Does cyber begging really work for those who need financial help for a genuine cause?

A brief history of Cyber begging

Definition of Cyber begging: Cyber begging or Internet begging is the online version of traditional begging. At Internet panhandling, you can ask a stranger for money to meet basic needs such as food, shelter, and healthcare or even you can ask for money to pay your debt. Cyber begging is totally different from street begging, and it can be practiced anonymously. So, you can protect your identity and dignity while begging money via Cyber-begging.

During the early age of the internet, cyber-begging or internet-begging was evident in the form of individual advertisements for help on local bulletin board systems. In 2002, cyber-begging gained famous and momentum when Karyn Bosnak started her SaveKaryn.com as an attempt to have the online help pay her credit card debt. Her SaveKaryn.com was probably the first cyber begging site to gain wide exposure and it later became a sample for many to follow.

How does cyber begging work?

Cyber begging works via donation through PayPal. Cyber-begging websites list down the people who are in need of financial help. If you are in trouble, you have to pen down a story first and feature it on the cyber begging sites. When your stories are sent, ads are created, and then your ads are displayed on other internet-begging sites as well. One of the cyber-begging sites is Begslist.com

In the next time, all of your ads will be posted on social networking and poker sites as well. So, your stories will be read by many people. If your story has genuinely touched people, they will definitely make a contribution. This part is really tricky for us. So, it may also be possible that you may not receive any contribution from the people at all.

A real successful Cyber beggar

Karyn Bosnak was a woman, and she was able to pay off her $20,000 credit card debt via Cyber begging. She started SaveKaryn.com as an attempt to have the online help pay her credit card debt. She wrote on her website:"Please help me pay my debt. I am nice. I am cheery. I didn't hurt anyone by spending too much money. I was actually helping out the economy. If you help me, then someday someone might help you when you need it."

Why you should try Cyber begging?

If you are in financial trouble, you have the right to request for financial help. You have also the right to protect your identity and self-esteem. Cyber-begging is 100% legal and ethical for those who need financial help for a genuine cause. So, there is nothing to be ashamed of to ask individuals for financial help. So, if you are facing fatal financial trouble, you should try Cyber begging today.

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Cyberbegging for My Dog Brandi

Save My Brandi Please Cyberbegging Page

Most of you know for 9 years Brandi has been my best friend, my heart, my shoulder to lean on my everything. I don't how I Am going to do it but I AM gonna save her God willing!!

If anyone can afford to donate all donations can be called into, mailed or whatever directly to Dade County Animal Hospital. I realize majority of my friends cannot even afford to donate a$1.I truly understand. But if you can find it in your heart to even donate that Brandi and I will be beyond grateful!!

Everyone please pray for Brandi and I as we travel to the vet for answers. I pray the kind lady at North Georgia Animal Alliance is right and it is just an abscess. My heart hopes for the best but trying to prepare myself if I have to say goodbye today. I don't know if I can says part of me. The other part says I have to be strong for her. We have been together so long I can't think straight this a.m. with this jumble of emotions. I love you Brandi with all my heart no matter the outcome!!

To learn more about this cyberbegging for pets page or to help donate, please go to https://www.begslist.com/Brandislfecampaign/19813/save-my-brandi-please

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Cyberbegging August Featured Post

Begslist Cyberbegging Featured Posting

I haven't had the chance to save money as my parents were very restrictive of my life style. The expected me to pay for college, a car, and basic living essentials all by myself and quite honestly I don't have the time to work two jobs on top of all of this. My goal has been to become a doctor since I was a little girl. But right now money is too scarce too pay for college. So I would like to raise some money so I can send myself to a CNA class which is cheaper and will allow me to dip my toes into the medical field until I can afford to send myself to college. 

To learn more about this cyberbegging page or to help donate, please go to: https://www.begslist.com/campaign/19828/funding-for-cna-class 

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A New Cyber Begging and Crowdfunding Website

Coming Soon! Begslist is re-launcing an exciting new website, so sit tight!

We've heard your questions and feedback and are excited to announce that we are currently designing a new website. 

Our new website's fresh new look, user-friendly navigation, new PayPal payment options are some of the features you will enjoy!

