Gooruze Is Crack For On-Line Marketers
So after being invited by a couple of different people to the beta for Gooruze and then not joining, I finally caved last night and logged about 2 hours on the site.
The tech is solid, nothing too spectacular but good. It’s a scalable social media app that focuses on incentivising participation with an action based scoring system.
With about 3 total hours logged, I’m already #20! (Gooruze member standings)
Now as a social media marketer I have seen all of this before in a number of different verticals and I know that the most important aspects of a community are 3 fold.
In order to ensure success you need:
- People with a shared passion (interest isn’t enough)
- A clear UI
- Participation Incentives
But what’s different about Gooruze that has me acting like Tyrone Biggums.
- They are focused on MY passion. On-Line Marketing.
- They targeted the right people in the industry to be a part of the founding community members to seed the site before even the beta launch.
That being said, I’m hooked.
I can’t not track my site wide ranking as I ask, comment, and write the time away. Now that I am up to # 20 though, who knows how long I will be able to keep it up as more and more brilliant online marketers join this new platform.
I am already talking to the founders about licensing options of this app for a couple of my clients who have a need for mobilizing a passion centric online community. I will keep you posted on some of the details as things move forward.
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Ignore please - boldadam.gooruze.com
Phil Said,
October 28, 2007 @ 6:38 pm
And like Tyrone Biggums, some schools may mistakenly ask you to come give guest lectures. Count me in!
Adam Said,
October 28, 2007 @ 7:02 pm
Work it out man. wrtgrl is NJ and i’m boldadam
Adam Schultz » I am so incredibly creeped out by myself right now. Thanks Gooruze. :) Said,
November 5, 2007 @ 10:10 pm
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