Help With my Bitcoin Faucet..?

[BitJunkie223]

So about 10 days ago or so, I started a bitcoin faucet. It uses Faucetbox api, and I plan to add all of the faucetbox supported coins, as well as a couple of others like Ethereum and Vertcoin.

Anyway... I took Adsense off my site, because I already use adsense for other things and didn't want to be banned forever. Apparently that's how Google rolls... So I went with a-ads. It seems to be working okay, but the main problem is lack of profit. Although, that doesn't seem to be a-ads, so much as the bots who seem to be draining my faucet. Almost all of them seem to be coming from Russia, with a few from India, China, Poland, Chile, etc. I tried blocking all of those countries, but they still seem to be getting through. I know this because hundreds of thousands of satoshis are being drained in a matter of hours. But I don't want to have to do the temporary lock thing from faucetbox, and I want to stop at least the majority of these bastards.

The api admin panel lets you block people from certain countries. Which I did. This seemed to work for a while, but now it isn't. If the site knows they're coming from, say Russia, why isn't the block on Russian traffic working? The main thing is stopping these damn bots. My BTC faucet on my site is at this address: btc.cryptos4all.com

I do plan to add some actual content, as well as the other faucets both at the home page cryptos4all.com which I messed up with HTML and will likely remake with Wordpress, or Drupal or something... But like I said, the main thing is stopping at least most of the bots.

But my second concern is if adding a second ad network would increase profits? I tried blockadz, but their html codes don't integrate properly with the a-ads ones, so it makes the ads all mis-aligned. I wasn't a fan of MellowAds' requirements either.. I do really hope a veteran faucet owner could help me fix my situation... Thanks so much.

[shield132]

What about using CloudFlare and ShieldSquare ? It will help you a much and also change your capture, use something like questions and etc. Also If russian's are using another country's proxy or vpn, blocking them won't help.

I think that what I wrote will help you.

[BitJunkie223]

Just tried CloudFlare, since they have a free option, I guess.

cryptos4all.com main page loads, but I had to use mobile to get the cloudflare scan thing... btc.cryptos4all.com shows a dns error on mobile, so hopefully that sorts itself out. I'll give it a few hours and check back. I do think this may have at least put me on the right track, so thanks a lot!

[BitJunkie223]

So a quick update. As it turns out, I'm having trouble with dns on cloudflare using the whole subdomain system. IE: cryptos4all.com being the main site, then using btc.cryptos4all.com as the BTC faucet, etc...

I think I'll have to pretty much redesign the thing so that it will be cryptos4all.com/btc and the like. Unless I can figure out this issue with the cloudflare dns thing. Problem is, it knew the main url pointed to a certain ip, but I can't find the IP to point to when it comes to the subdomain, so the site is actually not even functioning at the current time.

So... I'll probably put a few hours in tomorrow to try to fix that whole thing. Hopefully I can get back on track with this whole thing.

[sabotag3x]

The same bot attacked my faucet.. what can I say? Was a good job, they use a lot of proxies, and a lot of random bitcoin addresses(with ref hahaha), the access don't appears on google analytics, well, a good job! But sites like your host provider and a-ads and others ads sites can view the access..
So I redirected the access to another page(simple html) and well, on the first day of attack, I won 50 cents from Yllix(ads company).

Don't know who they are, but I want all the trafic they can send!

[isen]

I can't give you any good suggestions on how to get rid of bots but check this article here https://99bitcoins.com/adsense-apocalypse-bitcoin-faucet-guide-survival/ and maybe you will find some good ad networks for your faucet.
Good luck

[zenitzz]

What about using CloudFlare and ShieldSquare ? It will help you a much and also change your capture, use something like questions and etc. Also If russian's are using another country's proxy or vpn, blocking them won't help.

I think that what I wrote will help you.

where you know that the Russians were attacking faucet him, you can't say anything without proof.

[sabotag3x]

What about using CloudFlare and ShieldSquare ? It will help you a much and also change your capture, use something like questions and etc. Also If russian's are using another country's proxy or vpn, blocking them won't help.

I think that what I wrote will help you.

where you know that the Russians were attacking faucet him, you can't say anything without proof.

most of the bot IPs come from russia, like 30x more than normal, claiming 1 satoshi every min from a lot of different address with a lot of different referrals..

[BitJunkie223]

where you know that the Russians were attacking faucet him, you can't say anything without proof.
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Sounds like something a Russian bot programmer would say.

I used my host's provided tools to see where the traffic was coming from. Massive amounts from Russia. That was enough evidence for me.

[BitJunkie223]

I can't give you any good suggestions on how to get rid of bots but check this article here https://99bitcoins.com/adsense-apocalypse-bitcoin-faucet-guide-survival/ and maybe you will find some good ad networks for your faucet.
Good luck

Thanks, I'll check that out.

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So another quick update.. I got rid of the subdomains (btc.cryptos4all.com) and the like, and am now using cryptos4all.com/btc, cryptos4all.com/ltc, etc and CloudFlare is working properly with this setup, without having to mess with subdomain DNS and stuff.

