Ultimate Guide to Get approved by Google Adsense

This is a guest post by my friend SAHL AHMED who is a tech geek and a SEO expert and Founder of Humor And technology Blog – HumorTechBlog.Com
 
Most of the new bloggers step into blogging only because of Google Adsense . They think that they can make some money from their blog with Google adsense. But when they don’t get approved by adsense they are left with only one choice to quit blogging.
In this post ,I will show you the method to get approved by Google Adsense.
First of all , I assume you know what Google Adsense is the importance of Google Adsense to blogger's life .Here's a small summary if you never heard about Adsense .
What is Google Adsense?
Google.com earns most of revenue by allowing other website owners to advertise on their search result pages. This is managed through a program called Google AdWords.
Now you can earn a share of the revenue that Google earns from AdWords by displaying ads on your site. In other words, you're helping Google advertise and they pay you a percentage of what they earn.

This revenue sharing program is called Google AdSense.
It is the highest paying PPC (pay per click) program.


Who can join adsense?

Adsense is FREE to Join if your website passes its CRITERIAS

There are many criterias
1.Your website should be 6 months old
2.It should have be a Top level Domain
Click HERE for the list of criterias


How much time would it take to get adsense approved by using this method?

1. 15 To 30 days or maximum 2 months
2. Implementation of 14 Steps.


You have to implement 14 points below in order to make your blog/website ready for Google Adsense and get approved quickly :

1. Start a Blog on blogger.com Or use ur existing blog.

2. Put a cool and soothing template ..not too flashy and but too simple. It should look professional.

3. Buy a Custom domain (top level domain i.e (.COM) to publish your blogger blog on it. It should have a Name which relates to your blog . It will cost you some money but worth to do . (Google doesn't accept domains with .blogspot.com nowaday)

Tip: search on google for "How to use custom domain on blogger"


4.Write 20-30 good articles about your niche . If you can't , go to any article directory ( like Ezine etc ...) ,get articles and rewrite them in a very different way .
Tip: The more Orignal content , the better are the chances but don't rush and put a lot of articles.

5. An about me/Us page and a privacy policy page is a must-have and link to these pages should be seen on your homepage.

6. Put a neat and clean EMAIL subscription Box and a Blog archive widget.

7. Submit your website to Google , Bing , Yahoo and other search engines.

8. Bookmark your website in google and submit to Digg .
Tip : - never submit more than 15 links to Digg at a time if you don't want to get a ban !
        - follow and get followers before submitting to Digg.

9. Make a Facebook fan page ,a Twitter account and a youtube channel in your blog or your website name. If not ,try your name .

Tip: Put a link – “FOLLOW US On twitter" clickable image or a Facebook like box on your blog!

10. Get some Facebook fans and Twitter followers by inviting fellow bloggers , friends , family , relatives . Upload 5-10 videos on Youtube and get some views.
Tip: Add a link at the start of your video description and at Twitter / Facebook about us page.
There are 2 ways by which you can get views to your video.
1. White hat method – By uploading original video tutorials or funny or cool videos which are made by you.
2. Black hat method- This method includes re-uploading of latest videos which have less views till now and which are good enough to get a lot of views.

I don’t encourage black hat method so for more information please contact me .

11. Share every post of you on Facebook profile and to Twitter followers , ask them to visit your website often.

12.Make an account on flixya.com and upload 10 videos or more .The same which you uploaded on youtube.
Tip : put your website link in all the videos on bottom of original description.
After uploading 10 videos or more you can apply for Adsense via flixya.com by going to the monetize tab.

13.Get traffic to you blog ( get as much as u can after applying for adsense as they check your website traffic)

Traffic sources :
-.Search engines
-.forums
-.twitter
-.facebook profile and fan page
-.youtube
-.flixya.com
-.Email marketing

14.( Most important )You should apply by flixya.com and by your website also ,on the same day.

Fill in all the details properly as it is difficult to change it after approval

15. If you apply the second time after getting banned or disapproved : make small changes in your ADDRESS and apply again..
e.g make co op ..co operative or make opp --> opposite or vice – versa.


