Marketplace Tuesday! (March 27, 2018) Entrepreneur |
- Marketplace Tuesday! (March 27, 2018)
- AMA - Hi! I’m Dan the co-host of the TMBA Podcast. In 2015, we exited our ecommerce business and since that time I’ve been reading widely about why so many entrepreneurs mess up their exits. Happy to talk Podcasting, Building Remote Teams, Travel, Exits, and How to build with the exit in mind.
- Selling surfboards at $6k each.
- I feel like I lack the expertise to do anything
- Show the world what running your business is like
- How to start a business
- How to first contact and then get your work featured by huge Instagram influencers
- If you have an opportunity to start from beginning today, what business or startup you would have started?
- Anyone in DFW starting a retail business might start here
- Need help finding clients for Power Washing Company
- Business Idea? Amazon Affiliate Store Front
- How do we feel about Facebook advertising now
- How To Use Instagram To Leverage Immense Traffic
- Question about nonprofits/charities
- Here’s a free CRM built with Google Sheets and Gmail for you
- How to spend $1000 on customer acquisition for an exec coaching business?
- Has anyone had success with there Amazon affiliate websites advice please
- Targeting my Youtube channel towards an ethnic group. How to best strengthen the identity.
- I've been given gold, but it's locked in a chest. Need help.
- Free 3 Month Time Planner
- Need help finding a contact lens supplier.
- How much would you charge for an IT support contract that includes a 24/7 SLA with 2 hours response time and 4 hours resolution time guarantee (for stop-the-world issues)
- How do I make a media production company work?
- Twitter bans Cryptocurrency Related Ads Effective Today
- Another T-Shirt "startup" post. Ugh, I know BUT I would love some feedback?
| Marketplace Tuesday! (March 27, 2018) Posted: 27 Mar 2018 06:06 AM PDT Please use this thread to post any Jobs that you're looking to fill (including interns), or services you're looking to render to other members. We do this to not overflow the subreddit with personal offerings (such logo design, SEO, etc) so please try to limit the offerings to this weekly thread. Since this thread can fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:42 AM PDT Hiya Reddit. I'm the co-host of the TMBA Podcast, where, along with my business partner Ian Schoen, we've been talking about building location independent businesses since 2009. In 2007, we quit our jobs to build a product design and ecommerce company, which, of all things sold cat furniture and valet parking podiums (among other products we designed ourselves, and sourced primarily from Chinese suppliers, although we did manufacture in the US as well). Our team grew over the years to 15 people, give or take, and multi-seven figure years in sales. In 2015, we exited that business for a few million bucks. I've had my misgivings about it, which I didn't expect at all. Since that time, I've been reading a lot about entrepreneurs who exit their businesses and found that, by some estimations, 50% are "miserable" after they exit (ref: Finish Big by Bo Burlingham). Yet these stories are very rarely told, and for understandable reasons. Who wants to hear somebody who sold their business complain? Ultimately, I don't regret what we did, but recently I've been thinking a lot about how we would have done things differently. I can share some thoughts on exits, not as an expert, but just some guy who had one. The story has been shared on our weekly pod along with those who we've bumped into along the way, recently we've had the pleasure of inviting some higher profile guests onto the show (thanks in part to having an experienced producer) including Seth Godin, Alex Blumberg, and Ricardo Semler just to name a few. AMA about selling a business, what to consider and how to prepare long before you exit, hiring and building remote teams, starting and growing a podcast, living/working remotely, or anything else! Proof: https://twitter.com/TropicalMBA/status/978656506630488064 Website: TMBA Pod My book about exits:(Free starting Thursday): Amazon Our remote job board: https://dynamitejobs.co/ Cheers, Dan Thanks for your time everyone, I appreciate the thoughtful questions. [link] [comments]  |
| Selling surfboards at $6k each. Posted: 27 Mar 2018 09:22 AM PDT Hey - Pat from Starter Story. This week, I interviewed David Dennis, who works a full time job at Microsoft, but also runs this "surfboard-meets-art" operation on the side with his co-founder. David is a redditor (u/ventanasurfboards) and has some cool insights on growing a business. Ventana Surboards & Supplies:
