Well, after several weeks of failed attempts, I was finally able to join the BlastOff Network. Things should get more interesting now, as I can review features in more depth. A summary of the process is below.
Sign up page:
The join process first asks you to confirm which network you are joining. This is determined by a cookie that is set when you click the join button on a recruiting page of a current member. So, for example, if you come in through the Pizza Hut network, you will be placed in the pizza giant’s MLM network and your nickels will be shared with Yum! Brands. If you don’t visit via a Fortune 500 company or your granddaughter’s page, the network defaults to the Blastoff Network, meaning they will not have to share any revenue with your recruiter. I confirmed I wanted to join the root level and was redirected to the…
Landing page:
My BlastOff status is 0% complete, a reminder that I should now start annoying everyone I know to try and get them to join my network. My favorite part of this design is the basic HTML button in the top right corner prompting you to set this page as your browser’s home. Seriously, that is the best design and placement you could come up with, CTO and gang? A minute later the following gem hit my inbox…
Confirmation E-mail:
This was the friendly threat I received via e-mail:
Congratulations on successfully activating your Blastoff account! You've taken the first step toward enjoying the best of the net, saving on all of your online purchases, sharing the experience with friends, and getting paid when they shop. Please confirm your email address by <a href="[..snipped..]">clicking here</a> Note: If you do not confirm your email address, your Blastoff account will be suspended.
Welcome message:
After clicking the confirm link in the e-mail, I was given this welcome to the BlastOff Network. That’s right, I’m now going to “buckle up, kick back, and enjoy the ride!”
Groovy site. It took them 2 weeks to straighten out their cookie mess. I have been lurking on the site for a while, and initially, when I went from one person’s site to another, BO retained the old cookies and would not have let me join under the current page I was viewing until I dumped the cookies–which explains why a lot of people have been whining about the lack of sign-ups under their name, and the potential loss of hundreds of pennies.
BTW, the CEO is from Texas and managed to “sign-up” The Dallas Morning News as another partner:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200911180700PR_NEWS_USPR_____DA13351.htm
And if you happen to earn any money this month: “We have decided to accelerate over 80% of our rewards owed. We are also reducing the check minimum amount of $20 down to $2. In addition, we are waiving the postage and handling fee for this round of checks as an early Christmas gift.”
http://getsatisfaction.com/blastoff/topics/rewards-ood7
You have my e-mail address, so I’ll be waiting with bated breath for my invitation from you. I’m going to start checking my spam folder daily…
Have you viewed the “Track My Rewards” video yet? Oh please do.
Doo Dilly,
I had the same cookie problem as you, Pizza Hut kept trying to steal my pennies! I ended up switching browsers to join.
Good find on getsatisfaction, sounds like the postage and handling fee came as a surprise. I guess people didn’t read the 10 pages of fine print linked from the join screen (linked in such a way that if you follow it, you lose whatever you typed in the join form).
Don’t worry, you’ll be the first to get an invite lol!