ReachBy.com - Online Contact Pages

This is a free service hosting online contact pages. Each page is publicly accessible via personalized Web link http://yourname.reachby.com that is easy to share on forums, blogs, and other public websites instead of giving out email address. Users can have custom content on the contact page, upload a picture, and add Web links. Visitors of the contact page will be able to reach the author by submitting a message using a contact form. All communication is forwarded to private email address, protecting it from spam. ReachBy.com provides multiple methods of spam protection for the contact form including captcha, email verification, and a challenging question. Colorful buttons for the contact link simplify connection from other websites.

“Create, manage, and share personalized contact pages so people can learn about you, and send you a message by submitting a form. Use the contact page as your online business card.”

Called a "poor's man website" or "online business card" ReachBy contact page gives a simple start for extending online presence in addition to email address, keeping the latter private. Custom content editable in Wiki style, a picture, and a feedback form provide necessary elements of the Web page for personal business, e.g. tutors, proofreaders, individual contractors, etc. See http://teacher.reachby.com, for example. Bloggers and forum visitors will find this service useful in protecting email address from spam, simply by adding personalized link instead of email in the signature to the comments. Taking into account the number of potential users this service may attract a significant number of people who want to go beyond email-only communication.

How good is the quality of the services? Will users see the benefit of such a simple and limited tool?