Hello! Who are you and what are you working on?I'm David Dennis, I work for Microsoft in digital advertising, and I'm also the co-founder of Ventana Surfboards & Supplies. Creating hollow, reclaimed wooden surfboards that are pieces of art and that perform well in the waves is at the core of what we do. And, we've created a line of apparel and surf supplies that match the boards and that fit with our brand values: Craftsmanship. Responsibility. Adventure. We give 5% of profits back to ocean conservation organizations. We're currently selling 10-12 boards a year at between $6000 and $9000 each to collectors and surfers alike. Our boards have tripled in value over the last three years, and we're seeing success with our eco-apparel line and with products we've invented, like the Save-A-Surf Box. What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?My business partner, Martijn Stiphout, is our master craftsman. I photographed him for an exhibit I shot to raise money for the Surfrider Foundation Santa Cruz Chapter. I was inspired by the surfboards he was building out of reclaimed and eco-friendly materials and suggested we join forces to launch an environmentally responsible surf company ... one that could set an example for the industry. We both love to surf and to test our products in the waves with our friends and customers. Martijn and I have always been frustrated with how much surfers ignore the fact that the products and surfboards they use are highly polluting. Surfboards are mostly petroleum-based pieces of foam made with toxic resins, and clothing is generally made overseas with highly polluting processes … even surf wax often comes wrapped in plastic that can wind up in the ocean.
At the time that we started the business, I was working for Microsoft out of my house at the beach in Santa Cruz … I still am, in fact. I had always wanted to create a brand and to build on my business, product development, and marketing skills to do it. Martijn was spending most of his time building these incredibly beautiful wooden surfboards and bodysurfing handplanes, but he didn't have much interest in focusing on the business operations and sales side of things. That's what's made our partnership so powerful. We compliment each other very well. I'm his biggest fan, and he appreciates my skills on the sales and marketing side. He'd rather work with his hands, and I'm not allowed to touch the power tools so that I can keep mine from getting cut off. We started the company with a very small personal investment from each of us. We agreed not to take on any debt and to build the company organically. We still have no debt, and we've been profitable from the start. We're small, but we'd rather grow slowly and not overextend ourselves. Describe the process of designing, prototyping, and manufacturing the product.We use different approaches for different products. For instance, we invented a product called the Save-A-Surf Box out of necessity. We wanted a wooden box to keep our surf wax from melting in the car, and Martijn decided to add fin screws with an Allen wrench and a leash cord. He threw in a bar of wax and even a bottle opener and sundial. We wanted to have everything we needed to prep for a surf session in one package. And, we challenged ourselves to make it out of reclaimed and upcycled materials … which we did. It took us a few design iterations to get it right, but it's been a very successful niche product for us. My partner, Martijn, is a self-taught woodworker. He did a lot of trial and error to finalize how our surfboards are constructed. Even so, he's still learning new approaches to improve our shapes and designs and to make the building process more efficient. He leverages information from around the internet to master an approach that blends traditional methods with modern surfboard construction. Our boards use a wooden frame inside ⅛" veneer pieces of reclaimed wood. The rails or edges are made of cork. Add to that sheets of fiberglass and a modern, bio-based epoxy resin, and you have some of the most beautiful and sturdy surfboards in the world. Martijn uses a mix of old and new tools, as well. The inner frames are cut using a laser to exact design specs using CAD software, but some of the hand tools he uses are over 100 years old! You can see much of the process in hyperlapse here. Describe the process of launching the online store/business.We started small and tested the concept at a pop-up store we created for a holiday craft fair here in Santa Cruz. We invested in a limited run of products and showcased a few of our hollow wooden surfboards. We promoted the launch of the company, our online store, and our pop-up to happen all on the same day. We used social media and local press outreach to get the word out. The Shopify store launch went smoothly. We used an inexpensive template, and I created all the product pages and content myself over the course of a couple of weeks. Getting our first sale online the day we launched was a big deal for us. That customer has since become one of our best. We've even gone camping up the coast with her and showcased her as part of our Ventana Adventurers program.
