Changed my profile avatar and ticker name to (e)PINOY on Empire Avenue yesterday to celebrate my membership to the Century Club. Seems to have done a lot of good — more buys and new connections from among my fellow Pinoys on the Avenue. What do you think?
Made it to the Century Club on Empire Avenue after a month and 6 days of playing. Thank you, guys!
I must be doing something right on the avenue these days, here’s what I got when I checked into my account this morning:
Thank you, Henry James Banayat! You just made my day, dude!
Dear all:
Today marks one full month since I started playing the game and I’m happy to report that:
My SHARE PRICE has now reached 92e per share and I’m on track to join the Century Club in two weeks or less.
Your DIVIDEND as of yesterday 30 January 2012 has now reached 0.96e per share. I have achieved the goal I have outlined to you in my letter 3 weeks ago about achieving a 1% dividend ratio (compared to share price).
Total assets have now reached 4.2 million and I’m positive I can reach 8 mil by the end of February.
DIVIDEND EARNINGS from my own investments is now at 31K eaves per day making it possible for me to launch 3 small missions directed to Twitter, Facebook profile and Facebook page. These missions are instrumental in achieving higher grades (higher dividend for you) for these sites.
I owe you all a BIG THANK YOU, I’ve reached these significant milestones because of your support.
Thank you!
Beyond the game, please feel free to connect with me on the other sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, I would love to network with you.
Sincerely,
Emmanuel Gonot
(e)EMAN8888
I’ve been planning to do it for 6 months now — create separate Facebook profiles, one for family and personal friends and another one for business contacts. I finally made the switch last Monday and connected the new profile to Empire Avenue and to Klout.
No effect on Klout so far, I suspect they don’t update their information as frequently as Empire Avenue.
On, EAv, the effect was almost immediate as soon as I stopped activities on the old profile — my share price dropped by .45e which caused a bit of panic selling — I ended up with a deficit of 1.45e.
I had a feeling there will be more selling the next day if I didn’t do something. After considering the options, I removed the old profile from EAv and connected the new one which has only about 50+ friends. I then made 25 posts on SEO, social media, and some humorous pics on the profile. Finally, I launched an EAv mission (number 3) inviting people to like the posts and leave a few comments.
Altogether, I got about 20 new friends, 350 likes, and 35 comments from the mission. I didn’t bother to see the conversion rate, I just wanted some good numbers to boost the profile’s grades with EAv.
The result of this was that the profile got a grade of 44 and I recovered the lost 1.45e and made a net gain of 2.45e which made the share price climb to more than 85e for the first time.
Takeaway lesson from this is the ranking can be influenced for as long as you have the eaves to launch missions. While I’m strongly working to network with many of the my new friends on the site and on all the other platforms, I’m convinced that a weekly or biweekly mission directed to each of the connected networks can really do a lot of good to the share price and dividends.
Eaves and plenty of it, that’s the ticket. At 2.3 million after 15 days of playing, I’m on track I think to reach 50 million by the end of the year. That should make for a hefty war chest to launch all those missions.
I’ve launched two missions thus far on Empire Avenue: one directed towards my Business page and the other towards a new profile that I created to be used exclusively for my business and professional contacts.
I’ve been mixing personal and business contacts in one profile since 2007 and now that I’ve doubled the activity directed to my business contacts, I noticed that my friends and family are getting less and less involved or interested in my content. There is also the language difference: I love bantering with my compatriots in our native language (Cebuano) and I have a feeling that this might not sit too well with those who only speak English and are therefore excluded from the conversations.
Back to the missions. The first one was launched about two weeks ago and it was designed to attract fans to my business page. The reward amount was set at 500e with only 50 mission slots. Cost was about 53,000e. Additional cost was incurred as I sent out a letter to subscribers informing them about the mission.
The second one, launched this past weekend, was crafted to jumpstart my brand new business profile on Facebook. The reward amount was the same as the first mission. Restrictions (a new feature in the EA missions not available a week ago) include minimum 10 of my shares bought by the mission-doer. This time, I chose not to inform my shareholders.
