We are implementing a bonus program and need your feedback. A small bonus ($5 to $10) will be paid to contributors who get a lot of their suggestions liked, but no picks yet. The idea behind this is to encourage new contributors, reward their efforts and to build trust. We are also considering bonus payment to those contributors who make most suggestions (provided they are good) in a short time period (most likely within 1 week). Please, tell us how you like this idea and what activities you believe should be rewarded (and how).
P.S. We've sent out first bonus payments, if you'd like to be considered for the next week's batch, please submit 10 suggestions to 10 different orders of your choice (100 suggestions total).
P.P.S. Bonus payments are made on top of regular contributor fees, so you get bonus AND picked suggestion fee (if your suggestion is picked).
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Keep the programs coming.
I like the Idea of any sort of incentive program as long as it is fair and consistent.
Very Cool!
I already got a bonus of $5 for making several suggestions in a short time. But after that, I already received none. That's why I suggest, in order to keep contributors inspired and motivated to continue suggesting, it would be good to give $1 at least if for every suggestion liked.
Absolutely Great.
It was a great idea to give incentive for the "effort" of the contributors.
The competition is very tough/high since there are Contributors: 46422 and less than 50 orders.
Thanks for this bonus program admin. ;0)
Quality over quantity
How about some small bonus for when you hit 500 (or some other number) "liked" contributions? Quality over quantity driven incentives, with a value you can see for yourself.
That's kind of what we are
That's kind of what we are doing right now, we are rewarding weekly new contributors who got most likes. And it's A LOT less than 500 likes.
Oh lol
I started contriduting this week. I guess i'll figure out how everything works soon enough. :)
Ditto
LOL! I'm also new this this and trying to get the feel of things. Tried my hand at a few suggestions...but, nothing yet..give me time. Good luck to all.
I can tell you that you are
I can tell you that you are on our shortlist.
Bonus Program
I have submitted well over 100 suggestions to over 20 different orders this week, (and not exactly 10 each to 10 orders, as stated in your blog). Do I qualify?
Yes, now we'll have to see
Yes, now we'll have to see how many likes (and dislikes) you get.
that is really going to be
that is really going to be great! Thanks,....
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I think it would be great to do that and it would really motivate people to start suggesting more often.
great idea
I think it's a great idea. It can be discouraging if a contributor is constantly getting their submissions liked but never get chosen as the final domain, name, or slogan pick. These rewards keep these contributors coming back to pickydomians.com regardless if their submission isn't picked because it shows they are giving a sincere effort and at least getting some recognition, regardless if it's $5 or $10. So yeah, great idea!!
Thanks and suggestion
Any added incentive is of course greatly appreciated. So many thanks for continuing to look for new ways to reward contributors.
This is a little different subject, but I personally would find it helpful, if it were possible, to see what names from other contributors have been liked. If I haven't had any of my own suggestions for a particular company liked yet, I think that seeing what names the company has liked might be helpful to get the creative juices flowing. There may be reasons this isn't possible, but that'd be one change I'd be very happy about.
We've thought about it
We've thought about it James, but decided against it. Suppose your suggestion has been liked and other contributors see that. Then this suggestion is registered. Does it mean that client has cheated or one of our contributors decided he liked your suggestion enough to buy for himself? This is the reason why contributors can see only their own suggestion + picked domain only (if client decided to display it).
I think the bonus is a great
I think the bonus is a great incentive and will help boost morale, particularly for those who keep plugging away and haven't gotten picked yet. Keep up the great work and thanks!
A Small Bonus
Hey that sounds great , I think that seems fair for a bonus to contributors like $10. I guess i didn't get the bonus :)
Have Good Day!
Tina
Good idea!
I thank administration for pleasant news!
I suggest to pay to contributors 1 dollar for each liked variant, which hasn't been chosen.
liked by client = $1
I agree with "mishatka", if there are suggestions that preferred by our clients get $ 1 or more, it can trigger our creativity and also to give any good suggestions, because we don't know when our suggestion was taken by the client