Not only do you get free bids with registration and a friend referral, but now you have the luxury of earning free bids for the life that your referral is active on Zeekler. If they buy bids, you get bids it’s that simple.
We’ve had the pleasure to interview one of Zeekler Penny Auction’s founders and here’s what he had to say about his company and the industry. We also want to give them a huge thanks for allowing us to audit their administration area and we can assure you guys that this penny auction is free of any bots. This is a requirement that all our featured Penny Auctions go through and we feel should be the standard across this industry.
Click HERE to visit Zeekler or continue reading for the full interview.
Q.Right off the bat, we notice you’re pretty transparent when it comes to getting in contact with your customers. Clearly there’s a great emphasis on customer service which we feel should be a primary concern in this business. What’s your view on this topic?
Zeekler is completely committed to customer service! We want our customers to engage with us and have built in many ways for them to do so. We have several ways that people can reach us either through the website contact us form, the Zeekler Fanpage, several direct phone contacts as well as our live conference calls which we hold Mon-Thursday at 4pm est and 9pm est.
Q. In light of recent negativity on this business we take great pride in our work and protecting the consumer, how does your company offer the same protection to your community?
At Zeekler we protect the consumer with our fair bidding policy, user agreements and privacy policy. We are always watching our auctions to insure against any fraudulent activity.
Q.That’s really good to hear. Now tell us Zeekler is a pretty interesting name for any business, What’s the inspiration behind the name?
The CEO’s wife thought it was a cool name so he bought it! We thought it was brandable and catchy…so we ran with it Our mascot quickly became “Zeek Zeekler” and the rest is history in the making!
Q.How was Zeekler born? and who’s behind the Zeekler name?
Zeekler was born by word of mouth! Paul Burks wanted something new, fresh, exciting and sticky that coupled well with his existing online shopping business model and affiliate program. We were sent a penny auction site by a family member and it was up and down in 9 days. The site was gone but the model had us all intrigued. We thought “highly commissionable, sticky, viral, profitable…what’s not to like?” A week later we were in development. The people behind Zeekler consist of Paul Burks (owner) Dawn Wright-Olivares(Int’l Mktg Director/Dev), Dan Olivares (Programmer/Dev), Alex de Brantes(Community Mgr/Soc. Media), and a strong co-operative of leaders and marketers in the field.
Q.How long after the initial idea did you open your doors to the public? and how much time did you spend beta testing?
The site was developed from scratch starting in February 2010, we beta tested for almost three months under the name FSC Auctions and officially opened our doors as Zeekler in June, 2010. We implemented a brand new design, and facebook connect within the last 6 weeks and are looking forward to retail season.
Q.There has been quite a price war amongst penny auctions on the cost of bids. How much do your bid packs cost? and are there any refund policies?
The price per bid at Zeekler is $0.80/bid. We do not offer refunds nor do we vary in our bid prices due to our ZAP (Zeekler Affiliate Program). We commission out up to .20c per bid on every bid purchased to our referring members. This is what makes Zeekler different. We do however offer bid promotions and occasional discounted bid pack offers. We also do a great deal of contests and give-aways on our Facebook fan page. http://www.facebook.com/zeekler
Q.Do you give free bids with new registrations?
We give two free bids upon registration. We are also going to offer 3 extra free bids for “liking” our FB Fanpage – which we are in the process of implementing.
Q.Great, so free bids are great but more free bids are even better. How does your referral program work?
For every person you refer to the website you get two free bids. With ZAP – Free members earn $0.05 (a nickel) per bid on every bid pack purchased by their personally referred members. Premium members earn up to $0.20c per bid and qualify for roll-up commissions and overrides. If you are interested in earning with ZAP – please join Zeekler under the following link and you will be connected with one of our leadership co-operative members as your sponsor -www.zeeklers.com
Q.How long after a win can a bidder expect the product to arrive? and what shipping service do you use?
The packages typically ship within 7-10 days via UPS or USPS.
Q.Are the packages insured incase they get lost?
The packages are tracked by their carriers. We have not implemented “insuring” packages however none have ever been “lost” to date.
Q.Are there any big auctions or promotions coming up?
We are currently running a 40% bonus bid offer on every bid pack purchased by 8/26/10 @ midnight est in celebration of our 400th Facebook Fan!! It’s our biggest bid give away to date – so hurry up and take advantage of it before it expires!
We are also planning our first charity auction for freethehikers.org in September. Any Zeekler member can participate. If you would like to support FreetheHikers in perpetuity with your bid purchases – you may register at: http://freethehikers.zeekler.com
Q.One last question. Can we get a poster of the little guy in the Zeekler logo? seriously no one gives us posters.
LOL – We’re working on tee-shirts as we speak. We’ll see what we can do about a poster. I am sure we can arrange something!
Great, we’re looking forward to getting out Zeekler shirt and more importantly we looking forward to earning free bids for all the referrals we’re going to send your way.
PS starting next week, Zeekler is going to have 12 hour Auction Days so those Free bid referrals will come in handy.
Article provided by Dawn Wright-Olivares, International Marketing Director, Zeekler
Chris Molinari, Editor
To all our Zeekler Members, new Fans and others on the fence “thinking” about joining Zeekler…”Get off that fence and jump into the fun!” You’ll have fun being a part of the Zeekler family, you’ll have fun bidding on great products and even MORE fun watching as your income grows week-by-week!
