Here are some frequently asked questions about the Viewbar. It will be updated as new questions get asked and new issues get raised. If you still don’t get the help you need, please email help@agloco.com to reach our customer support.

What is the Viewbar?

The Viewbar is downloadable toolbar software that enables AGLOCO to collect money on your behalf as you actively browse the Internet.

How do I download the Viewbar?

First, sign in to your account. On your account page, there will be a button that says “Download Viewbar”. Click that button and follow the instructions on screen to download the Viewbar (when prompted, click “run” instead of “save”).

I am having a problem installing and using the Viewbar. What do I do?

Here are some common errors:

1. Viewbar is compatible with Windows – Windows 2000, XP and Vista. Mac and Linux versions are not available yet.
2. You should hit “run” instead of “save” during the installation process
3. You may have a firewall block you (With firewalls the Viewbar needs an OK for its viewbar.exe program and its update.exe program – otherwise it will not function).
4. You need to put in your correct Member ID and password (if you can not remember yours, go to the AGLOCO website sign in page and request a new password)
5. No green light in the Viewbar logo
   - Make sure you are connected to the Internet and are actively using a browser (IE or Firefox)
   - Give it 2 minutes to connect to the database.
6. If you have any other problem get a new Viewbar, you can always try restarting the Viewbar. If that still doesn’t work, you can also try reinstalling the software.
   - To restart the Viewbar, right click on the Viewbar icon (a green “o”) in the Windows icon trey on the lower-right hand corner of your screen, and select “quit”. Then, right click again on the Viewbar logo and select “sign in”.
   - To reinstall the Viewbar, first right click on the Viewbar icon (a green “o”) in the Windows icon trey on the lower-right hand corner of your screen, and select “quit”. Next – click on the Windows start button, then navigate through all programs and AGLOCO Viewbar – then select the Viewbar uninstall program. Then, download the Viewbar again by sigining into your AGLOCO account on the website and clicking “download viewbar” on your account page. This will give you a new Viewbar

What is my Member ID?

You can always use the email address you became a Member with to get access to your account or your Viewbar. You can also go to the AGLOCO website sign in page and click on “forgot your info”.

What is my password?

Go the AGLOCO website sign in page and click on lost “forgot your info”.

What are the features of the Viewbar? How does it work?

We’ll address the Viewbar’s features from left-to right:

Options: Right-Clicking on the “AGLOCO” logo on the left-hand side of the Viewbar brings up several options. In addition to access to the AGLOCO website and your Account page,
- Dock: You can choose to dock the Viewbar at the top or the bottom of the screen
- Skin: The Viewbar is currently available in four colors: Blue (default), Green, Red, and Purple
- Language: The Viewbar is currently available in both English and Chinese
- Advanced Options: These include a place to put your proxy settings (if you access the internet through a proxy) and your auto-update settings.

Accrual Indicator: The second letter “o” in the AGLOCO logo tells you whether you are currently accumulating AGLOCO Hours. If it is green, you are. If the indicator is red, you are not currently accumulating hours (most likely because either you are not actively browsing the internet or because you have already reached your monthly maximum).
Ad space: The largest space on the Viewbar is for a text ad. If you see something interesting, click on the ad to check it out! The ad will open a new tab or browser window, so your current browser should not be interrupted.

Search: Conduct your internet searches using the toolbar. We have several search engines available, including Google, Yahoo, or Amazon.
- To select your search engine: Click the logo on the left-hand side of the search field and a drop down menu of all available engines will appear
- To search: Type your query in the search field and either hit “enter” on your keyboard or click the magnifying glass button.

Favorites and Tools: The “gear” button has tools for AGLOCO Members. Currently, the tools are simple, but this section of the Viewbar will be expanded over time.
- Favorites: The Viewbar has all your favorite websites from Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as a few AGLOCO-selected websites
- Tools: Right now this enables you access to the Windows calculator and Windows calendar. This capability will be expanded with more tools in future Viewbar versions
Minimize: The down arrow on the right side of the Viewbar minimizes the Viewbar software. When minimized, the Viewbar will be off your screen and will not be monitoring your internet surfing. You will not accumulate hours for the time the Viewbar is minimized.
Ads aren’t showing up properly on my Viewbar. What do I do?

