New Site Update!

Hi Everyone,

We are very excited to announce some new features that have been added to SwapSimple!

-- User Ratings
Now you can leave a custom rating for all the items you order. If you have received items in the past, please take a moment to rate those trades - so the sending users can get your feedback. Also, if you browse through the listed items now, and click on an item to see it's details, you will see the new user ratings. This will help you choose who you really want to trade with. Simply click on the rating and it will take you to the owner's personal profile, where you will see ratings from past trades they have done.

--Personal Profiles
You can now create your own identity on SwapSimple. Simply login to your account, click on 'My Settings', and you will see a link that will let you either view your profile, or edit it. Here you can see all your user ratings from past trades, as well as read your new on-site user messages that were sent to you from other users. If you want to see how the messages work, try sending one to yourself.

--On Site Messaging
Now when you see an item on the site, and you want to learn more about it from the item's owner, all you need to do is click on their user rating and you will be taken to their personal profile. Once there, you will be able to send them personal messages right on the SwapSimple site! This is a really great way to meet people, ask questions about items, and just have fun too. I'm sure you will think of may more uses, and more features are soon to be added (like links to personal profiles, right from your trade history page).

--New Shipping Process
To make shipping easier, and more efficient, we have changed how you print labels a bit. Now, when someone orders an item from you, you login to the site as usual. Instead of clicking the 'print shipping label' link as was the case before, you now click the 'confirm trade' link. That sends a message immediately to the user who ordered your item, so that they know you are sending it. Then, when you are ready to ship the item, you can click the 'print shipping label' link - as the USPS requires that you print the label the same day you ship the item.

--Added an ad to the site when you are not logged in
If you look at the bottom of the screen, when you are not logged in to SwapSimple, you sill see a new ad. Please click on it occasionally, in order to help us cover the costs of operating this service for you. Don't worry, this ad ONLY shows up before you login - not while you are actually using the site. Thanks! :-)

--Added estimated credit cost to browse pages
Now, when you are browsing items, you don't need to click on the actual item to see how much it costs. To the right of the item listings, you will now be able to see an estimated credit cost - to save you time.

Please help us test these new features by using them! Please fill in your user profiles, send messages to each other, click on the user ratings, and click on our ad.

There are many new features on their way in the days and weeks to come, and your feedback is greatly welcome. Please let us know how we can make SwapSimple better for you, and everyone.

Happy swapping,

Elliot

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Elliot E. Hirsch
President, SwapSimple, Inc.