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Friday, January 24, 2003 7:16:40 PM
Well, I kind of inadvertently stumbled across this board because it was listed under the GAMING INDUSTRY! LOL!
But since the board is here and has had some recent new posts, I thought I'd throw my two cents in.
Today, IHUB is experiencing the most rapid growth of it's history. Likely commendable to the recent Membership Drive Competition. Yet, it seems to me that the problem remains in how to not only GET new members, but how to both encourage them to interact as well as to get other new members to join.
Clearly, the Membership Drive Competition, although a good idea, has faltered by the wayside due to unclear rules in the beginning, coupled with some members being allowed to recruit new members and being able to see what Member Points they are achieving although that member is not eligible for the contest, coupled with other members not being given approval of 2 points per new member upon "authorization" (whatever that means!), coupled with NEW MEMBERS who joined and then largely SPAMMED the web, just in order to win a prize.
Why is this important, you ask? It is important because the entire Membership Drive Competition is a reflection of the IHUB Community as a whole. It isn't good for a website to start a Community Event, and then to change the rules as the event progresses to it's end. It only causes hurt feelings and resentment that is likely to cause one time GOOD, HONEST MEMBERS to turn a sour eye against the Website Community as a whole!
For all the GREAT things that IHUB has going for it, there is much to be learned about this current Membership Drive Competition. As a further example, within the last year there was a board created to name SLOGANS for IHUB, that would be placed upon a TSHIRT to be able to be sold on IHUB to interested members. Winners were to get one of the TSHIRTS. In the recent Membership Drive Competition, it was announced that the top 50 winners would receive one of those TSHIRTS as a prize, stating that only 576 TSHIRTS would be produced. It remains unclear whether those TSHIRTS have been, or WILL BE produced.
Ultimately, what WINS the BATTLE OF THE BOARDS? To me, the winner SHOULD be IHUB. IHUB has all the necessary tools to be the clear winner in the end. However, there remains the questions about integrity.
Let me explain. To my knowledge, none of the other Financial Websites have asked members to be as loyal as IHUB has asked it's members to be. Those other websites just have a URL available out there and they hope to gain new members over time. IHUB has been different from those in that they have asked the members to participate in the growth of the website by being active members of the "community". But the breakdown occurs when the website does not hold up to it's own end of "the community".
If there is to be a TSHIRT created and we see that members have participated in that creation, it behooves the management of IHUB to follow through on it's intent and announce the winners and hold true to their word regarding same.
Additionally, I recently read whereby an old time member questioned the recent change in the rules of the Membership Drive Competition, and he was cast aside as though his opinion was of little or no importance in the long scheme of things. This is very sad, to me. The member clearly was trying to follow the known rules of the "contest" yet was lead to believe that he was only whining about the sudden change in the rules of the contest.
If IHUB is to continue to grow, it is just as important that the owners of IHUB do their upmost to uphold the integrity of their members as they ask their members to uphold the integrity of IHUB.
Although I continue to hold great belief in the future of IHUB, the question becomes....
Ask NOT what YOU will do for IHUB, but what will IHUB do for you?
Future thoughts...
The homepage is very boring...and very mundane. It needs constantly fresh material to bring members back on a regular basis. IHUB needs to begin to focus on delivering some pertinent links on the homepage that would cause members to want to use IHUB as their START PAGE! Financial News, International News, Weather, Sports!????
What I mean is that IHUB should become a PORTAL! Remember that old Internet Phrase????
OK, nuff said. I'm stepping down off my soap box now.
Long Live IHUB!
But since the board is here and has had some recent new posts, I thought I'd throw my two cents in.
Today, IHUB is experiencing the most rapid growth of it's history. Likely commendable to the recent Membership Drive Competition. Yet, it seems to me that the problem remains in how to not only GET new members, but how to both encourage them to interact as well as to get other new members to join.
Clearly, the Membership Drive Competition, although a good idea, has faltered by the wayside due to unclear rules in the beginning, coupled with some members being allowed to recruit new members and being able to see what Member Points they are achieving although that member is not eligible for the contest, coupled with other members not being given approval of 2 points per new member upon "authorization" (whatever that means!), coupled with NEW MEMBERS who joined and then largely SPAMMED the web, just in order to win a prize.
Why is this important, you ask? It is important because the entire Membership Drive Competition is a reflection of the IHUB Community as a whole. It isn't good for a website to start a Community Event, and then to change the rules as the event progresses to it's end. It only causes hurt feelings and resentment that is likely to cause one time GOOD, HONEST MEMBERS to turn a sour eye against the Website Community as a whole!
For all the GREAT things that IHUB has going for it, there is much to be learned about this current Membership Drive Competition. As a further example, within the last year there was a board created to name SLOGANS for IHUB, that would be placed upon a TSHIRT to be able to be sold on IHUB to interested members. Winners were to get one of the TSHIRTS. In the recent Membership Drive Competition, it was announced that the top 50 winners would receive one of those TSHIRTS as a prize, stating that only 576 TSHIRTS would be produced. It remains unclear whether those TSHIRTS have been, or WILL BE produced.
Ultimately, what WINS the BATTLE OF THE BOARDS? To me, the winner SHOULD be IHUB. IHUB has all the necessary tools to be the clear winner in the end. However, there remains the questions about integrity.
Let me explain. To my knowledge, none of the other Financial Websites have asked members to be as loyal as IHUB has asked it's members to be. Those other websites just have a URL available out there and they hope to gain new members over time. IHUB has been different from those in that they have asked the members to participate in the growth of the website by being active members of the "community". But the breakdown occurs when the website does not hold up to it's own end of "the community".
If there is to be a TSHIRT created and we see that members have participated in that creation, it behooves the management of IHUB to follow through on it's intent and announce the winners and hold true to their word regarding same.
Additionally, I recently read whereby an old time member questioned the recent change in the rules of the Membership Drive Competition, and he was cast aside as though his opinion was of little or no importance in the long scheme of things. This is very sad, to me. The member clearly was trying to follow the known rules of the "contest" yet was lead to believe that he was only whining about the sudden change in the rules of the contest.
If IHUB is to continue to grow, it is just as important that the owners of IHUB do their upmost to uphold the integrity of their members as they ask their members to uphold the integrity of IHUB.
Although I continue to hold great belief in the future of IHUB, the question becomes....
Ask NOT what YOU will do for IHUB, but what will IHUB do for you?
Future thoughts...
The homepage is very boring...and very mundane. It needs constantly fresh material to bring members back on a regular basis. IHUB needs to begin to focus on delivering some pertinent links on the homepage that would cause members to want to use IHUB as their START PAGE! Financial News, International News, Weather, Sports!????
What I mean is that IHUB should become a PORTAL! Remember that old Internet Phrase????
OK, nuff said. I'm stepping down off my soap box now.
Long Live IHUB!
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