Tell me something, how many stay-at-home moms take on the challenge of starting a social networking site? www.mypax.com Now, Facebook is a good thing; it may not be a greatest thing. After getting tons of invites to join Facebook, I finally decided to give it a go, and yoohoo – in the next month I had over a 100 friends. Was I popular or what? Where did these friends come from and what did they want? Maybe they were in a quest to win the competition for most friends - I'd never know. After exchanging hi's, and perfunctory "your kids look great" and "you look cute" lines, I have no idea what to do with the site other than keep in touch with old friends.
How could I make new friends, or find a partner to train with me for my upcoming marathon, or even get advice on good running shoes or find a damn good plumber?
So after striking out at Facebook, I put up an ad on Craigslist, but got a bunch of replies from weirdo's and sex maniacs, whom I knew nothing about and were a waste of time anyways - jeez all I wanted was a running partner - why was that so hard to find?
So I thought...is there a site that can give me a complete view of a person? And I got thinking how perfect it would be, if a site brings new people at my doorstep based on my search criteria, and I get to sift through the list and pick who I like to be my friend. Of course the site should tell me everything about the person to make a decision such as what they like, where they work, who they hang out with, which school they went to, and what things they are a “guru” at. This will help me meet the right people and make the right new friends.
And wouldn’t it be great for the site to have a dating feature, so that you get to know the person before you go out on a date. This would make my sister’s job of finding a date so much simpler and safer, not to mention easier, if she has all the information about the person at hand.
And that's how my site was born. Between handling 2 kids, a dog, a husband, a sister and my crazy hormones, I was able to put together enough time to get it up and running. Of course, I was lucky to find some great software developers who helped implemented my idea.
Launching this website was a well enjoyed journey. It started out on a whim, but soon became something bigger. I learnt many lessons and faced many hardships. The road to building a dream is faced with anxiety, stress, joy, anticipation, and above all, hard work and dedication. There is nothing sweeter than building a product that solves my pain and that of my sister. I hope you guys get to use my site and enjoy a similar experience.
So, please go out there and join www.mypax.com and let it bring the right relationships to you.
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