How It Works: The Viewpointr Screencast (v1.0)

So here's how Viewpointr works (screencast version 1.0) ... 

When I tell people about Viewpointr they immediately say "that's very interesting" (most people I talk to, anyway). 

Questions arise thereafter. Sometimes I analyse why these questions are being asked (I'm like: "why am I being asked these questions?"), they're usually:

1) How does it work?
2) How do you make money?
3) How many users do you have?
etc.
4) Why should I use it?
5) Have you heard of such and sucha site?
6) What are you doing to get users?
7) Can I use it to: network; promote; ask; help; have fun?

Personally I don't need to understand the ins and outs of a website in order to decide whether a) I find it useful and b) I would use it.
(All I want to deduce from any conversation about a cool web-based product/service is simply: Will it make my life any easier!).

If it looks good and smells good, I'm in... Once I play around with the product I can make up my own mind about how I feel about it and whether its for me or not. It's flattering to field these questions though (this post is not a rant of any kind), it shows interest, concern and above all else its a chance for me to talk about the power of Viewpointr, and I LOVE TALKING ABOUT VIEWPOINTR!!!!!!

Bottom line is we have a cool offering for YOU "the market" and YES its brand new

Its important for you to understand how Viewpointr works so here's a video for you to watch (its under 3mins). But instead of trying to understand everything before you've even tried it, just go to the site and use it. You'll figure it out as you're using it (its easy) and once you experience it first-hand, you will immediately understand Viewpointr (the problem we solve, the benefits to you, how it works etc.).

JW 

Send a Request vs. Ask a Question on Viewpointr

The release of our preview provided us with some great feedback to which we have been working on implementing.

One difference you will see in this iteration is that we will encourage you to send a request instead of asking a question. What's the difference? Sending a request involves a process. Asking a question merely merits an answer. The nature of Viewpointr is to get in touch with people that you DON'T know by going through the people you DO know. However, with the plethora of Q&A sites in the market, users form a perception that their question should be answered right away. However, if you reached out to your friend via email, would you expect a response immediately? Email has a different perception. And, so should Viewpointr. We may have gotten this wrong in our initial preview, so hopefully, we'll get it right on this iteration.

If you're trying to get to various types of people who are outside of your immediate network on your own, it's extremely difficult. Do you poke around on LinkedIn? Do you creep on Facebook to see mutual friends? Do you try to randomly reach out to someone you don't know on Twitter? Any of these are difficult. However, if you rely on your friends to connect you, there's a high chance of success that you will get a meaningful response in return from the people you're looking for. Viewpointr allows you to easily send requests through friends to get to the people you don't know.

So, try out our new iteration -- Fill in a request. Invite friends to make connections. Your friends will point your request to their friends. 

P.S. if you don't get a response immediately, that's because you didn't just ask a question, you sent a request to your friends. Don't worry! If your friends are your friends, they will point your request to the types of people you're looking for.

Let us know what you think. Share your thoughts on FacebookTwitter and / or our Feedback Forum.

Looking forward to hearing from you. 

Cheers,
Andre

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