Comments on: New Rating System For BuyersVote.com http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/ Experiments in tech entrepreneurship Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ash http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 Ash Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:06:42 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1854 This post was super useful. I'm developing a website right now to test an idea I have. The tips you posted will help me out. Thanks! This post was super useful. I’m developing a website right now to test an idea I have.

The tips you posted will help me out. Thanks!

]]> By: Tylor http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1858 Tylor Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:47:57 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1858 Yes, I do see it. There wasn't a captcha when I was at the site previously. There is, however, one there now. Perhaps I had a cache of the older version or something. None the less, it seems to be working now and looks good! Yes, I do see it. There wasn’t a captcha when I was at the site previously. There is, however, one there now. Perhaps I had a cache of the older version or something. None the less, it seems to be working now and looks good!

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1857 Brian Armstrong Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:31:50 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1857 Hi Tylor, Do you mean when you wrote a review or when you were creating a new page? The captcha image wasn't showing up when people tried to create a new page previously, but I thought I fixed it, do you see it now here? http://buyersvote.com/pages/new If not please let me know what web browser you're using. Thanks! Brian Hi Tylor,

Do you mean when you wrote a review or when you were creating a new page?

The captcha image wasn’t showing up when people tried to create a new page previously, but I thought I fixed it, do you see it now here?
http://buyersvote.com/pages/new

If not please let me know what web browser you’re using. Thanks!
Brian

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1853 Brian Armstrong Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:29:22 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1853 Agreed, in cases where people have an incentive to "cheat" and put more votes, logins are the only safe way I've found. THanks! Agreed, in cases where people have an incentive to “cheat” and put more votes, logins are the only safe way I’ve found.

THanks!

]]> By: Tylor http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1856 Tylor Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:46:27 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1856 Looks good! I noticed that when I wrote a review, and I forgot to put in a description, I got an error that said "Captcha letters did not match the image" but there isn't one. It worked fine once I put in a description though. Just thought I would let you know. Looks good!

I noticed that when I wrote a review, and I forgot to put in a description, I got an error that said “Captcha letters did not match the image” but there isn’t one. It worked fine once I put in a description though.

Just thought I would let you know.

]]> By: College Town Menus (CTM) http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 College Town Menus (CTM) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:05:12 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/897/new-rating-system-for-buyersvotecom/#comment-1855 Great write up. I really like the OpenID feature you implemented. I'm trying to learn more about that and seeing if/how to implement it with CTM. I agree, user accounts are the easiest for preventing duplicate votes. Earlier I use IP tracking to prevent duplicate votes and ZERO user name. But then at that point there is no good tracking and demographics/stats - so user accounts weigh big there. Before, when I simply had a "Join Here" button, I got a couple signs ups, but still not a ton. Since I implemented the "Light Box" (what I call it) where after a person views 2 menus, it prompts them saying they need to create an account to continue viewing / rate. Since I did that it has definately helped inrease users. I also realized I need to add some labels to my rating stars as well which relates back to your previous post (is 1/5 good or is 1/5 bad). Nice new UI. Great write up. I really like the OpenID feature you implemented. I’m trying to learn more about that and seeing if/how to implement it with CTM. I agree, user accounts are the easiest for preventing duplicate votes. Earlier I use IP tracking to prevent duplicate votes and ZERO user name. But then at that point there is no good tracking and demographics/stats – so user accounts weigh big there.

Before, when I simply had a “Join Here” button, I got a couple signs ups, but still not a ton. Since I implemented the “Light Box” (what I call it) where after a person views 2 menus, it prompts them saying they need to create an account to continue viewing / rate. Since I did that it has definately helped inrease users.

I also realized I need to add some labels to my rating stars as well which relates back to your previous post (is 1/5 good or is 1/5 bad). Nice new UI.

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