Here are some lists I found. Do you think that the competitors listed here are true competitors or just similar? https://datafox.com/competitors/wattpad http://www.startupranking.com/wattpad/competitors https://www.owler.com/iaApp/108863/wattpad-competitors

Are you talking about actual design mockups (PSD files etc) or just directional sketches that will help illustrate ideas you're having about how to improve the pages? If leaning more towards the former, I'd put yourself in a position to not need anyone else necessarily and just focus on creating wireframe mockups of the pages (no typography or finalization of icons/the skin of the page) and start with the blocking and tackling of each page. wireframing it also let's you more easily bifurcate between the web and mobile UX (if that is a part of what you've identified as an area that can be improved upon) - plus in my experience wireframes give you more of a blank canvas to start with while not narrowing your possible ideation phase with already in-place icons or imagery - basically it lets you work from the feet up each page. Taking this step (with wireframes first) allows you to revise and iterate on your ideas and THEN go find someone to produce mockups/design files in a more streamlined fashion (you dont want to be creating and constantly editing full design iterations as that would be a heavier, cumbersome and most costly process.) I've also found the narration process around wireframes much smoother and easier for inviting other contributors and capturing the commentary of the "why" to go with your "what". Good luck, feel free to reach out if you need any other suggestions or walk to talk through options!

I agree with all of Ryan's points, and their order of importance. Use where you grew up as an advantage, not a disadvantage. From what I've read it sounds like you should definitely be able to pull this off.

Great question - so, there are a myriad of ways you can look to monetize apps, but there are really three directly available ways, and a few indirect. Direct revenue generation for your app could include paid (i.e. download cost), in-app purchases (which can include a recurring subscription) and advertising. Indirect revenue generation can include anything from reference links, syndicated/affiliated content placement, sponsorship and lead generation or referrals for purchasing goods and services. Regarding in-app purchases, they are actually a strong and growing segment of revenue for app makers and app-preneurs (around 48% of all app revenue is generated through in-app purchases, and is targeted to cross the $30B/year mark before 2020. Some entrepreneurs (such as authors for example) will look at mobile apps as a supplemental feature for readers who buy their books, or as a means to generate book and new content sales as they are released (mobile commerce enabled shopping with in-app payment processing etc.) What is of primary importance with an app like yours is to organize the content in a way that is very intuitive for users to access, but also provides some level of customization or uniqueness for readers. So in creating a viable business model you should start with making sure your app/features/tools are viable as a product for your users and buyers. Making money with apps isn't all that different of a process of thinking than standard ecommerce (and even brick & mortar commerce in certain cases) - it's about streamlining and eliminating bottlenecks,mapping out/following a clearly laid out conversion funnel to move your users through the stages of sign-up, reviewing and interacting with products, purchasing and consuming products and then repeated the process. The viability of the model can largely depend on making sure the product you are offering is calibrated correctly for your intended audience and is guiding people with smart UI/UX through your app towards your ultimate purchase outcome/conversion points. I've helped dozens of entrepreneurs over the years develop and execute both a business plan and product plan for their new mobile apps, so if you're looking for more direct/specific insights feel free to reach out!

VR has a vast application across all the sectors in the Global market. Entertainment is a basic need of humans, therefore there is a huge spending of a common household income that goes out for entertainment. I would recommend you to target the untapped segments and get an early mover advantage. I will be happy to brainstorm with you if needed.

What about a "Financial Minimalism" blog? Even places like the "simple" dollar is pretty busy and cluttered. You could boil each concept down to it's core fundamentals and then provide the absolute easiest solutions you can come up with. For instance, instance of have 8 blogs about each facet of diversifying a portfolio, have a single page that explains the mentality behind investing and how to automate it. Instead of highlighting the "top ten ways to save money," you have ONE highly efficient method that is tied to a solid testimonial (story) where it worked beautifully. The con would be that a list of 10 would have more keywords and content and therefore more SEO and tools to advertise and affiliate with. However, a big pro would be that people in your audience would most likely be much more engaged in your niche because you aren't trying to do it all. The Balance is the only one I've found that's pretty similar to this idea, however, it could definitely be improved upon. Let me know what you think!