Here’s the interesting part. The results I got from both missions were identical: 37 likes and 37 friend requests or exactly 74% conversion rate. The data is too limited obviously so it doesn’t warrant any generalizations plus other factors might have intervened like the target page (Facebook is a trusted site) and the amount of reward.
It would probably vary in my upcoming missions but as it is there’s no discernible difference between the free and the restricted missions. It also appears that even without the shareholder letter, people still found out about the 2nd mission.
As I said, new qualifiers and restrictions are now available to help mission owners prevent unwanted people (players who previously just buy 1 share of the mission owner’s stocks in order to get the reward) from participating. It’s getting good results for some people, from what I’ve heard, but others who placed ridiculous restrictions (must have 100 shares @250e each for 10 days) are finding their missions almost untouched. Personally, I think treating half the people who do missions as thieves and making the other half go through hoops to get your platry 500e is simply ridiculous. But that’s another story.
I’m already playing and writing too much about Empire Avenue, I should probably lay off this stuff for a while
I have created an FB profile exclusively for my business and professional friends. This should allow me to network better with all of you and to track, share, and comment on YOUR posts more quickly.
It’s a brand spanking new profile that needs some loving so hit that friend request button fast.
If you want to connect with me on the other platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn, the button images at the top of my profile have links to those sites as well.
Finally, a BIG THANK YOU to all my shareholders. With your continued support, I’ve reached my goals of 80e per share price and 2mil war chest (almost) for my second week in the game. Thank you very much.
There are numerous guides on how to play and succeed on Empire Avenue that out there. Since I’ll be spending some time (at least an hour a day on the site this year), I thought it might be a good idea to sift through a few of these pages and pick out the few outstanding posts that can help me take my game a notch higher.
Here are top Empire Avenue guides available:
Chris Pirillo’s “My Empire Avenue Strategy and Tips”
This guide by Chris Pirillo, ticker (e)PIRILLO, is be the must-read guide for anyone who’s serious about the game. It’s pretty comprehensive covering such topics as ROI, dividend yields, growth vs.income stocks, investing, friends on the avenue, etc. The takeaway is that Empire Avenue isn’t like your other social networks, it’s a stock trading game, first and foremost. You can and should be picky in your investments but you can still network and be friends with people you meet on the avenue. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Nancy Messieh’s “A Beginners Guide to Empire Avenue”
Empire Avenue 101 (Newbie Guide)
Lisa Loeffler’s “Empire Avenue for Business Guide”
Empire Avenue Guide by e(STREETELF)
Tools:
The Pirillo Power Pack For Empire Avenue
Web Sites:
EAV Shareholder Missions: Tips and Tricks
Of course, this is an incomplete list. I will be adding other helpful posts and guides on Empire Avenue to this resource page as soon as I discover them. If you have your own guide or you know of a good one, please feel free to leave a message below and I’ll take a look.
As you may have gleaned from my previous post about a letter to shareholders, I’m currently playing and dare I say, actively engaged in a game called Empire Avenue.
I’ve always been a gamer but these past couple of years I’ve been staying away from even the tamest browser-based games as I’ve wasted countless hours and squandered opportunities in the past because of excessive gaming.
So, you might ask why play now and why Empire Avenue?
Good questions.
First of all, EAv is not just a game!
It’s a social network where you meet and network with a lot of people in business and other disciplines and where you can make things happen as far as promoting anything via social media is concerned. A great part of my job is in social media engagement and to be able to do that while playing a game is simply…well, you know.
If you’re a business owner, a marketer, an ad or pr agency, an artist, an author, an inventor, a startup, or simply someone who has anything to promote and you want to create buzz about, you should be on Empire Avenue.
Here are four reasons why:
Missions
Some say this is the point of the game — for you to be able to launch social media promotion missions (liking a Facebook page, following on Twitter, connecting on LinkedIn, commenting on a blog, subscribing on YouTube, etc.) using virtual currency (they’re called Eaves on Empire Avenue).
