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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Today I've finally found the time to add a long requested feature to the appointment scheduling system that I offer as Saas. It'll allow customers to pick and book multiple appointments in one go. As a bonus I'll make the loo
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Some people like it to feel superior and some parts of PHP make an easy target. Not to mention sheer mass of PHP scripts that make a huge target.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Only if your business caters to developers and the like.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Do something you have need for. It'll help with the motivation.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I grew a side project (appointment scheduling) 150% and even scored a large multinational corporation as a customer.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Someone I know recently had a similar problem and contacted ICANN. He was then referred to a local company that handles these kind of problems. He had to provide some ID in order to prove domain ownership. Once that was done he received the
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I know a couple of software and hosting companies that use http://osticket.com/
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
What kind of position is it? Even for a junior developer position two months of experience is very little.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
> I don't know, I would google it That's exactly what I would answer and that would exactly be the reason why most companies won't hire me.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Maybe, but there are not 10 visitors that come from the same city according to Google Analytics.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Yes, I suspect so, too.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Thanks. Already done that. Didn't find anything. :-)
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Ask HN: Found HN in my referrers. Can't find details page
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I started developing in 2001. The number of customers is less than I would like. There is not much marketing going on. A little bit of content marketing, AdWords, guest blogging.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
http://www.appointmind.com/ Very little support requests and almost all of the development is being paid for by various customers.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Actually, I think it's the perfect answer to an unreasonable, arrogant, and condescending request.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
It's the other way around. They make losses because they grow.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I tend to use keywords as the application name as it makes SEO easier and people know what the app does by its title.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Being the cautious type, I myself would reduce working time and start developing in my spare time until I have something to show potential customers.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Here are the things that have proven effective for us: - Guest blog posts - AdWords - Answering questions in forums on other websites - Content marketing - Getting partners that promote or sell our services
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I don't know. I almost always fix the bugs immediately (same or next day). If I can't do that in that short time frame, I'll explain it to the customer and ask them to give me a couple of days to fix it.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Mostly reddit, HN, some blogs and a local news agregator. And John Stewart of course.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
In my experience most customers are pretty tolerant as long as you immediately fix the bugs. If you take your time fixing the bugs they'll start wondering whether you're still working on the software. Not a good situation. Custome
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
http://www.cakedayreminder.com/ Took two or three days.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
> This time around I can apply all these lessons learned. Good luck. :-)
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
> rather than coming to the site or emailing support to > cancel, would simply submit a chargeback on their credit > card. Obviously that did not stop recurring billing Why not? If I receive information that a payment has been stop
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
I liked "Founders at Work".
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Around 1990 I wrote Basic programs on an Amiga 500 that moved sprites, draw lines etc.
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Getting customers directly is actually not the problem. The usual marketing and growth hacking tools worked quite well. Our problem is getting partners that refer customers. I don't mean affiliate partners but real partners that includ
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by NameNickHN 12y ago
Do you mean patents in general or just software patents?

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