There has been a lot of discussion on the accuracy of the voting system and the exact definition of what a super vote is. Rather than typing about it all day long I thought it might be easier if I just explained it in a video. Take a look at the video below and feel free to post any questions you have as comments and I will get right on them.

The last of the voting system patches was installed today to take care of some cosmetic things (pages not loading on redirect properly, etc…) Every legitimate vote that has been cast has been counted. Remember that your overall score is based on an average multiplied by your base score. Depending on the number of votes you have and their value, you may need more than one super vote to effect real change in your score.

If you haven’t already done so, check out the strategy guide for some awesome super vote strategies. A few potential contestants have already bought theirs and are employing the lessons of the guide to get into the top 10 and stay there. As a side note, every person who has purchased the strategy guide is now in the top 10. What are you waiting for?

On a more positive note, the much discussed Super Voting system is now live on the bottom of all Top Affiliate Challenge Auditions!

For a super-detailed description of the super voting system, see this thread in the forum.  In a nutshell, a Super Vote can be purchased for $5.00 and is worth 25 perfect ‘10′ votes that are added to your score’s average.

The catch is that you must also apply the same value to the scores of two other auditions.  This is done to help prevent one person from buying their way on to the show entirely.

You can buy a Super Vote on your audition, or ask your fans to by one on your behalf.  Just go to the URL for your audition and look to the right of the scoring scale.  Right after the ‘10′ button is the super vote link.

Click the Super Vote link to select the audition as the Super Vote’s primary recipient.  Next you will be asked to select two other auditions to benefit from the super vote you are purchasing.

After you have selected the two secondary recipients for the Super Vote, you will be taken to a confirmation page to make certain you have selected the auditions you intended.

After you have reviewed the Super Vote details, click on the Make Payment button.  This will take you to a PayPal page where you can use your PayPal account or any major credit card to pay the $5 for the Super Vote.  After your payment is complete you will be taken to a confirmation page confirming your purchase.

There are no limits to how many super votes you can buy, or how many others can buy for you.  The Super Vote an be used to almost instantly propel an audition into the Top 10 widget in the site’s sidebar.  This dramatically increases your exposure on the website and helps you get additional votes.

Since one person can only vote on each audition once per day the Super Vote is the only way to get a massive number of perfect ‘10′ votes into your average fast.  What kind of strategies can you use to get the best value out of Super Votes?

It was a very productive day today in the Top Affiliate Challenge Skunk Works.  As promised we have what looks like a few simple additions to the website’s functionality today.  But like a swan on a lake, all of the work is going on behind the scenes.

The biggest improvements are visible on the Audition page of the website.  Now all submitted auditions are ranked according to each submissions overall score.  This should give everyone who auditions the ability to see how they are doing in relation to everyone else who has auditioned.  This is the first time we have shown overall scores publicly due to some pretty creative attempts to robo-vote ALREADY!

In addition to that, you may notice that the name of each contestant is linked to a dedicated audition page.  This allows you to promote a direct link to your audition.  Now you can ask your friends, family, and complete strangers to come to the Top Affiliate Challenge website and vote for you FIRST.

The Super Voting system is not perfected yet, and consequently has not been released.  For more information about what a Super Vote is any why you want them, check out this thread about the topic in the forum.

We are still processing new auditions and should have another batch ready to roll tomorrow.  In addition, we are putting the finishing touches on a strategy guide that is a MUST HAVE if you are serious about getting on the show.  It explains exactly what we are looking for in an audition, tells you the exact scoring formula, and has suggested strategies that will help you get an edge on the competition.

The guide will be offered for $49.99, and is completely optional to purchase.  For those of you who want to earn some money promoting the show, we will be offering a 50% affiliate commission on the Strategy Guides.  So bottom line is that if you sell one, you make $25!

The guide should be available by the end of the week.