Peakr.net is simply a blog for climbers to share their experiences and find mountain climbing related information.
The site is free to subscribe to and use, and for every active registered user, the site will donate a dollar to a well known environmental charity. At Peakr.net people are able to vote on stories to make them more popular and closer to the front page or farther back so the content is regulated by the users. The site even occasionally gives away free stuff to regular contributors such as hiking equipment and other related gifts. The site makes it very easy to post and comment and is fairly appealing to the eye.
Peakr.net In Their Own Words
Peakr.net is all about your climbing media. News. Videos. Pictures. You submit. You vote. You discuss. Share your climbing world!
Peakr is a so-called “social bookmarking website.” Some people say it’s Web 2.0. I don’t care about all that, I just thought it’d be a fun project to do. So, what can you do at peakr?
Explore. Find the latest climbing news. Watch cool climbing videos & pictures. Search the news. Browse the categories. Give it a spin!
Submit. Everything you see on this website was created by people like you. They submitted their favorite climbing stories, pictures, videos, news items. Know a cool link? Contribute ! Submit it to Peakr.
Vote. Vote on stories you like. Vote lame stories down. Everyday is election day! The best stories move from upcoming to popular & make the front page.
Discuss. Discuss about posted news, videos, pictures. Say what you want. Say no to censorship. No corporate overlords to obey. No bullshit. This site is yours. We intend to keep it that way.
Why Peakr.net It Might Be A Killer
The site has a great niche and a very grassroots feel about it that will be attractive to mountain vlimbers worldwide. Being able to vote on the content will bring a sense of participation to the users and give them a reason to spend more time on the site.
Some Questions About Peakr.net
With subscribtion being free and no advertising on the site I dont see how this company could be making money. Surely with time they could gain enough users to justify getting some niche advertisers, but will it ever be enough to be wildly profitable?