While you can be successful doing business online without SEO--or even a website for that matter--there will always be limits to what you can achieve. SEO is nothing more than the act of marketing your website so searchers can find you. Today's SEO encompass many other aspects of digital marketing. How you go about online marketing depends on your budget and what areas you specifically want to focus on. Holistic digital marketing can be quite expensive, but there are a lot of things you can do to start pushing yourself forward without a huge budget.

For whatever reason, Quotes are immensely popular and one of the highest searched terms on Search Engines. Now, because there are countless Apps already, you'd definitely need to monetize with advertising or perhaps implementing something that the user could personalize the quotes with. Pictures, backgrounds, etc

I would say simply: a patience. Build the momentum much before the release, months or years. Release when people rave about your app.

1) Look through posts and just and tally which "side-topics" show up the most within the last week. Rank them. The top two side-topics for each group will be the most promising ones to suggest to that group in the future. You'll basically be making a 'word cloud', like this: https://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/ 2) To test your new hypothesis, occasionally start making your own posts on the groups with links to articles about the most promising side-topics you've identified. Either make brand new posts, or cross-post from other groups. See how popular the posts are. 3) If not, move to the next most popular side-topic and do some tests with that. 4) Repeat steps 1 - 4 (each time you do step 1, use the most recent week of posts) If you'd like more detailed advice on how to do this, and test its effectiveness with regard to your specific groups, let me know, best, Lee

What matters is the _ratio_ of UX to benefit. For example, if the user will benefit immensely from your product (e.g. they will automatically get $1 million once they find their way to a certain part of your website and click a button), then they will be willing do deal with a pretty horrible UX. Meanwhile, if they're only going to be saving $1 by choosing your product over a competitor's product, then they're not going to put any effort into dealing with an imperfect UX. Test out your MVP with a couple people (family, friends, and if possible some strangers) before "launching" it to everyone in the world. That will give you a sense of how acceptable the ratio is for your site. The strangers will be least willing to deal with a bad UX, and your family/friends will be the most willing to deal with a bad UX.

Hi, I had an entrepreneur ask me this same question recently. Based on the information Apple Provides you can definitely enroll with a DUNS number. There is a difference in the process of enrollment but both sole Proprietors and Organizations can enter. Here's a quote directly from Apples on business procedure. "Sole proprietors/single person businesses can review the license agreement and purchase a membership at the time of enrollment. Organizations can review the license agreement and purchase a membership once Apple Developer Support verifies the enrollment information and sends an email with next steps. You can check the status of your enrollment in your account on the developer website. Be sure to sign in with the Apple ID you used to enroll." Hope this helps. Feel free to request a call with me, I wouldn't mind helping you analyze the situation so we can streamline you on your way to the answers you need.

Niche down. You are waaaay to broad in your target market right now. And please provide more information in your question: a single sentence is not enough to get a complete answer from an expert. > WHO are you planning to serve? > WHAT problem situation(s) are they in now that demand(s) your help to get them of? > WHY should they choose you over some other, similar consultant? > What RESULTS can they expect from working with you that are astonishing and effective? Answering these questions will help you considerably with your targeting and marketing message.

I've had my own ecommerce craft shop, not on Etsy. If you don't have a lot of different types of items but have multiple colors and styles, have ALL of them up. A lack of a big inventory doesn't need to look like you have bare shelves.

