I’ve noticed a lot of concern buzzing around Zubby Land here lately.
From bulletins suggesting a possible scam site to new groups demanding payment, it looks like a lot of our fellow Zubby-ites have become frustrated and forgetful in just this one short month of unbelievable growth.
First of all, I don’t know about you, but I do some research on a site before I just sign up and expect miracles. I feel a responsible member should have done their homework on Zubby as well as its founder, Randy Zlobec, before joining…and especially before going off on a tangent about this being a scam site.
I don’t personally know Randy, but I have worked with him before and many of my co-workers, including my boss, have worked more closely with him and his endeavors. Now, if you aren’t lucky enough to already know a bit about the man who is supposed to be signing your Zubby paycheck, I suggest a simple Google search for his name.
You will find that our fearless leader is not at all new to internet marketing. As a matter of fact, he is actually a leading name in search engine optimization. I feel, although that experience may not directly relate to a new social networking site, Randy’s experience and reputation are more than enough to provide us with a profitable, fun, and safe networking site that will continue to grow and prosper.
This concern seems to reach further than simply not trusting Randy, however. It looks to me like a lot of us are just not really thinking about the whole concept here.
How many of you have ever started a new business or even a new website?
Did you gain 1000 new customers your first week in business?
Most likely not. If you did, please, please, please tell me your secrets!
A new endeavor of any type typically takes some amount of time to reach that first level of growth. If you remember an email Randy sent out on 11/28, he said:
“It seemed like the site was going to take about a year to get to the 1,000 member mark yet we did it really in less than 1 week starting from our initial 50 or so members. This growth is because of all our immediate family members, you know the first 1000 of you!â€
Now, if the owners here thought it would take a year to reach the 1000 mark, how in the world could we possibly expect them to be ready to accept that kind of growth in just a mere week?!
In the three weeks since reaching the 1000 mark, we’ve only managed to pull in another 500 members.
Does anyone remember the next email we received from Randy? It was on the 30th of November, just 2 days after we reached the 1000 mark.
That email contained some pretty important info for those concerned about getting paid and I think a lot of us forgot it. Reread this excerpt:
“the completed system will hopefully be in place by mid 2008.. This really depends how well Zubby can do over the next few months. The better we can do the faster we can get this system implemented. Reason being: it costs quite a bit of money and Zubby needs to raise these funds through various advertising partnerships etc...
So, with that being said, now you know what we are working on and how the members who joined after the first 1000 will make money. The reason we were trying to keep it a secret was because of the development time. We don't want anyone to get discouraged over how long it may possibly take to get everything up and running. So, please be patient with us & know we are dedicated to making this website and all of our members a success.â€
Zubby is new. We, the first 1000 especially but every single one of us these first few months, are like investors in this new business. The good thing is, we’re only being asked to invest our time and energy, and especially our marketing efforts, instead of our money.
We are responsible for building membership and growing Zubby while all the final touches are put in place. When Zubby gets past that initial phase of growth, profits will begin to come in and we will see our share. “The bigger Zubby gets, the more money we all make.â€
The first 1000 have been promised a share of 10% of the revenue, while others will be on a different plan that has yet to be announced but involves the star system.
In my opinion, instead of sitting around whining and complaining, we should still be promoting Zubby like crazy so we can start making some cash…it is our responsibility if we want to make money, right? And the faster we increase membership, the sooner we can start profiting.
We need to work together as a team to continue the insane growth rates Zubby has seen in this short month, not try to start a revolt and make people feel like they’ve made a mistake!
We all need to stop, step back, and take a look at the big picture.
You’ve joined a brand new website that grew to 1500 members in just a month. You’re obviously a part of something amazing--that kind of following just doesn’t happen.
If it’s that big now, think of how big Zubby could be in a year, 5 years, imagine 10 years down the road - if we continue to promote it and stand behind it the way we did in the beginning.
MySpace is said to bring in $500 million a year. If all 1000 members stay active, we will each make $50,000 a year for being charter members of Zubby - can anyone say WOW?!
That motivates me to promote the fact that Zubby is the ultimate social networking site. And for those of you who aren’t as motivated by that figure, well, that just means a little more for the rest of us…if just 100 of the 1000 are no longer active, that’s an extra $5500 a year for the remaining 900.
Don’t you think our efforts could be better spent on attracting new members instead of complaining about something we already know the answer to?
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