What will happen after applying : The trick ?
As youtube and flixya.com are Google revenue sharing platforms , Google will check the both these .
So if your making an improvement at 3 places ,you will become a good publisher to invest in + you have a blog /webisite which is worthy of showing ads . Therefore it approves you.

PLAN A TIME TABLE FOR ALL THIS SO THAT IT DOESN’T BECOME STRESSFULL
This is not an illegal method ,I've just shared what helped me to get an adsense account.

Please note:
-Wait for 10-12 days before applying from flixya.com.
-While making an account on flixya.com or youtube use the email address by which your are gonna apply for adsense.

Now that you know all the things needed to make a powerfull blog.
Start now and rock it.

Thank you for your precious time.

About Author

SAHL AHMED a tech geek and a

SEO expert . Founder of Humor And technology Blog – HumorTechBlog.Com

For reference :

Blog : http://www.humortechblog.com/

Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/sahlcooool

Flixya : http://www.flixya.com/user/sahlcoolio

Twitter : http://twitter.com/HumorTechBlog

Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/HumorTechBlog

Digg : http://digg.com/sahlsmash

Infographic : How to make money on the web

While surfing some websites ,I found this infographic in Fastcompany website . It's very helpful for me to know what I can do to make money from websites .
Thanks Fast Company's Doogie Horner for making this infographic .
You can click on this image for larger size

Build your online shop in Blogger using FatFreeCart

 

 In one of posts ,I wrote on how to build an online shop with SimpleCart . In this post ,I want to show you one more option for shopping cart in Blogger with FatFreeCart .Thanks KRKT (sorry I don't know your real name) for recommending this script to me .

FatFreeCart is a shopping cart developed by the team behind E-junkie shopping cart.It's built with jQuery, ThickBox, JSOD and E-junkie's e-commerce engine . It support Paypal and Google Checkout ,easy to integrate to any website or blog ( include Blogger ). FatFreeCart has two version , Free and Pro. But in this post ,I want to talk about Free version (free is always the best ^^)




You can see the live demo here

To set up an online shop in your Blogger using FatFreeCart ,you can follow steps bellow .
1, Go to this page ,and you will see a code generator for FatFreeCart . Fill all the fields for item's information .After done ,click on Create Cart code and you will see a code which is generated by FatFreeCart's code - generator .


2,Copy the code you get . Create a page in Blogger , click on Edit HTML and paste the code you get .
3,Save the page ,and you are done .
4,If you have more than one item to sell ,just go back to step 1 ,fill the fields for item's information and copy-paste the code right after the code of previous item in Blogger page .

You can modify the code by using CSS and HTML tags . It will make your shopping page blend into your site smoothly and look pro
In this free version ,FatFreeCart lack functions such as VAT ,location based ,discount ,inventory manager ... but I think this is still a good solution for selling something from your website or blog ,especially small blog.
I hope this helpful to you .

Don't forget to subscribe my blog for getting latest updates . Thanks

Choose an eCommerce software for your business . List of 10 popular ones .

E commerce has grown into one of the most feasible ways to establish a market presence. More and more online shopping website open in these days . They are the cheapest and efficient solution for product distribution . Now ,setting up an online shopping is not a hard working task . We can do it quickly with an eCommerce software . You can use many software for creating a shop online ,both of commercial and non-commercial platform . In this post ,I've just want to list Open source eCommerce softwares which are popular in the market . I hope you can find the best for yourself .

1. Zen Cart

It’s a free and compatible open source shopping cart software ,developed by a group of shop owners, programmers, designers and  consultants . This is one of the most popular eCommerce platform .
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2. Ubercart

This is a module for Drupal, combining it with best CMS application. It serves in selling physical goods; file downloads as well as site access/membership with auto renewal. It works with a number of payment systems like Cyber Source, Authorize.net, PayPal & more.
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3. Magneto

A new eCommerce application but quite good . For user as well as admin, this software has some  features to support e-commerce. It allows multiple stores to be managed from a single admin interface. It's suitable for all-size and all-kind of online shop . But I got a little trouble with this software ,its loading time is a bit slow . Anyone of you have encountered with this trouble like me?
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4. dasCommerce

