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i wonder if she had started it today if she would have been able to charge all the money up front? as much as it's exclusive info, i think many more people wou
by thewordpainter 16y ago
i wonder if she had started it today if she would have been able to charge all the money up front?
as much as it's exclusive info, i think many more people would be inclined to start a similar company.
as it is, she has probably shielded off some would-be competition by her market share.
- there 16y agoi think most people now would ask, "how is this better than yelp?"
- HeyLaughingBoy 16y agoI think if you asked 1000 people on the street, by far a greater percentage of them have heard of Angie's List than Yelp. I've been using the web since the days of ISPs providing a browser with their own brand (I'm looking at you, Netcom!) and email & Usenet before that. I still have never heard Yelp mentioned outside HN, but I hear "sponsored by Angieslist.com" on NPR all the time. Don't underestimate the power of offline marketing.
- there 16y agoi suppose it depends on the area. i'd say a far greater percentage of people around here (chicago) know of yelp than angieslist. businesses have yelp stickers on their front windows in these neighborhoods.