My name is Michael Blair and I am the CEO & Founder of Make1c, an internet based Credential Management & Network Downline building system that is easy to use.
I am posting this article (Original date August 2010) because I believe the need for an easy, secure credential management system is upon us, in this CRAZY “Techno-Security Credential Minded Society” that we find ourselves living in today.
I am not JUST referring to the Internet. Here is what I mean.
When you call anyone you owe a bill to, what is the first thing they ask you?
“So that we know you are the owner of this account, may I know what your “CREDENTIAL’S” are”?
After you answer the first credential…they might still ask you perhaps where the account originated from or for some other identifying mark you have on your account. Like…your account number. Where do you keep those? On your bill? Where is the Bill…in the trash? You see my point?
In fact, I will say that just about all of the “World” faces “Credential Management” whether they know it or not.
The reason that I make that statement is because now more than ever before, if you want to do anything with regards to dealing with your bank, your telephone company, your utility bills, your credit card company, any vendor you owe money to, the retail outlets you go to everyday, and of course the Internet, YOU WILL NEED CREDENTIALS!
Here is an example of what I mean.
I opened a new Bank Account about 15 years ago (In 2000). Within about 1-2 years I moved away from the city/state I was in at the time and came back to San Diego.
About 5-6 years later my bank decided it needed MORE than the verbal password I had setup with them. They started asking about where I had originally opened the account. The very first time I was asked that…I hesitated…because I didn’t remember. In fact…I took a guess and got lucky. If I hadn’t answered correctly I would have had to get off the phone…and research it myself. But, I was fortunate.
This is just ONE story. I will guess that I am NOT alone here in this security credential minded world.
I will go so far as to say that it is even worse than I can imagine with many ‘horror’ stories to be told.
Anyone that is an adult over 25 will have a story to tell with regards to credentials whether it’s with the Internet or off the Internet.
Hopefully you will begin to see that Credentials are ALL AROUND you…even in retail stores. Consider this…it is a true story.
I went to Blockbuster and had the movie I wanted to rent…the girl asked me to tell her my address and phone number to verify I was the cardholder right there in the store. I refused. I had a blockbuster card and Identification…but she STILL INSISTED on me providing her this verbal information in the store itself with others around. I didn’t end up renting the movie that day.
Can you imagine that you would have to CALL OUT personal CREDENTIAL’s in a retail outlet (With other’s around you) when you have the money and can pay? Yet…it is STILL required. Credentials are NOW required to even do something like renting a movie. Has that ever happened to you?
You have credentials in brick and mortar, utility companies, banks, software mfrs, and just about any VENDOR you do business with especially if it is on theInternet.
In fact…credentials on the INTERNET are even worse!
For every website you visit…they want you to open an account. That means…a username, password and you must have a VALID EMAIL! In order to get to your Email…you need CREDENTIALS!
Let’s talk about email for a moment.
Many people have yahoo, gmail, etc. type of accounts…when you ask them about their password knowledge of their own email account, many don’t know what it is in their head. Do you? In fact…when it comes time to do the email thing again…they don’t know their password…so some of them just re-create a new email instead. Can you imagine that? Has that ever happened to you?
How many websites have you signed up for this year alone that you have no idea of who they are…what they do…and yet you feel you have lost something…do you know what I mean? Where are those credentials you created? The fact is…they are lost.
Or…you added the new site as a favorite but 6 months later when you go back to that favorite…the browser didn’t spit out the right password (In dots of course) into the password field and it kept taking you to an error page on your credentials. Has that ever happened to you? What do you do then when your browser has failed you for managing your credentials?
I bet you will say…I will just click the forgot password link…so you click on the forgot password link…it tells you that it sent an email to your email address and the address is correct…but you go to check your email…and it just never comes. Has THAT ever happened to you?
Think about it, on or off the Internet, Credential’s are actually a part of EVERYBODY’S daily life and we don’t even really think about it. We just go on and keep forgetting the password for sites, email accounts and either re-create them…or just lose sight of them entirely. You say to yourself…what can I do?