In the meantime, please feel free to post on our partner sites:

UndercoverFunder.com (for WePay users)

or DonatePages.com for (PayPal Users)

or  iBeggar.com,

People Helping People through Cyber Begging

At Begslist, We Believe in Something Beautiful...People Helping People

Here are the latest people who are featured in our Begslist Spotlight that need your help:

Fired from job can't get unemployment because worked for non-profit

I was fired from my job in January because of making too many mistakes. I worked for a church so I could not get unemployment. I have still been unable to find a job and I am now 6 months behind on my mortgage. If I do not get the money to pay them in 30 days they will for forclose. I need. $5,400 Please help!
DONATE NOW!

PLEASE SAVE MY HOME AND OUR RESCUED DOGS

Hello Everyone, My husband and I are hardworking people who have a passion for dogs, but have fell on hard times. My husband lost his job a while back and has now taken a significant pay cut. My hours also have been cut and we are struggling to make ends meet. Our debt has spiraled out of control because I have been using credit cards to pay other bills and we are now in jeopardy of losing our home.We are very active in dog rescue and fostering which has an expense of its own. I'm scared to tell my husband how bad it is because he suffers from his own heart health issues. I'm not asking for a lot, but whatever you can find in both your heart and financially afford to give will help and be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much and God Bless! DONATE NOW!

Begslist Launches New Website TogetherWeDonate.org

 Begslist.org, a unique resource that allows online begging announces the launch of its newest website TogetherWeDonate.org.

The popular free cyber begging website, Begslist.org announces the launch of its newest website, TogetherWeDonate.org.

Begslist.org serves as a cyber begging or crowd funding website to help people raise money for any personal needs or causes. Begslist adds TogetherWeDonate.org to its stable of websites, which include: Cyberbegging.org, Scamslist.com, the Begslist Blog.

The new TogetherWeDonate.org website tries to answer the question on why people donate and focuses on online donations instead of Internet begging. The goal of the new donation website is to encourage donations to charities and donating to people. There are plenty of charity websites and millions of people who are looking for people to donate to them. TogetherWeDonate.org offers a donation solution need to connect philanthropists, Good Samaritans, and general donators with the charities and people who need help.

The donate message that is emphasized on the donation website is that you can either donate to charities or donate to people. Charities will have the ability to post their causes in the "Donate to Charities" section and the Begslist.org cyber begging community will be displayed in the "Donate to People" section.

About Begslist.org
Since 2007, Begslist has tried to keep the reputation of establishing itself as free cyber begging website that allows access to anyone who needs help as compared to a paid cyber begging (pay-to-post) website by offering users FREE postings to ask for help.

Cyber begging or Internet begging is the online version of traditional begging or panhandling where people can ask strangers for money, food, clothing, or shelter. Begging online has a clear advantage to street begging or panhandling where it can be done with relative anonymity, thus eliminating or reducing the embarrassment or shame that associated with begging in public. Begslist is a free way to ask for donations online, maintain privacy, and protect one's pride when begging for help. Now with the recent United States of America JOBS Act, crowd funding has become a new category on Begslist's website where people with ideas or companies, such as business start-ups can ask for donations online.

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Compelling And Successful Cyber Begging Campaigns

Cyber begging and internet panhandling has many names and definitions, however the idea is the same; to ask for money on the internet. Just like everything else, the idea was taken from off the streets and into the long series of tubes known as the internet.

The exact first known instance of begging is unknown, however there are many articles that point to 1997 and 1998 where the early examples of cyber begging emerged. One particular case is that of Karyn Bosnak, who launched savekaryn.com, a website that blatantly explained that Karyn had accrued over $20,000 in debt and took her story to the internet. Over the course of several years, Karyn added new features to her website and updated the amount she collected and ways she was saving to meet her goal. After she finally conquered her debt, she turned her site to be more about the dangers of credit card abuse and about her experience cyber begging, but no longer accepted donations. She later earned a book deal and is now an advocate for saving and living a debt-free life.

Karyn's example of internet panhandling is one of millions these days. But why did her story work and so many others suffering with their donation pages.

It's the story.

Humans are attracted to compelling stories, as it is a natural evolution of our species. Sitting around hearing and listen to stories is as natural to us as yawning.

