Marketing Ideas Contest Winners Get Paid For Ideas

It is another successful contest on youZingit where our users or "Creative Consumers" get paid for ideas. This time the challenge was for our fans to develop ideas to help spread the word about youZingit in the form of marketing concepts to help youZingit grow its userbase.  This contest is the latest in a series of contests hosted on Facebook to "prepare" our users for the unveiling of our new website where companies will host contests or a Request for Ideas (RFI).  These RFIs will present challenges to youZingit users to solve business problems to improve products and services, create names or slogans for new products, packaging ideas and a host of other tasks.  The winners will be awarded cash prizes and gain recognition for their efforts.  This is a mutually beneficial interaction between Consumers and Brands.  Brands will receive great ideas directly from their consumer base, identify trends in the market and get brand recognition resulting from sharing on social networks.  youZingit is committed to adding value for both Consumers and Brands.

In our latest contest, the first place $300 winner was Danny Garcia, an avid blogger, freelancer and online enthusiast. His winning entry, shown below, was to create a live online game show to engage our audience on a new level.  The game show would be interactive, with the audience voting for contestants.  We have some great ideas about the content of the show and are excited to experiment with it. Check out the youZingit Facebook page to see the other creative ideas submitted in the contest.  youZingit is a place where people get paid for ideas and get recognized for their creative work.

Look for the unveiling of the youZingit Beta site in the next few days. Sign up for an invite at http://www.youzingit.com/.  There will be opportunities for our beta users to earn lots of cash awards and get discount on our value added premium subscription.

Danny Garcia's "Killer" marketing strategy

Request for Ideas: Get Paid for Ideas to Market youZingit

As we approach our full website launch, youZingit.com is holding one more Facebook contest so our users and fans can get paid for ideas.  This time the contest will be more in line with what you can expect from the youZingit website after launch.  This contest, which we call an "RFI" or Request for Ideas will be to develop an idea or strategy for youZingit.com to attract new users to its upcoming website.  Full contest details can be found by clicking the entry button below. Entries should be written, as detailed as possible to explain your solution and should include a photo. This could range from a "stunt" event to a longer term strategy.


Could it be a "grass roots" effort starting at a local level, a viral internet based campaign or something else?  That is the challenge.

youZingit is a website platform for buying and selling ideas.  Ideally, our users can get paid for ideas in two ways: First, they can submit their ideas as a "general post" which will be searchable by category or keyword to be easily found by companies searching for ideas to improve their products and services.  With this method, users can target ideas they have to specific companies or products.  Secondly, users can respond to a company's "RFI" or Request for Ideas.  These will be specific requests by companies to improve existing products and services, create new products or to solve some other business problem.  These requests will be posted on the upcoming youZingit website with specific instructions for the submissions. For companies this platform will be a way to tap into their consumer base for fresh ideas, discover market trends and gain valuable brand recognition as users engage across social networks.

youZingit is free for all people who want to get paid for ideas.  We will also offer a low cost annual Premium Member subscription that will offer valuable benefits.  For example: How would you like to get paid for your idea even if a company just looks at it?  This is possible because your idea will always be listed in an abbreviated "short view" and companies will have to pay a small view fee to have access to your full idea and any attachments you may include.  This is one benefit of the Premium Membership.  Other benefits will include personalized help organizing and creating your ideas, unlimited data storage, unlimited time for your ideas to remain posted, a user spotlight featuring your idea on our homepage and assistance marketing your ideas directly to companies who may be interested in them. 

So stay tuned...all the details will be unveiled when the full website is launched very shortly.  For now, why don't you enter the contest and win a few bucks....$500 of them!

Product Improvement Contest Winners Get Paid For Ideas

Click here to see the winning entries on Facebook

Well, the results are in for the youZingit Product Improvement Contest.  With hundreds of entries submitted, One Winner, three Runners-Up and five Honorable Mentions were selected. The Winner won $250 and the three Runners-Up won $25 each.  Not a bad way to get paid for ideas.

The premise of the contest was simple.  Pick any product and tell us how you would change it to make it better.  Entries could include graphics, photos, diagrams or video to illustrate how the product would be changed.  The great success of this contest illustrates how valuable the online creative community can be when it comes to Co-Creating value with company brands.  youZingit aims to  make this a big part of of its upcoming website platform, allowing users to respond to idea requests and sell ideas to companies.