So BTC and LTC are up, but in the next couple days, I'll implement Dogecoin, Peercoin, Primecoin, and Dash (the rest of the FaucetBox supported currencies) and also be working on an Ethereum and Vertcoin faucet. So I'm pretty excited to get the entire thing up and running. Possibly other faucets coming soon, but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew for the moment.

Thanks so much for the help you guys have given me so far!

[BitJunkie223]

Also, I was wondering if you guys had any kind of solution for a main home/navigation page. If you go to the main site link in my sig, that would work fine, but it only displays properly on a 1080p display, as I lined it up that way thinking it would always center. I'm trying to figure out a similar type of page, but one that will always center and look proper and professional. Could Wordpress or Drupal Work?

I'll play around maybe with Drupal to start, just to see. Wordpress is too mainstream for me.

[BitJunkie223]

Alright, all FaucetBox currencies have been implemented on my site.


Bitcoin at: http://cryptos4all.com/btc

Litecoin at: http://cryptos4all.com/ltc

Dogecoin at: http://cryptos4all.com/doge

Peercoin at: http://cryptos4all.com/ppc

Primecoin at: http://cryptos4all.com/xpm

DASH (Darkcoin) at: http://cryptos4all.com/dash



So I'm definitely proud of my site so far, but I do still have some work to put in. Namely a working homepage. The current page at http://cryptos4all.com will only center and look correct on a 1080 display, at least in my testing... I'm trying to figure out something that will always center everything to look proper on all normal-sized displays, just like the faucetbox api does to some amount of centering/adjusting, though not so well on mobile...

So I dunno, I guess I'll see what I can come up with, maybe I can play around with the html code on the main cryptos4all.com homepage and see if I can get it right on my own displays... Thanks again for the help so far, guys. It is so appreciated!

[chixka000]

Try bitmedia it gives you a high rate of cpc ads you can also try to add a faucet list or rotator on your faucet in this way you can increase yyour traffic,  as of now as you have said a ads doesnt give you enough profit try to lower down your faucet rate to atleast give it a higher lifespan

[Newcoins2020]

Try bitmedia it gives you a high rate of cpc ads you can also try to add a faucet list or rotator on your faucet in this way you can increase yyour traffic,  as of now as you have said a ads doesnt give you enough profit try to lower down your faucet rate to atleast give it a higher lifespan

Bitmedia has a good service when dealing with payouts. But on serving ads they not always got proper banners to serve.
My advice would be to use Adsense and if that not works try a combination of gambling sites referrals and bitmedia.

[poptok1]

Hi. Tried your BTC faucet.
Looks OK for a standard faucetinabox template.
Reward (as always) could be a little higher. 100 for 20min is kinda cheap.
What is more important that orange faucet of yours is not working properly.
After providing address, solving captcha and clicking claim button the site
refreshes and stays blank. No payment send to faucetbox.
You may have some serious bug to work around here.
Good luck.  

In case: I'm with FF45.02 32Bit LinuxOS

[BitJunkie223]

Hi. Tried your BTC faucet.
Looks OK for a standard faucetinabox template.
Reward (as always) could be a little higher. 100 for 20min is kinda cheap.
What is more important that orange faucet of yours is not working properly.
After providing address, solving captcha and clicking claim button the site
refreshes and stays blank. No payment send to faucetbox.
You may have some serious bug to work around here.
Good luck.  

In case: I'm with FF45.02 32Bit LinuxOS

Thanks for your testing, it's much appreciated!

The orange faucet? As in, the BTC one? I just tested it and it seemed to work fine, and sent the satoshi to faucetbox for me. Could you be more specific?

As far as payout, as many know, Adsense is pretty much the highest paying ad network. I already use adsense on other projects, but I was afraid I would be banned and risk those other revenue streams (even though they're not even that significant). As I've been reading, Adsense has banned a number of popular faucets because of one of their policies on "click to be paid" sites, or whatever language they use in their TOS. If I can figure out how to get around that, and also incorporate another ad network like MellowAds, I could EASILY give 250 satoshi every 20 mins, if not more. As it is right now, with all the bots and whatnot, I'm losing quite a bit of money, but even at a-ads payout, I would only get about a 20% return on 1000 visitors as it is. So really, I suppose it's all a work in progress.

[poptok1]

Hi. Tried your BTC faucet.
Looks OK for a standard faucetinabox template.
Reward (as always) could be a little higher. 100 for 20min is kinda cheap.
What is more important that orange faucet of yours is not working properly.
After providing address, solving captcha and clicking claim button the site
refreshes and stays blank. No payment send to faucetbox.
You may have some serious bug to work around here.
Good luck.  

In case: I'm with FF45.02 32Bit LinuxOS

Thanks for your testing, it's much appreciated!

The orange faucet? As in, the BTC one? I just tested it and it seemed to work fine, and sent the satoshi to faucetbox for me. Could you be more specific?

