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1. On your advertising don't make the mistake of just putting up AdSense -- instead pick the most upscale routes (which may be commuter trains rather than lower
by michaelpinto 15y ago
1. On your advertising don't make the mistake of just putting up AdSense -- instead pick the most upscale routes (which may be commuter trains rather than lower class bus) and go after local real estate agents or anybody with an expensive service to sell to an upscale audience.
2. You may want to do a paid app - I paid money for the iTrans NYC app which gives me the times of each subway train in NYC.
- canoa 15y agoThanks for the input. In terms of ads, I was thinking something more similar to Google Interactive Media Ads - these are what you would see at the bottom of youtube videos. I have them working perfectly in a test deployment, I'm just waiting to hear back from google on the application. As for a paid app, I don't know if individuals would be willing to pay for this type of web app. Its more of a convenience than a necessity in my mind. However, if I go with the ad route and am able to get a sizable user base, an adless pay for app might be a good addition. Its something I've thought about but wouldn't want to do until I gain more users.
- michaelpinto 15y agoSuggestion: For just a test why not find a local real estate agent and give it a pitch? Just take a screenshot of the app and paste their ad into it. You can price it as what Google would charge minus their fee. Even if you fail, you'll learn so much (too many geeks are afraid to get involved in sales). With a paid app just remember you can start off expensive and work you way down -- but it's hard to go the other way...
- canoa 15y agoThanks for the useful feedback Michael - that last sentence makes a lot of sense to me.