Or…you are logged in and suddenly it logs you out because your session expired. You are at a login screen that looks familiar…you key in your username hit the tab key confidently and when it gets to the password field…instead of spitting out dots, it is blank. Nothing. All you know are dots and the panic starts to mount. You don’t really KNOW what the password is because all you see are dots when the browser spits it out. What do you do? Has that ever happened to you?
NOTE: The reason why the above happened is because there is MORE THAN ONE login page for this website! Your browser was only configured for the first one you came to and many websites upon exiting you from the session will take you to an entirely DIFFERENT login page! But your browser was never configured for this login page. You don’t have any management other than the browser (With the dots) and so you have NO IDEA what your password is. Has THAT ever happened to you?
Ok…we have seen a LOT of scenario’s and I am sure you have your own “Credential” horror stories too.
At this point you must see that CREDENTIAL’S have invaded our technological society and with the explosion of the Internet and society turning more and more to the Internet…with our present course many people will NEED some sort of process to MANAGE this insane world of CREDENTIAL’S we are in now.
At some point, you will NEED to know what your credentials are (In a readable format) before you go to the site you need them for. At least that makes sense to me and is WHY I brought Make1c to market in the first place. I needed a way to manage the credentials I was creating for the various sites I was using.
In September of 2002 (Yeah…a LONG time ago) I brought to market a Web application called Make1c.com which is a credential management & network downline building system. In fact, we are THE largest Network Downline Building service in the World. But…that is another story…lets continue with Credential Management.
I engineered Make1c so that it would provide me with ALL of my credentials:
Various email associations
Referring Links for websites I was referring for business and advertising
Different banner and html codes that needed to be stored for the various websites I was using
Start-Page URL’s for exchanges (Ad sites)
It had to be simple and easy too. So I created it so that only ONE link needs to be clicked which will bring up Login Links for all of the Services (Alphabetized by name) I was using to come up on a SINGLE page with all of the above information displayed in a readable format.
The Login link…the username…and the password. So I know what service I am going to, the link is there for me to click (Taking me directly to the Members login or main landing page) and the username/password are RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME in a READABLE format. With Make1c, I know what my credential’s ARE before I go there.
I use Make1c EVERY SINGLE DAY. I am lost without it because everything I do that has anything to do with credentials is in Make1c. So that you know, all usernames & passwords are double encrypted for security purposes.
I CAN GET WHERE I WANT TO GO WHEN I WANT TO GET THERE AND I KNOW THE LOGIN IS GOING TO BE THE EASIEST PART.
So this credential management system called Make1c can definitely be of help. It is a Web application that has been on the internet since September of 2002 and it is easy to use. This credential management system will provide you with a very simple process for dealing with your credentials.
Most importantly it is safe and secure with double encryption on all your username and password credentials. The only one who will see your credentials is YOU with your login.
One last important aspect that you need to understand. This is VERY important. I am referring to CENTRALIZATION. Please read on.
A huge benefit with Make1c is you have CENTRALIZED access because it is on the Internet. So no matter what computer you are using, as long as you have internet access, you have access to your credentials. So everything is stored in one single place. That isn’t true with multiple computers (Home/Work) using software, favorites, or any browser management. It is ONLY true with an Internet Based system like Make1c!
In fact…even if your computer crashes and burns…ALL of your Marketing credentials are SAFE with Make1c and still there waiting for you to login and access them.
So with one click on my activation link, I can find all of my credentials and I will KNOW what they ARE before I go there. It is not only way cool, but Make1c saves YOU the headache of having to develop some sort of system on YOUR own…and it’s EASY to use.
Lastly…here is what you will get rid of with Make1c:
NO MORE CLICKING THE FORGOT PASSWORD LINK EVER AGAIN!
There are other benefits too:
No more floaters that are lost before you can use the credentials again
No more irritation when you can’t remember credentials you just used yesterday
No more wasted time looking for credentials 6 months later when you need them
No more clicking the forgotten password link and NOT getting the email you need
No more LOST CREDENTIALS PERIOD!!!
If you want to NEVER HIT THE FORGOT PASSWORD LINK AGAIN…get started with Make1c today.
Michael E. Blair
CEO & Founder
Make1c.com