At Cagora we distribute 80% of what a company would normally retain as profits back to our members and member-chosen charities and community groups. (i.e. Revenue - expenses (including the generous affiliate commissions)
We don’t expect that Cagora will be profitable until late into 2008, because we will be reinvesting all sales revenue into the growth and stabilization of the network. That way we can help ensure that you and all our other members get meaningful benefits well into the future. but until then you can still earn points to cash in when we are.
When we do become profitable, every 3 months we will pay 80% of our margin for that period (Sales minus operating costs) into a series of Bonus Pools as part of our additional marketing budget.
These Pools are distributed the money as follows:
50% Loyalty Rewards
30% Founders
10% Member Chosen/Voted Charities
10% General Members
The Loyalty Rewards Pool Each time you spend a dollar at Cagora, you accrue a Loyalty Point. From time to time we will also run special promotions where you’ll be able to accrue additional points.
These points will continue to accrue for you, and after we become profitable you can elect to cash them in for your share of the Loyalty Rewards Pool then, or you can let them continue to accrue and cash them out at a later date. The Founders PoolCagora will be issuing a maximum of 100,000 Founders Points over the next 12 months to a maximum of 5,000 'founding members'.
During our development phase from November 2003 to September 2007, we already issued 50,000 of these points to 1300 members who helped get things started. Each month we’ll be awarding more points (until we reach the maximum 100,000) as a Thank You to members who have contributed an exceptional amount of time, effort or funding to Cagora.
Unlike Rewards Points, Founders Points cannot be cashed in. Instead, they become a regular source of income when every 3 months, we allocate money into the Bonus Pools. Obviously the more points you have, the greater your potential income. Founders Points can also be bequeathed.
We currently have a promotion that you can become a founder EITHER by referring someone who becomes a Community Partner when they purchase a Community Partner Advertising Package
OR
by purchasing a Community Partner Advertising Package yourself.
That's right you don't even need to spend a cent yourself to be one of 5,000 Founders around the world.
The Charity Pool
Make A Difference by spreading the word. You can have your say as to which charities we make donations too once we become profitable.
The General Members Pool
Just by joining Cagora free you will earn money from this pool as an active member (one who logs in on a regular basis and has a completed profile)
