webbie

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Enterpreneur, founder of a SAAS business with 5+ years of experience.

	485 reputation	bio	website	TestDesigner.com	visits	member for	1 year, 3 months
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Feb 14	awarded	Yearling
Nov 24	answered	Is my target market big enough?
Aug 4	comment	Is the web startup overdone? Thanks for the link jimg. I like that you mentioned mom and pop comparison, it seems micropreneurship is on the rise - there are conferences, meetups and close circle of people that mentor each other (see micropreneur.com). @Alex, while it's true that there are problems to solve everywhere it's probably more practical to talk to people in other industries so the problem is suggested as a pain point, rather than proposed and agreed to as being useful.
Aug 4	comment	Is the web startup overdone? It seems certain markets are so crowded that when you do competitor research you don't even know if you had found all or there is a brand new startup (on page 5 of google) you can't find that had already done what you plan to do. Does anyone else feels this way - wonder if they have sufficient competitor info or refresh it often enough?
Aug 4	answered	Is the web startup overdone?
Aug 4	comment	Is the web startup overdone? @glitch is not just pointing to manufacturing of physical goods, but to software for domains other than digital publishing, media, social networking and mobile that most developers can relate to based on personal experiences.
Jul 31	answered	Should I change my domain name if there is a company with the same name?
Jul 31	comment	Do I need a technical cofounder? + 1 for so many reasons. Consider getting a co-founder a test - you need to be able to convince at least him/her that your idea is worth implementing, but also vet it for feasibility. The pros and cons list on this thread to me looks like a clear win for a tech co-founder Vs. a hired programmer. Half of all new businesses fail within 1st year, an even higher rate of startups with a single founder fail.
Jul 28	comment	How to approach SEO for a new website? +1 "you just got to work like a dog" - this is a very important point for new web site owners. Link building part of SEO (vs site/content optimizations, see my post below) takes time and a lot of leg work, so if you decide to do it yourself make sure to allocate time for it and be patient about seeing results. Also, the post above explains how to get links to your site, but not how to rank how for certain keywords. If you are in a very competitive space you need to make sure link anchor text uses keywords, not just your name (in a signature).
Jul 27	revised	How to approach SEO for a new website? deleted 41 characters in body
Jul 25	comment	Should the company be named after a product? Right, that's what I was thinking as well - which brand do you refer to (and thus promote) on business cards, email signatures and in conversations? How do you introduce yourself, etc. Google and Facebook are other examples of a single brand, where Google built many other products after building a strong brand around one.
Jul 24	asked	Should the company be named after a product?
Jul 24	answered	How to create an online course?
Jul 24	answered	What is legally required in order to accept monthly payments for a SaaS product?
Jul 24	revised	How to approach SEO for a new website? added links
Jul 24	revised	How to approach SEO for a new website? expanded answer
Jul 24	revised	How to approach SEO for a new website? expanded answer
Jul 23	answered	How to approach SEO for a new website?
Jul 23	comment	Evaluating competitors assets Traffic data is relevant and can certainly help estimate revenue, especially if OP is trying to come up with some minimal data. Many use a CPM of $1 to determine advertising revenue for small-medium sites or blogs. CPM will vary of course depending on content (legal and financial content will have a higher CPM) and number of ad units per (typical) page.
Jul 23	comment	Evaluating competitors assets I got another link for you - Compete.com for historical traffic data (allows you to identify any seasonal trends), example: siteanalytics.compete.com/onstartups.com in my experience the data isn't accurate (30-50% of actual traffic) but seasonality matters.