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[silverado]

There is one basic and simple rule to make your uploads stored as long as possible:

USE MANY DIFFERENT FILE HOSTS!

Your uploads are save as long as you store your files on different hosts using multiple accounts and different nicknames.

Be like the upload guerilla!

Be everywhere and use everything! I use 3 different file hosts a 2 accounts. Be smart and use Online Mass Upload Sites to create multiple mirrors with ONE upload! The time saved for reuploading compensates for all inconvenience (registring multiple accounts on different file hosts). Some file hosts supports account sharing and cloning. Use this feature to create identical accounts with the same files! That's all! Good luck uploaders!

Personal review:

Update: Online Mass Upload Sites:

1) http://www.rapidspread.com

It mirror files on

Uploaded.to | Mediafire | Megaupload | Filefront | Rapidshare | Zippyshare | Zshare | Sendspace | FileFactory | EasyShare | Depositfiles | Imageshack |

It'll probably replace shareonall.com


2) http://www.massmirror.com/

Supports:

fastuploading.com      
fileinsanity.com      
picshome.com      
megaupload.com      
zshare.net      
badongo.com      
rapidshare.com      
4filehosting.com   

Example: http://s1.massmirror.com/43bd444b12ea04f6907fb2d1d62414e3.html

3) http://www.gazup.com

RapidShare.com 200mb
 MegaUpload.com 400mb
 NetLoad.in 400mb
 zShare.net 400mb
 FileFactory.com 300mb
 Uploaded.to 250mb
 Uploading.com 100mb
 Easy-Share.com 100mb
 HideMyAss.com 200mb

One Click Uploaders:

New: http://binload.to/

binload.to supports uploads to 300 MB size and has almost no waiting time. The speed is excellent!

1) http://www.mediafire.com:

MF supports multiple uploads, has no waiting time and the files are stored for an unlimited time. But there has been a number of account bans and deletion and that's why I recommend everyone who use MF:

- To create multiple account clones by copying shared files to multiple mediafire accounts. If one account is deleted the files will stay avaiable as long as the other account is online.

- To not reveal your folder keys publicly otherwise your nickname will be revealed and your account can be deleted quite easily (happend in the past a lot).

- To link each file individually

2) Divshare.com BLOCKS ASIAN COUNTRIES!

DS supports folders, multiple uploads and has no waiting time. On the other hand the download speed is quite low (20-30 KB/s). It has a nice feature: mp3, pdf or txt can be read or played online.

I use it for smaller uploads or unlicensed scanlations.

3) Megaupload.com

There has been a lot of cases where files were deleted or accounts banned. But all in all it's still a reliable file host. As long as your files are under 100 MB you can use MU's creadit system to get a premium account. The speed is good, but the availability very bad. Many countries are unable to connect to MU or suffer from the HIGH WAITING TIME. Use this only for big files and small numbers!

4) zshare.com

Incredible slow download speed but the files last long. Since it's not so popular like other file hosts the risk of getting deleted files are quite low. If you have a lot of volumes and want your files to be stored without worrying whether it gets deleted or not, use this file host.

5) rapidshare.com/.de

Forget it! The high waiting time and IP restriction makes it almost impossible to download without premium account. The only strong point is the speed. Use this filehost for oneshots or specials.

6) Sendspace.com

My personal favourite of the most annoying file hosts. Don't be like those guys on mangahelpers.com and stay away from this file host. It's gross!

silv

[ZA]

so apparently filedropper has this deal goin on where if you're a blogger/digger/del.icio.user, you can get a "gold account" (250gb folder) for free. the thing is, there's nothing stopping everybody from signing up for this. my biggest problem with the site is that it uses some stupid flash interface, and there's no multi-upload form

Your link doesn't work... :(

[urhereimnot]

it looks like they've already ended the promotion

[ZA]

Awww. Ah wells.

[az060693]

the promotion ended, but urhereimnot typed the wrong link, http://www.filedropper.com/special.php, he added an l at the end before

[silverado]

I read the news on binload and it seems that they arent accepting the ad exchange anymore. Means no cash for us :(

[ZA]

Sites rarely keep promises like that anyway.
And MediaMax looks pretty good. 25GB FREE MEDIA STORAGE!!!

