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by tstegart 18y ago
In fact, its a great opportunity to try some new marketing material. What will you say?
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by tstegart 18y ago
The book he mentions explains why Facebook and social networking sites work as well as they do. Have you ever wondered why Facebook never invites you to be friends with someone, its always "Your friend thinks you might know.." Just the tiny
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by tstegart 18y ago
Hey DenisM: You might want to chime in here - http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=536580
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by tstegart 18y ago
I didn't think of it either, I read about it in a book from the library. I just applied the idea to your situation.
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by tstegart 18y ago
Suggestions? Always be polite to the Judge. Be on time. Do the background work to make sure you look good. i.e. did Jim turn over what he has worked on for the amount he is keeping. Thats sort of thing always goes over well.
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by tstegart 18y ago
Or possibly a deposit is what the client thinks it is. Unless its in writing or talked about as being non-refundable, then it could be anything. Anyone who's ever been involved in litigation learns very quickly that you don't always get to
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by tstegart 18y ago
There are some good points here. I would definitely in the future separate your costs from your work. Hosting is their cost. It should have been paid by them upfront, not from you. Its one thing you should require in the future. Not only wi
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by tstegart 18y ago
I was giving them the benefit of the bootstrapping doubt. But they don't seem to be around to talk about it.
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by tstegart 18y ago
I usually go for books first. The library. Check out what other sites are doing is big. Take a look at sites that attract a lot of users that love them. Flickr, some of the newer 2.0 sites especially. They have a way of connecting with thei
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by tstegart 18y ago
Its not very intuitive. Right now the design (especially the font) makes you look shady. Are you shady? You don't tell me you're not. In fact, you don't tell me much at all. Am I even a customer you're looking for? What can your service do
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by tstegart 18y ago
Marketing copy can go a long way towards solving this problem. If you "sell" people on how much you can be trusted, then more people will trust you. I think you need to do it better though. Now, that sounds bad at first glance, but only if
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by tstegart 18y ago
I would suggest working on your wording a bit inside the iTunes Store. It does well to describe it, but not so smooth when it comes to "selling" the app. I'd also play up the connection or the benefit between the iPhone app and your online
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by tstegart 18y ago
So is this on?
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by tstegart 18y ago
Or possibly it was done because it was the highest possible price you can sell your app for. And since the whole point was to show off your wealth, its likely $999 was picked for this purpose.
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by tstegart 18y ago
Ugh, I'm tired of the "march to free" crap. There's not always a march to free. Downward pressure, sure, but free? All iPhone apps will be free just like all software will one day be free. Anyone who believes that is just not aware of capit
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by tstegart 18y ago
And we recognize each other, how?
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by tstegart 18y ago
Just curious, does this delete the person's comments too and leave gaps in conversations? Or are those here to stay?
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by tstegart 18y ago
yeah, but not making that logo a link to the site was freaking annoying!
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by tstegart 18y ago
How does your software fit in with the purpose of timesheet software? I know they're not the same, but people have to enter this information for timesheets to bill clients. I know that people put that off all the time, so if they had to do
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by tstegart 18y ago
Thats just a TC sound bite, and you should be skeptical until you try it. I'm sure there are a lot of things out there TechCrunch thinks will eliminate the need for something and it hardly ever does.
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by tstegart 18y ago
I think this is something that can be solved with trust and good customer service. Too many times people look to the technological solution because thats what they know. But people give sensitive information out all the time. If they trust
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by tstegart 18y ago
Oh, but we wish they did sometimes :)
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by tstegart 18y ago
I can be in too. What time we talking?
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by tstegart 18y ago
hehe. Borrow a tent and go camping, or see if there's a gym that does a two week trial period. Thats pushing it, but hey, bootstrapping is bootstrapping :) If all else fails, there's always www.couchsurfing.com.
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by tstegart 18y ago
haha :)
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by tstegart 18y ago
Thats what I was thinking. A phone directory can't be copyrighted. Stealing the database is a crime though. I think thats what the original question was really about: How far can he go?
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by tstegart 18y ago
Yeah, I agree with the other folk, doing an iPhone site shouldn't be hard. How often will people be coming back to get this information? Native apps have huge advantages in UI design and functionality that can help display information in mo
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by tstegart 18y ago
Meh, if everyone listened to their lawyer we wouldn't have YouTube or BitTorrent :)
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by tstegart 18y ago
Yeah, I'm not sure "chicken, $10" can be copyrighted. The image of a menu might be a problem, but the text? Not to mention his lawyer may have been giving practical advice (hopefully acknowledged as such): what restaurant would really argue
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by tstegart 18y ago
I think you made a point against yourself there. If it has no barriers to entry, then what's wrong with publicizing it? Obviously, one person has already done it. Part of what entrepreneurs often do is think their ideas are unique. But some

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