Karyn's story began with her problem. She knew she had an addiction to Starbucks and designer clothing and had accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in debt. She started a cyber begging website with the little money she had left. She truthfully explained her story and created an entertaining website. Her story was picked up my the media, and little-by-little she climbed her way to her goal. Upon completing her goal she reorganized her website to teach what she had learned.

Now that's a compelling story! There have been many other similar stories like this, and truthfully explaining your compelling story and following through with updates appears to be the most direct way to have a successful cyber begging campaign. Once again here is the essential list you need:

• Truthfully explain your situation

• Set a goal

• Update your progress

• Announce your success and pay-it-forward

If you plan on choosing the cyber begging route to reduce some of your financial pain, take the time to be honest, truthful, and explain your story and situation in a compelling way. Even if you know that you are the cause for your financial misery, many anonymous donors have sometimes been in your situation and are willing to help out. It never hurts to try.

Recession Breeds Increase in Cyber-Begging

ATLANTA, Ga.-- One post reads, "I was injured when a roadside bomb went off in Iraq. I need to save $13,000 for all four surgeries." An anonymous mother writes, "We fell behind on our house. We are now losing it and desperately need help." 

They are among thousands of online posts asking for money. Their stories stretch across the internet and into your pocket. It's the rise of "cyber-begging" or "digital panhandling". 

Begslist, Cyberbeg, and DonateMoney2me, are among the three million listings on Google under "internet begging". Most of the sites are linked to PayPal accounts. 

As the number of beggars and donations grow, so do concerns about where the money is really going.

Most sites have warnings like this one posted on Begslist: "we cannot guarantee that any beggar is legitimate and make no claim that they are."

"People have the best of intentions to help a good cause or a person in need," United Way of Atlanta's Donna Buchanan says. Established non-profits have an extensive vetting process. Without it, there's no way to filter people who are sharing their heart-breaking stories from those who are making them up.

"Our vetting process includes volunteers from the community. We make sure the people we work with, the non-profits, are accountable for their money," Buchanan says. 

Some of the cyber-begging sites are advertisement-based and free, but others charge up to $34.95 to set up a site and up to $9.95 in monthly fees. 

The numbers of postings grow every day. There are no solid numbers on how much people are giving. DonateMoney2Me.com claims they've raised more than $23,000. That success is not universal. 

One Snellville woman posted her story that included her husband's near-fatal wreck, extensive medical bills and recent flood damage. She included a P.O. Box where people could send donations. We tracked her down via e-mail and she said "this did not work for me in the least." 

To protect the identity of the online beggars, there is no personal information included in their postings. The only way to contact them is through the e-mail address connected with their PayPal Accounts. 11Alive contacted more than a dozen people that mentioned metro-Atlanta in their post. None wanted to participate in this story. 

What do you think about cyber-begging? Would you ask? Would you give? We want to hear from you. Post your comments below.

Keeping BegsList Free

From the words of the BegsList Creator:

"It has always been my wish that this site remain free for all to visit. I DO NOT want this site to be a Pay Per Cyberbegging or a subscription web site as most cyberbegging web sites are. Today's economy hit me hard where I too had the hardships of stuggling to make ends meet. I know where many of you are coming from and I had my share of 'ups and downs' in my life. I truly understand what it is like to go through tough times and I want to help others in need any way I can."

It costs money and time to keep this site up and running. Operating costs include domains (multiple domains are directing to this site), web hosting fees, forum hosting fees and donation distributions given by BegsList to cyberbeggers on the site. Advertising, as seen throughout the site, isn't really covering all these expenses.

How do I continue to keep this web site from becoming a pay per posting cyberbegging web site?

-  You can help support the site by visiting advertisements and getting financial help, such as clicking on FreeCreditReport.com from the Begslist site or other resources seen that would help pay for the site. Getting financial help not only helps you, it helps pay for BegsList as well.

- Spread the word about BegsList. Word of mouth goes a long way. If you know how to do other forms of advertising, please feel free to do so. Spreading the word about the site is like a domino effect where the more visitors the site receives, the greater the chance that you may receive donations and in turn, it may also help BegsList remain free.

- You can make a small donation to BegsList by using the donation box below. As seen in many cyber begging postings...."Any little bit helps! Even if it is just $1. It does add up!". Show you can not only take donations, but you can give as well.