PokerNations Venture

[PokerNations]

PokerNations LLC is proud to announce the addition of our newest partner, Janet Shold, aka Fergie on the various industry boards. Janets experience includes:

• Operating as a successful casino and poker affiliate since 2003. Runs her own variety of websites, from casino and poker portals to special interest sites and a small online retail business.
• Extensive experience in customer relations with a flair for knowing what people want.
• Freelances as an SEO consultant.
• Brings a woman's perspective to online poker, as she has been an avid online poker player for 6 years.

Janet joins the PokerNations team as our User Experience Partner. Her responsibilities will include providing assistance on improving site design & layout for maximum visitor conversions into members and member engagement and retention.

In addition, we are deep in the setup and design process with our site, and running ahead of schedule (i.e. it looks like we'll be able to launch to the public in advance of late August as originally envisioned)

Myself and partner Eric "Rizen" Lynch will be in Vegas during the WSOP Main Event (I'm there Jul 1st-7th) in case anyone wishes to meetup.

[PokerNations]

I was interviewed by iGaming Business Affiliate Magazine for the PokerNations project. They have the digital version up now. Just go to iGaming Business Affiliate | IGB Affiliate and you'll see the issue link at the bottom right.

or alternatively here is the direct link to the digital copy (my article on page 20): IGBjun

[Newjabber]

Great interview, i cant wait for the launch.

[jdogg4000]

This sounds like a really good idea.

WHO

PokerNations LLC is in the process of developing “the next big thing” in the poker industry and we’d like YOU to be involved!


WHAT


We’re developing a social network for poker & gambling enthusiasts. What’s that you say? It’s already been done before? We’re aware of the competition, and frankly, not impressed.


We’ll combine deep contacts in the industry with unique marketing and user engagement practices to create a site that will appeal to a huge international demographic. So large that within 4-5 years we anticipate being the most heavily trafficked poker website on the planet!


HOW


Currently we have opportunities for individuals and companies interested in sharing in the profits of this new venture. We’re already in discussions with numerous poker professionals/celebrities, industry members and businesses.

Starting investment amounts in the $xx,xxx range, serious inquiries only please*. Business plan available upon signed confidentiality agreement.

All interested parties should send a private message here on PAL



*we appreciate that many members may be curious about our ventures methods and unique approaches. We just ask that if you aren't comfortable with the investment amount listed then please have patience for our public launch to satisfy your curiousity. That way we'll be able to interact with more capable investors and remain focused on bringing this product to market as efficiently as possible. We are also not dealing with link or content exchanges at this time, simply focusing on investment capital, thank you.

[PokerNations]

I hit Vegas during the 2009 WSOP with Eric "Rizen" Lynch to further network with industry members. We had already secured hundreds of pro players and industry companies to be represented on our social network before the trip, and obviously picked up many more while visiting Vegas.

We're about a month from public launch, but only a few weeks away from bringing industry members onto the site to get setup.

If you operate a company in the industry that does more than just puts up affiliate links on a site (i.e. you provide some sort of industry service to the poker and gambling enthusiasts) please be sure to email marketing@pokernations.com

We can provide your brand, product or service with an Official Profile on the PokerNations network (there's no charge for this)

[PokerNations]

PokerNations Account Creation

Our site is now open at www.pokernations.com and you may signup. Be aware that we are still considered under construction. This means you may encounter bugs and/or unfinished features; the work is ongoing. We have brought on admins and moderators, as well as a small group of poker enthusiasts to get started, but our public launch isn't until the end of August. You are welcome to get started now, but we ask that you do not use our sites built-in invite feature until the end of the month. We are anticipating a total membership within our first full-year of operation to reach between 30-50 thousand members.


Choosing Your Account Type

PokerNations features over 25 profile categories. Unlike Myspace, you won't find a Casino with an age and sex, for example. Depending on your needs, you may qualify to utilize multiple accounts on our network. For example, an online gaming site can have a separate profile for their Casino, Poker, Sportsbook and Bingo operations. A land-based Casino could have separate profiles for their Casino, Poker Room, Dining Establishments, Entertainment Venues and Shopping options.

