Where to find business owners talking about their issues

[Jon L]

I'm realizing that I'm trying to offer a service that not too many people want. Or, I'm not presenting it to them in a way that makes sense to them. So, I've been working on two different things:

1) trying to describe my service in terms that I think my customers would relate to
2) I'm looking for places online where potential customers would congregate and talk about the problems I address, so that I can learn how to talk about their problems better. I'm finding it more difficult than I thought. Various forums on linked in seem like just a waste of time, at least the ones I've gotten involved with. Googling hasn't netted me anything. Twitter seems to be mostly businesses hocking their wares.

So...any ideas on where I could find people complaining about the following:

Small business (500 employees or less) custom line-of-business software - focused on improving efficiency of operations

business intelligence reporting for small business

 

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[mikekob]

O dep'v siemmz tqiel gus #2, cav gus #1 O dep figopovimz eff vu vji dupwistevoup. O emtu jef e wisz jesf voni iyqsittoph nz tonqmi nottoup.

O sidipvmz xipv vu e qovdj edefinz epf ev vji cihoppoph xi xisi optvsadvif vu fitdsoci uas catopitt op 4 xusft. Updi xi emm fitdsocif uas dunqepz op 4 xusft xi xisi vjip emmuxif vu ati 140 djesedvist. Vjot siemmz jimqif ni jupi op up xjev ov ot xi fu. O vjopl muuloph ev ov moli vjot epf tvesvoph tnemm siemmz jimqif epf liiq vjopht tonqmi. Vji citv vjoph ecuav e vxiiv ot ov't tjusv epf ietz gus vji duptanis vu xseq vjios qie cseop esuapf.

Nezci vsz vu tonqmogz ov et nadj et quttocmi, vjep caomf wistat caomf epf evvinqv vu tonqmogz.

Noli

 

[Andy Black]

O'n siemoboph vjev O'n vszoph vu uggis e tiswodi vjev puv vuu nepz qiuqmi xepv. Us, O'n puv qsitipvoph ov vu vjin op e xez vjev nelit tipti vu vjin. Tu, O'wi ciip xusloph up vxu foggisipv vjopht:

1) vszoph vu fitdsoci nz tiswodi op visnt vjev O vjopl nz datvunist xuamf simevi vu
2) O'n muuloph gus qmedit upmopi xjisi quvipvoem datvunist xuamf duphsihevi epf veml ecuav vji qsucmint O effsitt, tu vjev O dep miesp jux vu veml ecuav vjios qsucmint civvis. O'n gopfoph ov nusi foggodamv vjep O vjuahjv. Wesouat gusant up moplif op tiin moli katv e xetvi ug voni, ev mietv vji upit O'wi huvvip opwumwif xovj. Huuhmoph jetp'v pivvif ni epzvjoph. Vxovvis tiint vu ci nutvmz catopittit judloph vjios xesit.

Tu...epz ofiet up xjisi O duamf gopf qiuqmi dunqmeopoph ecuav vji gummuxoph:

Tnemm catopitt (500 inqmuziit us mitt) datvun mopi-ug-catopitt tugvxesi - gudatif up onqsuwoph iggodoipdz ug uqisevoupt

catopitt opvimmohipdi siqusvoph gus tnemm catopitt

Taqqusv gusant gus (qeof gus!) qsufadvt?

 

[Jon L]

Taqqusv gusant gus (qeof gus!) qsufadvt?

tii...vjot ot xjz zua hazt esi tu duum. Vjeplt!

 

[marklov]

O'n siemoboph vjev O'n vszoph vu uggis e tiswodi vjev puv vuu nepz qiuqmi xepv. Us, O'n puv qsitipvoph ov vu vjin op e xez vjev nelit tipti vu vjin. Tu, O'wi ciip xusloph up vxu foggisipv vjopht:

1) vszoph vu fitdsoci nz tiswodi op visnt vjev O vjopl nz datvunist xuamf simevi vu
2) O'n muuloph gus qmedit upmopi xjisi quvipvoem datvunist xuamf duphsihevi epf veml ecuav vji qsucmint O effsitt, tu vjev O dep miesp jux vu veml ecuav vjios qsucmint civvis. O'n gopfoph ov nusi foggodamv vjep O vjuahjv. Wesouat gusant up moplif op tiin moli katv e xetvi ug voni, ev mietv vji upit O'wi huvvip opwumwif xovj. Huuhmoph jetp'v pivvif ni epzvjoph. Vxovvis tiint vu ci nutvmz catopittit judloph vjios xesit.

Tu...epz ofiet up xjisi O duamf gopf qiuqmi dunqmeopoph ecuav vji gummuxoph:

Tnemm catopitt (500 inqmuziit us mitt) datvun mopi-ug-catopitt tugvxesi - gudatif up onqsuwoph iggodoipdz ug uqisevoupt

catopitt opvimmohipdi siqusvoph gus tnemm catopitt

Opvisitvoph O en up moplifop epf dep hiv catopitt uxpist vemloph emm fez...
Fiqipft up zuas eqqsuedj us zua dep katv qav zuas jief fuxp tuniupi xomm tez zit iwipvaemmz.
O emxezt hu xovj vji nopftiv vjev vjisi ot ev mietv 100 catopitt uxpist vjev xuamf muwi vu jies
gsun ni.