It’s a multilingual and fully customizable app. dasCommerce offers theming support with unlimited categories and unlimited images to be added to the product.
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5. osCommerce

It is one of the oldest free e-commerce software that offer several marketing options and supports most of the payment system. This multilingual and SEO friendly app works with PHP/MySQL. In the first versions ,I think this software hard to use . Not-friendly interface and admin panel ,template is coded in table ,not standard CSS . It's better in recent versions . But I think it's not a good one if user have no knowledge on HTML,and PHP ... (just my opinion ^^)
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6. Prestashop

Very easy to use ,sleek and simple interface in Web 2.0 style - this is the advantage of PrestaShop . With this open source you can create special deals such as gift vouchers, price reductions, tag products, sell virtual goods and service. I love this software .
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7. Wordpress

When this plugin comes to life ,it proved that Wordpress can work as a platform for eCommerce . Many discussions for its security ,but I think this aspect is improved . It’s a plugin that includes all the vital features of wordpress for managing content. Those who are acquainted with wordpress  themeing can do lot for their  store. I've never see any large store in internet using this solution ,but with a small ones ,I think it quite good . Using and modify Wordpress's plugin is always easier than others .
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8. OXID esales

The app encloses most of the essential ecommerce features as well as other additions such as powerful marketing integration, B2C, B2B and social commerce scenarios, integrated CMS, SEO friendly URLs etc.
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9. VirtueMart

This is an ecommerce system for Joomla(and Mambo) . It's good for all kind of online store ,lot of features and easy to install ,configure and use .
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10. Simplecart(js)

I've never considered SimpleCart as an ecommerce platform . It's just contain some script files and we can make only shopping cart with this software .No dashboard,no stock management ...Checkout process via the PayPal. The products are displayed in a single page with an outstanding interface . If you has a large store and want to make big money ,SimpleCart is not for you . But if you have a blog in Blogger and want to sell somethings ,you will love it . I made a tutorial for using SimpleCart in Blogger for a shop ,you can see it here
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In this post ,I listed some popular ecommerce softwares ,included my opinions .I hope it useful for you . If you have experience in using these software ,feel free to sharing your thought here in comments . Thank in advance .

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PayPal and eBay Contacts list - reach live humans

When I was scammed via Paypal ,I found this list in internet . I started mailing to addresses in this list and finally I took money back .
This is an useful list for you to reach the real human at Paypal/eBay . There's contact info for executive relations, high executives, practically every department, and more, both US and international. The information comes courtesy of Screw-Paypal.com .
I hope this post helpful to you :

PayPal Phone Numbers: America - Canada

1-408-967-5033 (TOLL NUMBER) Michael Oldenburg, HE WANTS TO HEAR YOUR COMPLAINTS!
1-408- 376-7514 (TOLL FAX Number) Ryan Downs, Senior Vice President Operations, PayPal, Inc. and eBay Inc.
1-402-935-2050 (Toll Number)
1-888-215-5506 (Toll Free Number)
1-888-221-1161 (Toll Free Number)
1-408-376-7400 (Toll Number)
1-408-376-7514 (Toll Fax Number) PayPal, San Jose, General Fax #
1-650-864-8000 (Toll Number)
1-402-935-2284 (Toll Number — Banking and Check Issues)
1-402-935-2212 (Toll Number — ACH Processing & Check Services)
1-402-935-2255 (Toll Number — Account Review Department)
1-402-935-2257 (Toll Number — Account Review Department)
1-402-935-2223 (Toll Number — PayPal Compliance)
1-402-935-2250 (Toll Number — PayPal Compliance)
1-402-935-2000 (Toll Number — Customer Service Department)
1-402-935-2007 (Toll Number — Customer Service Department)
1-402-935-5181 (Toll Number — Debit Card Services)
1-402-935-2116 (Toll Number — Escalations Department)
1-402-935-2129 (Toll Number — Escalations Department)
1-402-935-2238 (Toll Number — Management, Escalations Department)
1-402-935-2239 (Toll Number — Fraud Prevention Department)
1-402-935-2251 (Toll Number — Manager, Resolutions Department)
1-650-251-1101 (Toll FAX Number — Never Fax w/o a Case Number!)
1-408-376-7514 (Toll FAX Number — Never Fax w/o a Case Number!)
1-408-967-1005 (Toll Number — Amanda Pires, PayPal Media Relations)
1-402-537-5755 (Toll FAX Number — PayPal Chargeback Department)
1-402-938-2337 (Toll FAX Number — Compliance Department)
1- 303-395-2802 (Toll FAX Number — Compliance Department)