As far as payout, as many know, Adsense is pretty much the highest paying ad network. I already use adsense on other projects, but I was afraid I would be banned and risk those other revenue streams (even though they're not even that significant). As I've been reading, Adsense has banned a number of popular faucets because of one of their policies on "click to be paid" sites, or whatever language they use in their TOS. If I can figure out how to get around that, and also incorporate another ad network like MellowAds, I could EASILY give 250 satoshi every 20 mins, if not more. As it is right now, with all the bots and whatnot, I'm losing quite a bit of money, but even at a-ads payout, I would only get about a 20% return on 1000 visitors as it is. So really, I suppose it's all a work in progress.

Yes, I was talking about this one  http://cryptos4all.com/btc
Tested now and is still the same. Blank page after claim.

As to your advert question, I think it is better not to incorporate adsense to your faucets.
No doubt it will be banned, sooner or later.
Nice thread about adsense alternatives here

[BitJunkie223]

Hi. Tried your BTC faucet.
Looks OK for a standard faucetinabox template.
Reward (as always) could be a little higher. 100 for 20min is kinda cheap.
What is more important that orange faucet of yours is not working properly.
After providing address, solving captcha and clicking claim button the site
refreshes and stays blank. No payment send to faucetbox.
You may have some serious bug to work around here.
Good luck.  

In case: I'm with FF45.02 32Bit LinuxOS

Thanks for your testing, it's much appreciated!

The orange faucet? As in, the BTC one? I just tested it and it seemed to work fine, and sent the satoshi to faucetbox for me. Could you be more specific?

As far as payout, as many know, Adsense is pretty much the highest paying ad network. I already use adsense on other projects, but I was afraid I would be banned and risk those other revenue streams (even though they're not even that significant). As I've been reading, Adsense has banned a number of popular faucets because of one of their policies on "click to be paid" sites, or whatever language they use in their TOS. If I can figure out how to get around that, and also incorporate another ad network like MellowAds, I could EASILY give 250 satoshi every 20 mins, if not more. As it is right now, with all the bots and whatnot, I'm losing quite a bit of money, but even at a-ads payout, I would only get about a 20% return on 1000 visitors as it is. So really, I suppose it's all a work in progress.

Yes, I was talking about this one  http://cryptos4all.com/btc
Tested now and is still the same. Blank page after claim.

As to your advert question, I think it is better not to incorporate adsense to your faucets.
No doubt it will be banned, sooner or later.
Nice thread about adsense alternatives here

This is kind of perpexing me... I used both my PC's, and multiple smartphones on both wifi and LTE to see if there was some kind of network issue, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I do have one theory, though. I believe when I moved btc.cryptos4all.com to the current cryptos4all.com/btc, I don't think I used a new SQL database... I did clean install all the other directories, though. I think I may try to clean install with a new database and see if it helps at all.

Also, thanks for the heads up on monetization. To be honest, when it comes to the "no approval/invite" ad networks, I started with a-ads, which is on my site across the board. I was going to mix it up with Blockadz in order to get more impression revenue because a-ads keep showing like 80% BitKong ads, but the blockadz code didn't integrate cleanly with the a-ads. It was all mis-aligned and out of place, and I couldn't figure out how to keep them aligned like using all a-ads. So I just left the one blockadz referral on the side and called it good... But of course this hasn't been ideal. I also tried CoinUrl and got banned immediately, I also didn't get approved for bitmedia.io, and that's kind of been the gist of it all up until this point. I think faucet-only sites are against their TOS's, so I may have to add more content and stuff to get approved. I think.. :/

[chixka000]

Try bitmedia it gives you a high rate of cpc ads you can also try to add a faucet list or rotator on your faucet in this way you can increase yyour traffic,  as of now as you have said a ads doesnt give you enough profit try to lower down your faucet rate to atleast give it a higher lifespan

Bitmedia has a good service when dealing with payouts. But on serving ads they not always got proper banners to serve.
My advice would be to use Adsense and if that not works try a combination of gambling sites referrals and bitmedia.

The problem with adsense must common problem is really fatal it is when google adsense were going to ban the faucet you might lose everything if not a large amount that is why i would not recommend adsense in faucet

[examplens]

Try bitmedia it gives you a high rate of cpc ads you can also try to add a faucet list or rotator on your faucet in this way you can increase yyour traffic,  as of now as you have said a ads doesnt give you enough profit try to lower down your faucet rate to atleast give it a higher lifespan

Bitmedia has a good service when dealing with payouts. But on serving ads they not always got proper banners to serve.
My advice would be to use Adsense and if that not works try a combination of gambling sites referrals and bitmedia.

The problem with adsense must common problem is really fatal it is when google adsense were going to ban the faucet you might lose everything if not a large amount that is why i would not recommend adsense in faucet

whether it is possible to make profitable faucet without adsense?
Question for OP: whether these sponsors (on your page) may adopt more than users claim from faucet?
thanks