Contactify.com

Questions 15 public, 0 deleted

1. 

   Posted by:

   jimmifli (+4)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:44:36 GMT

   Obviously no monetization yet, but did you have any models or methods in mind?

2. 

   Posted by:

   contactify (+1)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:53:18 GMT

   There are a number of potential options and whilst increasing traffic is a very strong possibility, my view is that given brand traction, initial userbase and strong media coverage, it would not be difficult to create a mini back end customer management system.

   In other words, at the moment all emails are forwarded to users. This is a great free service and is good for many casual users who want to post on forums etc. On the other hand, in my understanding there are likely to be many home or small businesses that use the service, a simple back-end system (very easy to put together) that stores messages, shows who has been replied to and gives basic messaging metrics, could be a very easily chargeable system - and one likely to be appreciated by users. There is a clear contrast between the free and chargeable offering and for something like $5 a month for a basic service a tempting one as well.

   In that respect, Contactify becomes a cheap starting point.

   A system that charges according to level of messaging and level of features could be monetized straight away. My issue is time - I simply don't have any to dedicate to this, despite all its initial traction. Someone could really take this and make it much bigger - there's a great foundation established from where to build from.

   Hope that helped answer the question.

3. 

   Posted by:

   KieranG (+4)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:46:18 GMT

   I love the idea!

4. 

   Posted by:

   neon_eddie (+5)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:24:18 GMT

   Looks nice, I am trying to sign up... Captcha wont let me pass (yes I have caps locks off). Using Firefox

5. 

   Posted by:

   mikeyjudkins (+5)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:54:24 GMT

   Its not the catpcha. Its that the buttons don't work in Firefox.

6. 

   Posted by:

   contactify (+1)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:13:32 GMT

   The buttons work fine in Firefox. Are you guys still having problems?

7. 

   Posted by:

   neon_eddie (+5)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:45:51 GMT

   I got it to work now. mikeyjudkins was correct...the captcha would work, but no matter what what I entered, it said that it was incorrect. Oh well, working now.

8. 

   Posted by:

   StuntPope (+5)

   Date:

   Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:51:14 GMT

   What's this coded in, Ruby on Rails? Is the database MySQL?

   Thx

9. 

   Posted by:

   IIIBradIII (+5)

   Date:

   Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:08:22 GMT

   What are the server requirements needed to run this site? And could you upload traffic stats for the last several months? Thanks.

10. 

    Posted by:

    r32faisal (+5)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:14:34 GMT

    How many sign ups do you have per day?

11. 

    Posted by:

    r32faisal (+5)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:48:12 GMT

    Or registrations i mean..

12. 

    Posted by:

    dulcepixels (+6)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:25:42 GMT

    I have been using this feature on some of my websites. Good luck with the sale!

13. 

    Posted by:

    contactify (+1)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:30:12 GMT

    To answer some of the questions:

    It is coded in PHP and uses a MySQL backend.

    Server requirements are minimals and in any event - one year of hosting will be offered free from the start date of the auction. It is currently hosted with Line3 (http://www.line3.co.uk).

    You can see traffic details at the following:
    http://contactify.com/traffic.png
    http://contactify.com/trafficdetail.png

    Registration increase:
    Yesterday: Contactify currently has had 15,989 registrations, with 11,546 of those registrations having been activated.
    Today: Contactify currently has had 16,052 registrations, with 11,597 of those registrations having been activated.

    Any more questions, feel free to ask.

14. 

    Posted by:

    lbeachmike (+2)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:56:44 GMT

    It is listed as being in beta. How many known issues exist? Can you give us an idea of what type of issues there may be?

    And, is there any known signup spam?

    Also - what version of PHP and MySQL are required?

    Thanks.

15. 

    Posted by:

    lbeachmike (+2)

    Date:

    Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:19:40 GMT

    Three more questions -

    How many support inquiries do you receive daily?

    Have you done all of the coding, or have you contracted the work?

    Do you ever encounter any spam issues, where somebody may have posted the wrong contactify link on their web page, and thus their mail is being forwarded to the wrong user?

    Thanks.

    Mike