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Thread: Found this on Boonex Dolphin forum..lol

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    Default Found this on Boonex Dolphin forum..lol

    Did anyone get zip codes with the script quick search and how are they installed?
    I have spent over $200.00 on this so called free script.
    I am very upset to find out that after I paid them to install it they didn't ad the zip codes or tell that there are none.
    Now they want $20.00 more for the zip codes and $50.00 more to install them. This is nothing but a big rip off.
    I'm not a rich person. I can't afford all this stuff and they need to tell people that they better know a lot about php scripts
    or have a lot of money or both. I fell I was taken advantage of. This is a never ending money vaccum.
    The word FREE makes people get the script then buy hosting and domain name then they have nothing but problems installing it. So they have to pay hundreds of dollars to boonex to install this fix that it will never end. This was there plan at the start.
    A sucker is born everyday I am one of them. I could of purchased a script a lot cheaper that has all it's features working.
    I don't even want to go to my site anymore. I'm a very sick person and my doctor has told me to not fool with it because my illness could get worse. I give up.

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    The saying goes, nothing is free. Boonex new from the beginng they would make more money by offering this script free. Most people on the their forums haven't yet found this forum, so they will purchase services from Boonex. That is the one and only reason the script is free. Most people who purchased the aeDating scripts are finding out what the people who got the free Dolphin script have though, the support is non existant, they just don't have the people/incentive to offer it. Smoge offers a great service here, and isn't asking for cash at every turn. I too am on a tight budget, but have my eye on Smoges scripts, if I can't make things work. Someday... said with big sigh. One thing I have learned a lot about PHP, mySQL, etc. Not a total loss, I think I'm actually dragging my feet getting a site open as I don't want to stop playing..

    Enjoy,

    John
    Retired for the time being.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrislace
    Now they want $20.00 more for the zip codes
    You can download them here:

    http://www.modmysite.com/downloads/

    and $50.00 more to install them.
    It takes about 10 actual minutes to install - not counting the transfer time of the file.

    This is nothing but a big rip off.
    It is helpful if you can try to learn some basic skills to maintain your site... then you will not be victim to each and every thing you want done. Loading the zip code tables your web hosting company may be willing to do for you for free - as they are large - and usually we use SSH to do this. You can try phpMyAdmin - it MAY work.

    Truth is - time anywhere is billable.. and if you need someone else to do these things - then you may be asked to pay for it. It's what makes the world go around I guess.

    They need to tell people that they better know a lot about php scripts or have a lot of money or both. I fell I was taken advantage of. This is a never ending money vaccum.
    Yes - this would be true with any script... if you want to run anything but the default - then it takes someones time to do the changes, if you can't do it. It's why I often try to talk people OUT of work / upgrades - and get them to focus on getting users and generating income - before they spend a lot of money on their site.

    You could just disable the zip code search - and go without it for a while - until you get some members and some traffic and maybe some payments. If your site has a good niche - maybe zip code is not needed anyways.

    In fact, we don't even recommend it anymore - we have found "nearest large city" to be much better than zip code. But thats a whole other mod.

    The word FREE makes people get the script then buy hosting and domain name then they have nothing but problems installing it. So they have to pay hundreds of dollars to boonex to install this fix that it will never end. This was there plan at the start.
    Yes - this is true. This is why they went from $690 with lifetime support (which they could not do) to the "pay as you go" model now.

    A sucker is born everyday I am one of them. I could of purchased a script a lot cheaper that has all it's features working.
    Maybe... but I doubt it... they all have their little problems, things missing, etc. It depends on what your looking for, I guess. I mean, a couple of the scripts out there don't even have email verification!!!

    I don't even want to go to my site anymore. I'm a very sick person and my doctor has told me to not fool with it because my illness could get worse. I give up.
    Running a dating site is a job and a drain - not a hobby - unless you have the skills to do it yourself. This is the nature of the beast.

    If zip codes not being loaded are giving you such trouble - then yes, you should stop now - because I can think of a dozen (or 100) things worse that will be even bigger headaches. This zip code issue is actually a very minor thing.

    I wish you all the best - and hope your health improves.

    Smoge
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    Talking LONG LIVE SMOGE !!!!!!!(lol)

    I feel bad for some of the people that go out and buy domains, and hosting and then run into so many problems with the Dolphin. But the truth of the matter is - you should NEVER get into something without doing some research first. When I first went to the Dolphin site I was impressed with the free software. The demo looked pretty cool - at least the main structure. But within 2 minutes of being on the Boonex site, I found the forum area, and began to read. My excitement quickly turned to a skeptical eye! Everyone in the forum was complaining. Something's not right. Just a moment of reading would give you enough warning to see that this may not be all what it is cracked up to be.

    But in the end, I still liked the Dolphin 5.2 software. I went into it cautiously. I know that many people have had difficult times with them, but I have not. I have contacted them on numerous times (and I am not a paid member to them) on their live chat and they have been helpful and professional to me. Again, I can only speak for myself.

    Sorry, I got off track lol- not here to promote dolphin. I am on overload from attempting to learn php so fast (I have not slept in 79 days). What I'm trying to say, is that a little bit of research before you invest in one of these dating sites, can go a long way and could have saved you some major headaches. Some of Dolphin's issues can be overcome, simply by selecting the right Host provider. Others need you to invest some time in learning and research.

    Realistically, nobody is going to give away a FREE script, that you can throw up on your website "as is" and get rich quick. You have to be willing to get your hands dirty. If you don't know php, there are tons of tutorials for free out there in google land.

    Thats's what I did. I invested time into learning. That way I can take a nice frame like Dolphin and learn how to modify it myself.

    This forum (modmysite.com) is fantastic !!! Smoge - I don't know how you do it. Having time to help everyone with free advice, and do your work as well. My 79 days of no sleep must seem like a walk in the park for you.

    Thank god, this site is here. Lots of really great stuff, and people willing to share. My personal advice is this: If you want free software, and free installation, and free modifications - the Dating Site business is NOT for you. If you open the site pages in "code view" and simply say "I can't do this", then Dating Site Business is NOT for you. Smoge is correct - if the zip code files has you at witts end - you need to find a different hobby maybe? Or be willing to invest a ton of money.

    I was frustrated with the zip files too at one time. I was lucky enough to find them here for FREE from Smoge. How do I upload them? I had no idea. What was SSH? I had no idea. Thank god for this site, and for google. Through them, I was able to upload my zip code files, and activate search by zip for my users with just a little bit of effort and research. And thats how I push along. One bit at a time.

    My site is free. And yes, I make money. It is small to start out, and it takes time, and persistance in advertising and building trust. My site has only been running for 2 weeks, and I gained 320 users. No, it's not alot, but it's not bad for an honest 2 weeks worth of sweat and labor. I have already made more then I have invested. It is fun. It is my hobby. I have learned to love not sleeping and eating tv dinners at my comuter. By the end of the month, I expect over one thousand users, and more to follow.

    Be willing to work, work work, learn , share, work some more, drink lots of coffee, research, ask for help and direction, then go work work work some more.

    That is my little bit of advice/information for anyone who is thinking of getting into the Dating Site business. Free or not. Im pretty new here - I don't have a lot of answers, but I will share the ones I do have.

    And Smoge - If only one day I can achieve grand Wizardy, in the likes of you! Thanks for this site. Kuddos

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    Amen - Id be lost without this site. Thank you alll!!!!!!!!!!!

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