Does it pass the "smell test"? Does the information make sense? Does it seem logical? Did you try it? Call me skeptical, but when I see folks selling the "proven blueprint to making millions in your sleep", I keep walking. If I had the secret money-making formula to make everyone in the world r...
I am not convinced you need an investor for what you are doing. Why give up part of your company and someone else having a say in your dream. I would start with some simple videos at Udemy, going through that you will learn a lot and move up from there. You may also consider a local intern ...
I started a large SaaS Company for B2B where perfection in code is as importante as it gets. So here is my advice, DON'T CODE until you know what the Saas Really is. First start understanding what the problem REALLY is. Interview people and actually spend 100% of your time doing Customer Disco...
I have experience in monetizing and selling companies both based on paid memberships to a forum and online courses. In both cases the value derives from you or your brand driving the purchase. So, you can't just create a course or private message board about, say, how to fix BMWs. There has to be...
Here are some Blogs & Websites to start off with: - Hubspot - Quicksprout - Moz - Copyblogger - Search Engine Land Also the free course at QuickSprout "Double your Traffic in 30 Days" is a great place to start off and also read the following post on QuickSprout: http://www.quicksprout.com/2013...
I am assuming you are in the US? I'll assume you are. The fact that the patent has been approved proves that in the it can be, its a precedent and US law is precedent bound. As for lawyers, no you'll have to pay for your own lawyers.
This really depends on the type of e-commerce platform and the platform on which it is built. For my e-commerce clients, with less than 1,000 products, the best business plan reference book would be The Success Principles by Jack Canfield. However, you must first understand the triggers you woul...
The suggestion by James is great. Here is another good option that you can look into: http://www.amazon.com/Guerilla-Marketing-Inexpensive-Strategies-Business/dp/0618785914/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383588504&sr=8-1&keywords=guerilla+marketing Great foundation for the basics of marketing.
This is a good one. I'd recommend reading The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen. It provides a lot of insight into how companies get so invested into what they've built that they have a tough time identifying if/when to adapt to emerging technologies, behaviors, and helps identify how...
This is a complex question. Consider a 200 page book sold 2x ways... 1) Amazon: One time sale price of $20 - 30%. 2) Split 200 pages (at an average 200 words/page) split into 200 blog posts which generate profit/hour using either digital marketing + email marketing + direct mail marketing. Le...