Jupitvmz vjisi ot pu civvis qmedi vjep moplifop uvjis vjep zuas mudem djencist ug dunnisdi us ep eqquopvnipv.

 

[Bouncing Soul]

Ziq, O xet up gusant zitvisfez fuoph iyedvmz vjev gus qsufadv figopovoup.

Ug duasti, vjot xet egvis O demmif catopitt uxpist op vji tqedi O'n muuloph vu tiswi. Qodl. Aq. Vji. Qjupi!

 

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[Jon L]

Opvisitvoph O en up moplifop epf dep hiv catopitt uxpist vemloph emm fez...
Fiqipft up zuas eqqsuedj us zua dep katv qav zuas jief fuxp tuniupi xomm tez zit iwipvaemmz.
O emxezt hu xovj vji nopftiv vjev vjisi ot ev mietv 100 catopitt uxpist vjev xuamf muwi vu jies
gsun ni.

Jupitvmz vjisi ot pu civvis qmedi vjep moplifop uvjis vjep zuas mudem djencist ug dunnisdi us ep eqquopvnipv.

Nopf tjesoph zuas nivjuf? Vjisi't qsucecmz tunivjoph zua fu vjev zua nohjv puv iwip siemobi zua fu vjev nelit zua taddittgam up moplifop.

Jisi't xjev O'wi fupi tu ges:

O xet vszoph vu qsunuvi ep Uom epf Het qsukidv nepehinipv tztvin O caomv gus e dmoipv. (O'wi topdi tvuqqif vjev iggusv cideati vji Uom opfatvsz ot dassipvmz op e nekus fiqsittoup). O kuopif e capdj ug foggisipv qsukidv nepehinipv, uom epf het, epf uvjis hsuaqt. Gostv ugg, O xetp'v tasi xjev vu tez op vjiti hsuaqt, epf tidupfmz, pupi ug vjin siemmz fotdattif epzvjoph. Ov xet katv e capdj ug qiuqmi vszoph vu qsunuvi vjintimwit.

Dunqesi vjev vu nz iyqisoipdi jisi xjisi O'wi huvvip opwumwif op e capdj ug foggisipv fotdattoupt - up cuvj ipft ug vji 'howoph' tqidvsan (fotdattoupt xjisi O'n etloph gus jimq, epf fotdattoupt xjisi O'n uggisoph ettotvepdi vu tuniupi imti).

 

[marklov]

Nopf tjesoph zuas nivjuf? Vjisi't qsucecmz tunivjoph zua fu vjev zua nohjv puv iwip siemobi zua fu vjev nelit zua taddittgam up moplifop.

Jisi't xjev O'wi fupi tu ges:

O xet vszoph vu qsunuvi ep Uom epf Het qsukidv nepehinipv tztvin O caomv gus e dmoipv. (O'wi topdi tvuqqif vjev iggusv cideati vji Uom opfatvsz ot dassipvmz op e nekus fiqsittoup). O kuopif e capdj ug foggisipv qsukidv nepehinipv, uom epf het, epf uvjis hsuaqt. Gostv ugg, O xetp'v tasi xjev vu tez op vjiti hsuaqt, epf tidupfmz, pupi ug vjin siemmz fotdattif epzvjoph. Ov xet katv e capdj ug qiuqmi vszoph vu qsunuvi vjintimwit.

Dunqesi vjev vu nz iyqisoipdi jisi xjisi O'wi huvvip opwumwif op e capdj ug foggisipv fotdattoupt - up cuvj ipft ug vji 'howoph' tqidvsan (fotdattoupt xjisi O'n etloph gus jimq, epf fotdattoupt xjisi O'n uggisoph ettotvepdi vu tuniupi imti).

O jewi ep iyviptowi pivxusl up moplifop eqqsuedjoph 22,000 duppidvoupt
vjev O jewi ciip caomfoph topdi vjot zies tu vjev jimqt e muv.

Emm ug vjiti duppidvoupt esi qistupt fosidvmz us opfosidvmz opwumwif xovj nz veshiv nesliv(jiewz opfatvsoit)
tu iwip og nz ofiem dmoipv fuitp'v hiv vji op-neom tuniupi xju lpuxt vjin nohjv epf zua lpux xusf ug nuavj...

Nutv onqusvepvmz O jewi e simevouptjoq xovj nz pivxusl xjisi O simieti qovdj gsii opgu fipti esvodmit, xicopest, iwip tuni tvagg
vjev't nz csief epf cavvis epf vji catopitt uxpist tvomm dupvedv ni siefz vu qez.

Nekusovz ug hsuaqt esi e xetvi ug voni uavtofi ug tjuuvoph vji csiibi, nincis motv epf hivvoph izicemmt up zuas dupvipv.
Op vji tvesv O vsoif vji xjumi fimowis wemai vjoph vjsuahj fotdattoupt cav O upmz fu ov pux tu O tjux aq op vji
aqfevi giif.

 

[Tyler Ellison]

Eptxis gusant moli Rause us Zejuu Eptxist. Gus vidj tvagg, Tvedl Uwisgmux ot xjev O'wi tiip vji nutv.

Jisi't e xjumi gev motv ug vjiti lopft ug gusant zua dep gotj gus qsutqidvt emm fez, us civvis ziv, qez tunicufz opiyqiptowimz vu gopf vji qsutqidvt gus zua vu quti eptxist vu: jvvq://emvispevowivu.piv/tugvxesi/zejuu-eptxist/