Hello MJ.... I want to start by thanking you for the brilliant book, as will as this forum that is helping all of us here.
I have a a couple of questions for you, as I am planning to start website that sells tangible products(Fitness equipment). My website will deal directly with customers, when they place an order it goes directly to the wholesaler and I make some money off of each transaction.
My questions are:
1-I have a very good domain name and when I researched it, I found out it was owned by either a local clinic or a government entity in Georgia, they basically promote fitness and exercise, and they have that domain name. I have my heart set on the name, so my question is, how should I approach them when I am broke. (How did you go about buying the name"LIMOS" when you were still broke in the beginning and if you don't mind sharing how much it cost you or how did you negotiate it?)
2-How did you connect your website to all of those Limousine companies across the country? I don't think you had to sell your service to them one by one! was that the case? I am asking because my model would be similar to yours except for the fact that I will provide tangible goods.
3-Finally, How did you market your website in the beginning until it took off, could you please elaborate on this one. I have contacted the local radio stations and its very costly to run ads for a significant period of time, not to mention newspapers or TV costs.
I hope you would consider my questions....I am starting out with very little money, a little more than the $900 you started with, but not much. I will design the website myself, i have a degree in IT, so this shouldn't be an issue.
Thank you for your consideration
Firas
I have a a couple of questions for you, as I am planning to start website that sells tangible products(Fitness equipment). My website will deal directly with customers, when they place an order it goes directly to the wholesaler and I make some money off of each transaction.
My questions are:
1-I have a very good domain name and when I researched it, I found out it was owned by either a local clinic or a government entity in Georgia, they basically promote fitness and exercise, and they have that domain name. I have my heart set on the name, so my question is, how should I approach them when I am broke. (How did you go about buying the name"LIMOS" when you were still broke in the beginning and if you don't mind sharing how much it cost you or how did you negotiate it?)
2-How did you connect your website to all of those Limousine companies across the country? I don't think you had to sell your service to them one by one! was that the case? I am asking because my model would be similar to yours except for the fact that I will provide tangible goods.
3-Finally, How did you market your website in the beginning until it took off, could you please elaborate on this one. I have contacted the local radio stations and its very costly to run ads for a significant period of time, not to mention newspapers or TV costs.
I hope you would consider my questions....I am starting out with very little money, a little more than the $900 you started with, but not much. I will design the website myself, i have a degree in IT, so this shouldn't be an issue.
Thank you for your consideration
Firas
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