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by amac 13y ago
http://octopus.org . I'm still building it - trying to figure out what people want in many ways.
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by amac 13y ago
I learnt the hard-way that pre-marketing is an absolute must. Start by engaging with folks in your space and your potential audience/customer base. Blogging and starting a email newsletter are obvious examples but there's a ton of
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by amac 13y ago
Xero. Works well for both you running the business and your accountant.
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by amac 13y ago
I agree with this. I'm thinking about building a decentralized marketplace but without anonymity for this very reason.
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by amac 13y ago
I do consulting under my own name, http://macgregorindustries.com , but with naming as there's little science to it, use whatever feels right.
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by amac 13y ago
Try the aftermarket, sites like Sedo and Snapnames. 'Available names', especially .com's, are few and far between now.
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by amac 13y ago
Often, people forget to look a history but it's a good teacher. Applying history here, look at most successful technology companies and you'll see co-founders (Google) or a founder that hires (Amazon). Supposing you can't bui
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by amac 13y ago
phpBB is free but self-host obviously. VanillaForums is a decent hosted option.
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Your thoughts on customer service(welikeservice.com)
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by amac 13y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote. PROJECT: Help build an iOS classifieds app. MOTIVATION: Making it easier to sell your stuff. (and to a lesser extent, discover new stuff to buy) SKILLS: iOS development. (objective-c, c++, cocoa etc) The project
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by amac 13y ago
Sure, I guess it does work but from a distribution perspective, they could probably reach a larger audience with apps (The UI could also be improved but that's another debate). You could argue their current approach works for their mis
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Ask HN: Why Does Craigslist Have No Official Mobile Apps?
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by amac 13y ago
I setup my first Google Apps account with the free version - my domain deep-bay.com is still on this free plan (and I guess will be forever more). That said, I've paid for every subsequent Apps account as I think it's still the be
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by amac 13y ago
> Why sell? They need to be profitable one day.
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by amac 13y ago
Human Software ( http://usehuman.com ) - $250 monthly revenue, not enough to be profitable but folks like my app (Prospect) and it's enjoyable to run a small SAAS company.
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by amac 13y ago
Perhaps. But consider the amount of Marketing dollars behind .com and your country's tld. Add to this multi-billion dollar businesses (Amazon, Google, Ebay etc) using existing tld's and one should question what impact new tld&#x27
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by amac 13y ago
Octopus - http://www.octopus.org - a Marketing app directory and community blog/forums. I think it's cool because Marketing in my opinion is the most important aspect of business - particularly on the web.
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by amac 13y ago
I don't think so. The marketing dollars behind .com are huge and arguably a greater threat to domain names are apps and app stores.
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by amac 13y ago
I noticed my site ( http://octopus.org ) spiked in traffic today - can't be co-incidental. Octopus are fascinating and the more we learn about them, the more they fascinating they become.
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by amac 13y ago
> Airports are location monopolies so companies that operate at them have no incentive to provide cheaper services. They can operate at a healthy (for them) margin and the customers will still come. There is a reason those airport sandwi
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by amac 13y ago
> The answer does depend on where I am heading but in my experience I usually exchange a smaller amount at home (at a forex company) and later just withdraw from ATMs. Yeah, that's what I do. I'm guessing you use online banking
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Ask HN: How do you change money?
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by amac 13y ago
Interesting. I run a crunchbase like application, http://octopus.org . Octopus is focused on Marketing apps specifically but I'm thinking of ways to add more value. For example, every dev/company that adds an app to the
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by amac 13y ago
Become a dealer or reseller and learn the business. Solar panels will be like almost any other product i.e there's a market, a margin etc.
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by amac 13y ago
Mobile computing, primarily but I'd imagine financing too. The combination of the two is scary; a huge market (5 billion plus) and relatively easy access to capital. (angels)
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by amac 13y ago
I'm running four projects - usehuman.com, octopus.org, mostvaluablepro.com and thecloudforum.com. They're all side projects but eventually I'll have to focus on one for sure. As others have said, dividing your time between th
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by amac 13y ago
Marketing is more than digital marketing for sure but just focusing on it alone can help you go a long way. Check out some of the categories on octopus.org and try software/see what works for your project.
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Show HN: Octopus - Marketing Apps Community(octopus.org)
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by amac 13y ago
http://www.octopus.org - Marketing apps only
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by amac 13y ago
I don't think Marketers should work with a fixed budget like you have described. Check out some of the applications on octopus.org, most of them have free trials and free functionality. See what works before you spend any serious money

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