But, by the time we registered for the craft fair, there was no space left. They let us have the outside entryway, but we had to accept the risk of inclement weather. We set up our wares and stood out in the cold. Luckily, it didn't rain, and all the shoppers had to line up in front of the entrance before they opened the doors. That gave us terrific exposure, but the products themselves needed to be compelling enough to drive sales. They were. We did close to $10K in revenue that day. That was when we knew we'd hit on a market position and a concept that would work. I think our biggest lesson so far has been to never assume that something we think is cool will actually be a hit. We learned quickly not to create or source a lot of any one thing before testing to see if it would sell. We love the lean startup approach. Fail fast and go bigger only on the products we know will succeed. That allows us to minimize losses and maximize revenue. Since launch, what has worked to attract new customers?The woods and materials we use have very unique backstories. That attracts a good deal of press and provides compelling social media content … which in turn attracts customers. Our search engine rankings are pretty good, as well, given all of the press links. We do a bit of keyword and social media advertising, but most of our reach is organic. One of our key learnings has been to focus on telling interesting stories and showcasing the process of creating surfboards and other Ventana products on social media. People are fascinated by our craftsmanship. We realized quickly that being too overt about promoting products wasn't working. Focus on compelling content and stories, and the sales will follow. Early on, we also realized that local collaborations with other businesses … wine and beer makers, coffee companies, belt makers, bikini makers, artists, authors and the like ... and giving back to ocean conservation groups did a great deal to help keep our story fresh and our brand front and center in the minds of our audience. We highly recommend working with other, complementary companies to create collaborative products, events, and stories. For Ventana, events are critical. We participate in craft fairs and such, but we also put on our own festivals and parties to drive sales in a fun environment that attracts new customers. We also include other vendors in those, and their participation fees have opened up a new revenue stream for us. How is everything going nowadays, and what are your plans for the future?We are growing slowly and organically, and we plan to keep it that way. My business partner, Martijn, makes a living from Ventana, but I'm doing it for the experience and because I enjoy it. Perhaps someday I'll take a salary. But, for now, my job in tech pays the bills … and I love my work there, too. Our intention is to continue to create increasingly storied and beautiful wooden surfboards and bodysurfing handplanes along with other, surf-related products. Our boards have increased in price 3X since we started, and we expect that to continue. We've also built a growing, wholesale eco apparel business that drafts off of the aesthetics of our surfboards. We'd like to bring on a third partner at some point to grow that even more so that we can expand our reach outside of our local area. Wholesaling is very time consuming, and we'll need help there in the future. Through starting the business, have you learned anything particularly helpful or advantageous?Our biggest learning has been around the value of social media marketing and of partnerships. We work with many local vendors and artists to create products and co-promote our businesses. For instance, we have a local woman uses our wood scraps to create belt buckles. Not everyone can afford our surfboards, but some of our less expensive products created in collaboration with others allow a broader customer base to join the Ventana family. We also learned early on that we need to continuously tell the larger story of our business through press, speaking engagements, and large-scale events. And, we realized quickly that telling micro-stories about Ventana every day on social media keeps our brand front and center in the minds of our audience. We showcase each step of progress on every surfboard, post about new reclaimed wood partners, involve our fans in choosing shirt designs, feature our customers and their stories and the like. We're constantly bringing people into our world and our lifestyle through technology. What tools do you use for your business?Most critical for us have been Shopify and Instagram, but the list of technology and services we use is incredibly long … surprisingly so for a company that, at its core, creates handmade wooden surfboards. I actually did a presentation on that topic recently. We're continuously testing new tools, marketing technology, online advertising approaches, Shopify apps, and the like. We've seen the most revenue success through organic, unpaid Instagram posts. And, we also rely on MailChimp, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. We leverage Houzz, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Survey Monkey and a few smaller reach platforms, as well. We also use Shopify Point of Sale, Etsy, Microsoft Windows, iPad, Android, iPhone, QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office, OneDrive, Google Apps, Photoshop and other creative and productivity tools. We integrate the Shopify store with Instagram and Facebook so that customers can shop from posts. Our success with that approach is ramping. We've also leveraged a variety of Shopify apps. We use Facebook Chat by Beeketing, MailChimp for Shopify, HelpCenter for our FAQ, ShipStation, Plug in SEO and Minifier. What have been the most influential books, podcasts, or other resources for your business?I love the books First Break All the Rules, the Cluetrain Manifesto and The Lean Startup. The lessons learned from those books about focusing on your strengths, remembering