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LeslieHalberstad

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Hello everyone! I am new here and have an idea for an app. It came to me because of the need for it with the pandemic, but it's also super helpful to parents, or maybe someone with a disability, or really anyone that wants convenience. It would also help small businesses get more revenue as well, win win! My idea is for a curb side pick up service. Businesses could sign up to be featured on the app if they offer curb side delivery. I know every time my children fall asleep and I need to go into the store to pick up dinner I have to wake them up to go in. It has been a little silver lining to have this available! Anyways I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to retrieve the data? How do I go about getting the businesses to sign up after I've created the app? I started watching YouTube videos on coding and creating the app I just need help gathering the content! Thanks for any thoughts or ideas!
 
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Why ask for their permission?

Just find out which businesses offer it, put all of them on your app, and then put it on the app store and try to get people to start writing about it. Like a news organization. I could easily imagine that being on a local news network if it was built well.
 

LeslieHalberstad

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Why ask for their permission?

Just find out which businesses offer it, put all of them on your app, and then put it on the app store and try to get people to start writing about it. Like a news organization. I could easily imagine that being on a local news network if it was built well.
Yes I agree but that’s a lot of businesses to look up manually that’s why I was asking if anyone has any ideas about researching like databases etc other than looking them up one by one. I don’t know if such a thing exists?
 

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What is the point of this app if I can just click the very obvious button that filters for curbside pickup options on yelp?

There's little value being added. It's already an easy to use feature on an already very easy to use site/app.

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At the very least, now you will easily know what places have curbside pickup so that you can bring your kids along while they sleep.
 
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LeslieHalberstad

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What is the point of this app if I can just click the very obvious button that filters for curbside pickup options on yelp?

There's little value being added. It's already an easy to use feature on an already very easy to use site/app.

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At the very least, now you will easily know what places have curbside pickup so that you can bring your kids along while they sleep.
Thank you for bringing it to my attention.
 

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However, I WOULD recommend creating a directory of small businesses. No large chains allowed. People would absolutely love that.

You can buy a list of businesses from this site and it includes A TON of info. Useful for other business ideas that require getting access to a directory or phone list. The targeted B2B list for the whole country is expensive, but consumer lists by state or zip code are pretty cheap.

https://www.telephonelists.biz/product/targeted-usa-business-list-purchase-entire-country/

If there was an app that let you search for a type of business (such as restaurant or home goods), and it only showed small businesses exclusively, lots of people would love to use that. It would be easy to advertise and large directories would be hesitant to ever offer a feature like that. Yelp and google won't touch that.
 

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Sorry man but I don't see the potential in it.
Google my business (GMB) already offers to show if they do pick-up/take-out/dine-in only.

If it doesn't it's because they don't touch it or neglect that part of their business. Which is pretty common and with GMB on the up and coming practical first result when you google a business or restaurants near you; it is a expensive mistake.
 
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However, I WOULD recommend creating a directory of small businesses. No large chains allowed. People would absolutely love that.

You can buy a list of businesses from this site and it includes A TON of info. Useful for other business ideas that require getting access to a directory or phone list. The targeted B2B list for the whole country is expensive, but consumer lists by state or zip code are pretty cheap.

https://www.telephonelists.biz/product/targeted-usa-business-list-purchase-entire-country/

If there was an app that let you search for a type of business (such as restaurant or home goods), and it only showed small businesses exclusively, lots of people would love to use that. It would be easy to advertise and large directories would be hesitant to ever offer a feature like that. Yelp and google won't touch that.

Pretty easy to scrape registered LLC's/small businesses based off of keywords in state registry's (public info). I was going to do something similar but for just scraping all small business websites in industries of my choice to see if I could bounce some ideas around to improve in my own industry. Or see potential in other problems to be solved.
 

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Pretty easy to scrape registered LLC's/small businesses based off of keywords in state registry's (public info). I was going to do something similar but for just scraping all small business websites in industries of my choice to see if I could bounce some ideas around to improve in my own industry. Or see potential in other problems to be solved.
yes you can scrape the state registry but I want to have more info such as

-place of business not just address of incorporation

-no holding companies (many corporations are only on paper)

-Contact info such as phone number and email

-industry

-and much more.
 

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Does "curb side delivery" mean delivery to *your* curb? That would be different than "curb side pickup".
 
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LeslieHalberstad

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Pretty easy to scrape registered LLC's/small businesses based off of keywords in state registry's (public info). I was going to do something similar but for just scraping all small business websites in industries of my choice to see if I could bounce some ideas around to improve in my own industry. Or see potential in other problems to be solved.
Thank you! I appreciate the info!
 

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Indie App Dev here....

I don't know enough about the industry there TBH but I know I would love curb side pickup so I could bring my dogs in the car and not have to worry about someone breaking in and stealing them....

Maybe an app where you join a lobby/group like Kahoot and where each business has its own code where you can one click ping the business when you're there with your order code to let them know you're waiting... KISS keep it simple stupid :)

One app that has all the relevent businesses in one place would be great!
Could be an added bonus by making it niche... maybe an option for locally made produce....

Will be following your progess with interest.

Hadrian
 
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LeslieHalberstad

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Indie App Dev here....

I don't know enough about the industry there TBH but I know I would love curb side pickup so I could bring my dogs in the car and not have to worry about someone breaking in and stealing them....

Maybe an app where you join a lobby/group like Kahoot and where each business has its own code where you can one click ping the business when you're there with your order code to let them know you're waiting... KISS keep it simple stupid :)

One app that has all the relevent businesses in one place would be great!
Could be an added bonus by making it niche... maybe an option for locally made produce....

Will be following your progess with interest.

Hadrian
Thank you so much for your positive input! I really appreciate the ideas you brought to the table! I’ll keep you posted!
 

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