PayPal Phone Numbers: America & Canada — Senior Agents

Should you have a PayPal problem that needs decision making authority, these are the persons you can contact directly. Each one of these persons has the power to review your account, unlimit your account or arrange for your money to be returned to you (among other things as well). PayPal Office of Executive Escalations:

1-402-952-8691 (Thomas, PayPal Executive Dying to Receive Your Call)
1-402-935-2238 (Tiffany Zaporowski, Strategic Risk Operations)
1-402-935-2116 (Elizabeth Morey, Supervisor, Executive Escalations)
1-402-952-8691 (Thomas, Senior Agent, Dying to Receive Your Call)
1-402-935-2172 (Adam Braasch, Senior Agent)
1-402-952-8902 (Gabriel, Agent, Executive Escalations)
1-402-935-2268 (Beth Beutler, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-5146 (Leslie Byrne, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-2399 (Janyce Erikson, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-5145 (Melody Fry, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-2174 (Jackie Hart, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-2229 (Michael Lazure, Senior Agent) *ACH/Wire Expert*
1-402-935-5163 (Rick Martin, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-5073 (Stephanie Mikovec, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-2157 (Megan Moore, Senior Agent) *WORKS WEEKENDS*
1-402-935-3533 (Peggy Pattavina, Senior Agent)
1-402-935-2331 (Tara Stevens, Senior Agent)
1-402-938-3532 (Megan Wetzel, Senior Agent)

PayPal Phone Numbers: United Kingdom

08707/ 307 191 (UK Calling Rates Apply)
0870/730-7191 (UK Calling Rates Apply)
0208/ 6053000 (Landline Phone Number)
020/8605 3001 (UK FAX — UK Calling Rates Apply)

PayPal Phone Numbers: Australia

(02) 8223 9500 (Australian Toll Rates Apply)
1800 073 263 (Toll Free Number)
(02) 8223 9555 (Fax Number Australia — AU Calling Rates Apply)
(02) 8223 9501 (Fax Number Australia — AU Calling Rates Apply)

PayPal Phone Numbers: Deutschland

0180/ 500 66 27 (14 Euro Cents Per Minute)
0870/730-7191 (Calling Fees Apply)
030-8019-5161 (PayPal/eBay Hauptquartier)
030-8019-5252 (FAX nummer PayPal/eBay Hauptquartier)

paypal.robert@ebay.de
paypal.nico@ebay.de
paypal.eva@ebay.de

PayPal Addresses America & Canada

PayPal President, Rajiv Dutta, 19700 Montauck Court, Saratoga, CA 95070 (Home Address)
PayPal Inc., 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131
PayPal Inc., 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
PayPal Inc., P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145
PayPal Inc., 11128 John Galt BLVD, STE 300, Omaha, NE 68137
PayPal Inc., Legal Department, 2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131
PayPal Inc., 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
PayPal Inc., 3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304
PayPal Inc., 3404 E Harmony RD, Fort Collins, CO 80528
PayPal Inc., 18110 SE 34th Street, Vancouver, WA 98683

PayPal Addresses: United Kingdom

PayPal Europe Ltd, Hotham House, 1 Heron Square, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW9 1EJ
PayPal Europe S.a.r.l. & Cie, S.C.A., 5th Floor 22-24, Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg

eBay (UK) LTD,
P.O. Box 9473
Dublin 15
Ireland

PayPal Managing Director, David Graham Clarke, 3 Woodside Road, New Malton, Surrey, KT3 3AH

PayPal Addresses: Australia
PayPal, Locked Bag 10, ATTN: Error Resolution, Australia Square PO, Sydney, NSW 1215
PayPal, 19 1 York Street, Sydney New South Wales

ADDITIONAL NOTES: PayPal Australia Pty Limited is a registered Australian Company (ACN 111 195 389) and is subject to Australian law.

