Janice
Well-known member
I would like to take a moment to share two special Specktra milestones we achieved recently. As we move towards our fifth year of sharing MAC information and related resources with one another, the Specktra community has grown and blossomed into something that we all feel very proud and special to be a part of. Today, we celebrate 40,000 registered MAC addicts and the milestone of 1,000,000 posts. Thank you for sharing these moments with the Specktra team, without you this isn't possible.
While I have your ear I'd like to tell you about some exciting new developments, and receive feedback from you on others. Please select as many options as you agree with in the poll, it is multiple choice!
Big news first! Over the summer I carefully selected a very special company to overhaul the site, put Specktra on a new platform and make all this wonderful information and resources we have easier to navigate and find. In my mind I had a vision of a site, but I didn't know how to get there by myself so I turned to professionals to help me achieve the dream. I've taken all your comments, suggestions, criticism- including the negative and have used it to make Specktra better than ever. Later this year, possibly as soon as next month, a new Specktra will be unveiled! Be assured the forum will stay the same, the site redesign will work to bring together all aspects of the site including the forum. I hope you will like the changes that are in store, and more than anything I hope that it will help make the site easier for you to navigate.
Let's spread the word! Would you share Specktra with people you run into at the MAC counter or in Sephora? What about that lady with the beautiful makeup you just have to stop and tell how great she did and ask what the liner is? I want to give members tools to help get the word out about the site. If you'd like to be a part of the Specktra militia, or already preach the Specktra word to people you know I'm working on something tangible to add to your arsenal! I'll make a separate announcement when I am ready to unveil the details, but please let me know if you have an interest in this.
Specktra merch? Would you like to state your Specktra/MAC love with a T Shirt/Tote/Pen?!, if so let me know! I'd like to see what kind of interest there is out there for Specktra merchandise. I've got some cute ideas in my head, but not sure if you all would like to see something like this.
HaulADays are coming! I do want to bring the HaulADays back this year, we had so much fun. There were challenges to the way it was run last year, so I want to tell everyone up front that it will be different and we won't be giving an item a day away. I hate to do that because I REALLY want to, but the shipping logistics were a nightmare and it was only myself sending out the packages. I am open to taking suggestions, but I am thinking that what I will do this year is let people buy raffle tickets to different "lots" of cosmetics. This way we have a fundraiser for the site, and it helps cut down the shipping mess I ran into last year. I love surprises, so there will be a couple here and there for Specktra members.
Thanks for reading all this. I really hope you continue to enjoy your experience on the site. I invite and encourage you to stick around for awhile while I work on making this the premier MAC and Cosmetics destination on the web!
