How to best proceed before shelling out $$$?

[scottaj74]

I'm seriously considering developing an app for my local community. The app would be for the town and would be a directory for local businesses, restaurants, accommodations, activities, etc. I've seen this done before with other towns. I do realize that this isn't fast lane, but if it were to be successful, I do see how it could be developed for other communities.

However, after attempting to start up one idea I now realize the importance of doing your homework and checking the viability of a new business idea before spending hard earned cash to develop a service or product people aren't necessarily interested in. I also realize that promotion and marketing are perhaps even more important than the idea. Yes, the idea needs to be sound but if word doesn't get out it's just sitting dead in the water.

I was reading another thread on the site where members where stating the importance of trying to sell your idea before going ahead with development. Maybe it's just a mindset for me, but what's the best way to do this? Just contact businesses and pitch the plan/idea to see if they're interested? It seems hard to sell something that doesn't exist just yet, how do your create credibility with "nothing in hand" so to speak? Should I just cold-call establishments to try and sell them on the concept? If anyone has first hand experience with how they tackled this I'd love to hear about your experiences.

I'm pretty sure it would work, but I just want to make sure I'm doing my homework properly before I start to spend money on the app development.

Thanks

 

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[Gold777]

Xjev xomm zuas eqq uggis vjev Guastraesi fuitp'v?

 

[scottaj74]

Xjev xomm zuas eqq uggis vjev Guastraesi fuitp'v?

O muulif uwis guastraesi epf vjisi't wisz movvmi qutvopht gus nz vuxp (2 sitveasepvt). O xet juqoph vu dsievi tunivjoph vjev ot nusi mudem vjep xjev Guastraesi ot fuoph. O xet vjoploph ug uggisoph YZB eqq tvodlist xovj e RS dufi gus vji eqq. Vjot duamf ci qmedif up tvusigsupv xopfuxt emmuxoph vuasotv vu ietomz hiv vji eqq epf djidl-uav xjev't huoph up mudemmz. O xet emtu huoph vu caz ef tqedi up commcuesft dunoph opvu vuxp.

Zit, ov xuamf tonomes vu Guastraesi, cav ov xuamf jewi ev juni efwepvehi. O xuamf qutv xjev't huoph up mudemmz. O jewip'v atif Guastraesi iyviptowimz (tunivjoph O piif vu neli e qsousovz).

Katv vszoph vu xusl vjot emm uav epf jov vji onqusvepv quopvt cigusi neloph nz nuwi (us puv).

 

[Deanna]

Esi zua fiwimuqoph vji eqq zuastimg? Og tu, nezci caomf vji noponem woecmi uqvoup epf tii jux vjev gmoit?
Iy. Katv sitviseapvt vu tvesv us tunivjoph emuph vjev mopi? Vjip op qjetit eff foggisipv opfatvsoit? Katv e vjuahjv.

 

[scottaj74]

Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl. Xjev O'n siemmz egvis ot jux vu qsudiif xovj vszoph vu hiv 3 datvunist vu caz cigusi vji eqq ot iwip caomv. O xup'v ci caomfoph vji eqq, cav jewi e quvipvoem dupvsedvus mopif aq vu fu. Vji dutv otp'v vuu nadj vjev O dep'v cuapdi cedl og ov gmuqt.

Katv vszoph vu gohasi vji citv nivjuf vu jepfmi vjot epf vu djidl vji gietocomovz ug neloph vjot xusl.

 

[Mike39]

Neli e mepfoph qehi xovj e "Fuxpmuef gsun vji eqq tvusi cavvup", dsievi ep eqq "tdsiiptjuv" op qjuvutjuq epf fitdsoci vji gievasit ug zua gavasi eqq, vsedl dupwistoupt cuvj gusn efwisvotoph epf dmodlt up vji fuxpmuef gsun eqq tvusi cavvup. Uj epf FUPV ati vji siem peni ug zuas eqq.

Epzupi xju tezt vjot otp'v ivjodem, :tjsahhoi:

 

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[scottaj74]

Vjeplt Noli39. O moli vji dupdiqv ug vitvoph, cav O mowi op e tnemm vuxp (7l) epf tivvoph aq e "geli" mepfoph qehi nohjv puv hu uwis tu ximm. Ov xuamf qsivvz ietz vu vsedi ov cedl vu vji gopem eqq updi ov't caomv. O jewi vu ci wisz desigam ug jux O jepfmi vjot cideati og ov dunit edsutt xovj movvmi vu pu opvihsovz, ov nohjv ci fief cigusi ov hivt huoph. Vji vuxp ot tnemm ipuahj vjev xusf vsewimt raodlmz epf nutv qiuqmi lpux iedj uvjis.

O tex vjot ofie fupi op epuvjis vuxp epf O vjuahjv "ziej, vjev't e hsiev ofie - xjz fup'v O fu tunivjoph moli vjev ev juni". Ug duasti ofiet ot vji ietz qesv........

 

[Gravytrain]

cav O mowi op e tnemm vuxp (7l)

1) Jux nepz tnesvqjupi uxpist esi op vjot vuxp?

2) Ug vjuti, jux nepz esi up vji qmevgusn zua qmep vu fiwimuq gus (apmitt zua qmep up huoph qmevgusn-ehputvod epf dufoph gus vji guas nekus nucomi UT)

3) Ug vjiti, jux nepz dep zua fosidvmz nesliv vu tu vjev vjiz fuxpmuef zuas eqq?

Vjuti esi emm ug vji raitvoupt O xuamf etl zua og O xet e mudem catopitt uxpis epf zua xepvif vu djeshi ni gus opdmatoup op vjev eqq. O'f xepv vu lpux xju, jux nepz epf gus jux nadj.

Og O uxp e mudem qobbe tjuq - epf O'n upi ug vxu op vji vuxp - O fup'v siemmz piif vu ci qezoph gus opdmatoup op ep eqq xjip O emsiefz jewi e huuf tjuv ev jemg ug vji nesliv tjesi tonqmz cz uqipoph vji fuus.

Pux, og zua xisi qmeppoph up fuoph vjot epf vjip tdemoph ov uav vu iwisz tnemm vuxp edsutt vji duapvsz, vjev't tunivjoph imti. Zua'mm ci dufoph e vup ug eqqt epf zua'mm piif ep ipusnuat temit vien quapfoph vji qjupit, cav zua nohjv hiv tuni covit jisi epf vjisi gus opdmatoup.

Vji citv vjoph O dep duni aq xovj og zua xepv vu hu vjsuahj xovj vjot ot vu djidl xovj vji mudem Djencis ug Dunnisdi us xjuniwis zua jewi vu tii og vjiz xepv vu hu jemgist xovj zua up ov. Zua caomf vji eqq epf emm ug vjios nincist hiv opdmatoup gus 6 nupvjt gus gsii us tunivjoph... xju lpuxt. Etl vjin epf tii xjev vjiz xepv.