PayPal Addressen: Deutschland
PayPal Europe S.a.r.l. & Cie, S.C.A., 5th Floor 22-24, Boulevard Royal L-2449, Luxembourg
PayPal GmbH., Marktplatz 1, Europarc-Dreilinden, BerlinD-14532

PayPal-Kundenservice
Postfach 750263
60532 Frankfurt/Main

PayPal Email Addresses

Avoid using PayPal's automated email submission center — that email goes straight to New Delhi, India where you will get a prompt reply back that has nothing to do with what you asked in the first place. For faster results, email the following departments (where people with decision making authority can help you or not help you):

moldenburg@paypal.com (Michael Moldenburg, Paypal Complaints)
sthompson@paypal.com (Scott Thompson, PayPal President)
mhentges@paypal.com (Mary Hentges, CFO PayPal)
crme@paypal.com (PayPal Office of Executive Escalations)
appeal@paypal.com
harbor1@paypal.com
account-review@paypal.com
ppelce@paypal.com
cardreview@paypal.com
complaint-response@paypal.com
abuse@paypal.com
Europeanservices@paypal.com
resolutions@paypal.com
appeals@paypal.com
compliance@paypal.com
escalations@paypal.com
webform@paypal.com
service@paypal.com (Unmonitored)
spoof@paypal.com
complaints@paypal.com
aup@paypal.com
press@paypal.com (Let public relations know you are filing complaints)
apires@paypal.com (Amanda Pires — Media Relations Contact)
chargebackresponse@paypal.com
pending_reversal@paypal.com
global2@paypal.com
intl@paypal.com
ppe_courtesycredit@paypal.com
BoEappeal@paypal.com

Tip: Send your problem to EVERY PayPal email address that you can find, not just one. That way you have different people and different departments dealing with your problem.

eBay Contact Information America/Canada

1-800-322-9266 (eBay Customer Service Number — Toll Free America & Canada)
1-800-717-3229 (eBay Customer Serive Number — Toll Free America & Canada)
1-866-304-3229 (eBay Marketing — Toll Free America & Canada)
1-408- 376-7400(eBay General Phone Number — Toll Number)
1-408-376-7401 (eBay General FAX Number — Toll Number)
1-408-376-7419 (Gary Dellabo, ebay Strategic Partnership's Group — Toll Number)
1-408-376-7517 (eBay General FAX Number — Toll Number)
1-408-376-7205 (eBay Investor Relations, Tracey Ford — Toll Number)
1-408-376-7458 (eBay Media Relations, Hani Durzy — Toll Number)
1-801-545-2276 (eBay President, Direct Number Salt Lake City — Toll Number)
1-408- 376-7514 (TOLL FAX Number) Ryan Downs, Senior Vice President Operations, PayPal, Inc. and eBay Inc.
1-801-545-1853 (eBay Accounts, Christa, Accounts Specialist, Salt Lake City — Toll Number)

eBay Email Addresses

spoof@eBay.com (Report Spoof or Phishing Emails/Websites)
exec.relations@ebay.com (eBay Executive Relations)
matthewb@ebay.com ( Matthew J. Bannick, President, eBay International)
government_relations@ebay.com (eBay Government Relations Department)
billcobb@ebay.com (President, eBay North America)
paypal.robert@ebay.de
paypal.nico@ebay.de
paypal.eva@ebay.de
paypaldamon@ebay.com

eBay Address/eBay CEO Home Address

eBay Inc.
2145 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
USA

eBay Contact Information United Kingdom

0700 500 3229 (eBay General Number — UK Calling Rates Apply)
020 8605 3111 (UK Power Seller's Help Line — UK Calling Rates Apply)
0906 665 8030 (eBay Customer Service — UK Calling Rates Apply)
0906 665 8030 (eBay Customer Service — UK Calling Rates Apply)

eBay Address UK

eBay UK Ltd, Complaints Department
PO Box 659, Richmond-upon-Thames
Surrey, TW9 1TX

eBay (UK) LTD,
P.O. Box 9473
Dublin 15
Ireland

PayPal Buyer Credit 866-571-3012 Say "agent" at each prompt, ignoring messages.
PayPal F 888-221-1161 Press 0 at each prompt, ignoring messages.

