As people say, today is the luckiest of days, so right now at 11:11pm on 11/11/11, we wanted to give a big shout out to all of you guys, the community members, who have made a wish on Quirky. We also wanted to give special recognition to the influencers who have jumped into the development stages for products and have made a killing without even being crowned as a Quirky inventor. These influencers have shared their time and minds to help great products come to market. Below is a list of our top eleven influencers:
#1. Paul Lee, who has been a member on Quirky since February 2, 2010 can now receive props for his earnings of $19,575.37. Wow!
#2. Lemonheads has been an active member on Quirky, influencing some 105 Quirky products, since March 18, 2010 and has racked up a total earnings of $9,351.03.
#3. Clare has influenced 60 products since her early beginning at Quirky on November 28, 2009. She has earned $5,900.15 to date.
#4. Kelly Saglibene helped develop 49 products and has earned $4,684.52 since her early start with Quirky on May 21, 2009.
#5. Jerry Tirado joined Quirky on November 29, 2009 and has earned $4,561.30 by influencing 56 products.
#6. Jenny Tyler, since joining Quirky on August 12, 2009, she has received $3,975.80 from her contribution on 11 products.
#7. Martijn van Wageningen has earned $2,793.73 with his contribution to 25 products since beginning at Quirky on June 4, 2009.
#8. Pgalio has earned $2,286.22 since joining Quirky on September 9, 2009.
#9. Jeff Natland, from his influence on 33 products he has earned $2,273.27 since becoming a member on Quirky on August 14, 2009.
#10. PattiD, with her contribution to 126 products, has earned $3,328.18 since her initiation to Quirky on September 14, 2009.
#11. Michael Taylor joined Quirky on March 1, 2010 and since then he has earned $2,118.12 with his influence on 109 products.
This just goes to show that anyone can be successful on Quirky and all you need to do is share your expert consumer opinions by participating in the development stages that interest you and earn some dough. Way to go and keep up the fantastic work and creativity!
15 Comments
Maria | 11/12/2011 8:06 AM
Congrats!!!! you are all an inspiration
hope to join this list someday, I can dream right?!?
Maria | 11/12/2011 8:16 AM
Some of these names bring back memories of the tagline phase, it was always so much fun to check out the creativity there
d | 11/12/2011 8:47 AM
That was cool! Thanks Ruthea! (My Mom’s name is Ruth):)
Stalias | 11/12/2011 1:44 PM
See forum comments…I think this list may be a little whacked.
Monicca2654 | 11/12/2011 3:13 PM
Some of these names bring back memories of the tagline phase, it was always so much fun to check out the creativity there
+1
Sandi | 11/13/2011 1:01 PM
Congrats to those Quirksters who have stuck around through the good times and bad!
robertswww | 11/13/2011 2:26 PM
Very inspiring… way to go fellow Q’s!
Brandon Craven | 11/13/2011 7:00 PM
Hmmm…..
WorthTheTime | 11/14/2011 6:22 AM
can’t help but notice the time frames here… for most it’s been over two years of HEAVY Quirky involvement… with just a few grand to show for their time… is it worth it?
Disapointed | 11/14/2011 8:34 AM
@worththetime : Quirky is umpredictable…
In their promotion video they let you imagine that in a few days, thousand dollar bills will fall from the sky…
In reality, If you win, You’ll have to wait for months and months before making a few dollars.
I spend around 5-6 months like I was working everyday for quirky,
promoting my products in many countries of the world (blogs, forums,…),
I finally made around $2 from presales. And all I actually won is about $150. I’m actually so disappointed that I only come here to grumble…
If I had to do this again I would not waste my time.
shirley | 11/14/2011 12:21 PM
Thanks for the happiness, Quirks!
To address a few of the comments, Quirky should not be seen as a place to earn a salary. Anyone can come with great ideas and be a part of the conversation that leads to great products. The money is an extra bonus on top of the great experience.
shirley | 11/14/2011 12:26 PM
@Monicca – tagline projects have been back for a while. Jump into them whenever you like, open projects are listed in the left sidebar on the Participate page.
Shawnee | 11/14/2011 6:57 PM
Seriously, guys? #11 on the list has influenced 2 products, one of which is in presales and the other of which he’s earning 0.02 percent influence. Is this another person who bankrolled on Namethis + Knewsroom? Why don’t you make this list accurate?
shirley | 11/14/2011 7:06 PM
Yup, we didn’t realize our list included rolled-over balances. Working on updating this whole blog post to reflect Quirky-only earnings!
Maria | 11/15/2011 9:45 AM
Shirley, Monica was quoting me. I meant the logo stage, oops
so much fun to check out the creativity there :/