that markets are conversations, and that continuous iteration is the key to success have been instrumental. I get a lot of value out of the Shopify Blog, as well as various business-related threads on Quora. I'll also occasionally go back and watch my TEDx talk called "Don't Quit Your Day Job" whenever I think about doing that! Advice for other entrepreneurs who want to get started or are just starting out?Just go for it, but be careful about leaving a steady job just because you've convinced yourself that your idea is amazing. Start small, test your concept, and iterate your way into success or failure before doing something drastic that could negatively impact your long-term financial health and happiness. Making a 100 widgets and selling out quickly is better than manufacturing 10,000 and selling that same 100 count. Think through what the small steps are that you can take to make sure you're on the right track before expanding. Also, be honest with yourself about your weaknesses and partner or hire people who can fill those gaps. And, if you're not sure what your weaknesses are, ask people you trust to be honest with you. If you're great at sales, focus there. If you're terrible at marketing, hire! Learn more about Ventana Surfboards - their website is ventanasurfboards.com, or find them on Instagram, and Facebook. [link] [comments]  |
| I feel like I lack the expertise to do anything Posted: 27 Mar 2018 09:51 AM PDT Hello, I am at a stage where I am constantly trying to think of ways to make some extra money on the side. The thing that prevents me from actually starting something is that I feel like i lack the necessary skills to create anything. I was looking at the possibility of building websites but then I was like: "Hmm, actually I don't know how to build a website" - I went on and bought a web development course which taught the basics of front and back end development. After a while I got frustrated because everything I tried to code didn't end up working. I was looking at the possibility of building websites on Wordpress but then I was like: "Hmm, actually I have never worked with Wordpress and don't know shit about it" - I went on, bought a domain and hosting and started messing around with Wordpress a little bit. While working with Wordpress is kind of nice, I feel like I need some SEO skills in order to make some profit here. I think this is what I will look into next. Apart from that I found out that I am not a big fan of writing content. I was looking into Merch on Amazon but then I was like: "Hmm, actually I'm not able to create nice designs for my clothes" - I went on and started learning how to use Adobe Illustrator. I just started messing around with Illustrator and while I like it, I have never been a very creative mind so I think my potential here might be limited. I would say I know how to do a lot of things with a computer but I'm not really an expert for anything. While I am trying to improve my skills in these areas, it feels like its going to take me years to be really good at them and that's really discouraging. I guess my question is: Have any of you been in this situation before? Whats the best way to improve my skills and when do I know that I am good enough? Thank you and have a nice day. [link] [comments]  |
| Show the world what running your business is like Posted: 27 Mar 2018 10:37 AM PDT Hi entrepreneurs, I am running a blog aimed to show a day of life of different people from different backgrounds and locations. It can be seen at http://onedayofmy.life I have contributors from all five continents. Now I'm looking to expand the range of activities the contributors are engaged in. It would be nice to see a day of a baker, professional athlete, highrise window cleaner, etc. Ideally I would love to see a day of Elon Musk :) If you think that showing your process of creating value may be beneficial for your customers you are welcome to participate. I get content, you get exposure. Message me or use a form on the website to contact me and we will make it happen. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Mar 2018 11:14 AM PDT Hi everyone. I saw this sub and thought it might be a good place to post my question given that there are many who are experienced entrepreneur and can provide valuable information. My wife and I are thinking about opening a adult/children language school in the future. She's is going to be taking care of all the technical things (teaching and related things). She's is pretty into academic so she's well informed in terms of how she wants the school to be operated. Now here's the problem. I have absolutely no experience in business whatsoever. I have ZERO experience in how to start a business and all things that go along with it. Question is: Is there a starting point I can begin? Are there specific knowledge I should learn about either thru online courses or reading? Because just thinking about the whole idea overwhelms the hell out of me. It looks very daunting. I know there are stuff like IT, marketing, finding personnel, etc and who knows how much more things I even need to know. So are there some resources I can progressively look into and learn about to have better idea on how to achieve that goal? Thanks for reading. [link] [comments]  |
| How to first contact and then get your work featured by huge Instagram influencers Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:46 PM PDT Hey Redditors, just thought I'd give a bit of value to this sub by quickly going how I go through talking to Instagram influencers. Not selling anything at this moment, but maybe will write/sell a more detailed guide if there's interest for it? It's actually really easy, so I'll just cut to the chase. People think that it requires huge amounts of capital to get your page featured. How much would you guess for a post on a 200k follows page? Would you say $1000? $300? $100? Nah. It's about $10-20. Here it is. It doesn't look complicated because, to be frank, it isn't.
