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Suggestions on sites for critiquing websites
I am looking for sites which enable users to give feedback or critiques on any sites for free.
Or for site owners to solicit feedback on their sites for site design and usability? Should not be fee ...
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Pros and cons of FatFreeCRM?
What are the pros and cons of using FatFreeCRM?
It appears to be a lightweight, open-source CRM package.
What important features in other CRM packages is it lacking?
How difficult is it to migrate ...
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How to get name recognition for your startup?
I was wondering what is a good way to get your company/yourself a known name? Meaning that there obviously several methods to achieve popularity and to provide people a good quality so that they would ...
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One stop shop for start-up tools and resources?
I'm looking for a website that has all the tools and resources one might need to start a company. Anything from business plan templates to legal docs to reviews on potential vendors (e.g. who should I ...
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What matters in leading a company?
I'm wondering, what are the main skills, knowledge, etc. for a founder/ceo/leader of the startup (this may actually refer to an already "made" company)? Does age matter or is it the thoughtfulness of ...
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Where should one register a company?
I'm not a US citizen but planning to start an international business. So I'm wondering if there's a benefit/profit/perspective of registering a company in a different country than mine, like US, for ...
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How to come up with a great idea?
Most essential part of any start up is a good idea. So what should you do (not specifically, of course), to come up with an idea (including day-to-day behavior, studying etc.)? Thanks for any answers ...
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Am I missing anything or am I ready to begin selling?
My business is a New Zealand based IT hardware and support business focusing solely on small to medium businesses in my local region - Wellington.
I have built the website.
I have registered the ...
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What's the best automation trick you know that would relate to most startups? [closed]
Believe the question is clear, if you have questions, just let me know. All real answers will get a vote up by me, and I will select an answer in 24-48 hours. Cheers!
Example: MS-Word Mail Merge, ...
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Qualities Your Web design & Internet Marketing Company Must Have
Everyone want to have a website now but few of them prefer to outsource to companies in India, China etc but few want to get work done in their country, someone nearby.
Do you prefer to outsource to ...
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What are other startup Q&A sites, and how do they compare to OnStartups? [closed]
I mainly use other SE sites, but I like the idea of a startup Q&A site. Do you have any suggestions on other sites? Also, what's the difference between the suggested site(s) and OnStartups?
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What are must attend seminars or events for someone who is starting up?
What are some of the must go to events or seminars that someone who is looking to develop a startup company should attend.
Note: This question is location independent and goal is to find what ...
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Website security
Last Saturday my site received an unusually high volume of brute force attacks. Yep, those darn teens from Western Europe or smart scripts from academic towns in Siberia, trying tirelessly to break ...
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Pricing model for sellers in an online store
I just finished setting up an online store that involves selling digital content, tangible items like clothes, events tickets etc. However, I have a little challenge on how to charge sellers to add ...
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When should a startup ask employees to sign NDA?
There are lots of contradictory opinions on signing (or not signing) an NDA. The position on this mostly depends on the point of view: is it an employee's point of view or an employer's one.
I think ...
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Have you had any good experiences with training software?
There is a sea of training software out there. Many don't have open demos. I'm trying to avoid sales pitches from dozens of companies to demo their software. I'm looking for a good lead or two from ...
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Rules of good email communication
What are the rules of good style in business email communication, regarding timeline of message exchanging?
I mean, how fast the incoming message should be answered? What are the most possible delay ...
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When creating custom products for resale, where do I go for merchandise?
If I want to have mugs printed, for instance, do I just go to the guys who print mugs for promotional uses, or is there some way to find a manufacturer? I've been looking online forever to see how ...
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Has anybody tried commissions on deviantart?
I'm extremely interested in this artist: Breisa. Her artworks are really good, and I'd like to commission her. Has anybody ever tried commissioning on deviantart before? How did it go? Were the ...
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Reports needed for ecommerce and advertising
I'm planning to have a develop build a CMS (in Ruby on Rails) with blogging, advertising and ecommerce integration.
Many types of reports/charts would seem necessary in such a system: Unique ...
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Validity of Shareholder Agreement
We are a newly formed corporation in NY and have just drafted our first shareholders' agreement. There are five shareholders in all but only four of us have signed the agreement. We are acting as if ...
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For mISVs that have a day job. How do you balance the effort with work, family and other obligations?
In the beginning there are so many things to do and so many paths that can take you off focus then add in that because you are a bootstrap and not willing to do a leap of faith your having trouble ...
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In the beginning.. What tools and techniques did you use to identify the market you are targeting, estimated size and who is in it?
I’ve used the following tools to get an estimate but still feel like I’m just polishing instead of verifying. So would love to hear how others have done it.
Google’s key word tool for traffic ...
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Recommend an online backup service? [closed]
Need to know of a good online backup service provider for storing some of our critical data. Anyone know of any from personal usage experience?
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What are your habitual mistakes you commonly make and how do you avoid them?
