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4 Votes
3 Answers
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Patents for Content Management Systems

I'm currently developing a Content Management System designed to manage video media. I have taken a look online and seen that there have been (US) patents filed for content management systems in...

asked Oct 10 '10 at 00:52
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Richard
21 points

8 Votes
6 Answers
3.81K Views
First-time meeting with a VC and Angel Investor

Just to give some background, I'm building a software as a service offering which is almost in private beta and I have a few customers lined up to start using it at launch. Its a solo gig so far,...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 14:15
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Javid Jamae
347 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.87K Views
Can anyone recommend a company that hosts or sells landing page templates?

I am looking to do some A/B tests using landing pages but I am not a designer. Do you know of a company that sells or offers hosted landing pages at a reasonable price? I have looked at...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 12:21
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Ricardo
4,815 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.15K Views
Competing products -- what's the law?

I had an idea for a web app about 3 years ago, but I haven't had time to build it. This year I've finally got some time and some interest/availability from a colleague, so we've decided to begin...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 10:36
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User4732
28 points

7 Votes
1 Answers
4.56K Views
How does a business owner take money out of their business

Let's say I own a business selling widgets on the web. I'm incorporated, most likely an LLC. The business is doing really well and there is a lot of cash flow. Since I'm separated from the business...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 06:17
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Keith
138 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.19K Views
What can i do to convert "half-conversions" to conversions?

I'm running a niche dating site and I'm working on improving our conversion rate, which is not bad (about 15%), but can always go better. Our registration consists of : user registration step 1 -...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 06:16
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

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4 Answers
2.73K Views
Alternatives to GoDaddy?

What do people think of GoDaddy? Are they a good default registrar for little guys? I'm just trying to register a few names for now. If not, who else would you recommend? Many thanks, JDelage

asked Oct 9 '10 at 04:47
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J Delage
277 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.61K Views
How to deal with a contract for a job that is over-due and out-of-scope?

I executed a contract at the end of May for a relatively small web application. It listed 3 main features/requirements and a due date of July 15th. It is October 8th and it is still on-going. I...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 03:43
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Fosco
113 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.19K Views
Domain name for application? domainnameapp.com or getdomainname.com

I have a website Smart Company Software. I have two desktop software applications in development and I want to have a website for each one. The Smart Company Software website will be for all of my...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 02:08
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Smart Company Software
22 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.51K Views
What is considered a "good" click through ratio on Facebook Ads?

I've been running ads on Facebook for a few months and have seem a good stream of traffic from there. I'm running a niche dating site, and here's my average CTR : Females 0.5% (0.5 click for every...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:15
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

4 Votes
10 Answers
4.08K Views
Domain name with "4" instead of "for"?

Is it better to get a domain name with "4" as a shortcut for "for", or the real thing? E.g., "body4life.com", or "bodyforlife.com"? Assuming both .com are available...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:14
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J Delage
277 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
2.52K Views
What type of work should I not do before being incorporated?

I'm working on an idea (consumer web) but am not yet incorporated. I am considering farming out some work to free lancers. Is there any issue in doing that before incorporation? What about my own...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 00:52
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J Delage
277 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.5K Views
customer service ticketing system (open source)?

I currently have a simple form for customer feedback / customer issues, this form send an email to [email protected] and then we check that and reply to any inquiries. I'd like to implement a...

asked Oct 8 '10 at 07:31
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
4.11K Views
How do you handle the "how many customers do you have?" question when you are a start up?

So when you have little customer and I mean one what do you do when you are asked the question how many customers do you have and can you provide customer references when you are a start up?

asked Oct 8 '10 at 04:29
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Stacey
484 points

5 Votes
5 Answers
2.82K Views
Picking a domain for new company

There are so many domain names taken, but the sites there are like haunted houses. Is there a way of repossessing them? Like offer to begin an auction? Best,

asked Oct 8 '10 at 03:29
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Vass
128 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.2K Views
When a service oriented site starts, do they open with projects/customers?

How do service oriented sites start with content? For instance, when a site such as ebay or elance.com start, they woudl need some type of auctions already posted to generate interest in new...

asked Oct 8 '10 at 01:31
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Sk24iam
344 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.47K Views
How to save a really bad AdWords account

I have a bad AdWords account, the conversion rate is low, the CTR is low, everything is low. What would you do to try and salvage that AdWords account? Notes: There are already different...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 23:58
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Nir
1,569 points

11 Votes
5 Answers
3.93K Views
Started with 4 partners, equal financial investment. I've done 90% of the work, startup is now doing well and they now want a say. Please advise

I started a site with 4 friends about a year and a half ago, I'm the only technical person of the lot, we all put in an equal amount of $$$, we spent most of the first year in discussions and...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 23:22
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.11K Views
Maximizing Trade Show Leads

I recently attended a trade show where I spoke with about 20 solid leads. I want to make sure I take the right steps after the show to increase my chances of closing the sale. I sell B2B software...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 10:00
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Tom Espo
16 points

6 Votes
7 Answers
4.19K Views
Does domain registration length have any effect on SEO?

I was recently playing around with the Website Grader at websitegrader.com and read this: Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon. The reason...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 03:26
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Ryan B
168 points