Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 12:00 PM
Hello all my tagvillage friends. I sure hope you and your families
are healthy and happy. I have been in and out of the hospital 3 times
the past two weeks and flat on my back much of the time. I am doing much
better now and ready to jump back into my job full-force. However, I
must say, a little down time has allowed me the opportunity to think and
reflect on what we have accomplished and where we are going.Despite some health issues afflicting a few of our key developers and myself, and despite some pesky bugs that popped up in the Activity Point System and the Payout Button System, we are making great progress. We assure you many big changes are coming to the site in a very short time, including the new site design. If you monitor the Time-Line Page you already know the Refund System, Account Termination System, Enhanced Profile Management, Enhanced Promotional Media, and Final Site Design are all scheduled to release any day now. So, keep your eyes out for a lot of site updates the next few weeks.
Along with that, our developers are working around the clock on the brand-new Top Secret Platform. We expect this to release either at the end of April or early May. I have to say, when you guys see this you will be so impressed. This new platform is going to completely change the game. I sure wish I could tell you more about it because the new Top Secret Platform is completely, totally, amazingly awesome! It really is.
Now that I have a few updates and announcements out of the way, I want to get to the heart of the matter, the real reason I am writing this letter today. I want to issue a challenge to our members, start a new initiative, and implement a new reward system.
I have been reflecting on the purpose of tagvillage to be a tithing company whose primary mission is to pour out financial blessings on great Causes. We established tagvillage, inc. as a Tithing Company, a company that is required by its corporate charter to tithe every single week. However, I must be honest with you about something. The leadership has constantly discussed this issue and voted to reserve our tithing funds until we are closer to implementing our Cause Platform.
There are two good reasons to pool the tithing funds for now. First, it allows us to inject these funds into the actual Cause Platform when we release that software. Second, it allows us to make a big impact (write bigger checks) when we start the donation process. However, I have an internal struggle with this. After much reflection and some long discussions with a few of our largest investors, I have decided as CEO to over-ride the management decision and implement tithing immediately.
I believe it doesn't matter the size of the donation, it matters that we are making the donation. I believe great work can be done and positive change can be affected even before the software is complete. And more importantly, I believe tagvillage is about helping others, not tooting our own horn because we have a big check to write.
So, without further ado, we have implemented a new segment on the site called The Village Effect. You will see it on the right hand column of every page. The Village Effect will keep you informed of how we are doing with our tithing donations as well as how our membership is growing. These are important bits of information that all members should know. Also, you can click the link for details in The Village Effect section and see the actual Causes our donations have been sent to.
Now, for the challenge! I believe we can do better. You are our partners. Together, we can affect positive change throughout the world. All it takes are more partners and more activity and we will see the tithing donations increase dramatically. I challenge you to work earnestly with us to increase these amounts. We need more partners. We need more activity. We need to know about great Causes who need our donations. Please, monitor The Village Effect and use the new Cause Suggestor to tell us about great Causes. Lets all band together and make a huge impact on those who need it most. I challenge you to do everything you can to help us make the donation amounts increase to unbelievable amounts!
As with any challenge, there will be a reward. Over the past two days, many of you saw your daily profit share increase exponentially. This was to give you a taste of what is coming. We are publishing the number of active members now in The Village Effect section. We will set goals internally to reach certain numbers of active members. Each time these goals are reached, we will pay out a surprise bonus into the Daily Profit Share Pool and you will all see your share increase exponentially again.
So, lets work together as a team. Lets tell people about tagvillage. Lets get more partners involved in this mission so we can increase our tithing pool, donate more to great Causes, and help those who really need it. And tagvillage will reward you for your efforts. From time to time, you will wake up to a surprise of a much bigger Daily Profit Share. Each time this happens you can look at the number of active members and know we reached another goal.
tagvillage has a dual mission to pour out financial blessings on our members and the Causes they support. I think you will see this new Village Effect initiative will accomplish both. If we all band together to spread the word about tagvillage, membership with grow. Along with membership growth, tithing will increase and Causes will be blessed. And, for helping us bless more Causes, we will pour out bonuses on our active members.
Keep your activity up! You never know when the next surprise bonus will be paid. If you were one of the lucky people who surprisingly benefited from the past two days, you know how much impact a little daily activity can have on your account. Imagine how much impact the collective activity of our entire membership could have on the people being served by Causes we donate to! Lets do this! It is our purpose and intent.
Your tagvillage partner,
David Ruebush
CEO
