VisorCentral.com (http://discussion.visorcentral.com/vcforum/index.php)
- Visor General Chat (http://discussion.visorcentral.com/vcforum/forumdisplay.php?forumid=31)
-- Handspring Referral Program Log (http://discussion.visorcentral.com/vcforum/showthread.php?threadid=9388)

Okay...there isn't actually any "Referral Program", but there should be. PalmOS practically sells itself, but I've wondered how many users are like me, and like showing off their entire 8MB and evangelizing in general for the Palm Platform. Just fill in the numbers here, then come back now and then to edit your post when your stats change. The winner (with the most points) gets a free iPaq. Just kidding. You win recognition here, and that's it:

GAVE AS PRESENTS
- To spouse: 1 (can be >1 of course =) )
- To other family members: 1
- To friends:
- other:
----OR----
CONVINCED TO BUY
- family:
- friends/colleagues: 6
- complete strangers:
- complete strangers already in the PDA department:

Total evangelized: 8
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OF THOSE CONVERTED...
- never used a PDA before: 6
- used a Palm (3Com) owners: 1 (IIIx)
- used Windows "CE" owners: 1
- other PDA owners: 0.5 (I'm wearing down a PsionMx user...)
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CRUSADE LOGBOOK (optional):
"Who and where" anecdotes (e.g. when Staples or OfficeMax started carrying them, one thread was full of Visorians "helping" the employees in giving correct product descriptions.)

GAVE AS PRESENTS: 2 (both Visors)

CONVINCED TO BUY: 8 (6 Visors, 2 Palms...diffent needs require a different PDA!)

All 9 had never used a PDA before!

When visors first starting showing up in stores, i'd go into memopad and make a note with Visorcentral.com! (not that i received any marketing kickbacks... )

(i did explain the difference between the PalmOS and WinCE devices to the best of my ability to a customer at BestBuy once...but in the long run I think he was going to buy a PalmOS anyways, so i won't count that one as a 'convinced to buy'.

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Ever feel like the train left while you were busy reading the paper?

Stealth-Mod.

Well, here's Pen-Pen's list of conversions.

GAVE AS PRESENTS
- To spouse: 0 (I'm only thirteen! )
- To other family members: 0
- To friends: 3
- other: 1
----OR----
CONVINCED TO BUY
- family: 0
- friends/colleagues: 2
- complete strangers: 0
- complete strangers already in the PDA department: 3

Total evangelized: 8
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OF THOSE CONVERTED...
- never used a PDA before: 2
- used a Palm (3Com) owners: 1 (IIIe)
- used Windows "CE" owners: 0
- other PDA owners: 0
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Pen-Pen siggie is constructifying itself later...

GAVE AS PRESENTS
- To spouse: 0
- To other family members: 1, well not yet. Will be giving my Deluxe to my sister after I have broken in the Prism or get one that the graffitti works. :-)
- To friends: 2. Gave one (Solo) to a co-worker who then got one for his wife (Solo) and a niece (Solo). Co-workers and I got one (Plantinum) for our boss who was leaving.
- other:
----OR----
CONVINCED TO BUY
- family:
- friends/colleagues: 1
- complete strangers:
- complete strangers already in the PDA department:

Total evangelized: 4
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OF THOSE CONVERTED...
- never used a PDA before: 4
- used a Palm (3Com) owners:
- used Windows "CE" owners:
- other PDA owners:

[Edited by Felipe on 11-13-2000 at 11:58 AM]

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Felipe Garcia
Happy Treo 600 user, so far. Thanx Cingular for having an unlocked phone.

My Treo 600 is my phone, my PDA, my watch, and my MP3 player. Oh yeah, I take a picture once in a while with it. Convergence is such a great thing.

GAVE AS PRESENTS
- To spouse: 0
- To other family members: 1 (mother-in-law;gave my VDx after I got Prism)
----OR----
CONVINCED TO BUY
- family: 2(spouse & father-in-law)
- friends/colleagues: 2 Visors
- co-worker's wife: 1 (she is getting Prism as a holiday gift for her husband)

Total evangelized: 6
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OF THOSE CONVERTED...
- never used a PDA before: 4
- used a Palm (3Com) owners: 0 (IIIx)
- used Windows "CE" owners: 0
- other PDA owners: 2(Sharp Zaurus, Wizard)
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My husband, who is 'evangelized' by me, evangelized a co-worker. Does that count(I didn't include that person)? Sounds like a pyramid scheme


[Edited by Taki on 11-13-2000 at 11:51 AM]

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Taki
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Well this is my first response as a member. I have been a visor evangelist for the past year. Check out my record!


GAVE AS PRESENTS
- To spouse: 1
- To other family members: 2 (step son and daughter)
----OR----
CONVINCED TO BUY
- family:
- friends/colleagues: 1(stepchildren's father!), 5 co-workers all vdx
- complete strangers already in the PDA department: 1 (Visor Prism)
- My college Professor: 1 (vdx)

Total evangelized:11
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OF THOSE CONVERTED...
- never used a PDA before: 10
- used Windows "CE" owners: 0
- other PDA owners: 0
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There is a referral program for Handspring. You put a script link on your site and people who visit Handsprings site from your link and buy products gets you a referral. Look at the lower left of their homepage for affiliates program.

Rick

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Rick

www.visorsolutions.com