Try waiting a few minutes, as we may be conducting routine maintenance on the ad server or experiencing another temporary issue. If that doesn’t work, try restarting the Viewbar. To restart the Viewbar, right click on the Viewbar icon (a green “o”) in the Windows icon trey on the lower-right hand corner of your screen, and select “quit”. Then, right click again on the Viewbar logo and select “sign in”.

How do I log in as another Member from the same computer?

There should be an AGLOCO icon in the icon trey on the lower-right hand corner of your screen (a Green ‘o’ ). Right-click this icon and select “sign out”. Then, right click on the icon again and click “sign-in”. The sign-in screen will pop up and you can sign in as a new Member.

How do I get credit for using the Viewbar?

Simply surf the internet while the Viewbar is visible on the screen. The software calculates the time you spend actively surfing and tallies it. The current maximum is 5 hours/month. You also get credit for your referrals’ surfing.

How do I minimize the Viewbar and get it off my desktop?

Click the down arrow on the right side of the Viewbar. When minimized, the Viewbar will be off your screen and will not be monitoring your internet surfing. You will not accumulate hours for the time the Viewbar is minimized.

This system has been described sort of, but is a bit complicated to most I think. Maybe it even is to me really. At first glance it is really going to put people off. The idea is rather ingenious IF it can be pulled off though in my opinion. If I am right, which I believe I am, it is a good idea to join Agloco NOW, rather than later.

Now read this explanation and think about what it means. The numbers look silly to most, and the whole system may put a ton of people off until they REALLY dig into what it means. From the AGLOCO blog:

Since AGLOCO started its Viewbar in June, we have been working to deliver an early money distribution plan that will be work for both Members and AGLOCO at this time. It was decided to start with the AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments. These are small monthly payments which will be made for hours earned each month and paid monthly for 10 years. The following rates have been set (amounts are expressed in US currency):

• June $0.48 per hour – ($0.0040 per month for 120 months)
• July $0.42 per hour – ($0.0035 per month for 120 months)
• August $0.54 per hour – ($0.0045 per month for 120 months)

AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments become payable when declared such by AGLOCO. We are working to add the accounting feature to the account page to show this to each Member, but that will not be available until after all the Ask.com features have been integrated.

In addition to the AGLOCO Monthly Residual Payments hours may become eligible for Bonus Payments. If AGLOCO exceeds expectations and builds funds in excess of reserves needed it may be possible to make AGLOCO Bonus Payments. We do not expect this to happen anytime in the near future. The details on the Bonus Payments and the Monthly Residual payments will be placed on the account page along with the accounting display. source

Looks like a garbage payout doesn’t it? Sure does, but let’s think about this a bit. This is what you sports fans will call a back loaded contract. You pay a guy a few bucks early so that you can get more players to run for the title in the first years of the contract. As the years go by in the contract the player makes more money, but hopefully the team has found a way to pay it all out by then. This is the risk, and it is exactly the same with Agloco. Let me explain why.

Let’s simplify the numbers from their blog post to more round numbers so we can more easily understand this. We are going to just say that all hours are worth $.50 to do easy math, OK? Good. We also are going to assume that one person is only able to earn 5 hours each on Agloco. Each person in their network can earn them 5 hours as well, but we will get to that at the end.

June pays $.50 per hour. 5X $.50=$2.50/ month. ($.0208333 per month over 120 months)

That is ONE month. The FIRST month.

Now let’s assume July pays that $.50 per hour, or $2.50 a month as well for your 5 hours broken over 120 months. ($.0208333 per month for 120 months again.)

But wait. Now your July earnings and for the next 119 months would be June’s payout ($0.0208333)+ July’s payout ($0.0208333)=$0.0416666 for July.

August at the same rate would be $.06249. This includes June’s and July’s earnings because it would be stacked correct?

September would be $.083333 for every 5 hours earned. June, July, August, and September earnings stacked.

Is this making sense?

after 4 months, with say 1000 hours per month you would be getting $16.67 per month. That’s 800 referrals with their 5 hours every month because referrals are currently paid at 25% of your hours.

$4.16 for June+
$4.16 for July+
$4.16 for August+
$4.16 for September=$16.67 in September.

Keep adding $4.16 every month after that for a long time period with those similar stats. Remember that first month of June is on the payroll for 120 months regardless of how many hours you had in the following months. You could have more, or less hours in any other month, but that one month will never change and will pay out to you for that ENTIRE 120 months. It may not sound like a whole lot, but it will add up. It just isn’t a get rich quick scheme, but it can be a nice annuity for you over time.