So I do the reading, got a feel for what I should and shouldn't do and even have a business education and then find myself circling back with habitual errors. Hey I'm ok making a unique mistake but a ...
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Do you use a service for ensuring email deliverability (like Sendgrid, Postmark, etc.)? Why or why not? If so, what service?
Using an external service for delivering your emails can take a lot of load off your shoulders if deliverability is a must. Services like Sendgrid and Postmark have pre-configured, whitelisted servers ...
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Accounting firms focused on start-ups, specially with offices in multiple US locations
If you recommend any, based on personal experience, please share some details.
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What software should I base our university support system on?
We have a software application used by engineers. We have a university program where we provide our software to universities at low cost and have pretty good traction in this market but I feel we ...
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Reliable Windows host, with PHP?
I have a client that has a .NET saas. We're looking for a reliable Windows/.NET host with Sql Server 2008 host that has good support. The gotcha is it also needs to support php and mysql for a ...
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Logo + Business cards + stationary
I would like to know of any sites/places who specialize in supplying logo+businesscards+stationary package. We are a small startup and really dont want to incur unnecessary expenditure.
Just to be ...
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Create website promotion video
How can I create a promotional video explaining "How to use my website"
a) It should show the screen movements of my cursor explaining different features of my website.
b) There should be a ...
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CRM/support software recommendations? [closed]
Up until very recently we were doing all support through our support e-mail address. However, as the business grows, it is getting harder and harder to follow through support requests and dispatch ...
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Question about video hosting on my website
Few questions for the experts. I want to add a section to my sporting related web site that will be composed of user generated videos. Specifically I want my users to have the capacity to upload ...
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Best Internet Bank for Small S-Corp
I need to take subscription fees for my social network.
I'm a US Citizen, my S-Corp is incorporated in Delaware, I am operating out of New York and have a valid US mailing address in New York--but I ...
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Recommend a good support ticket system that integrates with Salesforce [closed]
I have a question similar to the following
http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/1876/low-cost-issue-tracker-maybe-with-crm
I'm looking for a issue tracking system that integrates with Salesforce, ...
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Does using DISQUS make people comment more?
I am feeling the effect of seeing DISQUS on certain blogs in that it makes me more likely to comment. Is this true for others here? Does any blog/site owner have data on increased comment counts after ...
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How much should I expect to pay for a PR service and can you recommend one?
I'd like to publish a Press Release for my language Q&A site.
How much should I expect to pay for a PR service and can you recommend one ?
Should I only pay for distribution and get the actual ...
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Finding website developers for multi-site e-commerce integration
I am associated with a number of electronic bulk suppliers who have their own website.
I plan to develop a site that shall work as search engine similar to cheapflights.com where they search for ...
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Best offshore merchant account
What is a good options for an offshore merchant account? I'm not located in the US where it is easy to get a good merchant account, do you know of any good options in offshore locations?
The country ...
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Best affiliate programs? [closed]
Does anyone have experiences with Affiliate programs? I have signed up and started using LinkShare but I am not thrilled with the companies and banners to choose from. Any other good options out ...
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LinkedIn recommendations are great, but what can one do with them?
My small business gets a lot of LinkedIn recommendations to my personal LinkedIn account. How can I use these recos to my best advantage whilst maintaining the credibility of the nice words being ...
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No 1 “must read” for startup founder. Could you point just one?
If you could recommend just ONE, most important book, blog post or any other reading for startup founder - what would it be?
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Can you recommend an alternative to google Adsense for on-topic ads? [closed]
I am running a website and wish to get some revenues from ads. I tried google Adsense but I do not like the fact that the ads are completely off-topic compared to my site. I checked google adsense faq ...
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What's a good book for learning business law? [closed]
Most books on business rarely talk about the legal side of business. After reading some business books I have realised that there's so many things about legal side of business that we have to ...
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Opinion: Finders fee or not?
Through a business networking group "business friend of a business friend", you are introduced to a prospect who is interested in your services. The person who introduced you has never met you, but ...
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List costs to build Consumer Internet site?
Hey all,
I'm sitting here trying to list all the costs that will go into building my first website, assuming I have all of the coding done in house. Here's what I have so far:
Cost of hosting and ...
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Inexpensive or Free Tools to Organize Your Contacts [closed]
I am getting lots of contacts (Law/Accounting/etc). And trying to find a good tool to keep all the phones/emails/notes together.
Ideally, not just text, but something smarter. So it can show me all ...
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Cost-effective but good Business VOIP providers [closed]
Similar topics have been discussed before, but I was wondering what startups are using now for a good reasonably priced VOIP service. I have heard about most of the players in the market, some are ...
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Which web design Agency to help design a product website / launch?
We got a product and during the launch we need a good, well designed website with product features etc.
Now we wrote all the features and prepared some scenarios for product showcase, videos, ...
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Would you recommend any business insurance provider? [closed]
I need to purchase general and professional liability business insurance and I was wondering if there are any insurance providers you would recommend. Located in Atlanta, GA.
