I'm starting a web application for coffee. What would you do differently to build buzz/market it? What features would make it better? (link/details inside))
April 30, 2011 1:59 PM Subscribe
Releasing a startup. What would you do differently to improve the "buzz" page and what is a good way to market web apps?
I know all you guys have a short time so I’ll try to be as quick as possible. A friend and I are going to release our startup in about two months that will be a social approach to rating, buying, sharing and collecting coffee.
The url is this: http://www.example.com
37signals “getting real” is a book I hold close and dear (a book on how to build web apps) and they recommend to get out a “buzz” page to collect contacts. So I built a simple one with a few features:
- Linked up to fb instead of asking for emails for social proofing and its a lot easier to “like” something than give up your email address.
- Showed my friends screenshots to get quotes, linked to their twitter accounts to give credibility
- Since its not released it hasn’t been featured in any outlets, I did however submit it to some of the leading “link dumps” and put their logos in there. Even though being seen on digg isnt a big deal, the logos add credibility
- Offered incentives that will be followed up on: early adopter badges and early invites.
What I’d like from you guys:
1. Like it if you like coffee. I’d be smitten.
2. What would you do to make a more efficient and effective buzz page to collect user bases? What pearls of wisdom do you have to market and grow a new web app/startup?
3. If you are a coffee drinker, how do you think technology can be used to make your coffee experience better? What would you really like to see in future iterations of a coffee application? (Some early requests from friends has been to add coffeehouses in the mix)
I know all you guys have a short time so I’ll try to be as quick as possible. A friend and I are going to release our startup in about two months that will be a social approach to rating, buying, sharing and collecting coffee.
The url is this: http://www.example.com
37signals “getting real” is a book I hold close and dear (a book on how to build web apps) and they recommend to get out a “buzz” page to collect contacts. So I built a simple one with a few features:
- Linked up to fb instead of asking for emails for social proofing and its a lot easier to “like” something than give up your email address.
- Showed my friends screenshots to get quotes, linked to their twitter accounts to give credibility
- Since its not released it hasn’t been featured in any outlets, I did however submit it to some of the leading “link dumps” and put their logos in there. Even though being seen on digg isnt a big deal, the logos add credibility
- Offered incentives that will be followed up on: early adopter badges and early invites.
What I’d like from you guys:
1. Like it if you like coffee. I’d be smitten.
2. What would you do to make a more efficient and effective buzz page to collect user bases? What pearls of wisdom do you have to market and grow a new web app/startup?
3. If you are a coffee drinker, how do you think technology can be used to make your coffee experience better? What would you really like to see in future iterations of a coffee application? (Some early requests from friends has been to add coffeehouses in the mix)
This post was deleted for the following reason: AskMe is definitely not the way to generate buzz. -- restless_nomad
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