Question and Answer

Q. What is iTaggit?
A. iTaggit is a Web 2.0 site that allows you to store and organize information about your items and collectibles. The iTaggit team recognizes that an individual's net worth includes high value items and collections. Our goal is that through item management, research, and community, our members will maximize and collect information on their net worth.

Q. What's makes iTaggit the best website for managing items?
A. iTaggit provides a secure and easy way to manage valuable items and collections and facilitates learning and communication between users. Essentially, iTaggit is changing and enhancing the way people obtain information and enjoyment from the things they own.

Q. What are some important functions of iTaggit?
A. iTaggit supports users and their collections with easy and detailed documentation of their items, the ability to find their items value, the option to showcase their favorite items and get to know users with similar interests, and the ability to convert their items into cash.

Q. Who can use iTaggit?
A. iTaggit is useful to individuals, collectors, and groups who value organization, security, knowledge, time, and community. Individuals who wish to store records, photographs, and information about valuables may manage items using iTaggit's secure, accessible system. Collectors may store pieces, conduct research, shop and trade, and, if they wish, blog and connect to members with similar interests. Small businesses may catalog office equipment, supplies, and physical donations. Groups can create and share data records with one another and use research and shopping tools to quickly find replacements for lost or damaged items. Artists can use iTaggit to catalog and exhibit their work and interact with other artists and art patrons.

Q. How does iTaggit add to people's net worth?
A. iTaggit recognizes that an individual's net worth includes more than major investments, cash, and securities, and that consumers often aren't credited for their smaller purchases and collections. iTaggit provides users with the tools needed to determine the value of their things and get more use, benefit, and value out of their items.

Q. What separates iTaggit from inventory software?
A. With iTaggit, the information is stored online and users can access data from anywhere and make changes any time they buy or sell items. In addition, iTaggit allows users to interact with others who have similar interests and connects them to helpful resources.

Q. How is iTaggit different than social networking sites?
A. While iTaggit connects individuals who have similar interests, our emphasis is on users who have and want to organize their collections and things, learn more about items, and increase their understanding of the value of the things they own.

Q. How is iTaggit different than auction sites?
A. iTaggit provides an online environment for cataloging, managing, and sharing collections of items, although there are tools to facilitate the trading of items.

Q. What are the categories on iTaggit?
A. While our 2008 focus is primarily on comics, antiques, and art, iTaggit has more than 250 categories online, and users may create their own. Categories include antiques, art, books, coins and paper money, comics, crafts, dolls, entertainment, fashion, everything else, home and garden, investments, jewelry, office, sports, stamps, toys and games, and vehicles, among others.

Q. How secure is the site?
A. iTaggit provides many layers of security for its users, all aimed at protecting private information. Any entered data is private by default and can only be shared with a user's permission. Users may choose to keep certain items or records associated with items private via the Lockbox function. Account information is protected by the account name and an encrypted password. iTaggit protects its users via a firewall and other network security enhancements, including a SQL filter that prevents attacks on the application. Our hosting network is housed in a state-of-the-art collocation facility.

Q. What are some specific features iTaggit plans to incorporate?
A. Usability is iTaggit's highest priority. Ongoing improvements will ensure rapid, easy data entry and simple navigation. As the site progresses, we will implement exciting features and enhancements in the areas of site performance, community sharing, physical item management, and navigation.

Q. When was the site created?
A. iTaggit was founded in 2006 and the site became active in Q1 2007.

Q. Does iTaggit have affiliates?
A. Currently, we are engaged in affiliate programs that include eBay, Amazon, and Google, and What's It Worth To You.