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Should I be concerned with a 0.2% conversion rate?
I have a new bootstrapped web service that targets consumers. It has a free trial offer. The visit to trial conversion is respectable, ranging from 10% to 15% on 300 samples. However, my conversion ...
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What are Advantages and Disadvantages of Pricing Monthly Subscriptions?
I've recently the post on the question: Subscription Pricing Starting Strategy: start high and lower, or start low and raise? , and I also read the articles and comments for:
QuickSprout: Customer ...
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On launching new web application, build or campaign first?
I'm a software guy so the approach I tend towards is to build something which does at least some core functionality first before telling anyone about it, and refine it through usage.
But recently I ...
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My webmaster created our website and is now charging me a licensing fee
My webmaster signed an agreement saying that all work done on the website is owned by our company.
He now thinks that he is being payed unfairly and wants the website to be taken down.
He says that ...
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How should I move forward? [Details inside]
I am an 18-year old individual, in my first year of university. At the beginning of the university year, I had an idea for a website that I followed up on and have, at this point, created a product ...
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How might I send a million newsletters a month?
What would you recommend for sending a very large number of newsletters, e.g. a million or more each month?
I would want them reliably delivered within a few days. I am willing to pay a reasonable ...
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How to select a VP of Sales and Marketing partner
I've been working solo on my startup for longer than I'd care to admit. I'm a coder w/ a fleshed out website/webservice that's finally realized that I might actually need sales people.
I'm thinking ...
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Basic legal requirements to set up web design business in UK
I am in the UK and I want to start designing web sites for people, through my own web design company, mainly because it is about the only thing I can do due to a disability. I have set up my own car ...
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Does my CMS choice limit the scalability or types of services I can integrate?
My start up business will be a social service that also hooks to a mobile application. I want my users to be able to interact with my service over their phones or on their PCs. Naturally I'm thinking ...
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Registering My small Web Design & Development Company
I'm having a small start-up web design & development company. All we have is website. Now we are having some big clients and are getting good projects now and then. It's Run by me & my ...
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Any examples of web business's spawned from a business person's idea and put into action by a technical cofounder?
While many people talk about the new paradigm of outsourcing technical skills to India or China, there is much derision among technical blogs and people about business people getting into the job of ...
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looking to form start-up and outsource web services but all local web design firms have quoted me too much
I am looking to start a company based around a website which would list merchandise in retailers. I have most of the specifics worked out (ie. name, business plan, etc), however, all the web design ...
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Tracking User Actions on Landing Pages
I'm developing a web application. It's months away from completion but I would like to build a landing page to show to potential customers to explain things and gauge their interest--basically ...
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Is there a service I can use for cheque mailing?
I am keeping track of commissions earned by my customers in a database. Each month, I have the amount they earned and their Names and Addresses.
I can easily automate the generation of the lists of ...
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Web development - Outsource or go in-house?
All,
A non-coder friend of mine based in India is considering developing a portal for his startup. His is a web-based idea and the portal will be his source of revenues.
Since he can't code, he's ...
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Generating income with web development/design skills without having the client too much involved in the process?
Almost every client thinks that design is something subjective, and they often get involved in UI and UX design decisions too much. Most of the time, the situation turns like this comic.
I realised ...
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How do I get businesses to adopt my web app in a market where the businesses aren't already on the web?
I don't where to begin on how to market a website to businesses that have either little or no online presence and try to get them to join in on my program.
Do I cold call them and sell them on ...
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What's the best way to discourage junk data submission to my site?
I'm working on a search site. But the data being searched is only the data submitted by the public. I have no need for users, but I want to discourage people/bots from submitting complete junk that ...
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Is it possible for developers to take on an existing project of another developer(s) or programmer(s)?
Wondering if it's possible to hire a new set of developers to take on an existing project not completed by previous developers? Some complained it may be difficult to understand the codes developed by ...
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Early stage strategies of growing your customer base for online start-up?
I wonder what do you recommend are the best strategies for growth and promotion of your online start-up in the early stages after launch?
How do you get your name out there and how do you effectively ...
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Are there any good monetization strategies for webservice/API providers?
I often have ideas for a webservice ... as in a live internet programming API (Application Programmable Interface) for other websites. Ideally, I'd like to allow access to the API for free in order to ...
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Solutions for sending large amount of opted-in mails
We are launching a web application which will send large amount of emails to user's first degree connections (OPTED IN, NOT SPAM). Now this is a sensitive issue and most hosting providers doesn't ...
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Webhosting solutions for a startup
We have a small business that needs a webhosting solution. We will probably be able to support the following:
Login to set up a shopping cart software (Magento most likely).
Unlimited bandwidth
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What online communication service do you use?
I have been using ringcentral for $40 a month and I can only take calls and messages so I can’t use ring central to make calls. I travel a lot so that is why I’m using ring central.
I hear that the ...
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Suggest web app for managing small business
I'm looking for a web app with CRM, ERP and simple accounting features to run a small software shop.
Will be very grateful if someone could help me out with this.