Be sure to click on the caption above or below to view the Winning Entries and Honorable Mentions from the contest.  Visit the youZingit Facebook Page to stay up to date with the information and additional youZingit contests while the full website is being completed.  Also sign up for our mailing list on Facebook or by visiting the youZingit website and submitting your email address so you can be notified the of the day our our full website launch.  Get ready to get paid for ideas on youZingit.com!

One of the youZingit contest winners

Sharpen Your Mind & Get Paid for Ideas

There has been a growing consensus that internet use has been "dumbing down" our youth by limiting their cognitive and creative thinking skills.  This has been documented in the last couple of years on a CNBC segment named "Crackberry'd: The Truth About Information Overload", which was based upon the similarly titled book by Kevin Michaluk.  The CNBC segment details how internet use can actually stimulate your brain and improve hand-eye coordination, but because of the sheer volume of information we try to digest and the resulting multi-tasking required, people are susceptible to memory loss and shrinkage of the brain. Connecting this with an interesting article by Mark W. Schaefer about the evolution of social media  and how marketers are competing for customers who have less time and attention due to information overload, we start to see a dismal and pessimistic outlook for future of internet use and its negative affect on people.  What does this have to do with youZingit and people who like to get paid for ideas?  I am glad you asked!

The article referenced above describes how internet use went from thought provoking and intellectually stimulating blogs, to numbered lists, to infographics, to photos (i.e. Pinterest) and in the future a possible Mondrian inspired abstraction which requires less effort to digest.  This is very a plausible and likely scenario and the reason why we must devise a way for companies to market to customers while engaging them intellectually at the same time.  This is the genesis of youZingit and how we aim to bring customers and companies together in a way that is mutually beneficial.  Companies will take advantage of the power and reach of the internet to tap into the creative minds of people from all corners of the globe, while identifying consumer trends and promoting their brand with a social "buzz" about their products and services.  youZingit users will get the chance to use the internet to exercise their minds, improve cognitive skills, showcase their talents and most importantly get paid for ideas they have bouncing around in their heads.  This symbiotic relationship will also improve products and services for everyone, making them more relevant and useful.

Check back into our blog often, as we will offer useful information on how you can get paid for ideas and enrich your creative mind.  Our full website is almost complete, but in the meantime visit the youZingit Facebook Page for more information, to give feedback and to enter some fun contests.

Enter the Product Improvement Contest and Get Paid For Ideas - $325 USD

Okay youZingit Fans, as promised - here it is!  This is our second contest to have some fun and start thinking creatively.  What a great way to get paid for ideas by making a suggestion to improve a product that you have used in the past.  This is the first step for you to sell ideas to companies.  For this contest, we want you to pick any product (or it can be a service too) that you are familiar with and find something about it that could be improved.  For example, it may be the packaging on one of your favorite foods - maybe something more environmental, more attractive, easier to open?  Or perhaps it is an improvement for clothing that you wear, electronic devices you use or even a website that you visit.  It can really be anything that you think you can find a way to make better.

To enter this contest, we would like you to give us a written, detailed description of exactly how you would change the product.  Be specific.  The more detailed you are, the better your chances to win.  In addition, you can also submit a video or a photo to help explain your product improvement.  The video should be uploaded to youTube and you will provide the link in the entry form.  When uploading to youTube, you have the option of making the link "public" or "unlisted" if you don't want everyone to see it.  The video can be of you explaining the changes to the product or maybe showing the product in your hands and with some changes made to it.  The photo could be a snapshot of the product with the changes made in photo editing software or perhaps a JPEG of PDF of a drawing that you have created in a paint program or even Google SketchUp.  If using a photo or a drawing, we would like you to provide a "public", shareable link from a photo sharing website.  We like Flickr because it allows you to post your photo on their website and then provide a link to easily share it for free online.  You can provide that link in the contest entry form. So, if you want to get paid for ideas, enter our Product Improvement Contest on our Facebook Page or from the online link below.

