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Show HN: OpenClickWin.com – Hopefully I don't go broke with this idea
- dvcc 10y agoSo it's like a reverse lottery? The more people that play the lower the payout?
- scottatmu 10y agoKinda. I am rethinking various ways to run the daily contests which could switch that part up.
- Raed667 10y agoi'm waiting for someone to write a bot that would ruin it for everyone
- drivingmenuts 10y agoEasy enough - the bot would just open it as soon as it sees the email. The prize amount would be too low to justify the time necessary to send the prize and would disincentivize anyone else from even bothering. TBH, not even sure writing the bot is worth the time and effort.
- Raed667 10y agoWhen did that stop a troll?
- scottatmu 10y agoI'm thinking a simple captcha would help with that.
- aaronhoffman 10y agoIf the email list gets large enough, some people will get the email way before others. If I see the email in my inbox but it's a couple hours old, I'll still just delete it. I think completely random might help open rates
- scottatmu 10y agoThanks Aaron. That was a big concern when coding this and have a few different "playing" options in mind such as the "x" person to click, or a click doesn't count until 10:00am, etc. But I do like the completely random part as well.
- zubairq 10y agoLink does work
- scottatmu 10y agoWoot Woot! I can't believe the day is here. Tomorrow I will be sending out my very first prize email from open. click. win! To celebrate the opening (and election day) I will be giving out cash money (via PayPal) to one lucky entrant. Deadline to enter tomorrow's drawing is MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. Head over to http://www.openclickwin.com http://www.openclickwin.com and put in your email address. It's that easy. Then keep an eye out on your email tomorrow and be the first click on the link and you could be the winner of cash money!