Marketing Questions

I am launching a web application in the Fall for parent teacher conference scheduling. I have some real customers already using a version of the product, I'm ready with a Coming Soon page, have a...

Marketing SEO

asked Mar 28 '11 at 01:11

Keyton Weissinger
126 points

I want to do training in computer security: it's been my life for 30 years after all. But I want to keep my day job as a college professor as well. My university (like most universities) allows me...

Marketing Time Management

asked Mar 28 '11 at 15:11

Fixee
155 points

Is it possible to hide your contacts from only certain people? Such as direct competitors that you are linked to? For instance, maybe you have you are friendly competitors but you don't want to...

Marketing Inbound Marketing Linkedin

asked Mar 29 '11 at 01:09

Scott
468 points

Is it realistic for a start-up to have as a component of it's business (marketing) plan -- to go viral? Is that really something you plan to happen?

Marketing

asked Mar 30 '11 at 06:50

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I have asked a few fledgling tech startups about what they wish they didn't have to spend as much time on. The answer is almost invariably 'not coding' and 'context shifts' as exemplified by...

Marketing Development Social Media Social Network

asked Mar 30 '11 at 15:46

Unomi
111 points

We train people on various software through pre-recorded videos and have been contemplating offering a money back guarantee - just to reinforce that we are confident and stand behind our product....

Marketing

asked Mar 30 '11 at 23:13

Ankur Jain
566 points

Google occasionally sends me free coupons for $100 on AdWords for the various sites I run. I just blew $100 on advertising on my startup's website. I set the campaign at an aggressive $2 bid and...

Marketing Adwords Advertising Google

asked Mar 31 '11 at 02:12

Kirk
227 points

I have worked about an year on my startup website and I found that I need co-founder that would be able to sell ice to the eskimo nation online (online: marketing, sale and PR. But more of manager...

Marketing Networking Co-Founder

asked Mar 16 '11 at 10:13

Mat Banik
325 points

I am a stay-at-home mom who managed to develop a piece of software for Windows desktop PCs, laptops and netbooks. The theoretical market is HUGE but the traffic to my website, where I offer my...

Marketing Advertising

asked Mar 18 '11 at 00:01

Jen
26 points

Marketing is the key of any startup. All of us have great products, but how to market our product is the most crucial. Twitter wasn't the first microblogging, Facebook wasn't the first social...

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Mar 18 '11 at 14:36

Victor
593 points

We just opened a coffee store online. This store brings exceptionally good quality coffee to the door steps of every person in every US state. We are based on the Caribbean area. Enough with my own...

Marketing Advertising Market Analysis

asked Mar 19 '11 at 02:47

M. Torres
51 points

I am looking for some sites to submit to. paid or free. Currently on my startup web app site, I have a screencast up there, and an email submit form. I am quite close to having a finalized...

Marketing Lean

asked Mar 19 '11 at 15:34

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

I have started marketing for my startup, which sells just 1 software product and is really just a side business from my day job, for some extra cash. Google AdWords is coming out at about $2/click,...

Marketing

asked Mar 21 '11 at 11:23

User6492
1,747 points

We are planning to support live chat / support from our websites to increase sales/conversions. Has anyone tried it? Does it worth the effort and human resources that need to be allocated for this?

Marketing Conversion Chat

asked Mar 21 '11 at 18:23

The Dictator
2,305 points

A critical "right of a passage" to all the entrepreneurs I work with is the printing of their business card. It makes it official. Important. But the market for exchange of information is, well...

Marketing

asked Mar 23 '11 at 02:46

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

My hypothesis is that attributing actions (like site visits) to specific marketing initiatives helps you make better decisions on what marketing initiatives to spend incremental dollars. One...

Marketing

asked Mar 4 '11 at 02:34

Burritoboy
431 points

Testimonials seem to be a great idea (social proof, etc), but I'm not sure they have any meaningful impact on sales. And they could actually be causing problems for our existing customers. For...

Marketing Sales Internet Referrals Testimonials

asked Mar 4 '11 at 13:58

Steven
1 point

I'm trying to decide whether to change my pricing scheme from 'the same price for everyone' to 'a different price depending on which customer you are' (price discrimination / price...

Pricing Marketing Sales Business

asked Mar 4 '11 at 20:13

Steven
1 point

We are an early start up (7 months old), and we are in talks with 3 - 4 clients. We are building an E-learning kind of tool and looking for building the content as well. I kind of sensed one...

Marketing Sales Funding

asked Mar 5 '11 at 00:40

Karan
54 points

I'm starting a web based healthy snack box (consisting of a variety of dried fruits, nuts, organics, etc.) delivery business in a busy commercial area. The box is designed to provide a healthy...

Marketing Advertising Conversion

asked Mar 5 '11 at 03:05

Hakkasan
21 points