Ideas	Voting results and bounty paid	Comments

I actually have a bounty I won and after logging in, I can't get to it. Not that it doesn't work somehow, but I cannot seem to figure it out. your site has a great premise, has a pretty good format, butt the navigation for the "business" side/accts management seems to be lacking or non-existent.
Suggested by John

I have to honestly admit that I will vote, vote, vote until I get my 25 cents, once I figured out that is how it is done. Probably makes sense to pay people 25 cents for just top 3 votes regardless of # of ideas. What I like about the site is its brilliance and simplicity. You have done right by the general concept, and I think pricing is right, too. Clean up some of the more cosmetic items like having a hard time to finding the "suggest an idea" link and you should be good to go.
Suggested by Lamar

Its too hard to find the "suggest an idea" link on average, far less visible. As others have suggested the new bounties arn't as visible as they should be. Not too sure on the voting system, the motorization to vote is slightly off. I understand your encouraging participation with it, maybe there is another way to do it?
Suggested by Daniel

Need to press home to find the active bounties.
Suggested by Frank

A place where users can submit ideas that they have had for books, short stories, inventions, businesses or commercials. Other users can log on, and pay for those ideas. The system can be tracked by having users who go into the Idea Portal sign a digital Non-disclosure statement. The idea could be worth millions to the person that wants to run with it, but the person that thought of it, but doesn't want to use it might sell it for $5-$25 dollars.
Suggested by Jeremy

With more and more free services popping up (tweetbrain being one example) I'm afraid the $4.95 listing flat fee in addition to the commission may be too high, especially considering most bountys are under $25 total. I have no knowledge of your business model, this site is very well kept so clearly costs money to manage, but it seems lowering the listing fee for bountys under $20, or elliminating it and upping the commission could be helpful. Clearly, we're poor:(
Suggested by Rebecca

What if I can't get my idea right in three tries? What if I have ten ideas? If Edison or Bell hadn't tried that 1200th time, we'd be learning about the Smith light bulb. I find it so much more interesting to throw down as many ideas on a subject as I can come up with. If the subject interests me little, then my response is little and vice versa. And who knows, my sixth idea might lead to the one idea from another submitter that nails it. Let the dogs course the rabbit, don't keep them on the leash and don't keep them muzzled. First, I think you should take this set of submissions and immediately drop anything that looks like a narrowing of focus or restriction on the opportunity for everyone to supply suggestions to every storm that comes up. That's how you build a space shuttle.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "Unrestricted" and "feedback" ($1.25 bounty each)

After few bountystorms I realized that all of them were submitted by same guys. Because of that fact bountystorms were not so attractive to me. There was no challenge in brainstorming ideas just for sake of brainstorming. It was obvious that those bountystorms were not stormed for some genuine client who wants to use user generated ideas. "Submitted by" should contain name of client that wants to use idea given by brainstormers. That would give bountystorms more authenticity...
Suggested by Ante

I like how both of these themes run through the BountyStorms program. ANYONE can participate. Imagine the hybrid vigor you get from that approach. Categorizing Brainstormers and those using the system to come up with ideas seems like the antithesis of truly creative problem solving. Remember the nine year old and the truck stuck in the Lincoln Tunnel.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "Decategorized" and "Decentralized"

Get creative. This whole thing is an experiment in creativity. Let it go. Concentrate on making it a free-for-all where creativity can just be unleashed. Nothing truly creative, from Van Gogh to Dali to Oppenheimer's bomb would have ever come about if Creativity hadn't been allowed to lead the way.
Suggested by John using Word Atoms "Creative" and "Whoop"

LOVE your web site/concept! I do think you need better directions/instructions as to the process itself. What happens, time line, payments, voting, etc. More clarity.
Suggested by Jane

Instead of waste your decision, when you wrong or you want to change it.
Suggested by Alessio

To change password.
Suggested by Alessio

Do not show the name's proposer.
Suggested by Alessio

It would be nice if comments would be more visible. They could be used for correcting mistakes and for a better interaction between Stormers.
Suggested by Ben

After you suggested an idea, and actually created it, there is no way you can change it, and take out little spellingmistakes.
Suggested by Jop

Instead of 25 cents for voting, maybe you could reward that 25 cents to people who end up correctly picking the most top vote-getting ideas. It would give people an incentive to not just vote at random, but really try to pick the ideas they think will win.
Suggested by Stephen

The layout is just perfect; not to full with advertisements, but just white, plain and arranged. perfect.
Suggested by Jop

I would love to hear which ideas are really worth carrying out or which really benefitted the problem owner. Even if it's not my idea ;)
Suggested by Ben

The person who submitted the brainstorm should have an extra vote, or should decide in their own who should win, get second, third etc.
Suggested by Jop

10 vote = 25 cents is great in theory. But unless a large number of ideas are being offered, people just start picking the last few at random. Weight the votes so that they are incrementally worth less points as you go down the list.
Suggested by Stephen

When more ideas end first, the bounty of the first and second place should be added before splitting equally. So if there are two "winners", they should divide 60% of the bounty among them and not divide 40%. The way it is now, the two winners end up with the same bounty as the number three: all get 20%.
Suggested by Ben

Categorize stormers by their area of expertise. Then you can offer those starting brainstorms the opportunity to choose what group of stormers they want: i.e. advertising, high tech, etc.
Suggested by Karen

Current system relies on stormers for the whole voting process. You're trusting that they will actually pick the best ones, not just their own. It would be interesting to have a panel of Bounty Storm experts that have 1/2 vote on the winners. Could make them category specific if you really want to get fancy.
Suggested by Karen

The actual layout of the front page is not clear in terms of where one should be looking to log in, brainstorm and vote. Also, I did not understand the "vote for 10" the other day when I didn't like 10 of the rabbit videogame names. I think the front page needs to be "cleaner" and stretched out to the edges of the page so as to give more room for design layout. Concept is great and left-hand side is nice, but middle is cramped.
Suggested by Andrew

Right now, I think most of the voters just click on the ideas from top to bottom (or bottom to top) until they get the vote bounty. Maybe the person who started the bounty should also vote and that he/she determines the top 3 for the idea bounties.
Suggested by Baris

the payment process is perfect: easy, simple, fast! big thanks.
Suggested by Troy

are we always voting for half of the names submitted or what determines the way we vote.
Suggested by Troy

by that I mean: - one word name - plain english name or abstract name - ideal number of letters/syllables/words (min/max or range) - words to avoid using - characteristics/attributes sought in the name - domain name needed - etc. this could be like checkboxes or radio buttons or something that is part of the sign-up process and displayed to name submitters
Suggested by Troy