**** TRADING ETIQUETTE 101 **** It isn't that hard traders

[marbleeye]

** disclaimer ** Not all traders who read this will be in agreement with these practices. This information within this post is not forum law and is not, nor can be enforced by the forum's administration or moderators. It is just a suggestion and I believe good common practice to abide by.


CHAPTER 1: TRADING COMMUNICATIONS


The keys to a successful trade are Patience and Communications.


For the Referrals (traders going green):

1. Once you find a trader to work with and you have a site you want to go green on. Inform the trader to setup the trade in the trade manager. (No CC sites can not be setup in the trade manager) Also ask for the referral link if one has not been provided.

2. After the trade is created. Read the terms of the trade by clicking on the trade id for the trade.

3. If there are any questions in regards to the terms of the trade communicate these concerns or questions to the other trader before you confirm the trade.

4. Confirm the trade in the trade manager.

5. Communicate with the trader you are going green for what email address you are using to register on the freesite.

6.Register on the freesite using the referral link provided and sign up for an offer of interest.

7. If you are having any issues with the site or offers you should communicate back to the person you are trading with. So you both can get these issues straight.

8. Once you have completed your offers communicate back with the other trader and inform them that you completed the offers to go green. Inform them at this time if you are green. If you have not received credit for an offer due to crediting time or you just have not received credit yet you need to communicate these details.

9. If you are green inform the other trader of your paypal address.

10. If you are not green it is up to you to check your status on the freesite and communicate back to the other trader at least every other day. This is just common courtesy. If you can not check your status or log on to the forum for a lengthy period, communicate this with the other trader.

11. If you are green and have communicated back to the other trader and there is no response from the trader, check the Trader Away status forum to see if the trader posted that they will be out. Check the traders profile and see when the last time the trader was active. Also see if the trader may be banned from the forum. If 3 days have gone by and still no word from the other trader contact a moderator and ask them for some guidance. Do not post in Lunch Theft before discussing the situation with a moderator.




For the Referee (trader providing the referral link)

1. When you have a trader willing to be your referral on a particular site, set up the trade in the Trade manager.

2. If there is time stipulations for the trade place them in the comments section when creating the trade. Be reasonable with the time stipulations.

3. Inform the referral that you have created a trade in the trade manager and have them read the trade terms and confirm the trade. If you are working with a new member, teach them how the trade manager works.

4.Once the trade is confirmed provide the referral with your referral link if you haven’t already. Ask the referral to provide you with the email address that they will be using to register on the freesite.

5. Monitor your freebie site to verify if the referral has signed up.

6. If your referral has not signed up on the freebie site within any time frame that was set within the trade terms, send the referral a private message asking them of there status. It will also be a good idea to type out in the private message: if they do not respond back by a certain date that the trade will be cancelled. Again make the time frame to respond reasonable. Make sure you keep a copy of this private message for your records.

7. If the referral has signed up but they are not green and have not communicated back to you within any time frame that was stipulated in the trade terms, send a private message to the referral. In this private message ask them to communicate there status, It will also be a good idea to type out if they do not respond back by a certain date that the trade will be cancelled. Again make the time frame to respond reasonable.

8. If the referral has signed up but has not greened and they have communicated back to you, make a note of the situation. Ask the referral to stay in contact with you at least every other day. Inform them if they do not communicate that you have every right to cancel the trade. This is really set by the two traders involved and the situation at hand. If the offer’s credit time is 30 days, then it may not be necessary for communications that often.

9. If the referral has signed up and gone green but has not communicated back to you, sent a private message to the referral and inform them that they are green. They may not know that they are green.

10.If the referral has signed up and gone green and has communicated back to you that they are green, get there paypal address and pay them if you are paying on green.

11.If you are paying on approval, and you have referrals that are green and awaiting payment, it is up to you to communicate to them your status with the site. Communications should be once every other day.

12.If you are going to be unavailable to check the forum or your freesites, you will want to contact a moderator so they can post in Traders Away Forum that you will be away. It is also a good idea to send a private message to all your referrals that you have pending trades with and inform them of this.


Use a little common sense. Be respectful, and courteous to other traders. Treat other traders how you wish to be treated.

[jade12188]

Thank you for posting!! I thought this stuff was understood but I guess fromall the threads I've seen lately its not.. Good post as far as I am concerned

[taterbaby]

another outstanding post marbleeye!!
great guidelines for pain free trading

[kdshaw]

Very good, clear, easy to understand from both sides.

[Celeste]

Yes, this is great!! Good job, and thanks for your hard work. What seems like common sense to some, other just don't get! Maybe this will help.

[jdlaverde]

Wonderful post!

Love the disclaimer!

[jrmayhem]

This is a great post. Thank you. I do have a question though. I haven't been paid for referrals yet. Why would I want to cancel a trade if someone has registered under me and has partial credit? Will the website pay me if I still meet the referral requirements?

[shellie_wnj]

Originally Posted by jrmayhem

This is a great post. Thank you. I do have a question though. I haven't been paid for referrals yet. Why would I want to cancel a trade if someone has registered under me and has partial credit? Will the website pay me if I still meet the referral requirements?

On most sites, you can cash out again and again with no problems. A few, however, only let you cash out once - ever. So if you have someone at partial green for a period of time, and you want to cashout, you cant until you either get the ref to complete the site, or cancel the trade and get another ref.

[marbleeye]

Originally Posted by jrmayhem

This is a great post. Thank you. I do have a question though. I haven't been paid for referrals yet. Why would I want to cancel a trade if someone has registered under me and has partial credit? Will the website pay me if I still meet the referral requirements?

In this scenario it is really up to you. If the site that your referral has a partial credit to go green is a green 4 life/unlimited order site, you may want to keep that trade active. You can always cashout and then if the referral comes back and goes green you can use the green for your next order.
However, if the site is not a green 4 life or not an unlimted cash out site or is a site that you only want to cash out once, then it maybe in your best interest to cancel a trade on a referral who has partial credit. If in deed that referral has fallen out of communications and seems to not be active on the forum.

It really all depends on the situation and the site involved. But communications is key no matter what.

[shellie_wnj]

BTW - Excellent post, marble (As usual!!!)