This morning while looking at the market, I suddenly thought of an idea.
What if we create an app called "Worker's Club"? The model is as follows: users earn points through virtual check-ins. Registering with an email gives you 100 points instantly, and you earn 1 point for daily check-ins. On public holidays, no check-in is required, and users are rewarded with 3 points instead.
There is also a negative incentive design—if users don't check in, the system sends an email reminder every 15 minutes, up to 4 times a day, with each reminder deducting 1 point. This approach can re-engage lost users and increase user activity through a point deduction mechanism.
The overall logic is essentially: using a points system to influence users' check-in habits, combining positive incentives (earning points for check-ins) and negative incentives (deducting points for missed check-ins and email reminders) to form a self-consistent retention loop. It's a good idea, but whether it can truly retain users depends on how the community atmosphere is built.
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LiquidationTherapist
· 01-15 14:48
Email bombarding negative incentives... I've seen this trick before, and in the end, everyone just unsubscribed, haha.
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GasWrangler
· 01-15 03:45
honestly, the email spam mechanic is sub-optimal af. you're literally burning user retention with aggressive negative reinforcement when the data empirically shows gentle nudges outperform harassment loops. if you analyze the retention curves, friction-heavy designs tank engagement faster than they recover it. mathematically speaking, your 4 daily reminder cap is demonstrably counterproductive.
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WhaleMinion
· 01-13 20:58
Email bombing and deduction points—this move is ruthless, but it seems easy to anger people.
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MetaverseLandlord
· 01-13 16:54
Email bombing is a great move, but honestly, it still depends on what you can exchange points for. If you can't get anything tangible, it's all just empty talk.
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WhaleWatcher
· 01-13 16:54
Email bombarding negative incentives... Isn't this just a rebranded way of exploiting users? They'll get annoyed and leave sooner or later.
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WagmiWarrior
· 01-13 16:54
Email bombing is indeed ruthless. But does it score more points for deducting than for awarding?
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SchrodingerGas
· 01-13 16:51
Hmm, this is a typical combination of loss aversion from behavioral economics and email bombardment. The short-term retention data looks good, but once users discover the deduction logic, they will become resentful. I bet 5 bucks that community operations will face massive churn by the third month.
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ThatsNotARugPull
· 01-13 16:51
That email bombarding tactic is indeed ruthless, but can it really retain people? It feels like it would be reported as spam.
This morning while looking at the market, I suddenly thought of an idea.
What if we create an app called "Worker's Club"? The model is as follows: users earn points through virtual check-ins. Registering with an email gives you 100 points instantly, and you earn 1 point for daily check-ins. On public holidays, no check-in is required, and users are rewarded with 3 points instead.
There is also a negative incentive design—if users don't check in, the system sends an email reminder every 15 minutes, up to 4 times a day, with each reminder deducting 1 point. This approach can re-engage lost users and increase user activity through a point deduction mechanism.
The overall logic is essentially: using a points system to influence users' check-in habits, combining positive incentives (earning points for check-ins) and negative incentives (deducting points for missed check-ins and email reminders) to form a self-consistent retention loop. It's a good idea, but whether it can truly retain users depends on how the community atmosphere is built.