Yes! In fact, when working with my startup clients, I regard the blog as the backbone of an inbound marketing strategy and a must-have for businesses looking to accelerate growth. Here's what having a blog can do for you: - Attract the right kind of prospective clients through targeted posts that answer their questions/address their issues. - Create an educated buyer (buyers today prefer to do their own research, spending as much as 90% of the marketing funnel doing so before wishing to speak to a sales rep). The good news here is that the more educated a prospect, the less time the sales rep needs to spend educating he/she on their challenges when they do connect...making the sales cycle quicker and more efficient). - SEO: creating helpful, substantial and keyword-optimized blog posts helps to drive organic search traffic. - Get more leads. The first step to increasing lead gen through your website is to attract visitors that can later convert as leads. Your blog is your lever to attract these visitors. The more you blog, the more success you will get and more quickly. That's good news - it means you have control over your success. - Your blog is also an opportunity to establish your company/founders/execs as thought leaders in your industry. One thing to keep in mind, however, if you are going to start a blog. Your ability to be effective with blogging hinges on consistency and quality. Also, remember that it takes 3-6 months to *start* seeing results. Many people start blogging and then quit around the three month mark. It is certanily true that blogging in the early stages can be extremely lonely, but quitting too soon is the most common reason that companies don't achieve blogging success. Blogging isn't the newest or sexiest marketing tool out there, but it is certainly one of the most effective.

There's a lot to consider. For a lead generation deal to be fair to both parties though, a fee for *qualified* leads needs to be in place whether the lead converts or not. Notice there's a big distinction between "qualified" and "quality." If someone sends you 50 *qualified* leads and you only convert 1 or less, the problem might be with the conversion part and the lead producer shouldn't be held responsible for that. What you should do is test out 2 or 3 lead generation methods. 1 of them being the other speech pathologist, measure out the conversion rates and then establish a base price. Then monitor the quality of the leads. 45-90 days is a good time-frame to make judgments, comparisons and adjustments. But what is not equitable to the referring party is to say I will only pay you if your lead converts, because without knowing all the components of the process, the same leads that didn't convert with you might convert really well for a competing business. A fixed price with a bonus structure would be good to make sure the receiving party is going a good job at actually converting the lead and for the referring party to be incentivized to send leads.

I'd recommend looking into these options: https://www.fiverr.com/ (do a search for QA) https://www.reddit.com/r/slavelabour/ (e.g. pay $1 per bug committed to Trello) https://www.scaleapi.com/ https://www.mturk.com/ If you'd like to discuss managing the software testing in more detail in relation to your specific product let me know, best, Lee

Go to 'verifications' in your profile settings and click 'connect' to connect your LinkedIn profile. The site should automatically include your LinkedIn reviews (although I'm not sure of what it's import limit is). Good luck!

Wow, I'm not really surprised no one has responded to this question. I mean no offense, but your question is full or jargon and is hard to follow the real problem statement. My first confusion comes your multi-identical professional? I have worked with many startups, some well funded, I have raised myself a few million dollar companies (not startups) and in all that time of dealing with many professionals in many industries I have never heard that term. But assuming it was just how it happened, if you are an experienced startup mentor wouldn't you know the answer to this question? In any case, the answer to your question would be dependent on the focus of the startup what is the clear value proposition and the product offered? What is their growth path? business plan for revenue and even their marketing plan? What are their current weaknesses - such as why would they need a mentor (specially maybe a paid one?) ...And then what are you core capabilities? or proven work and how can that be coupled with the gaps the startup has to achieve growth? If you had good experience with startups, you would know that most good established startups with the right legalities typically give their board members and mentors anywhere from .05% to 5% stock for their services) My name is Humberto Valle, I have worked with many startups from Arizona, to New York and SF as well as some in Portugal and Argentina. I currently run a global marketing agency that helps small businesses and startups with lead generation, growth, and custom software development. I have been mentoring for free for the past 10 years.