300 other internal numbers that might get you what you're looking for...

(402)935-2114 Kay P. ACH / Check Service
(402)935-2212 ACH Processing Main Line ACH / Check Services
(402)935-2284 cindy ACH / Check Services Processing / Bank Only
(402)935-2295 Chuck ACH / Check Services Processing Manager
(402)935-2255 Jasmine Account Review
(402)935-2256 Jamie Account Review
(402)935-2257 Jamie Account Review
(402)935-2328 Chris Account Review
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(402)935-2295 Chuck ACH / Check Services Processing Manager
(402)935-2223 Sheryl AUP Compliance
(402)935-2250 Katrina AUP Compliance
(402)935-2275 Lisa AUP Compliance
(402)935-2332 Julie Gonzales AUP Compliance
(402)935-5140 Alahandre Elise(?) AUP Compliance
(402)935-2029 Todd Business Development
(402)935-5126 Shane Business Development Schedule: 8:30~5PM M-F
(402)935-5197 Ken Holston Business Development Business Management & Account Management
(402)935-2000 Call Center Inbound Call Center
(402)935-2007 Call Center Inbound Line Call Center
(402)935-2012 Call Center Inbound Call Center
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(402)935-2017 Call Center Inbound: Debit Cards Call Center
(402)935-2019 Call Center Inbound Call Center
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(402)935-2053 Call Center Inbound: Premier Services Call Center
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(402)935-2079 Call Center Inbound Call Center
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(402)935-2092 Call Center Inbound Call Center
(402)935-2100 Call Center Inbound Call Center Premier Services Line
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(402)935-5119 Call Center Inbound Call Center
(402)935-2165 Jessica Card Services
(402)935-2396 Tamara Spurlock Card Services
(402)935-5181 Lisa Weaver Card Services Debit Card Team
(402)935-2015 Teresa Rains Charge Backs
(402)935-2141 Mikalea Charge Backs
(402)935-2152 Anna Charge Backs
(402)935-2189 Margaret Charge Backs
(402)935-2340 Debbie Charge Backs
(402)935-2063 Taj Education Team Product Education
(402)935-2064 Dona Education Team
(402)935-2116 Elizabeth Executive Escalations Works closely w/Tiffany(detp.mgr). Very Responsive.
(402)935-2129 Joe Executive Escalations
(402)935-2156 Brian Executive Escalations
(402)935-2157 Megan Executive Escalations
(402)935-2172 Adam Executive Escalations
(402)935-2173 John Executive Escalations
(402)935-2174 Jackie Executive Escalations
(402)935-2192 Eric Executive Escalations
(402)935-2128 Stacy Executive Escalations
(402)935-2228 Stacy Executive Escalations
(402)935-2238 Tiffany Executive Escalations Manager of Executive Escalations.
(402)935-2268 Beth Executive Escalations
(402)935-2269 Michelle Executive Escalations Schedule: Tues~Thur 9:30AM~8PM
(402)935-2334 Luke Executive Escalations
(402)935-5145 Melanie Executive Escalations Schedule: M-F 4PM~Mid. CST
(402)935-5146 Leslie Executive Escalations
(402)935-5163 Rick Martin Executive Escalations
(402)935-2112 Gloria Finance
(402)935-2207 Jeremy Finance
(402)935-2371 Julie Finance
(402)935-2239 Collin Fraud & Security Fraud Prevention
(402)935-2267 Mark Fraud & Security Trust & Safety
(402)935-2272 Michael Fraud & Security Protection Services
(402)935-2366 Suzanne Combes Brown Fraud & Security Risk Management Manager
(402)935-2368 Sheryl London Fraud & Security Protection Services: Senior Agent
(402)935-5134 Bill Gray Fraud & Security Internal Audit. Mountain View Office: 650-864-8046
(402)935-2044 Paula Adams Global Services Global Help Desk
(402)935-2127 Amy Bush Global Services
(402)935-2048 Joyce Brown Human Resources Training Department
(402)935-2051 Melanie Human Resources Training Department
(402)935-2128 Michelle Human Resources HR/Benefits Coordinator
(402)935-2169 Sterling Blackwell Human Resources Employee Development
(402)935-2283 Amy Human Resources Staffing
(402)935-2318 John Latke Human Resources Training Department
(402)935-2339 Michelle Mullis Human Resources
(402)935-5128 Michelle Human Resources Benefits Coordinator
(402)935-2001 IVR Testing Line Internal / IT Tests voice recognition, play around.
(402)935-2004 IVR Testing Line Internal / IT Tests voice recognition, etc.. play around
(402)935-2026 Password Prompt (?) Internal / IT Line immediately prompts for password. Unsure of it's use.
(402)935-2032 Employee Attendance Line Internal / IT (try user: 1234 pass:1234, works to play around with)
(402)935-2069 ECS System Testing Internal / IT Play around, not sure of purpose.
(402)935-2299 Internal Software Helpdesk Internal / IT
(402)935-5100 Employee Attendance Line Internal / IT (user: 1234 / pass: 1234 to play around)
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How to avoid becoming a victim of Paypal ?

