Sales Questions

I'm thinking in making my own "market research study" (if that applies) by no spending money but time. My resource: the web. The idea is make the most complete possible list about my possible...

Sales Software

asked Dec 10 '09 at 07:10

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

It seems really obvious that sites like Facebook generate revenue from Ads. Twitter doesn't seems to have any revenue model at the time being (CMIIW). So other than advertising what is the revenue...

Sales

asked Dec 10 '09 at 14:14

Jpartogi
1,342 points

It seems like most startups on Twitter use one of two strategies: 1) Broadcast links & information about the company. 2) Broadcast links & information about the industry related to the...

Marketing Sales Ideas Advertising Twitter

asked Dec 12 '09 at 16:50

Aaron Q
101 points

I am curious if anyone has any experience with selling website Ad space directly to customers. If so, what are some of the Terms and Conditions that you have used?

Sales Advertising

asked Dec 14 '09 at 05:26

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

I am curious if anyone has any experience promoting a book. I have read a bunch of posts about various promotion methods but I have not seen a whole lot of posts on what is the most effective. By...

Marketing Sales

asked Nov 21 '09 at 00:03

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

What should I consider first, and why? Setting up a Reseller Program for my software product. or Setting up an Affiliate Network for my software product.

Sales Software

asked Nov 24 '09 at 16:47

Lkessler
1,471 points

Question is in bold below, but some background first.. I've been "mulling over" a startup idea for a website geared towards medium-to-large law firms. Without going into too many details, my...

Sales

asked Nov 29 '09 at 10:18

Jorgem
749 points

I'm a one-man software shop. I do all the software development, design, marketing, etc for my business. And I'm a big believer in being very open with my customers. I maintain a blog at...

Sales Reports

asked Dec 5 '09 at 05:25

Steve Wortham
287 points

I was wondering what the pay rate is for marketing and sales consultants that mainly work with startups. I know some companies hire on commission-base only and some offer share/equity in the...

Marketing Sales Consulting

asked Nov 10 '09 at 09:07

Arman Arami
399 points

Has anyone measured the effectiveness of static screen captures with text versus a screen cast with voice in converting customers (for a software application)? Do you find that it is a natural...

Marketing Sales

asked Nov 11 '09 at 16:16

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

A local company I know regularly goes abroad to sell their products trough an extensive network of distributors except in some regions where they have little presence for doing business. I've...

Sales

asked Nov 13 '09 at 23:48

Pdjota
532 points

Can anyone recommend CRM / lead management software? We have a bunch of customer leads, and managing them using a Google doc is getting unwieldy. We are looking for an inexpensive solution,...

Sales Software Recommendations CRM Productivity

asked Nov 14 '09 at 10:17

Joseph Turian
895 points

I'm looking for advice on how to sell ads on my website, which is password-protected. I have studied AdSense/BuySellAds/etc., but none of them will work acceptably for my site (password-protected...

Sales Advertising

asked Oct 29 '09 at 13:57

Web Tech Guy
35 points

We sell software online. Our international trial to purchase ratio is abysmal compared to US domestic. I'm trying to determine why? Some possible answers: Higher piracy overseas PayPal and PO are...

Sales Payments B2B

asked Nov 1 '09 at 02:19

Shawn Anderson
21 points

What is the distinction between these two? In today's era it seems one overlaps each other and I'm wondering whether in a startup these roles can be covered by one person. Is it effective? Is there...

Marketing Sales

asked Nov 2 '09 at 20:46

Jpartogi
1,342 points

Within the online marketing space, a standard rule I have heard about landing pages is to limit choice. Ideally you have one page, with your sales pitch and they can either take your desired action...

Marketing Sales B2B SEO

asked Nov 6 '09 at 03:42

Adam
446 points

Online sales tax seems overly complicated. From what I've read, it seems like most states collect sales tax if your company has a physical presence; however, location on both ends is badly...

Sales Tax

asked Oct 18 '09 at 06:54

User960
36 points

I envision to create a sales team that can make sales while keeping customer satisfaction as the top priority. I want to develop a team that is good at sales but is not pushy. Are there any...

Sales

asked Oct 20 '09 at 02:51

Joydeep
185 points

I was wondering if startups don't have the marketing and sales expertise in-house (between the partners) and don't want to hire full-time talent, are there any websites that you can look for them?

Marketing Sales

asked Oct 22 '09 at 04:09

Arman Arami
399 points

is Facebook Connect worth the efforts? any benefits in long term? are there any negative consequences like slow page loads and increased page download times etc? Update: Okay so I just tried...

Marketing Sales Website Facebook

asked Oct 24 '09 at 04:54

Arpit Tambi
1,050 points