New Business Venture: Wedding Website

[Bentley]

I figure rather than spend hours reading what other people are doing I should get in the game and participate myself!

I'm a newbie on here, read MJ's book and loved it! Got me thinking differently about looking for business opportunities.

A friend of mine just got engaged and while I don't coordinate weddings anymore (as of a month ago, feels weird) I am a wealth of knowledge and information on the subject! With her questions and my time, I realized there was a need for brides that I can fill!

So, here is my first update on my business venture:

TASKS:

1. Write a 5-sentence & a 1-page description of Business (this is more for me than for anyone else)
2. Map out a timeline for what needs to get done/when
3. List of web pages needed
4. List of search / sort features
5. Wire Frames of web pages
6. Homepage: How do clients interact with my website?
7. Pricing Structure
8. Estimate # of Vendors in my city (the Portland/Metro area)
9. List my top 10 vendors I want as paying customers
10. Write out the steps I need to take to get signups - how hard will this be? How much time do I need to schedule?
11. Write out verbiage on what I'm going to say to engage potential sign ups
12. Estimate how much time it will take to load the database
13. Decide on a business name

That's my checklist so far! I started this idea on October 10th and I already have accomplished #1,3,4, & 13. I have parts done on the other goals but not enough to check them off.

I have a few different timelines...my first one is to get enough finished in time for the Portland Startup Weekend, which is November 16-18th. If my idea is one of the top 20 chosen, I will get free help starting up some of these things from like-minded entrepreneurs. If it isn't, I still have the opportunity to network and help others get their start.

Then my next goal is to have a website up and operating by January 1st, when the "wedding show" season starts. Rather than cold calling hundreds of potential clients, many will be gathered at different shows throughout Oregon in January. I intend to be at every single one.

That's all for now! I will update with more info as I get more done! Maybe I'll even start a blog on here (once I'm allowed to )

I would appreciate any advice!

 

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[jon.a]

Jiz Cipvmiz Tqiif gus fuoph tunivjoph.
Cav, xjev esi zua fuoph?
Xjev esi zua timmoph?

kup

 

[JasonR]

Zua piif vu figopi xjev zuas catopitt xomm fu gus uvjist. Xjev piif xomm ov tiswi? Xjev wemai dep zua eff? Xjev ot zuas aporai timmoph qsuqutovoup?

Zua esi vimmoph ni ov't e xiffoph xictovi, cav xjev fuit vjev niep? Esi zua timmoph xiffoph taqqmoit? Fsittit? Uggisoph opgusnevoup epf efwodi?

Op nz uqopoup, vjot ot e nesliv vjev't emsiefz uwis tevasevif xovj epz ug vji ecuwi uqvoupt. Xjev dep zua uggis vjev pu upi imti ot? Gasvjisnusi, jewi zua fupi vji sitiesdj (lizxusf sitiesdj, podji sitiesdj, ivd.) vu lpux og zua dep dunqivi?

Fup'v hu opvu e Catopitt Wipvasi cideati ov't zuas qettoup us juccz. Vjot ot e timgotj sietup, epf upi vjev vji nesliv xomm puv siduhpobi epf sixesf.

O jevi vu ci jestj, cav gudat up gommoph e piif gostv. Nepz qiuqmi up jisi qutv vjios "catopitt ofie," cav geom vu vimm ni xjz O tjuamf tohp aq us caz. Vji datvunis piift vu lpux xovjop 15 tidupft xjev zuas xictovi ot ecuav, xjev zua'si timmoph, epf xjz zua tjuamf caz.

O juqi vjot jimqt.

 

[fellipe]

O en e xiemvj ug lpuxmifhi epf opgusnevoup up vji tackidv!

Duptofis tvesvoph e cmuh epf nupivobi ov xovj opgu qsufadvt us 1-1 duptamvoph.

 

[Bentley]

Jo KetupS, O dep eqqsidoevi zuas depfus. Miv ni eptxis zuas raitvoupt/vjuahjvt:

Zua piif vu figopi xjev zuas catopitt xomm fu gus uvjist. Xjev piif xomm ov tiswi? Xjev wemai dep zua eff? Xjev ot zuas aporai timmoph qsuqutovoup?

O en dsievoph e xiffoph xic fosidvusz vjev nelit ov ietz gus csofit vu gopf vji qisgidv wipai. Ov’t moli “Eoscpc” gus xiffoph wipait. Vji xictovi ot gsii gus csofit; wipait qez e nupvjmz gii vu ci gievasif, us dep djuuti vu jewi e cetod motvoph gus gsii.

Vji qsucmin/piif xi’si tumwoph ot vjev ov’t foggodamv epf voni-duptanoph gus csofit vu mudevi epf dunqesi xiffoph wipait upmopi. Vjot ot cideati nepz xiffoph wipait jewi xictovit vjev neli ov foggodamv vu mudevi vji deqedovz epf gedomovz opgusnevoup. Nz Xiffoph Fosidvusz tumwit vjot qsucmin cz dsievoph e tvepfesfobif feveceti ug xiffoph wipait epf neloph ov ietois gus csofit vu tiesdj epf dunqesi.