ENTER CONTEST FROM FACEBOOK

or

ENTER CONTEST WITH ONLINE LINK

In the near future, our full complete website at youZingit.com will be providing idea requests from companies with cash rewards for the best ideas.  Use our Facebook contests as a way to prepare for these larger, more exciting challenges.

Everyone Can Get Paid For Ideas for Free

youZingit is a place where everyone can  go to get paid for ideas - with no cost to the "idea seller".  The site will allow you to browse ideas for sale and RFIs or "Requests for Ideas" from companies - without registering.  If you are a company, you can submit a request for ideas simply by registering for free.  Similarly, if you want to post an idea or respond to a company's request for ideas - all you have to do is register for free and follow the simple steps to post your idea.  You will be eligible to get paid at no cost to you. Your idea will be confidential until someone pays to view it.  You will choose what you want others to see while it is in public view on the website.  Once they have viewed your full idea with any attachments, the rights or license to your idea can be purchased.  You will be protected every step of the way by contractual agreements prepared by an attorney.  And if you don't think this will work, remember the Winkelvoss Twins who had the original idea for Facebook?

from calvinayre.com

We recently conducted a survey for those that want to increase their chances to sell ideas to companies by offering some additional benefits and features on the youZingit website.  You can take the survey while it is still available here.  These additional benefits will be available for a very low cost premium subscription and is for those people that want more value and extra help to get paid for ideas. However, the subscription is not necessary to use the website and still have the same chance to make money like everyone else. The full list of these high value benefits will be forthcoming, but they will help you better develop and market your ideas, as well as give you the chance to get paid even if your idea just viewed by someone - not necessarily purchased.  More available on that soon.


So, in short, we wanted to alleviate any concerns about using our upcoming website youZingit.com.  It will be completely free to use, giving equal opportunity for all to post and get paid for ideas and will offer benefits with extra value for a low cost premium subscription for those who are interested.

In the meantime, while our full website is being developed, don't forget to visit us on our facebook page to give suggestions or feedback and enter some fun contests with cash prizes.

youZingit Cover Design Contest Winners Get Paid for Their Ideas!

Congratulations to our Winner Sigit Pamungkas and Runners up Victor Labuschagne, Janice Ting, and Silver Hawk. 

Our winner won a $250 cash prize: What a way to get paid for ideas!

Check out the winning entry, runners up and honorable mentions at our the youZingit Facebook Page

This is just one of other upcoming small contests we will be promoting on our youZingit Facebook Page.  The contests are a fun way to get the creative juices flowing as we prepare to unveil our fully completed website where our users will be able to sell ideas to companies and get paid for ideas with many resources available to them to help organize and develop their ideas.

Companies or "idea buyers" will also be able to take advantage of the incredible innovation and creativity offered by youZingit "idea sellers" by submitting RFI's or "Request for Ideas".  Our users will respond with great ideas to help improve your products and services, while creating a social buzz about your brand.

Stay tuned....

Get Paid For Your Ideas: Selling to Companies

If you would like to get paid for ideas by selling them to companies, there are a few basic things to keep in mind.  First, it is helpful if it is a brand, product or service that you like or use.  In this way, you will most likely have an understanding of the benefits and/or drawbacks of the product as well as those products offered by competitors.  If you are responding to a request from a company, then you should become familiar with the product or service if you have not used it.  With this insight, you should make a list of the positive and negative aspects of the product in question, as well as products of its competitors.  Then ask yourself the question: "How can this product be better or differentiate itself from the competition?" When selling ideas to companies, you may also want to think about current trends in the market and how certain products or services can be tied to those trends.  For example, a type of fast food that uses only organic ingredients due to the growing trend of consuming organic foods.

If you are not responding to a specific request from a company, then you are better off developing an idea for a company that already has an interest in obtaining ideas from its consumer market. On youZingit, you can post ideas that you have for any company or respond directly to the requests that they make.  Many of the major multinational companies are seriously interested in consumer ideas to give them a competitive edge.  This phenomenon is made possible by crowdsourcing and the power of the internet.  In responding to a company's request, the best way to get paid for ideas is to carefully follow all of the guidelines or instructions that are provided by the company.  Whether it is a written, graphic or video format, complying with these instructions is extremely important.  Not complying can easily dismiss your idea from consideration.  So, if there are certain questions to answer, minimum word counts in a text document, specific dimensions for a graphic ad or time length in a video, be sure to meet these requirements.

