The crowdsourcing tag has no wiki summary.
1
vote
0answers
13 views
Business Model : Paid Crowdsource? [closed]
I plan to setup a paid crowdsource business model. For which we pay anyone involved in content creation, with a standard of course. What should I make into considerations or cautious on using the ...
0
votes
2answers
226 views
How do Sites like Elance or Odesk Attract Freelancers?
I have a site that works like Elance and Odesk in a way.and I am looking for a strategy or at least an Idea of how I can go about attracting freelancers to join my site.
Any help will be highly ...
11
votes
10answers
9k views
Crowdspring or 99designs?
For crowd sourcing basically there are two main contenders, crowdspring and 99designs. I know they are both good and we can't go wrong with either one, but I am sure we can find out which one is ...
0
votes
0answers
35 views
Im having the chicken and egg problem; What's the risk of focusing on one group first to attract the second group?
My website is a hiring marketplace focusing on events sector (ex. if venue looking for a dj. The venue will post the job and djs submit proposals).
2
votes
3answers
101 views
When using crowd-sourced logo design sites, what do I need to worry about regarding font licensing?
I am using a crowd-sourced site to design my logo (examples of such sites: 99 Designs and Crowdspring). The way these sites work is you put up a prize (say, $200) and then several different designers ...
0
votes
1answer
59 views
Incentivizing crowdsourcing through stock/equity IOUs: 1 free share per submission
During its mission to raise popularity in the midst of the dot-com boom in '98, TravelZoo gave a few free shares to each person who signed up for their mailing list.
Hypothetically, let's say I'm ...
4
votes
9answers
314 views
Crowdsourced logo and web design work. Recent experiences? Site you'd recommend?
I'm at a fairly established startup, and we need our logo and look/feel overhauled. I'm thinking about using a crowdsourced design site, along the lines of 99designs. Lots of similar sites now exist. ...
5
votes
1answer
163 views
When can I start using CrowdSource Funding?
Now that the JOBS Act has been passed and signed when can I start raising capital through CrowdSource Funding?
0
votes
3answers
151 views
Online service for crowd sourcing for keyword suggestions?
I am looking for an online service where it utilizes crowd sourcing or humans for keyword suggestions. Meaning if I want to create a CPC ad for some product or service, I want to get ideas from humans ...
2
votes
1answer
151 views
What do kickstarters want in return?
I was looking at kickstarter to get some funding for a possible business venture. Kickstarter funding would cover entity filing fees and other costs or licenses and materials.
I have seen some ...
5
votes
4answers
2k views
Has anyone tried any crowd-funded startup assistance?
I came across this site: http://www.startupaddict.com/, looks like it's fairly new; there are only a half-dozen startups on the site and none are even close to achieving their goals.
I know ...
4
votes
1answer
149 views
Good resources for getting crowdsourced results from China and Japan?
I've been using Mechanical Turk to do QA on a mobile website. It's working well, except for the fact that I can't seem to get results from anyone in Japan or China.
Does anyone know of a way to get ...
1
vote
2answers
5k views
Any sites similar to Amazon Mechanical Turk?
I am looking for a site similar to mturk.com (Amazon Mechanical Turk) or the old Google Answers where one defines a task that I need someone to complete and I define a payment for completing the task. ...
1
vote
1answer
77 views
Converting users to enter content on crowdsourced site
I've been running a crowd sourced quiz site for a while:
http://www.quizmash.com
While I'm getting plenty of quizzes taken through google search traffic, my conversion rate to entering a question is ...
1
vote
1answer
400 views
Recommended crowdsourcing for copywriting
Can anyone recommend a good crowdsourcing service for copywriting? I would prefer if the members are English native speakers.
Cheers.
3
votes
4answers
209 views
How do you get initial exposure for a community-based crowd sourcing website?
For the past year I've been working on a recipe-sharing startup called Fridge to Food based on the idea of crowd sourcing recipes. We went to public beta a few months ago and I've been doing rounds ...
1
vote
4answers
154 views
Do you think direct email marketing works for selling professional services?
And what is your opinion on bulk email marketing and would you ever use it for promoting/selling your business service?
1
vote
2answers
240 views
Any IP problems with stealth startup using 99designs?
I would like to use 99designs to design the logo for a new site I'm working on that is still in stealth mode. Are there any dangers in doing this? Specifically, I am worried about:
Exposing too much ...
3
votes
2answers
70 views
Grievance / removal policy for consumer reviews
My wife and I run a referral site for professionals in the childbirth industry where past clients can post testimonials (reviews) of their experience working with the professional. We are trying to ...
2
votes
4answers
149 views
Getting people involved in product design and development
I still don't get the behavior or motivation behind people developing pieces for your game(software) for free...
why would anybody do that?
0
votes
3answers
191 views
Examples of companies that have created a platform for other companies
So far I have come up with the following:
Apple (through Apps Store)
Microsoft (allowing anyone to develop working software on their platform), creating a virtual monopoly)
There could be other ...