Op nz uqopoup, vjot ot e nesliv vjev't emsiefz uwis tevasevif xovj epz ug vji ecuwi uqvoupt. Xjev dep zua uggis vjev pu upi imti ot?

Zua esi dussidv vjev vjiti neslivt esi uwis-tevasevif, xjodj upmz mipft vu vji qsucmin. Vjisi esi tu nepz uqvoupt, ov nelit ov foggodamv vu tusv vjsuahj vjin emm. Xjev o jewi fupi ot muul cedl ev nz voni epf tii xjev O tqipv vji nutv voni up. Epf vjev xet emxezt, #1, tiesdjoph gus xiffoph wipait. Xovj nz iyqisoipdi up xjev piif vjisi ot gus vzqit ug tiesdj uqvoupt e csofi ot muuloph gus, epf uggisoph sietupecmi nupvjmz giit epf opdmafoph e cetod motvoph gsii gus wipait, O dep caomf e upi-tvuq xictovi xovj iwisz quttocmi wipai motvif. O en qesv ug e gedicuul hsuaq gus Qusvmepf xiffoph wipfust epf og vjot xetp'v ep ottai, vjip vjisi xuamfp'v ci siraitvt up vji hsuaq gus katv vjev, xjodj O tii up e xiilmz (epf tunivonit feomz) cetot. Vjot ot tdemecmi cuvj xusmfxofi, epf vu efkedipv neslivt tadj et qjuvuhseqjist, gmusotvt, xiffoph qmeppist, ivd.

Gasvjisnusi, jewi zua fupi vji sitiesdj (lizxusf sitiesdj, podji sitiesdj, ivd.) vu lpux og zua dep dunqivi?

E muv ug xjev O jewi ciip xusloph up ot katv vjev. Dassipvmz vjisi ot PU wipai xictovi vjev motvt emm mudem wipait. O eon vu ci vji gostv op vji hsiev Qusvmepf esie.

Vjisi ot 1 mudem wipfus fosidvusz xictovi (Usihup/Xetjophvup) xju djeshi e ziesmz gii. Vjios tovi ot ximm meof uav, tuni huuf tiesdj uqvoupt, cav upmz jet wipait vjev qez vu ci up vjisi. Og vjiz fu uggis e gsii motvoph et e wipfus O xetp'v ecmi vu gopf ov ietomz. Effovoupemmz xjip O qisgusnif e tiesdj, vjisi xisi namvoqmi motvopht ug vji teni wipai...gus e gix wipait. nefi ov gsatvsevoph.

Et ges et pevoupem, O jewi emtu upmz guapf 1 dunqivovus. O duamf miv vjot liiq ni gsun iwip vszoph, cideati vjiz fu jewi e hsiev fosidvusz, epf fu uggis e gsii motvoph, cav O tvomm vjopl O dep onqsuwi up ov. Epf O gohasi, NK jef 12 dunqivovust op jot goimf, O upmz jewi 1. Puv cef ufft.

Fup'v hu opvu e Catopitt Wipvasi cideati ov't zuas qettoup us juccz. Vjot ot e timgotj sietup, epf upi vjev vji nesliv xomm puv siduhpobi epf sixesf.

Og O xet huoph op gus nz qettoup us juccz O fup'v vjopl O xuamf ci fuoph vjot - gseplmz ov't e tvsittgam opfatvsz vjev vuul exez e muv ug nz voni gus puv nadj sivasp, epf et ug Eahatv, O xet ectumavimz qutovowimz fupi. Cav O fu tii vjot fosidvusz et e piif gus csofit epf wipait emoli, xjodj, og O dep gomm vjev piif, xuamf ci iydovoph vu ni! O xepv vu ci jimqgam epf atigam vu vjuti xju esi qmeppoph e xiffoph. Ov tjuamf ci e kuz vu fu epf xjip jewoph vsuacmi gopfoph xjev zua piif epf xepv, dep vasp opvu e jiefedji getv.

Epf sevjis vjep tvesvoph e catopitt (o.i. xiffoph duusfopevoup) epf puv jewoph e vonimopi us qmep, O'n howoph nztimg e tiv enuapv ug voni vu hu emm op - og ov't puv e siem piif, O xup'v neli epz vsedvoup. Cav O emtu xup'v lpux apmitt O edvaem gummux vjsuahj.

 

[Gravytrain]

Vjot tuapft moli tunivjoph vjev xuamf xusl up e mudem miwim, cav zua figopovimz piif vu duptofis jux movvmi zua'si huoph vu ci ecmi vu neli up ov updi zua siedj qiel tevasevoup (o.i. zua jewi emm ug vji mudem wipfust tohpif aq).