If you are a member of the industry (i.e. employee, company owner) and not a professional poker player, we have an Industry Member category that you can have for your personal use. This way you have a personal account in addition to a company account to represent your brand. Many companies have pros or celebrities that promote them (i.e. online gaming sites, poker coaching companies, etc). In those instances, the company has its own profile, but then each pro or celebrity can also have one as well, giving you greater exposure across our network. If you are unsure of what account type you should select, please email me and I will assist.


Official Profile Badging

To protect your brand/name, we offer Official Profile badges for no charge. These let our members know that the profile or blog their reading actually comes from you. After you've created your account, please email me with your username so I can get the badge applied to your account.


Top Users vs Top Rated & Poker Chips Reward System

Our site features two listing pages, one for Top Users, and one for Top Rated. When you are active on our network, your account will earn Poker Chips. Poker Chips are then used to enter into site giveaways that we'll offer (this is still being coded, members can earn chips but not spend them at this time). Your total Poker Chip accumulated balance (regardless of chips spent or transferred) will determine your accounts placement on the Top Users Page.

Industry members are not eligible to enter our giveaways (it would upset our members greatly if well-known pros or companies were to win our giveaways). But Industry accounts will have the ability to transfer their poker chips to other members. You are not permitted to sell the Poker Chips, but you could run contests of your own via your blog, in our forum, etc. to award some or all of your Poker Chip balance to other members.

When our Giveaway system is in place, PokerNations will be offering up a number of monthly and yearly giveaways, many of which are already planned. But this will also be a useful tool for Industry Members looking to promote their products, brands or services. If you'd like to offer something up to be featured in our Giveaway system, please email marketing@pokernations.com

The Top Rated page is completely different. All member accounts feature a ratings block of 1-10 stars beneath the members profile picture. Other members can rate you once (and can change their vote at anytime) and then our system will generate a Top 5 List for each profile category (i.e. Top 5 Casinos, Top 5 Poker Pros, etc) on our Top Rated page. There is also an option to View All for each category, in case you missed the Top 5 and would like to see where you rank. The system is coded with a Bayesian Weighted mathematical ranking script.


Advertising & Spam

We are trying to avoid the problems that plague sites like Myspace and Facebook, where members are inundated with spam comments, private messages or offers to join groups whose sole purpose is to push a product or service upon them.

We have a built-in advertising system that ties into Industry Member accounts. This allows you to create and track campaigns, view impressions, clicks and click through rates as well. Advertising is completely optional and you are still welcome to a free Official Profile regardless. More details on paid and free advertising options and rules may be viewed in this forum topic:

PokerNations Social Network For Poker Players

[Smart Poker Training]

Good idea for a website - I assume you guys are aware of cardlovers.com ?

They have a similar point system, etc.

[PokerNations]

Good idea for a website - I assume you guys are aware of cardlovers.com ?

They have a similar point system, etc.

Site Comparison of pokernations.com (rank #474,228), cardlovers.com (#2,690,929) | Compete

Yes, theirs appear to be called PEP (precious earned points)

I don't get it, is that a Gollum reference or a foreign thing maybe?

[MJ]

Cardlovers is owned by RakebackLovers, so it only makes sense they'd do something like that.

Obv PokerSpace has that system too - seems like a great idea but for some reason it's failed everywhere so far.

[PokerNations]

Obv PokerSpace has that system too - seems like a great idea but for some reason it's failed everywhere so far.

Our points system is a bit different than what the competitors are doing. We don't have a "store" where people shop and buy items.

Instead our members can use their points to enter random giveaways that take place on a monthly or yearly basis.

Then we work with industry members and help them promote their books and other products through our giveaway system. The companies get exposure for their products, and our members get access to some cool prizes.