What I found out personally, and I think other bloggers have already pointed this out is that people (new contacts) are more motivated to give you a hand if there’s a reward involved and when they’re enjoying themselves doing it. What could be more enjoyable than helping out a new friend or connection by way of earning rewards in a game?
Eaves
On Empire Avenue, you earn and accumulate eaves (virtual money) by selling your own shares, earning dividends from investments in other people’s stocks, stock trading, and doing missions for others. The eaves you accumulate can then be used to be reinvested in growth or income stocks or to launch your own missions.
Some people take the short cut by buying eaves with real dollars and that’s all right. If you want to minimize your expenses and see your net worth rise by just playing the game, it’s easy enough. I’m expecting to have 2 million eaves by the end of the week and I’ve only been playing for two weeks.
The old investor’s adage of ‘buying low, selling high’ applies here. Missions are also a lucrative source of income and you can find good stocks (high dividend income ratio) to invest in easily on the leaderboards.
Networking
Have you been wanting to connect to influencers in your market or niche? Or maybe you’re just aiming to increase your connections on LinkedIn or Facebook. This is the place where you’ll be able to meet them and connect with them. The big players are all here.
You can network to your heart’s delight because while people will initially size you up as an investment, they will be forced to look into your various profiles and content in the process.
The key here is to invest in other people’s stocks, do missions honestly, play fair, and just be sociable. Heck, even if you’re the shyest networker out there, you’ll still be able to make connections – a lot of missions are simply calls to connect in the various social media platforms.
Your own powerful network
If you’ve been neglecting your social media profiles or blogs, Empire Avenue may just be that powerful jolt you need to get back on track.
Your EAv account is conected (if you choose to) to your various social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Foursquare, LinkedIn, etc.). Your level of activity and interactions on these sites and on EAv itself will determine the price of your stocks (partly) and the size of your dividends.
You’d want to keep those numbers up as you play to gain or retain investors, forcing you into an increased level of engagement in your various social networks and blogs. The end result is that after several months of actively playing the game, you’ll end up with profiles and blogs that are several times more powerful and impactful than they were before you started playing the game.
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You should be getting these benefits or doing all of these activities while you’re on Empire Avenue. Because if not, what’s the point?
You might as well amass virtual fortunes in pointless tycoon games or eggs in Farmville if you’re not using the virtual money to launch missions and get ahead in your social media campaigns. Or do networking elsewhere without worrying about dividends and capital gains. You get my meaning.
Seriously, if you’re not on Empire Avenue today, you’re missing out on something truly unique and powerful in social media. Something that can potentially make a huge difference in your business or professional career.
What are you waiting for? Go sign up now. Or if you’re already on the avenue, let’s get connected there.
Dear all:
I’ve started playing Empire Avenue a week ago and I’ve already reached the 75 per share mark, thanks to all of you.
RECENT ARRIVAL LIMIT OFF
If you feel confident about the growth in my stock price and dividend earnings, you can now invest up to a maximum of 600 shares in (e)EMAN8888.
1 MILLION EAVES
I am continuing with my strategy of proactive trading of growth stocks for rapid capital gains. This has proved to be effective for me as I have managed to reach the 1 million mark in 6 days. This means that in the next few days I will be able to run missions to promote my profiles which will result in increased dividend earnings and higher value of your (e)EMAN8888holdings.
MINIMUM 1 PERCENT RATIO
I’m working on achieving the 1 percent mark (1 percent dividend earnings relative to price per share) myself. I am committed to providing you with a healthy return on investment by being consistent on my activities in all the platforms that are measured by EA, such as Twitter, FB, and Linkedin.
I am confident that I will reach at least 80 eaves per share by this weekend and hopefully, will also reach .80 in dividend per share.
Again, thanks everyone and looking forward to networking and connecting with you all in the days ahead. Any advice from you would be most welcome, feel free to leave your message below.
Sincerely,
Manny Gonot
(e)EMAN8888
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