My Reputation

Your reputation-a hard earned public perception cultivated from years of hard work easily thrown into limbo by one or two negative comments. It's important to protect your reputation. Just like in middle school, you can't go around having people trash your credibility by saying you've done something you didn't do (like for example: saying you made out with Josh when you so did not!) In the world of myJambi, its easy to keep track of your reputation using the brand new feature-the reputation module.

The reputation module can be found at the bottom page of any of your offers, under your nifty new calender, making it very convenient to buyers in your network. The module itself is split into three parts. Under the orange title bar (Reputation as a Provider) there is a line that says "Who's Talking About Me" and to the right of it, there are two buttons: Find Friends & Get Endorsed. My favorite is the Find Friends button. You click on that guy and you can find out which of your buddies is on myJambi using your email. If a buddy isn't on myJambi, you can also invite them. Its a fast and easy way to grow your network and get more buyers and providers. The Get Endorsed function works similarly, but you can send your whole Gmail address book an invite to come endorse you on myJambi. Under the "Who's Talking About me" title bar, you'll find a line with the number of friends you have on myJambi, the number of endorsements you have and the number of reviews you have. For example, I have 34 friends 5 endorsers 1 review. Under that tally, the lovely smiling photos of some of my friends can be found.

In the second part of the reputation module, titled: "What They Are Saying" all the reviews for my services can be found. Viewers can choose to see all reviews for all services or just the reviews for the service they are currently viewing. In the last part of the module, there is a section for endorsements-personalized testimonials from your friends on your abilities.

Ok, so here's a big question I've grappled with myself. What the heck is the difference between a review and an endorsement? I had to ask David out for help with this and once he told me, it seems so simple. A review can only be posted by someone who has purchased your services. Every time a buyer buys your service, they are asked to review you. These reviews affect your overall rating, reflected by the stars found at the top of your offer page. Endorsements are notes that any of your friends can post about the services you offer. These are designed to help buyers get an understanding of your abilities as it relates to your network of friends.

The reputation module isn't just for providers, its also for buyers. In the orange title bar next to where it says "Reputation As Provider" you can click on "see reputation as buyer" where all the features are exactly the same but pertain to your buying history. Keeping up you rep is hard thing to do, but with this new myJambi feature, it just got a little bit easier.

--Lili Jambi