[silverado]

I found a nice way to hide your links, use this site!

http://linkin.ws/index.php

[jcm]

Maybe we should hide the referrer with:

http://anonym.to/

We simply need to append the URL, like:

http://anonym.to/?http://www.google.com

Note: The referrer is the URL of the site where you click the link. The referrer is sent every time you browse.
So megaupload and mediafire track the sites and can kick a lot of files when a file is declared illegal.

[silverado]

I'm ahead of you and have aleady taken actions. Uploaders can live a carefree live now. Also it looks like linki.ws does pay for your uploads. We could create a common Winny Club account and use the number of downloads to buy raws. What do you think?

[guill666]

THE question is : who will scan all those raw ?^^

[silverado]

Let's say we make an paypal account. There will be one manager and if you want to buy a manga, you request it. The manager will purchase the manga for you and it will be shipped to your address. This way the account cant be misused and everyone can benefit from it. Small uploader as well as heavy uploader can benefit from it.

[wathiroth]

You're so smart Silv-chan. How do you come up with these things? Do you meditate? Have you achieved enlightenment?

 http://www.jcafe24.net/index.php/topic,3585.0.html
<2. Always refer to him as '-sama'>

[guill666]

I think the paypal account and earning some money with our links can be a good idea.

BTW, buying stuff (mostly in japan) and ship it (we all live worldwide) will cost a bunch of money for just one volume.

[jcm]

Can't we buy on amazon.jp and make a delivery directly to the scanner ?

[LMF_]

http://linkin.ws/ sure sounds great.
Gonna demo it for a bit and see if it is annoying for users to use or not.

[jcm]

There is also usercash.com
It's pretty annoying, but it should pay.
I can probably test it with Cafe Delicious...

[LMF_]

Hrmms I've just tried it and it's definitely not as annoying as usercash.
Just simply click on the link and you're there.

I am gonna test it out on the latest update posts @ http://www.anime-sensei.net/
And see how much clicks I get

[guill666]

Can't we buy on amazon.jp and make a delivery directly to the scanner ?

The problem is not to buy on amazon and been shipped. I'm buying each month for +-100euro, but the shipping cost are enormous. By exemple, when I buy 15vol it costs me 7000yen for books and 8000 for shipping costs. Simply because  shipping costs are calculated this way on amazon : 3200yen for shipping + 320yen for shipping on each book + price of the book.

That's why I said it would somehow sound "stupid" to buy one book and send it abroad (1 book = 400/500yen in japan, sending 1 book in Europa or USA would be 3200+320+400/500yen = 4000+yen).

The only "cheapest" way is someone living in Japan who buys for us and then sends abroad (like 5-10vol to each scanners)...

[silverado]

[jcm]

Found 2 other paying links: ucash.in and linkbucks.com.
With usercash.com and linkin.ws, I think we have all of them.

Now, I need to find a way to automate the process of getting such links.

[az060693]

too bad we're not as popular as mh, they have their own deal with an ad agency. if we made that much money, we could buy a lot of manga

[ZA]

Ad agency?
Well first we need to make ourselves known. Then we brainstorm an idea about the whole manga thing and need people to support. Can't the premium upload members buy the manga for us in Japan? Then scan, etc.

[silverado]

LOL, you should be glad that we are not as popular as mh. Otherwise we'd be full of narutotards, just like them. Also may I remind you, that this

[ZA]

This post is spam. Do not read :D

[silverado]

It's thanks to those narutards that they can use ad agencies and seriously, web ads never pay off. Especially not for forum sites. So don't start to think in that directions. There are hundreds of small sites who think that they will earn easy money with ads, but they are WRONG! In 98% of all cases they don't earn more than 1-2 bucks a day. That's 30 bucks a month, yeah! Let's buy manga for 30 bucks! If there just werent the problems with shipping.

[ZA]

How do the narutards sponsor the web agencies? I don't get it >_<
Oh so you meant those WEB ADS. They never do make money...
It's hard making money online... I mean there's these sites that pay you to read email, but the payout is tiny...
This is a really crappy idea, but maybe we should linkbuck our download links along with the anonym? I'll look around these days to see if there's any better and faster ideas...

[jcm]

It's hard making money online... I mean there's these sites that pay you to read email, but the payout is tiny...
This is a really crappy idea, but maybe we should linkbuck our download links along with the anonym? I'll look around these days to see if there's any better and faster ideas...

