Sales Questions

This is sort of a follow up to a post a few months back. I recently converted a solo software project into a "business" (in quotes because it has a non-profit motivation and I make very little at...

Sales Non Profit

asked Nov 10 '11 at 12:51

Kekito
1,936 points

I am looking forward to register business in UK (England), currently we are still in development of software but, next year we should be launching it live for the people. This is going to be a...

Sales Business Model Business

asked Oct 25 '11 at 16:42

John
38 points

I would like to know if registering trademark for software in some countries is too expensive for us and we develop a software which is hard to copy, can we survive without trademark for software?...

Sales Software Legal Business

asked Nov 1 '11 at 22:30

John
38 points

I am producing a medical device which sells between 5000 and 20,000. Competition allows multiple distributors who all advertise on the web and compete by offering incentives...prices are set by...

Sales

asked Nov 5 '11 at 07:20

M Theres
6 points

I started developing a product in 2001. It was a one off web site for a particular client in which I retained all rights / ownership of the software. By early 2009, the code base had been extended...

Sales Equity

asked Oct 18 '11 at 06:21

Chris Lively
443 points

I've had a small, part time email sales business for the last 3 years which shows good potential. I do however have a permanent day job which I can not afford to leave yet but I want to increase my...

Sales Email Marketing

asked Oct 5 '11 at 21:58

Elle
11 points

I sell a software which I registered with some download sites. They generate a lot of traffic in downloading and distributing the demo but don't generate much visitors or sales in relation to this....

Sales Advertising

asked Oct 13 '11 at 16:18

Amenti
167 points

I would like to know how price comparison websites make money. Do use pay per click or other revenue models? Please be as detailed as possible and cite your sources. Thank you!

Pricing Sales Ecommerce

asked Sep 24 '11 at 15:40

Joao
6 points

I'd like to sell a software program (that my startup developed) through third-party online sellers. Any tips about how to approach the other sellers and structure the transaction? Is the best way...

Sales Software Ecommerce

asked Sep 25 '11 at 00:29

User6492
1,747 points

One of the ideas to find out if a new product/service is viable to build is see if there's interest in it. One of the methods talked about is to gauge how many people want to buy it. That is people...

Marketing Sales

asked Sep 28 '11 at 09:59

Tony Henrich
283 points

In the context of a software company, when does it make sense to hire a technical evangelist (also known as advocates now). Big companies have them and I've seen plenty of smaller companies with...

Marketing Sales

asked Sep 15 '11 at 02:18

Dustin Davis
272 points

My partner and I have developed a product that is focused on a very narrow industry vertical, and which fills a very specific need. In the grand scale of software, this particular type of software...

Marketing Sales B2B

asked Sep 7 '11 at 23:44

Jason
279 points

We gave a free product trial for 2 months with our first potential client. It is a unique product, there's a great learning process and we have had an amazing response from both students and...

Sales Strategy Entrepreneurs Business

asked Sep 10 '11 at 22:39

Kumar K
11 points

I'm considering joining a great team/early startup. Founder A engineer / mba, brought the vision. Founder B phd relevant to product C head of Product - person poached from another company very...

Marketing Sales Compensation

asked Aug 31 '11 at 12:37

Lisa
11 points

Recently at a meeting with a prospective client, my co-owner and I were introduced to an interesting situation. Our product will be going into beta fairly soon, and we are making the rounds to...

Sales Legal Investors

asked Sep 2 '11 at 01:33

Bwasson
1,162 points

I am a business translator/interpreter in Hangzhou, China. A British client said that he is going to China and he will hire me as his interpreter when he is in China. He asked my bank information...

Sales Business Translation Travel Clients

asked Aug 19 '11 at 19:48

Steven
1 point

How do i go about forecasting sales for a new affiliate marketing / e-commerce website? Are there any relevant statistics for this industry available for free?

Marketing Sales Ecommerce Affiliate Forecast

asked Aug 24 '11 at 22:06

Yoav.Aviram
108 points

One of the favorite parts of my job is to recruit people for my company. From experience I have come to realize that no matter how busy you are, outsourcing recruiting and hiring is very...

Sales Hiring

asked Aug 25 '11 at 07:01

Apollo Sinkevicius
3,323 points

I am in a start up with very limited financial liquidity (less than $10,000) I reached a stage where my online store is taking shape, I have a stock of product now and enough to start a sales...

Getting Started Sales Advertising Consulting Budget

asked Aug 26 '11 at 12:11

Ramzi
21 points

I have technical background and founder of software startup. Now, I started learning the importance of Communications Skills in demos and meeting with prospective clients. Any books or courses...

Sales Technology Recommendations Skill

asked Aug 13 '11 at 06:32

User8226
197 points