iqonik

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by iqonik 11y ago
I'm aware that I owe you an email reply OP, sorry I have been busy and have stopped cold emailing customers. Right now, I'm selling to retail / real estate ( http://www.retailwizard.co.uk / http://w
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by iqonik 11y ago
I'm a Perl dev. & my side project is: https://propertywizard.io
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by iqonik 11y ago
Nice "hack". I'm using statuspage.io for the notification side of things but can see why this is a very decent free alternative.
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by iqonik 11y ago
I run www.propertywizard.io - I'd be interested in talking to see if we can help each other (email in profile)
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by iqonik 11y ago
I took a look at your site and don't see how they have the same goals? Sorry if I have missed something, it's a cool project anyway and it's 100% solving a pain point many people feel when using Twitter.
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by iqonik 11y ago
Right now I spend my Saturdays going to a High Street and going shop-to-shop. If the manager/owner isn't in I'll follow up with a call to try and get a meeting. Word of mouth is starting to bring in new business, my accountan
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by iqonik 11y ago
1) It does LinkedIn too - I can add Google+ if a customer requests it though - fire me an email if you're interested (in my profile)? 2) Yes, when you include a picture in the status update it goes across accounts. 3) It's UK spec
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by iqonik 11y ago
https://retailwizard.co.uk & https://propertywizard.io (Same product, different marketing) Automated social media assistant for small businesses in the UK - currently making £750 MRR. If you have any questions I&
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by iqonik 11y ago
Looks good, the only thing I hate is the 'Free during BETA'. It makes me wonder how you're going to keep going, I'm worried you'll become a key part of my sales process but then one day, disappear. Take my money str
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by iqonik 11y ago
They emailed everyone. I submitted this a while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10900233
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by iqonik 11y ago
Worth mentioning it involves using your company, which if successful, you will have to pay for. Other than that, it looks very comprehensive!
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by iqonik 11y ago
"Inside Sales Representative at Cogent Communications" First time I have seen a sales person post here to try and get contact details, hopefully this doesn't become a habit. Afraid I cannot help you and doubt someone who can
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by iqonik 11y ago
http://condenast.avature.net/careers/SearchJobsTechnology
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by iqonik 11y ago
I have a commercial use for this for my business, please reach out to me (email in profile) if interested.
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Yahoo BOSS service to be shut down
4 points by iqonik 11y ago|2 comments
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by iqonik 11y ago
This is great, but my use case is a little different: "Is your website up around the world?" and this is perfect for that!
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by iqonik 11y ago
+1 We do this too
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by iqonik 11y ago
In my experience it is far less than the cost of acquiring new customers, onboarding and supporting them, also far less risky.
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by iqonik 11y ago
And then when your clients don't renew, your revenue is significantly affected, you have to lay off staff, you have a realization that this works in an ideal world, but we don't live in one.
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by iqonik 11y ago
Build an MVP in 2-3 days, release and market. You'll learn a lot about business :)
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by iqonik 11y ago
Have you tried promoting it? You're walking away when things are just about to get interesting and the true lessons take place.
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by iqonik 11y ago
"In order to send emails on your behald, " Spelling error on your FAQ's - nice product.
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by iqonik 11y ago
Excuse my ignorance, what is FN?
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by iqonik 11y ago
Plus most of the best technical conversations take place over beer. Lots of beer.
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Ask HN: Would you include your HN username on your resume?
9 points by iqonik 11y ago|16 comments
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by iqonik 11y ago
I'll be brutally honest, just walk away. You gave it a good go and have decided it isn't for you. If it is still for your co-founder, thats fine - it sounds like she is the one with the debt anyway? There is not point in haggling
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by iqonik 11y ago
Feel free to drop me an email (in my profile). I'm happy to share how I got started and offer any advice I can.
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by iqonik 11y ago
Mine is: propertywizard.io It's a tool that plugs into the leading UK property website and allows Estate Agents to share their properties, news and status updates automatically (or scheduled) to social media. Currently making around £1
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by iqonik 11y ago
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" You can spend countless hours making improvements but without a user base, you have no idea if they are needed or wanted. Build your MVP, and whi
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by iqonik 11y ago
How did you work around that? As far as I know mailchimp aren't able to so if you know how, you might have a product in itself!

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