Pro.Rate™
Pro.Rate™, as the name implies, is professional rating
software. It's also free to use. (The full version with
even more features is on the way. That one will require
payment.)
Pro.Rate has a near instant feedback mechanism. It allows
site visitors to rate an idea or story or product with
minimum interruption.
In fact, it's click and go. No page reload is required.
The major problem with the idea, I've found, is letting
people know that it really does not interrupt their surfing,
that it does not require a page reload, that they can see
their rating instantly incorporated into the total, and that
they can do a good deed with a quick click and be on their
way.
You can see working examples at our /
blog. Go ahead, read a few posts. And as you rate each one,
smile, because you're doing a good deed with minimum effort.
All it takes is a click.
One click. And you will have provided me with valuable
feedback about what you like or don't like. And it's
anonymous, which means you can be brutally honest with
impunity.
All rating systems I've used prior to Pro.Rate required a
page reload, some also required user authentication.
Here is an area where I could use some help, if anybody has
ideas to share. How does one communicate to site visitors
how easy and uninterruptive it really is to provide a
rating with the new Pro.Rate system?
Pro.Rate can get honest feedback without interrupting the
visitor experience, sincere and anonymous feedback about
things that matter to site owners, things like:
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Blog posts.
(When you know what people like and don't like, you
can write more of what they like.)
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Products.
(When you know which products people like best, you
can concentrate on providing those, and skip the
duds.)
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Ideas.
(Run some ideas past your site visitors. Let them
provide feedback. All other things being equal, go
with the ones that receive the best ratings.)
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Articles.
(Let your readers rate your articles. It's an
excellent way of staying in touch with changeable
interests.)
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People.
(If you're thinking about hiring an ad writer or
programmer or other professional, let your visitors
rate each one you are considering.)
It's all well and good to go merrily along and write what
you want and select or create the products you want to sell
and design your sales letters so they are pleasing to you.
But what if nobody responds?
Then it's time to use Pro.Rate.
Where could you use honest feedback about the value others
see?
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An idea for an ebook?
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Software titles you're considering?
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An opinion about the effectiveness of certain ads?
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A product packaging design?
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The thoroughness of product reviews?
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One of the items on the previous list?
A rating system is an excellent way of learning people's
degree of "like."
And with Pro.Rate there is minimal interruption of the
surfing experience. Click 'n go.
You can get it at http://rate.flowto.info/ — to make it
easy for your visitors to help you provide more of what
they like. And this version of Pro.Rate is free.
Will Bontrager
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