Which Free trade scripts are the best?

[hitman]

Which free trade scripts are the best to use?

[Mathew]

from free tradescripts I like TTT best, only thing you should remember, is to write a short script that empties ttt_iplog mysql table once in an hour :D

[hitman]

hmm what about this
http://www.awgtrade.com

it is in C and doesn't take some of my traffic.

[Mathew]

so what that it is in C?

C via cgi-bin interface is slower than php built as a static apache module!!
people, learn finally please :)

because cgi-bin application has to fork another process each time.. that takes more time than just execing a php script especially when it's encoded.. :gunfire:

but it is a shitty script anyways :finger:

[hitman]

yeow...so I have to spend money to buy decent scripts :(

so what that it is in C?

C via cgi-bin interface is slower than php built as a static apache module!!
people, learn finally please :)

because cgi-bin application has to fork another process each time.. that takes more time than just execing a php script especially when it's encoded.. :gunfire:

but it is a shitty script anyways :finger:

[Meadint]

TTT is my favorite. TD and Arrow is not bad either. I can also recommend Xclicks. It's a thumb- and tradescript in one. I use it on a couple of smaller sites. Works fine. Remotely hosted tho.

[hitman]

Why do people like TTT so much?

What features does it have that are so good?

[Dichotomy]

well... Assrow trader kinda sucks big one multiple times
as for TTT - its easy to use and works out of box till you get some 50k on site... then you need to bug people to set you up with script that cleans out sql database records for IPs and refs cause they tend to slow down and kill SQL.

[Meadint]

Ha ha ha ... I knew Dichotomy was going to explode reading the word ARROW on his own board!! :pirate:

[Mathew]

Ha ha ha ... I knew Dichotomy was going to explode reading the word ARROW on his own board!! :pirate:

:haha: :haha: :haha:


nevermind that hitman spoke of awgtrade not arrow :D

[hitman]

Cool...so TTT is considered the best free script to go with :)


/me takes notes :D

[Dichotomy]

ohw well, as from personal expierience - TTT is easier to use and if your site is getting up past some 60k, with little SQL tweaking you can make TTT work really fast and handle good traffic.

Meadint BTW have about 200k on TTT PHP version so it kinda speaks for itself and we used to have 320k on TTT version 1 and were about to win that $1000 prize choker was so fat ass smiling to give away.. but well, bastard got ashamed that first place prize will go to CJ site so we got banned from contest and later occused of using stealing script. thats the thanks we got for sending that fat idiot 4k day....

as for assrow trader - it got slow on 80k and started to show crashy processes - crashed in/out cgi, slowish on execution and loadish on filesystem....

and I never got any luck with it. its kinda "script from Mars" and I hate that asswipe who invented it. I think he believes to be new coder Jesus Christ... the coolest and the best. thing is he aint and with that attitude he wont get far (did not got far?)

so, in your place I would stick with TTT or if I got spare 200$ would pick up SmartCJ or EPT.

[Jimmie]

only free scripts ive ever used were www.clickzs.com and TTwould much rather use TM3 or UCJ, if the $$'s available, get one of those! :finger:

[hitman]

Yeah, I'd reather start off using one of those pay scripts...
But you don't always have that choice.
So, it is nice to know which free ones are worth the traffic they take from you.

only free scripts ive ever used were www.clickzs.com and TTwould much rather use TM3 or UCJ, if the $$'s available, get one of those! :finger:

[Jimmie]

im trying the new TTT C version on my new site, its installed but havent pushed any traffic thru it yet. my goal is to purchase a server edition of thumbmanager and more copies of either TM3 or UCJ.

Andy says SmartCJ is good, I may give a try also!

[Mathew]

SmartCJ is good, I can second that :)

[hitman]

so it seems smartcj and epower are the best low-cost scripts...

Has smart cj been updated recently? the website says the last update was 3/15/03
...


SmartCJ is good, I can second that :)

[Mathew]

so it seems smartcj and epower are the best low-cost scripts...

Has smart cj been updated recently? the website says the last update was 3/15/03
...


the last update was yesterday :D no kidding, Myst told me that :)

He updates his script all the time.

[Dichotomy]

oh, and SmartCJ is not low-cost script. author is from belorussia - very poor russian country and street price for script is $250.- and in that country its like 2k$ in US.

[hitman]

It is low cost incomparison to $600 of ucj :)

oh, and SmartCJ is not low-cost script. author is from belorussia - very poor russian country and street price for script is $250.- and in that country its like 2k$ in US.

[Dichotomy]

well, as for UCJ I dont have that feeling that script is worth that much. as for SmartCJ - money is well spent, every cent - its working horse, you put site on it and it keeps running.

[hitman]

well, as for UCJ I dont have that feeling that script is worth that much. as for SmartCJ - money is well spent, every cent - its working horse, you put site on it and it keeps running.

If smartcj was the same cost as ept i think it would proably be a very good thing to check out.

[kloot]

I'm very tempted to try out SCJ due to Dychotomy's recommendations anbout it keeping sites steady.

[hitman]

I'm very tempted to try out SCJ due to Dychotomy's recommendations anbout it keeping sites steady.

i think when i buy, I will probably buy that script as well..cause saving 150 means more money for traffic

[kloot]

Or use the saving to buy another script, start a cj2 and send yourself some traffic. More risky than buying traffic because the site might not grow like you hope, but if it does you will have a nice source of traffic/income.

[hitman]

Or use the saving to buy another script, start a cj2 and send yourself some traffic. More risky than buying traffic because the site might not grow like you hope, but if it does you will have a nice source of traffic/income.

but then aren't you faced with the same problem...how to get more traffic to that cj2 to get it started?

