"Joe" <joe@friendeavor.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hello,
> I haven't posted on this board before, but I would like some help. I
> have been working on an activity partner finder site called
> www.friendeavor.com for about a year now and would like to hear some
> feedback on the website. You can view much of the site as a guest, but
> you have to register to see the rest.
> I have been marketing the site on craigslist, yahoo groups, message
> boards, adwords and free classifieds. I feel that the site has a lot of
> potential, but it needs to be more user friendly in order for it to
> succeed. Also, any tips on other ways of marketing the site would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Thanks, -Joe
>
Like 90% of the people on the Internet, when it comes to registering before
entering the good stuff, I just skip it and go somewhere else. Just like
when you call an outfit on a 1-800 number and get a mechanical voice, I hang
up (as do most people) and go somewhere else.

I simply refuse to fill out a form giving all my personal stuff before
entering a site. You have the ability to capture my email when entering and
that should be enough. Then, if I get an unsolicited email from you I can
either take a look at your message or report you as a spammer.

I wish people would understand the nature of Internet advertising. It is
supposed to be informative and giving enough information for the reader to
decide if yes or no to ask for further info. Then they should make it very
simple, very easy, to click an email us and have plain English responses for
a real person to reply. That is the power of the Internet. To facilitate one
to one communication but all too many are electing the computerized
automated communication venue and I think it is totally wrong.

Go to my son's site to see what I consider an ideal site. It gives all kinds
of information and makes it very easy to click and email to the CEO himself.
www.rcsailcars.com
....
Wayne
PS - I did not visit your site because you said yourself it requires
registration. So you saved me some time and effort. Thank you!