Job Search Made Easier, Cheaper Through Crowd-Sourcing

Northampton, MA (PRWEB) July 18, 2011

Five years ago, entrepreneur David Kutcher got sick of searching fruitlessly for Requests for Proposal (RFP) to respond to. He knew that hundreds of thousands of other vendors were also wasting valuable time and energy looking for RFPs, while at the same time, organizations releasing RFPs were getting far too few responses to make bidding competitive. To solve this problem, his company created the RFP Database (RFPdb), http://www.rfpdb.com. Based on crowd-sourcing model, the RFPdb supports both RFP issuers and their respondents, and more and more businesses, government agencies, and non-profits are turning to it as a key resource. In fact, last week the site reached a milestone of 100,000 registered users, outpacing all competitors in the field.

Initially, Kutcher seeded the site with RFPs he turned up in his own search for work, but couldnt bid on himself. To encourage others to do the same, his business partner, Tom Leen, came up with a clever credit system: Members who upload RFPs are rewarded with credits redeemable for full access to other proposals. For those with more money than time, credits can simply be purchased, and it costs just $ 2 to view a full RFP on the site; there are no registration or subscription fees.

With its low cost and innovative business model, the RFPdb has grown quickly and organically, with more members posting more RFPs, and the growing member base attracting ever more project owners to the site. Because of our crowd-sourcing model, says David Kutcher, the companys founder, the RFP Database is able to offer a steady stream of new projects for everything from accounting to web development. The model is self-propagating, and membership is growing at a rate of over 2,000 new registrations per month.

The RFPdb offers listings in over 100 categories from both government agencies and the private sector, and is especially rich in opportunities in technology, construction, and PR and marketing. Its members include procurement managers from some 5,000 cities, towns, government agencies, and non-profits, as well as a host of other backgrounds, who together post an average of $ 5 billion in projects to the site every month.

RFPs are the lifeblood of smaller companies but theyre often difficult to find. The RFPDB puts qualified, serious leadsorganized logically by what our business doesright at our fingertips, says Emily Corey, owner of Write On The Wind. Its an easy, affordable way to support business growth and development and theres something new to explore every day.

The RFP Database is a creation of Confluent Forms LLC (http://www.confluentforms.com), a web design and custom web-based software development firm headquartered in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. As a small business, Confluent Forms was frustrated by the choice of either scouring the internet for RFPs or paying hefty project lead fees, subscriptions, or commissions to gain access to projects they wanted to bid on. The RFP Database was its way of creating a sustainable marketplace to enable companies of all sizes to effectively find business leads and opportunities.

For more information about the RFP Database, visit http://www.rfpdb.com or contact David Kutcher, (413) 303-9612, david(at)confluentforms(dot)com.

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New Video Hosting and Contest Site Made Waves at Social Media Event in Mexico City

Waterloo, ON (PRWEB) November 10, 2011

URSponsored.com made waves with industry professionals and investors alike at red10 Social media Fest, a high profile social media event in Mexico City that featured influential speakers like Ashton Kutcher (co-founder of Katalyst) and Brian Solis (Author and principal at Altimeter Group). Not only has it been named the most relevant video hosting and contest site for people looking to become the next big thing, its expected to fill a recognized gap in the current video market.

Talented people are getting lost on YouTube and other sites like it, says Arturo Cervantes, founder of URSponsored.com. People want to make an impression, they want to leave a mark, and hopefully get recognized for their talents. Thats why shows like American Idol, X Factor and Americas Got Talent are so popular. People want to get noticed. And we want them to do just that on our site.

Cervantes believes URSponsored.com creates a niche for people to showcase themselves in an uncluttered environment an environment thats focused on the individual.

Were not necessarily looking for people to upload videos of their cat falling off a chair, says Tim Scott, Director of Business Development for URSponsored.com. That just clutters the system. We want people who are serious about their talents, who are looking for that recognition and potential rise to fame that YouTube may not be able to offer. Maybe theyre looking for a record deal, or they want to promote their web-based TV show to a network. Whatever their dream, we want to help them fulfill it.

During the conference URSponsored.com was one of four companies who were invited to provide a brief demo of their service and to participate in a question and answer period for over 1000 attendees and members of the media. red10 Social media Fest attendees were especially interested in the value proposition for companies. Not only does URSponsored.com filter out unnecessary content, they offer companies, agents, and other organizations the opportunity to engage the individual user directly and provide users with financial compensation.

But what about YouTube, the worlds largest video hosting site? How can URSponsored.com possibly compete? Cervantes is adamant the sites wont step on each others toes. We dont compete, he says We compliment each other. We also have very different purposes for users to visit our respective sites.

The value of URSponsored.com is not only in the ability to be rewarded almost immediately, or in the opportunity to be associated with a high profile company, but also in the video contests the site offers. The video contests are sponsored by companies or organizations to help them locate and isolate talent in a specific field. To help them find their spokesperson, a replacement band member, the next big thing.

We believe these video contests are what set URSponsored.com apart and what will attract users to our site. It is instant gratification, instant recognition, with a strong possibility of being rewarded, says Cervantes. Besides, people dont always want to wait in line for hours to see a judge for a competition on the off chance theyll make it through. They would rather enter an online contest where lots of people can see them immediately, and where they can become an overnight sensation.

And with the investors theyve already lined up, the folks at URSponsored.com are confident theyll be able to engage the companies and brands that will make their site even more attractive to users.

URSponsored.com wants people to feel involved they want people to participate in the contests by uploading a video or commenting and rating the videos of others. To feel like they can influence the outcome of a contest with their votes.

Ursponsored.com is a place where everyone has the ability to help others achieve their dreams.

Learn more about URSponsored.com, their value proposition or sponsorship opportunities by visiting http://www.ursponsored.com.

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Sarrah Scott

519-505-3048

marketing(at)ursponsored(dot)com

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