Business Proposals - March 19, 2007 Web Based Contests Thin Client Technology

Web Based Contests Start Small and Easy –Creative Writing Poetry, Short Stories, Photography –Cash Prize Money –Scholarships –Vanity Publishing

Cash Prizes Low entry fee ($5, $10?) Viral Marketing –Need to find creative writers Schools –High Schools, Colleges Clubs College Professors Fine Print –No prize awarded if entries do not exceed nn

Scholarships Folks more likely to participate? –Less concern that it’s not legitimate –Seems more noble Can pay out awards as an annuity –$X/month, semester, year… Pay college professors to judge –College professors need money –Adds legitimacy to contests

Vanity Publishing At end of year anyone who submits content can purchase a book with their submission and other submissions All submissions are our property Don’t have to publish anything until we have an order Desktop printing allows for low volume runs at low cost

Thin Client Technology History of terminals and networks Widely used in manufacturing Residential users –No updates, no software, no licenses, always on, data is stored off-site –Hardware breaks, send it in and we’ll replace it in 24 hours

Thin Client Technology Monthly subscriptions –Annuity fee structure Great for seniors –More seniors everyday We own the desktop