There are several reasons a romance novel fails, and that always has to do with the development of the romance between the two love interests. Every character in a story is going to have a main goal and something they want or need. In romance novels, this ends up being the relationship that ends in a happily ever after. Most of the time. That darn Nicholas Sparks! Obviously, romance sub-genres will have plot layers if mystery or suspense is involved, but when we're talking straight romance, it's far more noticeable if the development of the relationship is off. Here are just a few issues I've seen in romance novels. 1.) Love in a vacuum: nothing is happening other than the characters suddenly falling in love for no discernible reason. 2.) Purely Physical: the romantic tension relies on nothing more than the physical aspects of the relationship, preventing any development of emotional attachments taking place. (Note: erotica is a whole other subject, and its readership generally expects there to be explicit content when forming the relationship. Nothing wrong with that if that's the kind of readership you are aiming at. Just know your audience and write accordingly.) 3.) Little or no romantic tension: romantic tension involves wanting without fulfillment. Even the anticipation of a simple kiss can cause enormous amounts of tension if the two love interests are always close to succumbing but never quite get there. 4.) Weak sources of conflict: Are the obstacles that prevent the love interests from coming together superficial and unbelievable? Consider what each character wants and what they need, and put those wants and needs in opposition to one another, causing their relationship to seemed doomed before it even starts. 5. The reader doesn't care: are your characters likable, easy to relate to, or people we can admire? If they don't have any redeeming qualities, interesting backstories, and quite possibly some deep, dark secret that prevents them from moving on and falling in love, then you might end up with characters who fail to inspire readers or pique their interest. There are three things every romance needs. !.) An emotional connection between characters: they can't just be really attractive. Lust does not build a connection. Emotional connections require interaction and time. There also needs to be an emotional connection for the reader. They need to see the strengths and weaknesses of your character. No one can relate to a perfect person. There needs to be a compelling reason for your couple to be together. This helps with avoiding: the love vacuum, reader caring, cliche characters and plot. 2.) Need fulfillment: what does the character need? The deeper the need the deeper the connection. So figure out what your character needs in a significant other. This helps with: the love vacuum, weak source of conflict, cliche character, and no foundation for the love. 3.) Unique connection: the couple is something to each other that no one else is or can be. If the connection isn't unique, it will lack impact and will not be satisfying to your readers. This is why their connection must go beyond love at first sight, infatuation, or physical pleasure. This helps with poor reasons for miscommunication or no communication, the love has no foundation, little or no romantic tension. I'm always happy to answer questions on the fundamentals of fiction writing if you would like to discuss romance or any other genre in greater detail.

I have related relevant experience in this area as I am the first American to be invited to have an Entrepreneur's Visa in Canada, and I am also an Attorney from Boston, MA. My experience in Canada has shown me that for Americans, it is very much similar to the United States, and as we are State-based in our choice of laws conflict provisions within the contract, Canada is Province- based. So first, understand what Province in Canada this company is from. Otherwise, the terms and conditions of the contractual negotiations are very similar to the U.S., so your relevant knowledge of your product, its margins, the anticipated percentages of net and gross margins and whether the respective market can withstand and or absorb that pricing, whether the distributor takes title or receives a commission while you retain tile, etc., are all normal, fundamental contractual terms and conditions which must be addressed and agreed upon before any product can be shipped. This, of course, implicates Canadian Customs, therefore is is important to know your NAFTA and or NAICS code of your product to understand the nature of the duty, if any - this is more of the Canadian's issue, but its good business practice for you to know, as this may impact the final selling price which the Canadian company has to sell at, and you want them to be successful, of course. Further, as you are in the prototype stage, you should have a solid NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) signed by the Canada company before divulging any information to them, other than the most basic and rudimentary. To craft the terms of that agreement effectively, you need to know what your information and intellectual property is comprised of, so you understand what it is that you are actually protecting (patents, trademarks, service marks, copyright, know-how, or trade secret). This was merely a quick outline, as I see it, regarding your question. Should you desire a more in depth explanation, please reach out to me on my mobile at 617-283-6995, I am based in Boston, MA and travel regularly. You may text first to establish a suitable time for us both to chat, should you so desire. Thank you for posting your question, and allowing me to answer. My Best, Joseph J. Shamon, Jr. - 617-283-6995,

Congrats on finding early success in your new venture. I've had 10+ years of experience building my own and helping others build their business development processes (including in the retail space) - I definitely agree that developing/improving your business sales protocol is critical if you want to continue to meet and beat these early results. For example: If or how you would recruit a sales team member would largely depend on a few factors: what industry you are in (from within retail I mean); also, where you are sourcing the leads from (i.e. will this sales person need to generate their own or will they be given to them); how much account management will be required of the sales person; and what is the time commitment required each week from the person (to name a few.) So, before you know who to recruit/hire there are some details that you need to work through in order to get the best package and plan together - generally speaking, it would be possible that you can recruit a commission-driven associate, but outlining their responsibilities and setting expectations with how you recruit or on-board them is the first step you need to take. I'd be happy to connect and walk you through hiring/planning and even some technical options you can consider with scaling up your efforts. Send me a message if you're interested and we can

