The Multi Faceted Joy of Inviting Friends to Join RateItAll

In the latest of my series of "Did You Know?" posts, I'd like to take a shot at explaining all of the different things that happen when you invite a friend to join RateItAll.

In order to trigger the wonderful outcomes associated with inviting friends to RateItAll, you need to use the link on your profile page that says "Invite Friends."















Here's what happens if your friend accepts your invitation by clicking through on the invite link:

1) Your friend is automatically added to your trusted network, and you are automatically added to theirs. For those keeping track of the number that is tagged to your RateItAll nickname around the site, this is a surefire way to move the dial a bit.

2) Your friend's wisdom, recommendations, and opinions will immediately start showing up on your profile page:





















3) If you have chosen to participate in the RateItAll Economy program you will immediately start earning advertising revenue on pages that THEY contribute. It's a 50/40/10 advertising split between Your Friend / RateItAll / You. Who knows, if you end up referring someone prolific, this could be significant.

4) The site gets better. With RateItAll, it's pretty simple - the more people that use the site, the better the site gets. Empty sections get filled in, new perspectives emerge, and the conversation gets more interesting.

Eventually, I think we are going to start tracking the number of referrals, as it's critical for the site. As most of you know, RateItAll does not do any advertising - we rely entirely on word of mouth and search engines for new members.

So, if you like the site, please feel free to spread the word.