There are so many ways to make money at Zeekler. First of all, there is NO ONE who doesn’t get the importance of a “residual income.” That means that monthly…. and if you put your heart and soul into it you could receive a WEEKLY, welcome check in the mail that could turn your whole financial future around.
Did you notice the weekly unemployment numbers were at an all time high of 500,000?!!! That’s 1/2 MILLION good Americans out of work! If you have a job that’s great, but wouldn’t it feel wonderful knowing you were building a business that was creating another stream of income that could get you through ANY economic meltdown?
How would it feel knowing you were building a financial fortress for yourself and your family? No matter what way the financial “wind blows,” if you have cashflow coming in on a continual basis you can pay off your bills, save some money and not have to live through the stresses of “too much month left at the end of the money.”
For some reason, America has become rather complacent in thinking, “Oh well, pretty soon it will all turn around and go back to the way it was.” “Jobs will come back.” Well, what if they don’t? Do you have a “Plan B?” Most people don’t.
Families and friends are moving in together just to “make it.” People are literally walking away from their homes because they are upside down in their mortgage. Many Americans are living on the edge. One paycheck away from the streets is not the way to live. But YOU are the only one who can do something about it!
Talk to ENOUGH people and soon you will begin to get “Yes” instead of “No.” People say no because it’s a well-planned lie. They are in fear of losing something. They’ve heard it all before. They’ve been disillusioned and disappointed. With Zeekler people can start for as little as TEN dollars! No huge risk there! And you don’t HAVE to participate in every auction to make money!
Those who are FREE under you will generate income to YOU just by purchasing Bid Packs. You’ll get paid on those who upgrade to full membership!
You can save money by shopping at your own Wholesale Store! What’s not to LOVE about Zeekler? It’s ALL a WIN-WIN! Everyone in Zeekler works as a Team and Family.
We’re here to support one another in our Success! Join us. Get busy. Help enough people get what THEY want and YOU will get everything YOU want!
Welcome to your Future!
Chris Molinari, Editor
By Dawn Wright-Olivares
Zeekler Int’l Mktg. Director
If you are new to Penny Auctions, Network Marketing or both…and are wondering: “Is this a scam?” “How is it possible for this company to actually auction away these items at such ridiculous prices?” “Is this one of those Pyramid Schemes?” You’ve come to the right place. First and foremost, the answer is No, we are not a scam. Like other Penny Auctions, our business model loses money on approximately 70% of the products in our auctions. We make our money on “bidding activity” and also earn revenue on approximately 30% of specific auctions.
Here’s how it works: Every person who bids on Zeekler purchases what is called a “Bid Pack.” Our bids cost the bidder .80c each. When a bid is placed on an auction item (let’s say for the sake of this example – it’s an Apple iPad.) the company receives that .80c on every bid. So, on a $10.00 item – 1000 bids were placed – and the company received the equivalent of $800.
We pay commissions and overrides up to .25c per bid – so the company now has $550 to work with. Then we purchase and ship the iPad to the winner which costs us $499. The company just retained $51, you just walked away for an iPad for $10 and the referring members responsible for your coming to bid (and win) on Zeekler earn “thank you” commissions on the bids you purchased. That’s what we like to call… “A Win – Win – Win Proposition!” We are extremely dedicated at Zeekler to our Fair Bidding Policy and to maintaining a fun, safe and profitable environment for our bidders and representatives.
Our parent company Rex Venture Group has been in business 13 years and has historically paid its representatives in the field every commission check earned since its’ inception. “Is this a Pyramid Scheme?” Of course not!! “Pyramids” or “Money Games” are illegal and ask its’ participants to wrap money in tin foil and FedEx it to “someone else” with no exchange for product or service!
The pyramidal structure is actually the “model” structure of every corporation and even the U.S. Social Security system. Why then are pyramids illegal? Because there is no “exchange” of product or service for the money spent and the only ones who “collect” money are the people at the top of the pyramid. When there are no longer enough people coming and sending money “up” to move people thru the pyramid – the pyramid collapses. An example of a legal – yet collapsing pyramidal structure/system is what is happening to social security. The baby boomers are all coming of age to collect (at the top of the pyramid)- with not enough people paying in from the bottom!! The structure will then collapse. Every CEO is at the top of his/her company’s pyramidal structure. That’s why he/she makes so much more than a mailroom worker. At Zeekler, with our compensation plan, every person has the same opportunity to achieve the same income or out-earn the person who sponsored them into the program.
Zeek=Verified!!
PennyBurners – The leading watchdog resource of legitimate, authentic, unpaid Penny Auction verifications, has reported the following about Zeekler.com:
“PennyBurners Final Say: We are excited about Zeekler! They are dedicated to providing an honest penny auction site and they offer some exciting features that you can’t find everywhere else. We have verified their site legitimacy and feel comfortable telling our users they can safely spend their money at Zeekler.com. To leave reviews and feedback, or to discuss this article please visit the Zeekler Thread <http://www.pennyburners.com/community/showthread.php?t=578> in the PennyBurners Community.”To read the full article please visit: http://pennyburners.com/zeekler/now-featuring-zeekler
Zeekler is committed to maintaining a robust auction website with multiple types of auctions, features, and lucrative ways for all the ZEO’s at Zeekler to make money.” excerpt from interview w/ Dawn Wright-Olivares & Alexandre de Brantes – Zeekler
http://pennyauctionlist.com/zeekler/
Zeek Receives the PAL Seal of Approval
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Chris Molinari, Editor
