You know what would be great... A platform exclusive for Marketplace experts ;) I would answer this in short by saying you don't attract them simultaneously. To elaborate; The Chicken and Egg problem is solved (historically) by attracting and retaining the top providers of whatever service f...
Ian's answer is great. He outlines how you can begin determining the potential customer interest in this which is very helpful. But even if customers respond favourably to this idea, I think you have to be really confident in the economics of the business which, just thinking quickly, I'm not. ...
It's unlikely I'm part of your target demographic for this question. But you've given me the opportunity to vent; therefore vent I shall! Gripe 1: Yesterday I spent hours writing a parser that takes a raw-text output from Bob's database and chops it up appropriately for insert into Bill's databa...
Hi - I work in HR and have lots of experience designing and implementing commission schemes for a range of sales roles. Happy to support with some more information - to determine the best commission structure you need to be clear on what behaviour or result you want to motivate, and also take i...
Yes, there are many software solutions available to start a marketplace like some of the popular ones are TaskRabbit. she This is a platform that allows you to create an online marketplace without any Sharetribe: 1. Coding skills. It offers a host of features such as payment processing, user man...
There are many, to name a few TCS, Wipro, Infosys, even IBM have interest in such markets.
The best lead gen is either paid or inbound. Paid: - Google Adwords - Facebook - Email Newsletters (Local) - Retargetting Inbound - Create videos on youtube for relevant search terms - Blog about the things your customers are searching for - Create interesting infographics relevant to your targ...
"Right action, right time" Eric Ries The key is to invest in the parts of the product that need that attention. In the early parts of a startup (MVP) then it's all about building something to put in front of users. As that scales, then you can spend some time paying down the technical debt by ...
I would be able to advise you better if I saw your website or knew what your niche was but there are two broad principles you should follow: 1) Optimize what you are already doing You are already getting leads. So, it's not a traffic problem as much as it is a conversion problem. Keeping this ...
Depending on your target group I would recommend doing facebook lead ads with a zapier integration to your mailchimp list. That works quite well. There is also an option on linkedin, where you can get directly leads within the channel. Hope that helps you :)