PayPal is a great idea and for 95% of users it is a wonderful way to do business without any problems. BUT there are drawbacks and you should know them if you want to protect yourself. I would like to offer a few pieces of advice so you may avoid becoming another PayPal VICTIM .

1. PayPal is a great option for payment, but they are not a safe payment method .And it sometime put troubles in your account ,so just like the saying goes, NEVER PUT ALL OF YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET if you want your business is not interrupted . Having several accounts is a good idea .

2. Be aware that the Seller and Buyer Protection offered on PayPal is not exactly as it seems. Nothing is 100% secure . And in the worst case ,you still lost money with these "protection" . Never buy or sell any item that you are not prepared to lose. Trying to follow the rules is still recommended but don't expect them to protect you at all times. Keep your own documentation, research as much as you can, and do good business and your are bound to come out ahead.

3. if you are a seller , as an extention of #2, never 'offer' insurance and signature confirmation as an option. For anything of value these must be required, at the very least you have to get a signature confirmation. These are the only tools you have to prove that the transaction was completed. Don't give up your protection because the buyer doesn't feel like paying for it. Because in the end it is up to you, not the buyer, to provide proof of delivery.

4. Always use your CC for transactions on PayPal. Mastercard and Visa only. AMEX and Discover are not recommended because in the case of chargebacks they do not hold PayPal responsible for chargeback and disputes. Also keep in mind that you have every right to dispute the charge with your CC company, but if you win, PayPal may very well debit your account for that amount. Be prepared to lose the money or spend a lot of time fighting with PayPal over lost funds, a frozen account, or worse, an 'authorized' withdraw from your bank account.

5. If you have to supply PayPal with a bank account in order to make withdraws, you may want to consider opening a second account just for PayPal and internet transactions. This can limit your vunerability to unauthorized charges. Keep in mind that these charges may cause your account to be overdrawn and assessed NSF charges, but typically you can have these reveresed if the charges were not authorized.

6. Never let anyone log into PayPal using your computer and vise versa. PayPal has a great way of linking accounts and occasionally it has no rhyme nor reason. PayPal does use ISP to link accounts though and although this is a silly way to link accounts, it is done and it causes problems for many. If at any time PayPal has 'linked' your account with another and the other user has a problem with PayPal, their problem now becomes your problem. Example, Customer A buys from Customer B and pays with PayPal, Customer B then buys something from Customer C and also uses PayPal. PayPal discovers that Customer A has used a stolen credit card. All three accounts will immediately be affected.

7. My friend - a money exchanger (he buy and sell money in payment systems such as Moneybooker ,Paypal,Liberty reserve...) has a rule for himself : never receive an amount of money if he can't verify the source . Long time ago ,he did receive an amount from a fraud paypal account - and got frozen immediately

8. READ PayPal's ToS, and understand it fully. They are not very flexible if they catch you breaking a rule and if you have any kind of funds in your account they could be held for 180 days. Their ToS is long and complicated but it's the small print that has most often caused problems with users.