I would - and have - DM'd 40+ influencers at a time. It's just a numbers game. 11 replied, so you should get roughly 25% replying. Size of page doesn't correlate with whether they reply or not, but it takes longer for the bigger ones. If you have other value to offer, you can use that instead. Like, if you already have an Instagram page with your own followers, you can do cross promotion. Just offer value of some kind. The quickest way from starting from scratch is to use money - but I would say that your experiment should be $10-20 per influencer (50-500k size - paradoxically, prices doesn't correlate to size, just to ego lol). As examples: I've sent merch directly to an influencer, and for the rest (for convenience) I just followed their prices.
Caption should have a call to action (TAG your friends who [would love this]), a link to your Insta, and - if you're like me and want to track individual ROIs - a custom link made specifically to track the clicks of that influencer (in my case, I used a custom discount code too so I could directly track sales). Types of stuff influencers will offer you: - Permanent post (timeline) - Story (temporary) - 24 hour ad + link in bio - Bulk packages of captions Before you settle on one influencer, DM a lot, and compare prices. If you're methodical, check out the engagement rates of each post on their page to make sure they haven't filled their page with bots. In the end, the best way to find out is just to do a trial run with them and see if it brings you ROI for whatever you're selling. Lastly, make sure your content is awesome and shareable/viral. Virality isn't hard either, it's elevated to the status of "mythical" but it's literally just an exercise in product-market fit + an understanding of why people share things: - Viral stuff provokes high energy reactions of three kinds: laughter, anger, or happiness. Sadness is less viral because people feel demotivated and therefore don't repost or share. Funniness generally does the best. If you don't have your own viral stuff, just stitch extremely high engagement viral movies together (so you have a proven viral video). - Viral stuff provides heaps of value. Sometimes that's just through sheer entertainment, other times its through sheer usefulness. - Most of all, make sure your content is something that your specific target group will like. Ideally, you should be your own target customer - and know what you want. If not, use hardcore empathy to understand what it is people want (lol it's less easy though). In summary: Instagram influencers are literally just like any other business deal you do. Provide value to them in order to get value back. Anything you have of value - whether it is cash, leverage, or your own specific services which will help the other person - can be used. And it's not as expensive as people think. If people want to see even more detailed nuts and bolts figures for the kind of above information and a walkthrough tutorial sort of thing, I haven't made one yet but might if there's interest for it. Otherwise, I hope you find this information useful. EDIT: sorry about formatting, I haven't yet memorised markdown shortcuts and am on my iPhone. Haha. ADDIT: also, if you want to "automate" this process, you can do it via virtual assistant easily. Hiring a good virtual assistant is a separate article but also pretty easy if you do it right, and again, for way less cost if you know what you're doing. Another thing I can write about if there's interest. [link] [comments]  |
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| Anyone in DFW starting a retail business might start here Posted: 27 Mar 2018 05:14 AM PDT I was checking for garage sales this weekend, and came across a salon that's closing and selling all their equipment including cash register and waiting area furniture etc. I'm not affiliated with this at all, but it made me think of this sub. I know I'd love to find a post like this if I were just getting started. Anyway, I hope this doesn't break any rules and here's the link! https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/gms/d/salon-closing-furniture/6539136973.html [link] [comments]  |
| Need help finding clients for Power Washing Company Posted: 27 Mar 2018 08:54 AM PDT Hi there! I started this Power Washing Company back in November of 2017, and I know the busy season will be starting up in April, but I wanted your opinion on what I could do to land more clients. Right now, the company is just myself because I don't have enough customers to create work for another person. So, I just have my one truck and equipment. We provide driveway, siding, fencing, roofs, decks, and any equipment washing. I graduated college back in April and don't have much money to my name, but this has been my strategy so far for advertising:
So far, I've gotten a few calls and scheduled appointments, but not the amount I would have thought! Do you have any other recommendations for attracting customers? Also, do you have any idea how I could create referral business? I'd love to hear any ideas! [link] [comments]  |
