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Updates to the Website !!

March 14th, 2012 — 3:11am

We have been busy making improvements to the website to make it more donor-friendly.

Drum roll please…………….donors can now make donations via credit card !!!!   Yea for that !  Also, when we made that change we lowered the minimum donation to $50.  (It was $100).

 

 

 

Show your support for the StudentLoanList ! Donations are always welcome to help with the operating expenses. It’s simple to donate – just click on the DONATE button. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. While our operating expenses are minimal, they do add up over time. Thank you!

 

 

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March Already !

March 2nd, 2012 — 5:16pm

Here in Texas our  March weather is already feeling like Spring. YES !

As our second full month ended at the StudentLoanList we are pleased to see that the number of  website visitors increased 180% over January. We are excited to have new visitors and see that people are starting to notice and talk about the StudentLoanList. We even went viral in a mini way one day during February.

We are seeing website traffic from not only the United States, but around the world. As  previously noted during January we had website visitors from Canada,Germany, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Russia, Thialand and during February we  had  new visitors from the Philippines, Panama and Romania.

During January we made the decision to go from donations by check only to adding the option of donations via credit card. We believe that making the donation process easier is a good move for attracting prospective donors. We expect to make that change visable on the website within the next couple of weeks.

We thank everyone that is helping to spread the word about the StudentLoanList, and we look forward to becoming the best place on the internet for individuals to ask for help with student loan debt.

 

Show your support for the StudentLoanList ! Donations are always welcome to help with the operating expenses. It’s simple to donate – just click on the DONATE button. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. While our operating expenses are minimal, they do add up over time. Thank you!

 

 

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The Faces Behind Student Loans

February 10th, 2012 — 8:48pm

You probably know someone that has a student loan. Maybe it is you.  I have recently met some wonderful young people who are carrying the burden of student loan debt. Every student has a different story that tells about how he/she ended up borrowing for college costs. Here are the profiles of some of the  people that I have had a chance to talk to.  While the stories are true, the names have been changed to keep their identities protected.

Mitzi is a brilliant student who excelled  in math and science at her small town high school. Her parents are self employed and did not attend college. Mitzi chose to attend a large university in a city within her state, but far enough away that she couldn’t commute. Her student loan helped with her tuition and made it possible to  pay for housing in the dormitory on campus.

Tom had a good paying job as a welder at a busy factory. He was a hard worker but wanted to do something different. He began attending classes at night and on weekends, and took some on line classes.  After several years of working and studying he was able to complete the requirements for a degree in business. He is now employed as a manager at another location, but is struggling to make ends meet as he begins making his student loan payments, rent and a car payment.

Karen was in a marriage that was not healthy for her or her three young  children. She decided to pursue career training as part of her exit plan. Her controlling husband got very upset that she was attending school and Karen and the children ended up moving out of the family home and into a shelter. Karen rides the bus to and from  cosmotology school every day and her children now ride a school bus to and from school. Student loans made it possible for Karen to remain in school and pay her tuition.

While these three people are all very different and have  different reasons for atttending college and taking out student loans, what they do have in common is massive debt. As children, they did not intend to grow up and be in debt. They just wanted to grow up and have a career. They were not able to get the money they needed from their parents, but they were able to borrow from Uncle Sam.  But he is not a patient guy, and not very forgiving if debts are not repaid as agreed.

I hope that the StudentLoanList website will bring some relief to people like Tom,Mitzi and Karen. They deserve it.

 

 

 

Show your support for the StudentLoanList ! Donations are always welcome to help with the operating expenses. It’s simple to donate – just click on the DONATE button. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. While our operating expenses are minimal, they do add up over time. Thank you!

 

 

 

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Our First Full Month

January 30th, 2012 — 3:45pm

As we approach the end of our first full month on line, we would  again like to say “welcome” to the students and graduates that have signed up on the StudentLoanList.  We have had page views from all across the United States as well as Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Russia and Thailand.  We have been active on twitter and also have made posts on our Facebook page.

Our advertising thus far has been directed at students, and as the list grows we will be advertising for donors. The more listings we have from one area or from one school increases the likelihood of target marketing in that area.

We ask that you help the StudentLoanList grow to become a website that will truly be  useful to you. Please spread the word about the StudentLoanList by telling your friends !  Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook !

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StudentLoanList December donation

December 31st, 2011 — 8:51pm

The management of the StudentLoanist donates 10% of the income from student registrations to charity. The December 2011 donation was to the Salvation Army. They have many programs with lots of  different ways to help people, and according to their website they helped 30 million people during the year 2008.

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A Christmas discount for 50 people

December 23rd, 2011 — 5:35pm

update 1/13/2012     Nobody was able to identify the Santa.   That contest is closed.   The half price registration code will work until 50 people have used it :-)  

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all !  The StudentLoanList is already very inexpensive ($10 for three years), but the StudentLoanList is offering a half price registration to 50 people !!!  All you have to do is enter this  code :      hoholucky50          when you register on the StudentLoanList.    Act fast, this offer is only good for 50 registrations !

Oh wait, we have one more discount to offer !!   How about a FREE registration on the StudentLoanList ?  The first person to identify this Santa    (tell me where he came from, what he was for)  will recieve a free registration. Send your guess about Santa  to   Allyson@StudentLoanList.com

 

 

P.S. In case you are busy….dont forget …..you can register, use the discount and then submit your loan documents on another day !

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Thoughts behind the design of the StudentLoanList website

December 21st, 2011 — 10:25pm

Is it absurd to design a website that will be based on finding donors to make it successful?  I think not. America as well as other countries have a history of sharing funds to help the needy. The difference about this website is that the definition of needy is somewhat different. While the students who register and list on the website are probably not starving and most likely have not recently suffered damage from a tornado or hurricane (although not entirely impossible)…..the intelligent students and graduates who are burdened with student loan debt are the future leaders of America. How could their lives and their contributions to society be different and enhanced if they are free from enormous debt ?    

Our donors and potential donors have the ability to help the future by relieving  our  hard working young people from the stress of student loan debt.

 

Philanthropy exists in America !  Read about it in this article from CNN Money

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