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  1. SparksCW

    Trade Shows: The Impact That Had or Didn't Have On Your Business

    We sell products (retail B2B mostly) and have attended a few of the bigger retail exhibitions, the first two we did were a waste of time and money but mostly because our stand was poor. The third one we went all out on the stand and sold a fair amount over the 3 days and easily covered costs...
  2. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    I've agreed with a different developer, the app build starts on Monday! Django backend, Angular Front End Stripe for payments/subscriptions Intercom for user engagement/onboarding SparkPost for emails Digital Ocean for hosting. Integrated with Xero to keep track of accounting for the payments...
  3. SparksCW

    My conversion rate sucks. Can I ask for advice?

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Here's a few of my observations; 1) The colour scheme is not great, you need more white, and more space too. Black text on white background is far easier to read and more visual appealing. 2) I had to go looking for your contact details and phone number - make sure these are on the footer, and...
  4. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    These are their proposed payment terms, I've not asked any of the below questions yet, they've given me this detail without being asked... 30% Downpayment 30% Middle Stage of the Project (TBD) 40% Upon Handover I'd imagine 40% on completion will keep them motivated? They have also said that...
  5. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    That's what the developers are suggesting to build in. They seem to really understand what we're trying to achieve, their proposal is very detailed and they clearly understand us. I originally suggest RoR but their developer is better at Java apparantly. From the googling I did it seemed that...
  6. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    Thanks for all of the replies. We’ve completely refined the MVP and in the process solved a few issues that we had. We’re meeting with the developers again on Wednesday but we’ve now got a reasonable quote from them to build it on Java + Bootstrap which hopefully is a much better way to go...
  7. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    Hi, there's an insiders progress thread with a little bit more detail (not a lot admittedly) but the app is a relatively simple database app. You add some database entries, it does a little bit of maths and gives you a pre-styled report. It's not going to be the next facebook/instagram that...
  8. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    I have read half of that book already and along with your post and the other posts in this thread this project may have just got back on track! It's also helped me realise a way to completely solve the biggest and most expensive issue we were struggling with! The whole purpose of my idea is to...
  9. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    To be honest that's a very valid point that I hadn't considered. What if this budget doesn't get to a MVP sellable product either by their fault or ours. Not something I'd considered before, our budget is kind of fluid as our primary business is generating income. But either way I don't have a...
  10. SparksCW

    Building a SaaS based on Wordpress?

    HOT! SAAS / APPS 
    We're currently trying to get an app made and one of the local developers we're talking to have suggested, and given us a quote, to build based on Wordpress. At first I was a bit against it, but having done some research and looking into their reasoning it does sound pretty plausible. I was...
  11. SparksCW

    Quit My Job, 3rd Time's the Charm: Trailer Park Edition

    GOLD! 
    Great post and amazing story, thank you for sharing it and good luck with your ads business.
  12. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    Another month over and..... $103,000 in May! (margin target also met) Finally. A lot learnt this month, will put it into a post at some point. Next target is $140k /mo and to do this consistently. A lot of things going on at the moment....
  13. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    Wow just saw my post from a couple of years ago. Can I just say to anyone who can relate to the above post... 1. You will land on your feet and eventually thrive. 2. You don't owe anyone, anything. (in that situation) 3. Your employer won't fall apart without you, they will simply replace you...
  14. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    May Update! So turnover is steady, nothing too exciting, just steady and increasing. This month is set to be our best month ever as we are almost even with our current best month and its only the 18th! Since the beginning of the year we've been buying in bulk to save a percent here and there...
  15. SparksCW

    Wait Until It No Longer Matters...

    MINDSET 
    A couple of years ago I was working full time for someone else, I was earning okay but it was very average, exchanging a lot of time for not a lot of money in comparison and it was very stressful. I love cars and I really wanted a Range Rover Evoque, I did the sums, made a spread sheet, spoke...
  16. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    So it's March, another quick update. Business is still growing, almost at end of financial year and we're set to almost double last fiscal year (turnover) Things I've noted. We are now buying more profitably but it's causing major cash flow issues, something I've never had to deal with in...
  17. SparksCW

    Why Ferraris Keep People Poor

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Thanks for the video. I like Alex Becker for some reason, maybe it's because he doesn't quite conform, and also because he's very clever at what he does. It's all to easy to get distracted by the result, I've not been focusing on the equation for a while now, instead I've just been wondering...
  18. SparksCW

    Don't know much about cars so...

    OFF-TOPIC 
    From the front... Ferrari 458 Ferrari 458 Spyder Lamborghini Huracan Audi R8
  19. SparksCW

    Why The 1% Is Important - FREE Money.

    MINDSET 
    As it's the end of the year I ran some reports and had a staff meeting before closing up. This is completely simple, it's not rocket science and it is stating the absolute obvious. However it's also very easy to forget. We've been so focused on growing the turnover, and whilst we are being...
  20. SparksCW

    $5000 to $30,000 per month - eCommerce Progress

    EXECUTION 
    Been a while with no updates again so here's an end of 2017 update. Hit the dizzy heights of $95000 in one month! Still a long way off where I want to be but I've learnt a lot of very important things about the process this year. We're 120% up on last years turnover, gross profit margin is a...

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