This is my kind of question! First off, let me tell you that you have a very well built website and the content and context is very good (I speak Spanish) My name is Humberto Valle, MBA Competitive Strategist - I'm an experienced web developer, programmer, and inbound growth strategist and have been helping small businesses generate more sales online for the past 8 years with the help of my team at www.Unthink.me. I have created many e-commerce website for many different product ranging from cosmetics to services, to crotchless shorts. It looks like right now you use your website to generate interest and drive traffic to the stores in person and there is nothing wrong with that. Your SEO is really good which means you are probably doing a good job in driving traffic in person. - there are still some issues with the overall SEO but you have done an amazing job. Your product like any other can be sold online through an e-commerce model but if you are looking to sell internationally you may be limited to the items that you can sell to individuals. You may be limited to accessories and parts only but have no limit on local markets there in Colombia. You mentioned wanting to change your vision to what exactly? If you need help increasing the SEO so that more people find you, and creating the right funnels to increase your sales or helping you incorporate e-commerce solutions please don't hesitate to contact me.

Hello! Thank you for reaching out to us here, I launched a consulting business almost 10 years ago to leverage my Masters in Strategy and experience with several successful startups. I merged business coaching with marketing and for the past 9 years have been helping small-large organizations globally. All clients are acquired through zero cold calling. I have learned through the years to ask, what is your experience level? Did you take a course on marketing and are now launching a business or do you have a degree or relevant networks that can boost your launch? - This is important for you to answer honestly because the digital marketing industry has become really crowded, marketing has become jargon for anything that has to do with sales, advertising, networking and marketing. So don't get fooled by the word marketing, make a plan on how you advertise your clients' services, but you can also use that yourself. I think the experience question is relevant for you because as an SEO expert as you mentioned you were since you offer the service, I would expect you have a decent traffic to your website from the right prospects, and if you are an experienced or actual marketer - you would know just how to create a funnel system for your website so that you are capturing leads as much as possible - telling you just what services are being requested the most by your prospect audience. If this sounds brisk, I apologize; I just want to make sure my thoughts are clear on the how you can approach and where your level of value might be which could lead you to offer a limited number of services that you are also 100% awesome at, because your initial clients can be a great source of validation and the last thing you want is to not deliver and delight. As a marketer and strategist, I can guarantee you that having a niche is more beneficial than offering many services. I wrote an answer to a similar question here on clarity, find it here: https://clarity.fm/questions/4661/hi-i-am-new-here-i-am-expert-on-social-media-marketing-and-traffic-my-question Also, here is a related article that could help you: http://blog.unthink.me/what-is-inbound-marketing-and-can-it-really-help-my-business If you want a call, I can give you a VIP link for a free consultation. Best of luck!

There are various methods of idea validation. I am listing the ways that are suitable in your case: 1. Run a Survey: You can ask the customers of the electricity company to fill up the survey form with questions like - whether they will use your service or not? How may they are willing to pay to the extra service/better service and other important questions. This will validate your idea and you can show it to the electricity company as a proof of prospective demand. 2. Expert Opinion: You can approach few experts in the electricity and distribution domain. Ask them to provide their opinion about your idea. If you get a positive feedback then you can show this to the electricity company for your support. 3. Influencing recommendation: You can approach people in Government/Administration who can recommend you for this idea. Take their views in written, this will actually serve as a validation and will also support you in pitching. 4. Competitor analysis: Prepare a competitor analysis report and find out whether such services already exist in the world. If you can find similar services that are successful then you can think the idea is validated. 5. Advisor: You can approach an advisor who can consult you about the idea and will validate through thorough analysis. I am an advisor who have validated more than 500 such ideas. I will be happy to discuss more over a call if you wish. All the best. God bless you.