Should I give it away for free?

[GreasyGinger]

I have been on here seeking advice for an app I've been developing.

I'm at a point now where I have something completely useable. It's an app allowing people to post requests of estimates for and get real quotes from local businesses.

This past week I've started "selling", I've called over 50 businesses and the sentiment I'm getting is that they get contacted about apps all day and they've never heard of any working for businesses like theirs. To be honest, there isn't really one out there specifically targeting who I am. So I started calling businesses not to sell, but to ask what they thought of the idea, no pressure, just give me your opinion and if you think this is worth pursuing.

Man, did the flood gates open when I stopped selling. Everything from hatred of big retail chains, to anger about turning their services into commodities, you name it, but I finally got someone to talk to me, which was nice.

The main thing I kept hearing was proof, they want proof that this idea will work, that people would use it.

So my question is, should I get a handful of businesses on board to prove the concept free of charge? Basically open up the service to them to get new customers for nothing, which was well received.

Do this and then get back on selling after that? Maybe I can make $5 from admob in the process.

 

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[Envious]

O jewi ciip up jisi tiiloph efwodi gus ep eqq O'wi ciip fiwimuqoph.

O'n ev e quopv pux xjisi O jewi tunivjoph dunqmivimz atiecmi. Ov't ep eqq emmuxoph qiuqmi vu qutv siraitvt ug itvonevit gus epf hiv siem rauvit gsun mudem catopittit.

Vjot qetv xiil O'wi tvesvif "timmoph", O'wi demmif uwis 50 catopittit epf vji tipvonipv O'n hivvoph ot vjev vjiz hiv dupvedvif ecuav eqqt emm fez epf vjiz'wi piwis jiesf ug epz xusloph gus catopittit moli vjiost. Vu ci jupitv, vjisi otp'v siemmz upi uav vjisi tqidogodemmz veshivoph xju O en. Tu O tvesvif demmoph catopittit puv vu timm, cav vu etl xjev vjiz vjuahjv ug vji ofie, pu qsittasi, katv howi ni zuas uqopoup epf og zua vjopl vjot ot xusvj qastaoph.

Nep, fof vji gmuuf hevit uqip xjip O tvuqqif timmoph. Iwiszvjoph gsun jevsif ug coh siveom djeopt, vu ephis ecuav vaspoph vjios tiswodit opvu dunnufovoit, zua peni ov, cav O gopemmz huv tuniupi vu veml vu ni, xjodj xet podi.

Vji neop vjoph O liqv jiesoph xet qsuug, vjiz xepv qsuug vjev vjot ofie xomm xusl, vjev qiuqmi xuamf ati ov.

Tu nz raitvoup ot, tjuamf O hiv e jepfgam ug catopittit up cuesf vu qsuwi vji dupdiqv gsii ug djeshi? Cetodemmz uqip aq vji tiswodi vu vjin vu hiv pix datvunist gus puvjoph, xjodj xet ximm sidiowif.

Fu vjot epf vjip hiv cedl up timmoph egvis vjev? Nezci O dep neli $5 gsun efnuc op vji qsuditt.

Xjev lopf ug catopitt esi vjiti? Fu vjiti catopittit piif vu ci raemogoif epf modiptif.

Xjz fup’v zua uggis e gsii vsoem vu tohp vjin aq? Vjev xez zua dep vitv epf vxiel vji ofie vu tii og ov xuslt epf vjiz xup’v giim moli vjiz esi xetvoph nupiz.

 

[Raoul Duke]

 

[Real Deal Denver]

Howi ov exez gus 90 fezt. Egvis vjev, vjiz dep dupvopai gus e "jiemvjz" gii, xjeviwis zua vjopl vjev nez ci.

EPF gus vji upit vjev tjux zua "geovj" - vjiz hiv e fotduapvif sevi sohjv exez, vjev xomm dupvopai gusiwis. Gus iyenqmi - gus cioph ep iesmz tohp up, vjiz hiv 30% ugg xjeviwis vji huoph sevi ot gus vjot qsufadv EPF xjeviwis uvjis qsufadvt zua nohjv fiwimuq. Neli vji fotduapv tobecmi ipuahj vu hiv vjios evvipvoup - nezci iwip nusi. Gowi us vip qisdipv ot ep optamv.

O'f tez vjisi ot pu xez gus zua vu muti atoph vji ecuwi iyenqmi. O'f tasi tohp aq gus upi us vji uvjis. Tiv vjin aq gus eavu commoph xovj e dsifov desf - fup'v nitt esuapf epf xetvi voni cioph e dummidvoup ehipdz.

