Optincode is a new script package that I recently created.  In some ways it's just like my other script products.  I created it for my own use on a new eBook site I've been putting together as a potential business-in-a-box to resell a small number of.

Once I had it up and working the way I wanted it,  it seemed that other people might find it interesting.  Discount and promotional codes have been around for a long time. People like coupons, discounts, finding a good deal.  There's even a sens eof being in on a special deal.  Not everyone has the discount code. And it adds an interesting element of participation for the visitor.

Naturally I got side-tracked into putting together a small package for my existing customers.  One of the potential advantages to this kind of script is that it can help a website owner build an email list.

At this point, the script needed to be edited in a text editor to enter the necessary information.  Pretty soon it got real obvious that there are not too many people who want to mess around editing a script and entering their data that way.  Too complex, too much potential for screwing up the script. 

I also discovered that quite a few of my customers don't do any email marketing and don't build lists.  True, this script can be used for other things than list-building and codes can be distributed in a lot of ways, and there are uses that don't actually use codes.  But with all the emphasis on the importance of lists, it seemed odd that quite a few people don't do it.  On the other hand, it may well be that many of my customers are building content sites and monetizing with AdSense.  Certainly, building a list does involve learning how to use auto-responders - and maybe paying for a sequential auto-responders.  Plus some writing, of course.  And it can take quite a while.

In any case, I added a browser-based admin/configuration for OptinCode.  No more messing with the code.  And like always it ended up a much bigger package than I thought.  

You can check it out at OptinCode