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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   > This is a smart blog. somehow the first comment for this article makes me laugh :) cheap handbags.
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   no joke: this is very simple yet good idea if you can do it right. many ppl still looking for something like this for their small communities. seriously. been in similar business. you just need to push it hard enough(probably not in geeks s
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   I think this is very interesting and important experiment for Google. I see it as their willing to answer recent "Google cant innovate", "Why google cant build X", "Why Google isnt social", etc challenges. Would be interesting to see if Goo
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   Even if you dont like Rocky you might want to watch this story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywuse55qU2A Much shorter than movie, but super motivational!
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   "One customer at a time" is a good advice, however at some point you need to consider things like new customer acquisition price and operational costs vs your sales. Otherwise I can build paid YouTube clone and spend millions on adwords to
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   > This past summer, 1460 days after starting Wistia we crossed 350 customers. This is interesting for me. I am somehow a little competing with with Wistia's service. It makes me re-thing my target market. 350 x $100 avarage subscription
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   like the idea, but WHY IS IT CAPS?
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   good advice. you might also check some existing tracking apps in your area of interest. we consulted with some Swiss marathon champion and diets specialists when worked on running and body tracking apps
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   by vgurgov 16y ago

   sorry i didnt get it.. why do you need my contact? feel free to implement this thing, i don't hold any patents for this AMAZING idea :) I rely on your sense of justice and just added red Ferrary to my amazon wishlist
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Pay-per-answer email service. I want to create email address- smthg like @payperanswer.com I can give it to recruiters, and all ppl that want something from me. Senders need to credit say $1 to sent me something to that inbox and once i rep
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    We are using PayPal Subscription API itself. It easy and supports some of the stuff you listed, but some has deeper integration with our system/easier to implement on our side. Cons: Its PayPal. Pros: You sorta asked for PayPal
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Is 4500 visits really that much for the time that you invested? I am wondering cause it might be easier to get the same amount of traffic by writing some good post and trying to post it on your or someone's blog?
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    check out _why http://why.usesthis.com/
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I also enjoyed this interview with _why http://why.usesthis.com/
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks everyone for your suggestions and feedback! What a great community here! If you know somebody with experience in this field, please forward my contacts (in profile). Lets get in touch. I am looking for advisors for that project(not l
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I am not paying anything for traffic (well except some interesting experiments with fb ads). its mostly from twitter, fb, blogs and google. I do have enough savings and my freelancing/consulting brings me enough, so money isnt an issue here
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    So far i got zero complaints at this, but its still good idea to change it. How would you paraphrase it?
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    thx, just added
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Never thought about this :) Thanks! I will surely change it if your comment will get few upvotes :))
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks! I believe I can. So far i have like 0.5% conversion (and i can improve that rate). I am not looking to grow traffic right now as I want focus on my initial users and improve product a bit (like fix obvious typos on site), experiment
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    thx, will take care of it
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Great practical advices, thanks! I have most of this developed already or planned in my roadmap. What do you mean by: >Reach out to me if you have a viable business and want to sell.
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks, great advice. Gonna do this anyways. Just didnt have time yet.
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks, I know how to do it technically. I am just not sure how other video sites do it with iPad. Custom mobile version or redirect to general site?
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks Noah! Your email is still in my "Stared", sorry I am so busy in these days with this and other projects, but i will reply to you in a few days
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Practical advices are always useful. Listen to clients, iterate, do split testing, etc are all great. I am gonna do most of this anyways. This is not all new to me and I believe do have so experience. But right now I am mostly looking for g
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks, very general but still good advices. Especially about Hollywood guys! I wish i could share some conversations i had with that type of ppl )))
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    I believe that market is validated and quite big. Idea is nothing new. Some of competors are everyone from iTunes, Netflix, Amazon Video, down to sites like Railstutorials.org... I am struggling to find my initial place in this wide market.
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thanks for very practical suggestions!
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    by vgurgov 16y ago

    Thats interesting(I spend couple days making this mobile version). Why? I dont have iPad, but tested it on iphone and adroid. Can you please check if same happens when you go to youtube or it has some custom version for iPad?