9. As an expansion of #8 ,you can see many service for removing Paypal limitation in account ,and they can charge you 50% of total amount in Paypal account for doing this work . In fact,you can remove the limitation yourself by contacting Paypal and do as they request .

10. Keep in mind that despite knowing the ToS, you could still get burned because of the simple phrase found in it, "If PayPal 'believes' that you cause a liability to yourself, PayPal, or other members". This statement is so broad that it is often the only thing in the ToS that PayPal can get you with. So in the case you can't take your money back after meeting scammers ,Paypal will take no responsibility .They wrote rules and rules are good for people who write them first

11. If your PayPal account is frozen or you feel you have been unjustly treated, remain persistent. Supply all the information requested and follow-up constantly to assure they have received said information. Know your rights, there are many sites like www.paypalwarning.com and www.paypalsucks.com that can give you advice and resources in bad situations. Be prepared to report PayPal to all the appropriate authorities.

In my experience ,I met some troubles when dealing with Paypal , they put a limitation on my account when I added my credit card ,they took no responsibility when scammers scam my money ... but anyway ,everything is going right and I'm happy to do business with Paypal .
If you got experience when dealing with paypal or something interesting ,you can share with me and readers of this blog . We all appreciate to listen .

my experience with Paypal for getting money back after got scammed by seller

Have you ever use Paypal for making payment ?
Have you ever scammed via Paypal ?
Have you ever win a dispute in Paypal but you can't get money back because the seller take money from his paypal account and go away ?
I was in this situation two times ,and I took my money back in both .
I know many peoples who suffered the feeling of losing money when he /she got scammed via Paypal . And most of them avoid using Paypal for the buying in internet for the next time . Is it worth for doing that ?
here is my experience when got scammed , I hope this story will be helpful to you ,my friend ,who want to use paypal as payment method .

The first time I sent $250 to a seller in china via ioffer.com website ,transactions was made outside ebay ,so paypal buyer protection policy doesn't work in this case . She sent me a cheap ring instead of a cellphone which I bought . She even added EMS shipping tracking number to paypal . I took photos of the ring I received ,scan shipping bill , and sent all these to this email address : apaccrme@paypal.com ( this is email of anti fraud department in paypal ) . After checking all document I sent , Paypal made a refund for me . It had been 10 days since we made transaction but Paypal still made refund to me .

The second time , I sent $400 to a seller in Australia for buying an iphone . After payment made ,the seller informed me that he sent me the good via Fedex and it would take 7days for arriving ,and he never answered any mail of me later . 7days ,I still got nothing . I opened a disputation in paypal ,they said after 15days without response from seller ,they would decide this case as my favor . After 15 days ,they said me this disputation was decided as my favor and I won in this case ,but seller withdrew money from his account so I got nothing back . I was angry . But I had a trick . I used another email address and mail to this seller for asking about his iphone and want to buy one for my self . He thought me another victim ,so replied me immediately . In mails ,I said I want to know about himself and his paypal address . He answered me that he is legit seller and give me his paypal mail address . His paypal's email when he replied me was changed ,it mean he created another paypal account for scamming . I forwarded all mails I received from this seller to apaccrme@paypal.com and noted that this seller is obviously scammer and I showed that he change his paypal account for scamming. After receiving my mail ,2 hours later ,I got an email from paypal said that base on my emails ,they decided to send money back to me from their fund and they would find the scammer-seller for take money back with the help of police . I got $400 back to my paypal account .

Here are my notices for when using paypal :
1,Try to collect emails address of paypal's departments and mail to them all when you are scammed . In general ,I mailed to all of paypal departments but only apaccrme@paypal.com is responsible for solving my trouble . Ms Selina at apaccrme@paypal.com is very honest and friendly . She's there to hear you .
2, Whatever you say will be nothing if you can't prove or showing any proofs . A shipping bill ,photos of good you receive,emails... are solid proofs for you .
3, In a disputation , you get only 50% to take money back ,if you are unlucky ,you will lose money . So mail to them immediately when you think you are scammed and mail as many as possible .
4, Be patient and friendly , don't mail to paypal with your angry words . In many payment processes I used ,paypal's support is the fastest and honest .

I hope my story is a good example for you if you got scammed . Thanks for reading