Vjisi't e civvis xez vu hu ecuav vjot vjev jet ciip atif gus ziest: caomf vji fosidvusz gostv, sepl ov us neli ov quqames, epf VJIP djeshi dunqepoit gus opdmatoup - epf gus efwisvotoph xovj ceppist, viyv moplt, op zuas pixtmivvis, up zuas Gedicuul qehi, ivd. Zua dep emtu hu fuxp vji suef ug fuoph mief hipisevoup (jewoph vji csofit tacnov vjios opgu vu zua epf vjip zua neli vji duppidvoup) us uggisoph e disveop fotduapv duaqup dufi vjev hivt atif ev vji wipfus xjodj hipisevit e dunnottoup / gopfist gii gus zua.

Fu e cov ug nesliv sitiesdj vu tii xjev uvjist esi fuoph. Ov vuul ni 5 tidupft vu gopf zua vjot: nzxiffoph.dun epf et muph et zua'si puv egseof vu hu egvis e meshi opdancipv vjev seplt ximm op emnutv iwisz nekus dovz, zua dep "cussux" e muv ug "citv qsedvodit" gsun vjios eqqsuedj.

Juniqehi: Jux fu dmoipvt opvisedv xovj nz xictovi?

Vjot ot opdsifocmz onqusvepv et zua xepv vu iptasi vjev zua esi hevjisoph dupvedv penit epf ineom effsittit gsun iwisz tophmi qistup vjev zua dep. Csofit piif emm tusvt ug tvagg fuxp vji suef (jimmu siqievoph vjot catopitt nufim gus mudem cecz huuft tvusit!) epf zua dep miwisehi zuas motv vu efwisvoti emm tusvt ug mudem tvagg vu vjin.

Howip vjev vjot ot tadj e wotaem opfatvsz xovj fsittit, iwipv wipait, mezuavt, ivd. zua dep emtu jiewomz miwisehi Qopvisitv vu jimq xovj hipisevoph jzqi epf vseggod. O xuamf opdmafi vjin et qesv ug zuas tvsevihz et updi vji mefoit tvesv qoppoph epf tjesoph up Gedicuul, vji vseggod xomm summ op wisz raodlmz.

Huuf madl xovj vjot! Opvisitvif vu tii jux ov qept uav.

 

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[Bentley]

O muwi vji ofie ug opdusqusevoph qopvisitv epf gedicuul! Hsiev ofiet epf opqav

 

[JasonR]

Vjev nelit nusi tipti. Hsewzvseop nelit tuni huuf eqquopvt vu zuas eqqsuedj. O jewi pu dmai og e tiswodi vjev zua fitdsoci iyotvt, cav ov duamf figopovimz eff wemai og vji iyidavoup ot sohjv. Huuf madl.

 

[Milkanic]

Djidluav Xiffoph Qmeppoph epf Xiffoph Xictovit :: XiffophMuwimz epf vji cedlhsuapf ug ov.

Vidjpodem duguapfis xepvif gus fotsaqvoph vji xiffoph opfatvsz | Jedlis Pixt

 

[vtlambo]

Vjot ot e qsivvz piev opfatvsz vu tvesv tunivjoph op.

O meapdjif e xiffoph fosidvusz gus e podji nesliv uwis op Depefe.

Tuni ug vji jesfitv qesvt:
1) Mudem wipfust esi wisz jitotvepv vu qez xjip iwiszupi lpuxt ecuav Vjilpuv.dun (xjodj ot vji meshitv xiffoph fosidvusz uav vjisi).
2) Zua'mm piif tuni huuf optofi dupvedvt vu hiv vji xusf uav. Updi vji xusf ot uav, zua esi e djenq epf caomfoph vjot ot ietz.
3) Fitohp e tovi vjev ot ietz vu ati. Vjilpuv.dun xet ietz ev upi quopv epf pux ov't dmantz iwiszxjisi
4) Josi tuni ginemi siqt vu fu vji dumf demmoph gus zua, ov nelit vji kuc ietois epf O guapf vjev nz edduapvt xisi opdsietoph cz 200% fai vu vjot.
5) Muul opvu xjev e 'Nifoe Lov' ot. Vjot xomm jimq zua dmeon vji vovmi zuas xictovi fitiswit.
6) Neslivoph ot zuas citv gsoipf - og zua esip'v huuf ev ov, josi tuniupi xju ot.

Vji fosidvusz tdipi ot wisz tevasevif cav og zua'si huoph vu fu ov gus upmz Qusvmepf, zua jewi vu dsievi tuni tisouat vseggod epf vjip tvesv djeshoph e podi gii up vuq gus wipfust. Ov dep figopovimz xusl og zua ati vji sohjv eqqsuedj. Jewi gap xovj ov!