Hey, So I want to be as transparent as possible.
About the Upload Feature:
We noticed there have been many issues with uploading files. We are currently at bandwidth capacity with over 12 TB of data being transferred everyday. I'm spending over 100$ per day on hosting alone.
I have temporarily disabled uploading. You can read more here:
Replaye.com Uploading Feature Disabled.
replaye.com
You can still import videos directly From YouTube, OK.RU, Google Drive, Direct .MP4 etc.
About the Rates:
Yes we did cut the rates in half. This is because the view counter counts the view without any form of checks and balances.
On most video websites a video must be viewed a certain % of the way through in order for the view to count. We count the view even if they don't watch the video.
On top of that most video hosts have lower rates for different countries, US, Canada, ETC usually get higher. We have the same rates for every country. We are looking for a happy medium on the rates.
All of the advertisments on the website are currently through the amazon affiliate program which has gained 0$
I track all clicks on advertisements, most are coming in from countries that shouldn't be paying that high.
Basically I am bleeding money right now.
This doesn't mean we're going anywhere though. For now, uploads are going to be disabled until I figure out a way to optimize conversions and hopefully find a cheaper host. I'm currently using digitalocean. I've been looking into other storage options.
I apologize for any inconvenience. I hope some of you are willing to stick through this until we perfect the system. I'm probably going to keep the website imports only for a while hopefully some of these youtub videos bring in revenue that allows us to open up uploads again.