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Web-based Business Built on Open Source and Questions about Funding Options
it's my first post here so be gentle :)
First, I've read a few similar posts to the one I'm writing but I wasn't able to find an answer that fit the same mold.
Project Details:
I have been involved ...
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Can I sell modified versions of ElegantThemes Wordpress themes as finished web design project for hire?
Can I sell modified versions of ElegantThemes Wordpress themes as finished web design project for hire?
The terms and conditions at ElegantThemes say:
All of our theme packages are released under ...
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what is the best way to to reach web design agencies, studios and freelancers?
We are a small studio providing various website production services. We mainly provide services to web design firms and individuals. Currently i have been using email marketing, adnetworks like ...
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Is 1 to 3 % an acceptable conversion rate for a web service startup?
My friend and I are developing a web service startup at http://gnymb.us, and out of 70 unique visits to the site, we have had two signups so far. Is this good?
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I need a document that both parties will sign agreeing not to sue each other
What kind of document would this be called?
A little background:
Party#1 is the programmer contracted to help build my website. He has signed an NDA/work for hire. Over the last couple months he ...
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Which page flow will have better conversion rate?
Which flow will have a better conversion rate?
I am designing the page flow for a website that is a of a monthly subscription type. Here's the page flow options I have:
Home Page (Try now button) ...
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I offer webservices, how will my customers want to contact me?
I'm starting up my business. I'll be offering services to website owners, such as: finding broken links, making 3D covers for ebooks & DVDs from images they provide, maintaining their website, ...
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Competing products — what's the law?
I had an idea for a web app about 3 years ago, but I haven't had time to build it. This year I've finally got some time and some interest/availability from a colleague, so we've decided to begin ...
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Payment processing for subscription based, high value, downloadable software
I read through some suggestions on this site with regard to payment processors and after a good deal of investigation found Avangate.com had all of the features I needed:
Flexible payment options ...
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Start up is getting offer to have website developed for “profit sharing”
I have an idea for a website that myself and a partner have started to get going. One of our first steps was speaking with a web developer. The site may run over our budget. The developer (who is a ...
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How to market “web programming” services?
Are there any books or research out there on how best to market "web programming" services? I find it's hard to communicate to clients the benefits of custom web programming. Also how to put it in ...
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Canadian Selling a Website to British Pub
I've started a freelance web development company. Up to now all my clients have been based in Canada and I have been collecting taxes for the government.
I have been contacted by a Pub in the UK, ...
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Canadian company with US clients, purchasing products
I have a Canadian company where (online) they hire me to design websites for their business (American businesses). They pay in Canadian dollars for this website.
What I am interested in is taxes or ...
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How to know that a startup is profitable?
How to say that a startup software company is getting profit? for example some said that if you have in bank account salaries and expenses for 3 months and running projects, this means you are getting ...
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Using a consulting development company vs Building your own team
Our team has a huge 7 digit venture capitalist funding and we want to make a web service that we get money on every time people use it. The software does not depend on us coming out with more ...
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Does anyone have a template for a Product Requirement Document
I have an idea for web based service. I need a template for a Product Requirement Document (PRD), so my partner and I can flesh it out prior to having funtional development spec. Is there a PRD ...
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How might one get a local business directory for a niche of a category?
It is easy to white label or launch a hosted directory of local businesses; there are countless providers who can even segment the directory to a specific locality or category (i.e. restaurants, ...
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MVP: include price right from the start or test first
I have idea for the file sharing site. Now, I was thinking to first release the service without pricing options and users base, basically, to offer free but limited service, kind a like free sample, ...
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Free ESPs (Email Service Providers) for Tax Exempt Non-Profit organizations?
My Tax Exempt 501(c)(3)non-profit organization is launching a new web application. We will be generating large amounts of emails between our users. We estimate that we will be sending and receiving ...
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What is a possible net worth value for online start-ups 3-5 years in their existence?
I understand there is nothing like typical scenario for this, however what do you think is a possible net worth value for an online start-up in 3-5 years time, considering that the business is on a ...
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Do ISO certifications help an online business or service?
ISO certifications are more prevalent in areas like manufacturing and physical services. How about web businesses and services? Are there well defined certifications for things like SAAS and SEO? ...
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When a service oriented site starts, do they open with projects/customers?
How do service oriented sites start with content? For instance, when a site such as ebay or elance.com start, they woudl need some type of auctions already posted to generate interest in new ...
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Is it bad to use many web services on a business web application
I'm the sole developer on a web application project that a friend and I started up. I'm handling development and my friend is handling the business side. It's a guerrilla operation and with what our ...
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Ecommerce website development - advice needed
I am starting an eCommerce marketplace. I am about to give the go ahead to my designer to start work- however I have already paid 2000$ for development.
But, for the maintenance only he is charging ...
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Number of shares for a newly established online services company + stock options?
Following up on the recent question about diluting the stock in this board, I would like to find out more about what do you recommend is a standard number of shares to issue for a new star-up.
To be ...
