WTF is going on with BHW? This is insane!

[t2van]

Just to give you some context, in all the years I've been on this platform, I've never made as little money as I have in the past few months. It's been completely terrible.

Could be other factors. Depending on what you sell.

- Competition
- AI
- Time of year
- Target customer and whats going on in that country, i.e cost of living etc

Do you just sell on there? or do you have an email list or any other market you can tap into?

So, my logic tells me that if traffic is decreasing significantly, it is likely to impact the company's earnings as well, unless I'm wrong

They dont care a % of sales? So doubtful, it depends when the biggest point of renewals are going on.

 

[roydan]

They dont care a % of sales? So doubtful, it depends when the biggest point of renewals are going on.

and ads, pinned BSTs, it's not just renewals I think.

 

[Abdul123]

Could be other factors. Depending on what you sell.

- Competition
- AI
- Time of year
- Target customer and whats going on in that country, i.e cost of living etc

Do you just sell on there? or do you have an email list or any other market you can tap into?


They dont care a % of sales? So doubtful, it depends when the biggest point of renewals are going on.

To clarify, I sell in multiple places, but I've been tracking everything very carefully
Specifically, clients coming from BHW have been extremely low in both numbers and quality, like never before

For example:
I recently spent 3-4 hours talking to one guy. I showed him past references and completed projects, clarified all the details for the project and even made a trip to my office on my day off to record some videos as he requested.
He asked for my payment details but ultimately never paid.
I followed up a day later, but he left me on seen.

This is the kind of people BHW brings nowadays only scammers and time-wasters

Although I have other sources of income, I feel like it’s no longer worth being part of the community.

From a business perspective, I’ve paid for some privileges like BST, VIP, etc., but I’m getting nothing in return.

I will probably stick around as a regular member just to see how things develop.

Anyways, what I was trying to find out is why on earth they took those decisions, as they are definitely going in the wrong direction.

 

[ggmopa]

If I may give my two cents: it does seem to have represented a 'great blackhat hope' in the past from what I can see. But that era is over.

Today, everyone is vibecoding and using AI for content curation. Everyone is on big SM and job listing sites for freelancers and outsourcing - sites with better quality control, everyone can see through the bots continously spinning and making posts one the same topics and one line comment spam to make the site look active, the mods are way too quick to ban people to point it feels negligent, and there are more blackhat forums actually out their for more 'proper' blackhat stuff. So what what incentives are they giving anyone to stay?

In a nutshell, I don't think there are any. They are clinging in this image the site has cultivated over success of legacy strategies and methods that might have worked during some legacy era, but don't really hold as much weight anymore. Watch out for 'lifetime' memberships. That would probably be a sign it's done for good before they pull the plug or sell up!

 

[Abdul123]

If I may give my two cents: it does seem to have represented a 'great blackhat hope' in the past from what I can see. But that era is over.

Today, everyone is vibecoding and using AI for content curation. Everyone is on big SM and job listing sites for freelancers and outsourcing - sites with better quality control, everyone can see through the bots continously spinning and making posts one the same topics and one line comment spam to make the site look active, the mods are way too quick to ban people to point it feels negligent, and there are more blackhat forums actually out their for more 'proper' blackhat stuff. So what what incentives are they giving anyone to stay?

In a nutshell, I don't think there are any. They are clinging in this image the site has cultivated over success of legacy strategies and methods that might have worked during some legacy era, but don't really hold as much weight anymore. Watch out for 'lifetime' memberships. That would probably be a sign it's done for good before they pull the plug or sell up!

True, the only thing this platform has right now is its brand name and the reputation it once held.

But at the same time, it was a sweet spot for those operating in a gray area because if you’re selling something like PBN packages, FB accounts or whatever gray service, you probably wouldn’t want to do that on mainstream sites.

This was the appeal of it to me.
Anyway, things change, and maybe for the better

 

[demonic_man]

It's OO time i think.

But at the same time, it was a sweet spot for those operating in a gray area because if you’re selling something like PBN packages, FB accounts or whatever gray service, you probably wouldn’t want to do that on mainstream sites.

And now they have also closed some grey services!