This is a “stacking” if I understand this correctly in how it is described.

This may be more complicated to think about, but from the way I see it your payouts just increase every month regardless. Eventually your payments become much greater so being here now is what you want and people want to start earlier.

Trust me. I do absolutely no work on Agloco other than throwing a post up every now and then and having the Agoloco viewbar on for a few hours one day a month. I have a website I’ve had for a few months, but the ads on it have paid for that already.

They say this is the initial payout plan, but it could change dramatically. The way they describe it sounds like they are putting a lot of people off, which frankly makes me happy because that means they will quit and I will make more per month on my hours…lol

Something else that they mentioned as well is that members may be able to SELL their hours to other members if they decide to quit doing it all. This is a good opportunity for either side. The rich can get richer, and the poor can still get something for their work now instead of waiting. They also have a mention of “Cash Bonuses” as well if they earn more than they expect. This has not been explained as of yet in detail, but I figured I would re-iterate it.

This is after all no get rich quick scheme. They are just now getting big time advertisers, and they are working a contract now with Ask.com which is going to be a huge partner. I’ve always said that this is a “What the hell?” kind of affiliate program. Takes little work, and if it works, it was worth the few hours of surfing I put into it.

Earn Shares in the Company

You accumulate hours in your account for your use of the Viewbar™ software, up to the maximum monthly hours (which is country-specific). These hours can be convertible into shares of AGLOCO™ stock. You can also accumulate hours in your account for the usage of Viewbar™ by your direct referrals and extended referrals. You become eligible for the shares when your account reaches your country’s minimum payout limit. (end of post)

As a new company, AGLOCO™ is a private company that is not traded on any stock exchange. We are exploring public offerings of the stock on various major global stock exchanges as a means to facilitate the issuance of shares to Members.

Earn Cash

As AGLOCO™ grows and the company generates positive cash flow, we will be distributing the excess cash to Members and shareholders of the company. In addition, Members can earn cash directly in their accounts for certain transactions with AGLOCO™ sponsor sites.

Remember, the company is 100% owned by the Members, so we will put the cash to work to best reward the Member/shareholders of the company. The cash will be used for payouts based on hourly Viewbar™ usage, cash dividends to Member / shareholders and/or share buybacks of the company’s shares.

Global rates

Currently AGLOCO treats all countries worldwide on an equal basis: all Members can accumulate up to a maximum of five hours a month of Viewbar™ usage. Referrals will also be accrued with a five hour limit. If shares are issued they will issued at one share per hour for Member hours and one quarter share for each referral hour.

AGLOCO reserves the right to change these rates at any time for any country on a country by country basis.

Country Specific Restrictions

Currently AGLOCO is open for membership to anyone worldwide. However, due to different regulatory requirements in each country, it may become necessary for AGLOCO to restrict certain countries from Viewbar™ downloads or Viewbar™ use.

In some countries, for member participation, AGLOCO may have to qualify for share issuance prior to offering shares to Members. In all countries prior to share issuance, Members’ hours will be accrued and shares issued when the AGLOCO board of directors approves them.

Some countries may be too small or legal requirements too complicated for shares to be issued to Members in that country. (As a Member owned company it may not be prudent to incur the excess expenses for all Members, in order to distribute shares in the countries so affected). In this case, AGLOCO reserves the right to exchange hours for cash, once there is a public market for AGLOCO stock.

UPDATE: The payment structure has been revealed somewhat. Go read my post Agloco Payouts Explained for more information.

Talk to your friends about AGLOCO! Members are already putting their referral links on business cards, signs, bumper stickers and fliers. These promotion tactics must fall within the bounds of your local laws, rules, or regulations.
Accordingly, the distribution of fliers or handbills on private property or where prohibited in any fashion is a violation of the Membership Agreement. This includes but is not limited to, littering private or public property with fliers or cards, placing illegal road signs or plastering surfaces with posters or stickers.

If you wish to advertise your referral link in a local or wide coverage newsletter or newspaper, AGLOCO asks that you personalize your advertisement. Your ad must not make any misrepresentations to any of Your Referrals or potential Referrals with respect to compensation typically received by AGLOCO members or with respect to compensation that potential members are likely to receive.

Make sure the content you are presenting is consistent with AGLOCO’s family friendly policies and content guidelines.