New raw website idea

[OnTheWayUp]

Just throwing something out there, let me know what you think...

Website that lets you win money by reading articles on the website. Since everyone reads articles anyways, why not get paid by finding the jackpot article?

Also, users can win half the jackpot by being the one that submitted the article.

Users would submit the article by downloading a tool to their browser (like newsfeed.com), click a button, add a title and it saves. The browser tool keeps up with all stats, that way, when you are coming across articles, you can still win money by adding articles and you don't have to stay on our website. Also, an article can only be added once, so we can keep adding new articles.

Only thing is that i wouldn't be able to start until i had a decent amount of articles, since the jackpot article would keep moving. This could also work for videos.

There also would be a time limit that you had to stay on the article, making the user actually take time to read it, or just sit there.

Critique please, remember, just an raw idea.

[OnTheWayUp]

By the way, the idea comes from treeloot.com, which was a major success, but a major failure after people learned it was basically a scam.

[malahverdian]

Pretty cool idea, I cant remember the URL, but there was a sports site that gave away an hourly prize just for being on the site... my dad won $100 on his first day by chance

[OnTheWayUp]

whoa, if the hourly prize was 100 dollars, they would be giving away 2400 a day, which would be....(calc) 876,000 per year!

[malahverdian]

Well, that should get some people to the site and make some ad revenue then!

Honestly though, I think you have a gem with NFL Pink... I would concentrate on that 100% and then worry about other ventures with free time. You need to dedicate enough of yourself to make sure NFL Pink gets pulled off perfect!

[OnTheWayUp]

Well, that should get some people to the site and make some ad revenue then!

Honestly though, I think you have a gem with NFL Pink... I would concentrate on that 100% and then worry about other ventures with free time. You need to dedicate enough of yourself to make sure NFL Pink gets pulled off perfect!

Thanks for the advice. This idea was actually going to be a start up project for a friend, who wanted to start a website, and since we were brainstorming on what people do now online, the idea popped into my head.

Yes, NFLPink has become my new baby, i work hard on it everyday and still have many ideas on the way. I am very glad that you like the idea.

Any other comments and feedback? I need a devils advocate... JMENG WHERE ARE YOU!!!

[Realbigsource]

So you basically paying people to stay on your site...

[OnTheWayUp]

In a way, yes, I don't pay everyone to stay on the site, I offer them a chance to win money (and or prizes) for using the site and the toolbar, to link articles back to the site. Users spend alot of time reading articles, why not take the 5 sec. it takes to link the article to our site and have a chance of someone clicking the link, winning the jackpot, and you winning also, just for submitting the article?

[OnTheWayUp]

still looking for comments...

[BusinessAdviser]

What value would you be able to provide your customers that could not be easily copied?

[david90]

Just throwing something out there, let me know what you think...

Website that lets you win money by reading articles on the website. Since everyone reads articles anyways, why not get paid by finding the jackpot article?

Also, users can win half the jackpot by being the one that submitted the article.

Users would submit the article by downloading a tool to their browser (like newsfeed.com), click a button, add a title and it saves. The browser tool keeps up with all stats, that way, when you are coming across articles, you can still win money by adding articles and you don't have to stay on our website. Also, an article can only be added once, so we can keep adding new articles.

Only thing is that i wouldn't be able to start until i had a decent amount of articles, since the jackpot article would keep moving. This could also work for videos.

There also would be a time limit that you had to stay on the article, making the user actually take time to read it, or just sit there.

Critique please, remember, just an raw idea.

Its a good idea. One problem you probably will encounter is fraud. People will develop software to view your articles automatically to win.

[OnTheWayUp]

What value would you be able to provide your customers that could not be easily copied?

Well, as you have told me before, any idea can be copied, and i'm definetly not saying that other sites won't copy, and we haven't thought deeper as to copyrights and patents, but the value I think we could add is the fun factor, meaning be able to read and search for articles knowing that you have the chance to win money and prizes, just by using our website and toolbar. I think that in itself would be a factor to come to our website, instead of an ordinary website that has the same articles. We would like the website to be fun and educational at the same time, so many other contests would be included.

But like I said, this is just a raw idea, lot of stuff to work out, and I just want to know if this would be a good project for my friend or is he wasting his time with the idea.

[OnTheWayUp]

Its a good idea. One problem you probably will encounter is fraud. People will develop software to view your articles automatically to win.

We thought of that also. We would hire a programmer that would write code for knowing if software is being used at the same time the site is, much like the poker sites do, then those IPs would be banned.

Still a lot of kinks, but I am sure we can work them out.

[BusinessAdviser]

Well, as you have told me before, any idea can be copied, and i'm definetly not saying that other sites won't copy, and we haven't thought deeper as to copyrights and patents, but the value I think we could add is the fun factor, meaning be able to read and search for articles knowing that you have the chance to win money and prizes, just by using our website and toolbar. I think that in itself would be a factor to come to our website, instead of an ordinary website that has the same articles. We would like the website to be fun and educational at the same time, so many other contests would be included.

But like I said, this is just a raw idea, lot of stuff to work out, and I just want to know if this would be a good project for my friend or is he wasting his time with the idea.

When I ask questions such as, "What value would you be able to provide your customers that could not be easily copied?" I'm not criticizing at all. Rather, I'm asking a question to make you think and consider how to make your site better.

So what can you do to prevent the following:

You create a site that is fun, includes great articles, and gives users a chance to win money. A month or two later, someone else comes out with a very similar site but which is more attractive, offers an even more fun, playful twist, pays users guaranteed amounts based on use, AND still offers the chance to win a larger amount.

You need to think beforehand and ask yourself, "What value can we provide that can not be easily copied?" I don't know the answer to that, but you should be thinking about it.

[OnTheWayUp]

When I ask questions such as, "What value would you be able to provide your customers that could not be easily copied?" I'm not criticizing at all. Rather, I'm asking a question to make you think and consider how to make your site better.

So what can you do to prevent the following:

You create a site that is fun, includes great articles, and gives users a chance to win money. A month or two later, someone else comes out with a very similar site but which is more attractive, offers an even more fun, playful twist, pays users guaranteed amounts based on use, AND still offers the chance to win a larger amount.

You need to think beforehand and ask yourself, "What value can we provide that can not be easily copied?" I don't know the answer to that, but you should be thinking about it.

I see what you're saying. I wasn't taking it as a shot at me, because criticism is what we need. I think what you just spoke about is why it is still an raw idea, we got the concept, now we have to figure out how to make people stay with us and not run off. Thanks JMenq.