Investor · Maui, HI · Member since 2009 · 13k+ posts · 3k+ votes
***UPDATE 11/19/13: Forbes heard us loud and clear - and they said they were getting overwhelmed with messages from us and we didn't need to vote anymore! So .. mission accomplished! You can ignore the rest of this! *******
Original:
Hey everyone-
So Forbes magazine (yes, THE Forbes magazine) is running a contest for "The Best Websites For Your Money" ... and BiggerPockets wants to be on that list!
So we are looking for as many people as possible to nominate us!If BiggerPockets has helped you out at all in the past with your bottom line... please consider taking two minutes to write a quick email or send a tweet.
BiggerPockets Founder · HI · Member since 2008 · 16k+ posts · 5k+ votes
12y
Hey Folks -
It looks like the folks at Forbes have heard you all loud and clear. I received the following message this morning . . . It is one of the greatest emails I've gotten -- shows that there is definitely power in the BP community!
I hope we can respect their request to hold back on the emails to them.
Thanks SO much for the overwhelming support!
Hi there, My name is [Removed], and I'm one of the Forbes reporters in charge of the "Best Money Websites" search (http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2013/11/01/seeking-your-nominations-for-the-best-websites-for-your-money-2013/). I'm not sure if one of your fans is particularly zealous or if you asked your readers to email us, but we've gotten dozens and dozens of BiggerPockets nominations. While it's great your readers are so passionate, inclusion on the list is not based on number of votes; we're evaluating websites on quality and content instead. Do you mind gently asking your readers (or Twitter followers, or however the news got out) to halt the barrage? You can tell them that we're definitely considering BiggerPockets as a "Best Money Website" and they'll be able to see who made the cut later in December. If you have any questions, I'm reachable at [Removed]. We so appreciate your readers' enthusiasm, and hope this means they're excited to see the full list -- it's just that BiggerPockets nominations are filling our inbox and we want to make sure we don't miss nominations for other sites. Thanks
Investor · Atlanta, GA · Member since 2013 · 3k+ posts · 3k+ votes
12y
But if we stop now then it looks as we only wrote in because of a post and then stopped because of a post. So, I think it's important that there are still some more emails until the voting stops ;-)
Residential Real Estate Broker · Bremerton, WA · Member since 2013 · 494 posts · 142 votes
12y
Love it! Nothing like a unified effort. This email made my day - "Go BP!"
I may send one more vote in just for fun. Say something like, "I accidently came across this incredible site on real estate investing..." blah, blah, blah....
k - now sending #1 ranking thoughts to Forbes Mag. (big wink)