| Business Idea? Amazon Affiliate Store Front Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:50 PM PDT I was thinking of idea of opening a store front that acted as a children's play area. You pay a small fee to get in and there are tons of toys for kids to play with. On these toys there are barcodes that they can add to their Amazon Cart. We don't carry inventory besides replacement toys and the sales are from the affiliate program sales that parents make from kids playing with the toys. What do you think? Is this something that could be done with Amazon? [link] [comments]  |
| How do we feel about Facebook advertising now Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:49 PM PDT With all of this business going on with FB at the moment, Peeps running ads currently have you seen a down turn in leads? What do you plan for the future of your advertising campaigns? [link] [comments]  |
| How To Use Instagram To Leverage Immense Traffic Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:47 PM PDT For most entrepreneurs the hardest part isn't coming up with an idea.. but actually getting sales. Instagram allows small business owners to compete with large companies by offering a fair playing field using free advertising. Now most of you may already be using instagram for marketing and still aren't getting sales. This can be caused by a number of different things such as not targeting the right audience or not being engaging enough. What ever the reason I would like to help you in your journey. If you need any help shoot me a message! :) [link] [comments]  |
| Question about nonprofits/charities Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:45 PM PDT So I want to create a charity, and not for money. I'm not trying to steal money and go to jail, I want to start a charity to actually help people I just get confused about the concept when it comes to money So, if the charity is, for example, trying to save an endangered animal. What exactly do the donations do? How do they save the animal and what is the money used for? I have the same question when it comes to some sort of "clean/green living" charity. Like, ok, we should live cleaner because the environment. So why am I giving you money to tell me this in a website or pamphlet? I just don't understand where the money goes or what it's for. Like if your charity is planting trees... aside from buying the seeds what are you doing with the money? My question is basically. Why are you raising money for some of these things in a nonprofit? What does the money do? [link] [comments]  |
| Here’s a free CRM built with Google Sheets and Gmail for you Posted: 26 Mar 2018 03:08 PM PDT A bit of background: I've worked with companies to help them build sales processes from scratch and many don't need a fancy CRM. Google Sheets/Excel is a great starting point for business owners, start-ups, and small sales teams as long as it's updated properly. However, it becomes slightly annoying to track interactions, seeing recently I'd been in touch with a prospect or client, and also how those interactions were left. I stumbled across some code that was written to sync Google Sheets with Gmail and I've set it up for you to simply copy & paste your prospects into, and connect your Gmail account. I created a simple page with instructions to get started and access to the Google Sheet. Takes roughly one minute. Let me know if you enjoy it or have any issues. [link] [comments]  |
| How to spend $1000 on customer acquisition for an exec coaching business? Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:36 PM PDT A friend has an exec coaching biz. She'd like to try out spending, say $100-1000, on customer acquisition. What might you suggest? [link] [comments]  |
| Has anyone had success with there Amazon affiliate websites advice please Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:28 PM PDT I have been making a few Amazon affiliate websites but cant earn anything on them not sure where I am going wrong any advice would be good. I ain't advertising but if you can check beastgaming.club this is one of Amazon sites I can't make one sale. Any help would be great or tips. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Targeting my Youtube channel towards an ethnic group. How to best strengthen the identity. Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:27 PM PDT So I'm trying to build a video channel focused on digital marketing. There's a crapton of digital marketing channels out there. One way to help distinguish myself is I do a breakdown of a business's marketing efforts. Why it doesnt' work and how to improve it. And I do it with the business owner on the phone with me. So it's part stoytelling, educational, and consultative as well. I'm also considering targeting towards an audience of Asian Americans as I'm one myself. However, I'm unsure how I can make it unique? My marketing advice can appeal to anyone regardless of race. And having Asian American business owners isn't enough to strengthen the identity. Not to mention it's alot tougher to find them. Does anyone have suggestions on how to best strengthen the messaging so as to help build a stronger following? [link] [comments]  |