[kloot]

Maybe, maybe not. It depends how good you are at starting thumbsites really, and if your prepared to stay up round the clock keeping an eye on them, adding the right trades at the right time of day, start them on the right day of the week. It can be done. With a new site anyway. But you have to get everything right first time.

[tommeyboy]

I use to use ttt and ept. I'm finding out that TM3 works quite a bit better since it's not loading the server up with php requests. Allows the server to scale with more sites and traffic.

[hitman]

Maybe, maybe not. It depends how good you are at starting thumbsites really, and if your prepared to stay up round the clock keeping an eye on them, adding the right trades at the right time of day, start them on the right day of the week. It can be done. With a new site anyway. But you have to get everything right first time.

see i think that is the paradox...starting up I don't know any of those "right"" times to do things to start up a site with zero traffic.

[Jimmie]

im starting to hate TTT, or maybe its just my lack of knowledge that killed my site with TTT and my lack of knowledge that took my TM3 site from 5K to 35K without doing anything....

[hitman]

im starting to hate TTT, or maybe its just my lack of knowledge that killed my site with TTT and my lack of knowledge that took my TM3 site from 5K to 35K without doing anything....

fuck that doesn't sound lik elack of knowledge at all...it sounds like that TTT% and TM3 superior helping you grow sites

[kloot]

I prefer TTT to epowertrader. I wish TTT had the option to buy a no skim version with ept's features, anti-cheat etc. Which is kinda odd sounding I know, but I just like the nitro thing, its so handy.

[hitman]

I prefer TTT to epowertrader. I wish TTT had the option to buy a no skim version with ept's features, anti-cheat etc. Which is kinda odd sounding I know, but I just like the nitro thing, its so handy.

I thought TTT and ept were virtually the same script?

[kloot]

They're both written by Eskimoen, but to grow a site I'd pick TTT over EPT, some folks run huge sites on TTT.

I think the biggest ever TTT site was owned by mat and andy.

[hitman]

They're both written by Eskimoen, but to grow a site I'd pick TTT over EPT, some folks run huge sites on TTT.

I think the biggest ever TTT site was owned by mat and andy.

hmm.. that's interesting. I wonder why they trade differently...

I wonder if somebody has built a script that lets you choose different return algos

[kloot]

traffic drive lets you choose different algos, or trade types

a - average ([raw in]-[clicks])/2
c - clicks (productivity)
r - raw in
u - unique in
f - force only

I tend to just use the c - clicks (productivity) one though, and set new trades to f - force only

[tommeyboy]

What scripts are the best now?

[hitman]

Hmm. I'm mean also in the style that it returns the clicks to different sites that you are "owed" to.

traffic drive lets you choose different algos, or trade types

a - average ([raw in]-[clicks])/2
c - clicks (productivity)
r - raw in
u - unique in
f - force only

I tend to just use the c - clicks (productivity) one though, and set new trades to f - force only

[kloot]

Hmmm, don't get what you mean, you can choose those algos on a trade by trade basis.

[hitman]

Hmmm, don't get what you mean, you can choose those algos on a trade by trade basis.

I mean like how the traffic is returned, no tthe quanitity or the type...

the script might have a list of 200 sites it needs to return traffic to..

I wonder what order it chooses to send skimmed traffic out

[Jimmie]

They're both written by Eskimoen, but to grow a site I'd pick TTT over EPT, some folks run huge sites on TTT.

I think the biggest ever TTT site was owned by mat and andy.

hmm.. that's interesting. I wonder why they trade differently...

I wonder if somebody has built a script that lets you choose different return algos

every script ive used lets you choose how to trade traffic.... :drink:

[hitman]

I don't think you understnad what I'm asking...
if you have 10 sites that you owe 10 unique visitors a peice who gets the traffic first?

the sites with better productivity, or the ones who send you more traffic, or your biggest trade first..or your new trades or forces..

that is what I'm asking, not what determines how much you are going to trade back.

They're both written by Eskimoen, but to grow a site I'd pick TTT over EPT, some folks run huge sites on TTT.

I think the biggest ever TTT site was owned by mat and andy.

hmm.. that's interesting. I wonder why they trade differently...

I wonder if somebody has built a script that lets you choose different return algos

every script ive used lets you choose how to trade traffic.... :drink:

[Dichotomy]

we have self adjusting priority trades - trade that is most productive and less paid will get highest priority for receiving traffic unless it hits Zee trade CAP.

works good.

[hitman]

so basically their is an optimal way to trade...it seems their is no adjustments that need to be made.
we have self adjusting priority trades - trade that is most productive and less paid will get highest priority for receiving traffic unless it hits Zee trade CAP.

works good.

[tommeyboy]

from free tradescripts I like TTT best, only thing you should remember, is to write a short script that empties ttt_iplog mysql table once in an hour :D

Does anyone have a copy of a short script that dumps the ttt_iplog table? If not I'll write one and post it.

[Jimmie]

Matt gave me one, Im sure he could post it for everyone or I could.. I dont want to do so until he says yay or nay tho....

from free tradescripts I like TTT best, only thing you should remember, is to write a short script that empties ttt_iplog mysql table once in an hour :D

Does anyone have a copy of a short script that dumps the ttt_iplog table? If not I'll write one and post it.

[Dichotomy]

tommeboy, PM to mathew and ask for it. release it for public might not be good idea, but I think you can get it. or ask him on ICQ when you get in touch.