So how does the whole coupons on cellphone thing work?

A lot of new members do not fully understand how to use the coupons. Here is an explenation:

The concept is very simple, members receive coupon text messages to their cellphones.

The coupon text will describe the special value of the coupon as well as the date until which the coupon in valid and the place/s where you can redeem the coupon.

For most cases, you will be able to use the coupon multiple times until it expires. But some coupons are only good for initiating an account or an introductory visit etc. so naturally members will be able to use these just once.

The process of using the coupons is also simple, just show up at the place of business and show the clerk / service provider your cellphone screen with the coupon clearly displayed. THATS IT, you will be granted a discount or a free product on the spot.

We realize that members may not want to keep a ton of coupons on their cellphone at all time. This issue is resolved via the member dashboard screen. When we start sending coupons to members, the MY COUPONS area of the dashboard will become active. The short display will show only the newest coupons that became available to the members but if the show-all button is pressed members will see the entire list of coupons that is available to them. Members will be able to resend coupons they have deleted from their phone but are still valid back to their phone. HOWEVER (this is a biggie, hence the CAPS) members will be paid only once per coupon so if they resend a coupon they already received in the past and deleted, they will not be paid again.

Members can forward the coupons to their non-member friends so that they can enjoy the discount themselves but only members will receive financial benefits from receiving coupons.

Contest Fun!!!

Everybody loves a contest! Look:



Ok everybody who WON’T be eating hotdogs in the next year, raise your hand.

Seriously, though, Ugotitfirst is having an AWESOME referral contest! Winner gets a $50 American Express gift certificate!

Sha-Bang! That’ll buy a whole lotta candy! (Am I the only one here still addicted to Jelly Bellies?)

So yeah, everyone start referring your friends! Heck, refer your enemies...we don’t care!

If you need ideas, check out our September newsletter that was sent to your email, or look in your marketing kit online (log in and click on marketing kit in the top menu)

Whoever refer the most people between September 15th and October 15th wins the loot. So get off your bum and start referring, dang it!

I’m off to check my Jelly Belly supply.

Like Waiting for Christmas!

So yeah Ugotitfirst is an AWESOME company. Some of you may be agetting a little frustrated by the wait for advertisers. Remember we just launched last month..... were about to start advertising.

This kind of reminds me how it’s like getting all excited about Christmas, going shopping, wrapping presents, going caroling, putting up the tree, then...

...realizing that it’s only August! Sigh. (no wonder why the neighbors threw a shoe at me halfway through my rendition of Jungle Bells).

Back to my original thought. It’s hard to get all excited about this great startup company, refer all your friends (and even your in-laws), and then wait for your phone to buzz. Or jingle. Or whatever it does when you get a text message.

And wait...

Like all great businesses, Ugotitfirst wants to make sure it does it right. So while you’re working hard to build up your referrals, we're busting our butts making sure that we have plenty of ads to send you (and plenty of happy advertisers to continue sending ads for a long long time).

Word of the day: PATIENCE! Those messages will come, and like those presents on Christmas morning, they’ll be worth the wait!

Funny Stuff

Oh my god, since I started thinking of how many funny Cell phone related movies I have seen, I just can't stop collecting them. Enjoy this batch:

(1) This is is KING - Dang do I want this phone!



(2) OK This is a PROMO for the next movie. I just put it in just to say that I think Bill Maher is a very bright and smart guy HOWEVER, I think he is mostly going to be remembered as a raging liberal who's foolish views of the world were not only WRONG but naively arrogant to the point of criminality. WAKE UP DUDE - not every one in the world is as smart as you, Muhammad will make a Kabbab out of your slick tongue and feed it to his dogs... Not everything can be dismissed with a high flying verbiage.... some people need a good punch or a bullet to the head in order to understand that they are TERRORISTS and not FREEDOM FIGHTERS.... Anyway, I Love your show keep up making me laugh!



(3) OK Now for the Mobile Phone Throwing Contest (this is not really funny, you may want to skip it).



(4) This is the FIRST EVER Cellphone ad from Centel!!!! How cool is this?



(5) SNL is taking a STAB at the iPHONE - Half decent attempt at being funny



(6) OK now here is how good MAD TV is - The funniest movie - iRACK



(7) Bangin' Party YO! - I have nothing to add - AMAZING!



(8) I saved the best for last!!!!!



OK remember - we want to see your ideas for a SPOOF on our own promotional movie (got to the LAUNCHED post and see it)..... And if youre not a member yet, JOIN!!!! www.ugotitfirst.com

The way to a woman's heart - through your cellphone

Ha ha ha ha, this movie just makes me crack up every time I watch it.....

Challange - SPOOF US

Hi guys,

I just thought of something cool that I think you will all like: Scroll down to our first blog, at the bottom there is a movie.... now we did it in FLASH because we could not hire hot girls or afford decent actors...BUT - this is the digital age and anyone can produce a movie, so why not take a stab at making your own version of that movie (get as creative as you can, BUT stay clothed!). If your movie is good enough, we will USE it on our site and will post it on EVERY profile of our company!

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR????

Once youre done, post them on Youtube and let us know...

Fun with Cellular phones

OK, just so you guys not think were stuffy or formal at UGOTITFIRST.COM we will pepper this blog with some funny shit. BUT there is one condition to any material appearing on this blog: It has to do with Cellular phones.... By the way, feel free to contact me and let me know what you think of UGOTITFIRST.COM, I really want to know.

Anyway, Enjoy these two movies:

Launched

Hi guys!

I am so excited! We have launched about a month ago (we are still in Beta testing) and the response is GREAT! We already have several hundreds of members and the community is growing daily. The referral rates are through the roof and we really hope you guys continue referring friends so that not only your network grows but also your potential income when we start advertising.

The underlying principle of our business model is very simple: Why have advertisers pay everyone from the copywriter to the actors in the TV ad but not you, the real reason for advertising? I mean, if you are important for the advertiser, why not pay you for your time watching their ads?

So we decided to do something about it and established UGOTITFIRST.COM where we distribute roughly 80% of the funds we collect from advertisers back to YOU, our members. So every time you receive a text message with a coupon on it, you get paid. If you referred friends into the system and they receive a message (even if you did not receive the same message) you still get paid!

HOWEVER, we will not allow advertisers to SPAM you. You will only get messages that fit your profile. If you asked for coupons for restaurants and movies, you will not get any coupons that are not related to these areas of interest.

Anyway, take a look at the site and we really hope you join. We believe we can change the whole advertising paradigm. Lets all do it together!

So check out this movie, I directed it (well I wrote the script...but its close enough, right?). The movie kind of shows what were all about.