Frequently Asked Questions:

Below is our FAQ section. Hopefully it will answer any questions you might have. If not, please feel free to contact us.

1) What is 1stPositions.com?

2) How much does it cost and how many visitors will I receive?

3) How does your ranking system work?

4) How many keywords am I allowed to bid on?

5) How exactly is my balance spent?

6) Can I take money out of my account after depositing?

7) Do I receive bonuses with any deposits I make into my account?

8) What happens if I am caught cheating or spamming?

1) What is 1stPositions.com?
1stPositions.com allows advertisers to list their site in our search engine and receive visitors at a cost-per-click basis, as low as $.01 per click. Our service is much more cost effective than other advertising methods because our service is highly targeted. Instead of having your banner show up randomly on different sites and hoping people will click your link, surfers visit our site looking for specific content using keywords that are related to your site, just like any other search engine.
 

2) How much does it cost and how many visitors will I receive?
A minimum deposit is $25, but in return, you will receive $30 in bids to use for keyword bids. You must bid at least $.01 for each keyword you list. Traffic to your site from 1stPositions.com depends on many factors. For example, if you listed all your keywords at 1 penny each, and your $30 balance was spent on clicks to your site using the keywords you had bid 1 penny on, that would give you 3,000 visits for only 25!!
 

3) How does your ranking system work?
All ranking is based on advertiser bids.

Follow this scenario:

Let's say Bob joins and places a bid on the keyword "games" for $.01. If there are no other bids on that keyword, Bob would automatically have the #1 ranking for that keyword whenever anyone searches for it.

Now let's say you join next:

If you join and place a bid on the same keyword "games" for $.02, you would then become the #1 ranking site for that keyword anytime someone searched for it, and Bob (assuming that he is still bidding $.01 for "games,") would be moved down to the #2 ranking site.

So basically, the highest bidder for a specific keyword will always receive the highest ranking for that specific keyword, and lower bidders' listings will appear under the highest bidder in descending order of their bid amount.
 

4) How many keywords am I allowed to bid on?
As many as you want. There is no limit to the amount of keywords you can bid on, as long as the keywords you bid on are related to your site and your still within your ad budget.
 

5) How exactly is my balance spent?
Every time a surfer uses our search engine and clicks on a link to your site after searching with a keyword you made a bid on, the bid amount for the keyword used to find your site will be automatically deducted from your account.
 

6) Can I take money out of my account after depositing?
No. At this time, all deposits are non-refundable.

7) Do I receive bonuses with any deposits I make into my account?
Yes. All accounts will receive bonuses for any and all deposits made. With a deposit of $25, you will be credited with $30 to spend on keyword bids. With a deposit of $50, you will be credited with $75 in keywords bids.

Special bonuses are given to accounts who spend $100 or more. With a deposit of $100, you will be credited with $150 in keyword bids. With a deposit of $200, you will be credited with $300.

8) What happens if I am caught cheating or spamming?
If we find out you are artificially sending searches or using any method that is not acceptable to send searches (e.g. spam), you will first be notified by email and warned of your actions. If we keep getting complains or suspect you are still cheating, your account will be immediately terminated, and the proper authorities will be contacted.