| I've been given gold, but it's locked in a chest. Need help. Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:21 PM PDT It's metaphorical, of course, but this is the best way I can describe my situation. I've recently been given the green light to use state-of-the-art educational software as I please. This product is very impressive. In short, it's K-12 cloud software that first identifies a student's actual learning level, and then adapts a learning plan based on a student's strengths/weaknesses in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. The student can then, on his/her own time, work through engaging and fun online lessons complete with video/audio/text, even voice recognition. As the student improves, the software adapts and continues to challenge. This software has been proven to boost a students grade level in the aforementioned subjects, tracking a students progress, and even compiling progress reports along the way. It's pretty impressive and has years of research behind it. Now, the 'unlocked potential' part of my dilemma is, how do I set this up as a product online. From the basics such as marketing and figuring out how to structure/price the product on a subscription bases, to the technical details such as receiving online payments, and having an automated system that keeps track of subscriptions, etc., I'm not quite sure where to start. Looks like I'd need to hire some experts or consultants. Just wondering where you'd go from this point if you were given this unique opportunity. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 27 Mar 2018 09:22 AM PDT I made this time planner to keep myself accountable to my goals. I made it in Pages for mac, though I do have an excel version. I've given it my email list, though how do I give it away here without getting people to opt-in? [link] [comments]  |
| Need help finding a contact lens supplier. Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:49 PM PDT Hi, I'm looking for a supplier of contact lenses that sells in bulk. Any help is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
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| How do I make a media production company work? Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:12 PM PDT Hey guys! So basically, I've tried a few business models before but never actually offered a skill that I have. I want to start up a Media Productions Company, offering Video Content (Promotions), Graphic Designing, & Music. I have the equipment, software, knowledge and experience in providing the service, but what I lack is an idea of how to actually make money from this. Photography and Graphic Design is self explanatory, find a customer and get paid, however I want to really focus on creating video promotions for local business, like restaurants, real estate agents and clothes stores. Im not too sure how to reach out to them and convince them that me creating a promotion video would be ideal for them as an advertising strategy. I was considering printing leaflets, and trafficking them to my website, but I dont have that 'catch' that will convince every customer that they NEED a promotional video for their business. I would appreciate your thoughts and any ideas you have! [link] [comments]  |
| Twitter bans Cryptocurrency Related Ads Effective Today Posted: 27 Mar 2018 05:54 AM PDT Just found out last night, the advertising space is taking a stance on crypto, just like Reddit has. Here's a link to the daily news podcast about it: https://linktr.ee/marketingnewsdaily Apparently Ads related to wallets will still be functional with companies that are on the stock market (are there any??) Also, people like Tai Lopez have marketed Crypto Investment hardcore recently. Anyone have some stats that paid ads were a big deal in the Scene? [link] [comments]  |
| Another T-Shirt "startup" post. Ugh, I know BUT I would love some feedback? Posted: 27 Mar 2018 11:50 AM PDT So I'm a serial entrepreneur my background is web-development and digital marketing. Most of my more successful ventures have been in SAAS development import /export business and selling wholesale (offline) to distributors. I've dabbled in just about everything else you can imagine from basic affiliate marketing to CPA, Click Funnels, Black Hat, White Hat, and more recently app development via bubble. Lot's of failures along the way without a doubt.
I launched last week and I'm getting clicks, but no conversations. Would like to get some honest feedback in terms of design and appeal of the whole thing. The shirts are catered mostly to the state of California, but somewhat "universal" in it's messaging. I didn't spend months on this, the idea came to me after a long night of drinking and I spent roughly around 3 months putting everything together. I prefer not to post the URL in the body, but I would gladly provide it via PM. Can you please just tell me what you hate, sucks about it and what you like about it? I can at least learn from this. In return, I can help answer any digital marketing questions you may have or try my best to provide you resources you're perhaps looking for? [link] [comments]  |
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