably could have made it if I had reached the second part of the goal - but I didn’t do that either. Despite the fact that Agloco is free to join with almost no drawbacks and a huge potential upside, people I know still still hesitate to get involved. I suppose that says something about the people I hang out with - I guess I need to make friends with more entrepreneurial types.

Looking at my stats, the first thing that strikes me is the lack of extended referrals. Are people just not getting it?

The other thing that stands out is the fact that I’m in the top 7% of members. That’s pretty sad when my modest network of 35 makes me one of the elite. What this tells me is that there are a concentrated few people with thousands of referrals carrying most of the load. Do some work people, and start recruiting!

I recently mentioned how the fact that big names on the Internet (like John Chow) supporting Agloco is the # 1 reason for you to start doing the same. Today, another heavy-weight Internet icon has announced his support of the community as well.

Steve Pavlina probably pulls in about $40,000 per month from his web site - all while changing people’s lives for the better through personal development. I can’t think of a better person to emulate, so if Agloco’s good enough for Steve, well then it’s good enough for me!

By the way, if you’re not reading Steve’s personal development blog, you need to start.

Viewbar downloads will begin this month, starting with early adopters.

Get all the details at the official Agloco blog.

Despite the fact that the Agloco viewbar hasn’t even launched yet, most of the major affiliate marketers on the Net are already endorsing it. Just take a stroll around the affiliate space for a while and you’ll see Agloco banners everywhere.

Considering that NO ONE is actually making any money with this yet, why are all the affiliate marketers out there pushing it so hard? I can only think of one reason: they know it’s going to be a success.

There are two types of successful affiliate marketers:

1. Visionaries who see trends emerging and take action before anyone else
2. Intelligent marketers who emulate the visionaries before their ideas spread to the general public

I don’t know about you, but I’m not the first type (yet). I will, however, gladly follow their lead before the market becomes saturated.

Which type will you be?

I occasionally see people claiming this in various corners of the Web.

In case you’re still wondering, it’s not.

Think of the companies that come to mind when you talk about pyramid schemes. I probably don’t need to name any names, since we’re probably thinking about the same MLM companies. Now keep that thought in the back of your mind while we talk about pyramids. Continue Reading »

You heard me. Celebrate.

Everyone’s itching for the viewbar release. It was supposed to come out in March, but now it may be as late as April 16^th. I know, I know, we all want some tangible proof that our recruiting efforts aren’t for naught; we all want the viewbar released so we can start making money; we all know it will be easier to recruit people once we can actually show them the toolbar and show them that we’re making money with it.

And that’s exactly why I’m glad it’s not released yet. Continue Reading »