Lastly, once you have a killer idea, you should develop it and detail it as much as possible.  Show that you have put some time, thought and energy into it.  You can express an idea in many different ways.  It is probably best to have some written description, along with video or graphic illustration. Also, if appropriate, powerpoint and excel files may also be an effective way to illustrate your concepts.  In future posts, we will continue to discuss additional details and resources that will help you get paid for your ideas on youZingit.  Now, keep your eyes and ears open for those opportunities!

How to Get Paid for Ideas

This is a frequently asked question with not such a simple answer.  How can normal, everyday people get paid for ideas?  There are a variety of methods to make money online, such as taking surveys, playing games and writing for blogs, but with very few exceptions there is not much money to be made.  The truth is you only get out what you put in.  Just an idea by itself may not be worth much.  An idea alone cannot be copyrighted.  However, an idea that is well thought out, developed with detail, illustrated and executed into something useful can be very valuable if it is presented in an effective way.

Who buys ideas? Individual and entrepreneurs? Yes, but there is a growing industry that has corporations large and small buying ideas from people just like you.  Crowdsourcing is the concept.  It has been around for a few years, but only now can you sell ideas to companies and make a handsome profit.  There has been a growing trend among companies to use the power of the Internet and crowdsourcing to tap into the consumer market in a way that no method of business research has been able to replicate.  Not only can companies put their finger on the "pulse" of the marketplace, but they can do it at a lower cost than traditional business research.  This was the genesis of our new website youZingit.  In a sense, you are "youZing" your mind, "youZing" your passion and "youZing" your talent to get paid for ideas.

Take a look at Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Dell and Sony.  All of these companies and a growing list of major corporations are recognizing the power and cost savings of crowdsourcing to improve their products and services.  Maybe a car company like Dodge, wants to compete with Ford in India.  How?  Use youZingit to gather ideas and preferences from the people of India, offer a cash prize for the best ideas and develop that idea into a new or improved product.  It is a simple concept, but building a website platform so that people can get paid for ideas is no easy task.  We have studied the crowdsourcing market and how to bring value and protection to idea sellers and buyers alike. We are in the process of coding our website for release in the near future.  Visit youZingit and sign up for our mailing list to be notified of our launch date.  Check back to this blog often, as we will be frequently detailing how to develop ideas that appeal to companies.  Our website will provide you with all the resources you need to create, develop and organize your ideas so that you can be part of the crowdsourcing revolution!

Our First Contest - $250 Cash Prize

Enter our Facebook Cover Photo Contest!

While our full website is being developed, we thought we'd have a little fun with some contests! 

Description:
Design a new Facebook Cover Photo for the youZingit Facebook Page.

Timeframe:
Contest begins 5/3/12 and ends 5/31/12. A winner will be selected by youZingit by 6/7/12

Prizes:
A $250.00 USD cash prize will be awarded to the Winner. Three Runners-Up will receive $20.00 USD each. 

Instructions:
The cover photo can be colorful, sleek, simple over-the-top- its up to you! We encourage something creative. Relating it to the concept of an idea or idea creation is one thing to consider, but we are open to just about anything.

ENTER CONTEST

Please use this blog as another way to ask questions and to let us know what you think is important about our upcoming full website.  We are currently in the process of development and welcome any ideas on how to make it an awesome experience for all to get paid for their ideas.  We also welcome feed back from Companies and Advertising agencies who wish to participate in a new exciting way to reach your target market.

We can also be reached at:
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/youZingit
Twitter: @youZingit

Register for our mailing list to be notified of our launch date: http://www.youzingit.com/

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Welcome to our new blog!

youZingit.com is a website for buying and selling ideas. Users will be provided with resources to legally protect their ideas. For consumers, it is a way to get paid for their ideas. For companies, it will provide a breeding ground for revenue producing and/or cost saving ideas at a reasonable cost. These ideas will come from everyday consumers who serve as the “pulse” of the marketplace.

Please check in on our blog for information as well as a place to give feedback.  

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