What is important for a web agency is the amount of daily viewers.
I don't have the numbers, but I doubt we reach 2000 unique viewers every day.
About linkbuck, it's a pain in the a** !
Suppose that linkbucks shut down, because they don't earn enough money, then all the links are dead !


The best solution is to setup a monthly donation, and ask to people to give a little amount.
I suggest a $40 for the first month, to check how much you can get (if it's round $10, just forget about the donation process).

Another idea is to give access to paying guys.
If we have to pay $1 every month, it may provide a lot of money, since mostly 99% of the visitors are leechers.
Of course, submitters will have free access.
The problem of this solution is that it takes a lot of human time to maintain...

[ZA]

Another idea is to give access to paying guys.
If we have to pay $1 every month, it may provide a lot of money, since mostly 99% of the visitors are leechers.
Of course, submitters will have free access.
The problem of this solution is that it takes a lot of human time to maintain...

ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Linkbucks is indeed a pain in the [arse] but that could be put as a last resort.
If we make people pay, what's the different between this and NarutoFan or BleachExile?!?!?
Not that I support leeching, of course.

[silverado]

[ZA]

The Amazon thing is a good idea.
What about game sponsors?

[Lautréamont]

There's a french website (that of a broadband provider named Illiad) which claims to provide :

- Maximum size per files : 1 Go if it is uploaded on the net, 10 Go if it is done with a ftp
- Unlimited number of files
- No download limit
- Stores your files 30 days without download

for free...

http://dl.free.fr/

[guill666]

believe me, you can't rely on that site. My internet provider is the same that this dl site and they REALLY track copyrighted stuff...
When one of your file is erased (due to copyraighted problem) they blacklist your ip... when too much files are eresed, they ban you. Even if you have dial Ip, then they "ip ranged" ban you...
So they suck (even if they are french XD) :)

I'm not even sure they allow non french ip to upload (at leats you can uplaod on their ftp if you have no french ip)...

[jcm]

believe me, you can't rely on that site. My internet provider is the same that this dl site and they REALLY track copyrighted stuff...
When one of your file is erased (due to copyraighted problem) they blacklist your ip... when too much files are eresed, they ban you. Even if you have dial Ip, then they "ip ranged" ban you...
So they suck (even if they are french XD) :)

I'm not even sure they allow non french ip to upload (at leats you can uplaod on their ftp if you have no french ip)...

I confirm that I got banned, even though I have 6+ accounts...
My banned account was used to store Mangajin (50 volumes).
The only way to unban is to send a snail mail.

You cannot upload if you are not from France, except if your account was created before 2007.
Another problem with free.fr is that the download is limited to 30kb/s, if you are not from Free.fr, and with some obscure reasons.

Posted on: May 27, 2008, 08:21:54 PM

The problem is not to buy on amazon and been shipped. I'm buying each month for +-100euro, but the shipping cost are enormous. By exemple, when I buy 15vol it costs me 7000yen for books and 8000 for shipping costs. Simply because  shipping costs are calculated this way on amazon : 3200yen for shipping + 320yen for shipping on each book + price of the book.

That's why I said it would somehow sound "stupid" to buy one book and send it abroad (1 book = 400/500yen in japan, sending 1 book in Europa or USA would be 3200+320+400/500yen = 4000+yen).

The only "cheapest" way is someone living in Japan who buys for us and then sends abroad (like 5-10vol to each scanners)...

I just found BeNippon:
http://benippon.com/shop/index.php?language=en
(also in french, and they accept Paypal transfers).
Is this more interesting than Amazon.jp ?

[guill666]

yep I know this site.

Price for volumes are ok I think. Shipping fees are not that high if you buy 5-10vols. But more more stuff shipping fees are too high (for 25vol, it's 135euros on amazon and 190here with ems).

:)

[wiseman]

damnit!!!!  can't use daiphyer anymore.

anyone has another MU link generator?

i find with google but most of them are suck limit dl files per day and incredible low speed....   

[ZA]

Link generators never worked for me... I only get this useless php file >_<

[LMF_]

Well if didnt notice, if linkbucks did shut down, you can easily restore your links back to normal.
AS LONG as you used their full script and not their single link or multiple link system

[cf09]

what about 4shared?  seems nice and simple 5gb free acount

[ZA]

It's OK, probably... forgot about that, thanks
I think you have to log in every 30 days though.

[narukura]

Thanks silverado for the info I used sharebee and shareonall. Well I post on another topic about megaupload here