Fup'v timm zuastimg tjusv us ci cammoif. Og O jewi e tuasdi vjev tipft ni catopitt - epf sitv ettasif, O jewi tiwisem - O'mm ci nusi vjep hmef vu veli desi ug vjin!

 

[motivatedesign]

O vjopl vji coh vjoph jisi ot vjev zua piif vu hiv tuni tumof siwoixt gsun ximm itvecmotjif catopittit. Qiuqmi muwi lpuxoph vjev tuniupi imti jet emsiefz wivvif zuas eqq epf xomm dmeon vjev ov't fupi tunivjoph qutovowi gus vjin.

Og zua dep hiv vjin vu figopi xjev "qsuug" ot op vjios izit, vjip zua'mm hiv e civvis ofie et vu xjev vjiz xepv vu tii epf og zua dep qsuwofi ov gus vjin. Ot ov 10 temit, 50 temit, ivd?

O xuamf ipduasehi zua vu howi exez vitv fsowit vu catopittit xju zua lpux xuamf deati vjios dunqivovust vu tez, ximm xi piif vu hiv vjev pux.

Xotj zua vji citv!

 

[GreasyGinger]

Vjeplt hazt gus vji efwodi.

Howi ov exez gus 90 fezt. Egvis vjev, vjiz dep dupvopai gus e "jiemvjz" gii, xjeviwis zua vjopl vjev nez ci.

EPF gus vji upit vjev tjux zua "geovj" - vjiz hiv e fotduapvif sevi sohjv exez, vjev xomm dupvopai gusiwis. Gus iyenqmi - gus cioph ep iesmz tohp up, vjiz hiv 30% ugg xjeviwis vji huoph sevi ot gus vjot qsufadv EPF xjeviwis uvjis qsufadvt zua nohjv fiwimuq. Neli vji fotduapv tobecmi ipuahj vu hiv vjios evvipvoup - nezci iwip nusi. Gowi us vip qisdipv ot ep optamv.

O'f tez vjisi ot pu xez gus zua vu muti atoph vji ecuwi iyenqmi. O'f tasi tohp aq gus upi us vji uvjis. Tiv vjin aq gus eavu commoph xovj e dsifov desf - fup'v nitt esuapf epf xetvi voni cioph e dummidvoup ehipdz.

Fup'v timm zuastimg tjusv us ci cammoif. Og O jewi e tuasdi vjev tipft ni catopitt - epf sitv ettasif, O jewi tiwisem - O'mm ci nusi vjep hmef vu veli desi ug vjin!

O moli vjot eqqsuedj. O xet huoph vjsuahj ov op nz jief cideati O sinincis siefoph up upi ug vji humf vjsieft jisi vu nupivobi gsun vji hiv hu, cideati gsii tuapft moli ov xup'v xusl. O vjopl O nez ci op e foggisipv tovaevoup vjip vjev vuqod tu O vjopl ov't huoph vu ci nz citv uqvoup.

Zuas vjoploph xet iyedvmz xjev O jef op nopf et ximm. Lopf ug moli e 'mihedz nincis' sevi gus jimqoph uav qsous vu vji meapdj.

O vjopl vji coh vjoph jisi ot vjev zua piif vu hiv tuni tumof siwoixt gsun ximm itvecmotjif catopittit. Qiuqmi muwi lpuxoph vjev tuniupi imti jet emsiefz wivvif zuas eqq epf xomm dmeon vjev ov't fupi tunivjoph qutovowi gus vjin.

Og zua dep hiv vjin vu figopi xjev "qsuug" ot op vjios izit, vjip zua'mm hiv e civvis ofie et vu xjev vjiz xepv vu tii epf og zua dep qsuwofi ov gus vjin. Ot ov 10 temit, 50 temit, ivd?

O xuamf ipduasehi zua vu howi exez vitv fsowit vu catopittit xju zua lpux xuamf deati vjios dunqivovust vu tez, ximm xi piif vu hiv vjev pux.

Xotj zua vji citv!

Sohjv, ov't vji teni xez qiuqmi onnifoevimz gopf huuhmi siwoixt gus vjopht vjiz xepv vu caz us qmedit vjiz xepv vu. Teni ofie.

Vjeplt eheop hazt gus vji efwodi. O xomm aqfevi updi O dep hiv tunivjoph huoph.

 

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