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Hi All,

After struggling to encourage good usage of previous sites I built I came up with the idea behind MyPerkPlace.com.  Basically websites by points that they can distribute to their users however they like (registering, inviting friends, adding posts, etc).  The points accumulate for ALL member sites in a users account and then they can earn rewards.  It`s like frequent flier miles but for the ENTIRE WEB - well at least sites that belong to the network.  I`d love your thoughts on the site itself, but even more so on the idea and execution of the idea.

Thanks in advance!

I didn`t have any trouble understanding the site. I particularly like your `levels` of explanation, from the basic bullet points, to the first explanation, to the "confused?" FAQ.

The only thing I could see as maybe helping would be some better detail on how a regular person browsing the Web can find out about their points. For example, let`s say I go to Google News and read some headlines.

Then I click a particular headline and end up on some site. I don`t have to know that the site is a registered user for MyPerkPlace, right? I just click there and read a story.

But did I get points? How would I know?

Thanks for the feedback.

In general we would hope a member site would be promoting the fact they are a member and that user`s earn points (otherwise they are not getting the most out of our program).  That aside, the ver first time you get points with MyPerkPlace.com you get an email stating that you`ve gotten points thanks to your activity at site `xyz`.  After the first time you get a monthly account status email.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Ah....Excellent! That`d do it, I think, getting the email. In fact, I think that`d help in the whole process of expanding the visibility of the company. I`m imagining going to some site, not seeing the promotion for points, then exiting the site. When I suddenly get an email, "Hey..you`ve won something!" that`s going to get me much more personally interested. :-)

All in all, I think this`ll work.

As always the biggest challenge is getting the early adoptors... We are currently looking for some beta sites to work with and are even offering the first 10K points free... but so far no takers.

Have you tried talking with small businesses in your local area, on a physical basis? I mean stopping in to their stores and promoting your site?