I'm finally taking the plunge and starting a business. We want to get a website up and running, but I've never really done anything like this. Can you recommend where to go, what to do, and all that stuff?
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posted by Ghidorah
on Apr 9, 2013 -
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Is my business future really all about the internet? (personal, technical, philosophical details inside)
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posted by Classic Diner
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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Project Managament online app with custom fields, with database-type customisability, custom data fields.
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posted by choppyes
on Feb 11, 2012 -
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I'm founding a startup! Yaaay! I have some friends who like my idea and want to help me. However, I have no money to pay them, so I'm guessing that I'll need to give them a piece of the action. I don't want to get screwed, but at the same time, I don't want to be perceived as a jerk. What is the most fair way to divide up the pie? What's the best way to approach this discussion without coming off as a jerk?
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posted by Sloop John B
on May 26, 2011 -
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How can I register for an American onine service while living in Australia?
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posted by Quadlex
on Nov 16, 2010 -
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Overstock.com has just started something called the "Main Street Initiative" where they create and promote small business microsites. I have a few questions about this.
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posted by CollectiveMind
on Oct 31, 2010 -
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What is the website that allows you to set a startup amount for a web -based project and allows people to invest in such a way that you won't start the business until you have sufficiently met your startup amount. I tried a bunch of google searches and couldn't come up with it. Hard to find the right keywords to search.
posted by jeffreyclong
on Nov 25, 2009 -
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What kinds of advertising options should a new internet startup offer its customers and how should they be priced?
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posted by tnoetz01
on Jul 29, 2009 -
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What are some examples of Medium-High Traffic websites that have successfully started to make money and how did they do it?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 28, 2009 -
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What is the best way to get broadband internet to a warehouse with offices that isn't capable of it via landlines?
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posted by Outis
on Mar 3, 2009 -
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I have the web address, but can find no "earth" address for a website which I would like to contact by snail mail. Is there a way online (hopefully free) to find the actual business address for a website?
posted by SociologistTina
on Jan 20, 2009 -
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Help me find something to sell online. My current site was de-indexed and while I'm working on getting that back in the rankings I'm looking for something else to sell and would like to experiment with sourcing a product myself versus going the affiliate route.
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posted by Elminster24
on Jan 1, 2009 -
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I'm about to start some new business ventures and my current web host has not been doing a very good job so I want to switch while things are still small. Helllp!
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posted by miss lynnster
on Nov 2, 2008 -
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I'm sure this question will not make me the most popular student at the dance, but is there a way to identify (via IP) machines running BitTorrent clients within an internal network (ie. work)?
My company has around 50 employees, and the old, "Please don't torrent at work" doesn't seem to be doing much good anymore.
It brings our email and web browsing to a near standstill, and dropping by the "usual suspects" is not only tiresome, but doesn't seem to find all the sources of traffic any longer.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
posted by numlok
on Aug 11, 2008 -
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Recommend an internet print shop that offers the standard business cards and letterhead, but prints on an actual press and not just (gross) digital printing with glossy coatings?
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posted by wubbie
on Mar 19, 2008 -
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How can a new company track leads submitted via its website through the sales and post-sales process, simply, automatically, and online?
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posted by prophetsearcher
on Jan 30, 2008 -
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My website is starting to turn into an actual business. How do I go about treating it like one?
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posted by quibx
on Nov 29, 2007 -
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I'm considering starting an adult internet dating service in the US. What legal implications do I need to consider? (Some mildly NSFW details follow).
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posted by treepour
on Jun 19, 2007 -
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How can I continue to operate my one-man software business while out of the country for 3 months?
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posted by csugden
on Mar 12, 2007 -
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my friends and i have an idea for an awesome website - the next youtube or myspace. we know what we want it to look like, how we want it to work, the features we want it to have. but (and this is a big but) none of us have the skills to actually make it - or even know if it's possible with current technologies. is the idea worth anything without the technology or code that would bring the idea to fruition? how do we take our ideas to the next level? how to we protect our idea while trying to do this? hoping you can help a few english majors with a dream make it with an internet startup...thanks!
posted by sacho
on Mar 11, 2007 -
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How to find a good web/mail host for 100+ websites all at once, and how to $value those fees?
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posted by rokusan
on Jan 18, 2007 -
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My underpaid mother is in serious need of some extra income without quitting her day job. Of course there is...
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posted by Willie0248
on Jan 16, 2007 -
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I need some valid reasons for a (business) subtenant to get his own DSL service instead of sharing ours. Besides the fact that we're not 23 year old singles sharing a flat.
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posted by bartleby
on Nov 28, 2006 -
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A friend (okay, it's me) has absolutely no understanding of coding or building software whatsoever. But I have a couple of potentially very exciting digital media business concepts which would require for a software program or web app to be built. How would I go about finding someone, or a group of people, to work with on investigating one or more of these concepts and making them reality? I'm willing to invest some money, but this needs to be at the lower end of the scale and I have no idea where to start.
posted by skylar
on Nov 5, 2006 -
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Wi-fi for small businesses 101. What is the best solution for providing our cafe customers wi-fi?
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posted by brautigan
on Feb 8, 2006 -
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I'm looking to attract new advertisers for my website but don't have the time to "pound the pavement" searching for them. Does anybody know of any websites that have businesses who are looking to advertise?
posted by bamassippi
on Oct 26, 2005 -
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I am interested in developing three new blogs, all for business purposes. I have the business mind and the game plan, but don't have enough time to learn how to use systems like Movable Type or Word Press. Does anyone know where I can get some help?
posted by bamassippi
on Jul 14, 2005 -
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How prevalent are PDFs in Web publishing? Why are they used in preference to other file formats? (mi)
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posted by bifter
on Sep 8, 2004 -
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Are there 'standard' rates for text and banner advertisements? Are there any generally accepted pricing guidelines? Is there a formula a webmaster can use to determine how much they should charge for banners or text ads? What about exclusivity? (More Inside)
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posted by cup
on May 11, 2004 -
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I'm curious fellow Mefi's. What do you think are three most significant detriments of the Internet to society? Your perspective(s) could be from cultural values, business, education, media, technology, developing countries, privacy, etc. On the flip side, what would you consider the most significant benefits of the Internet to society? No right or wrong answer, just picking your brain...
posted by Macboy
on May 8, 2004 -
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