Hey everyone,
I've been recently trying to come up with a new website/business idea. Yesterday I started reading a very good book called, 'How to Get Ideas' by Jack Foster. It has already changed my way of thinking and has helped me a lot.
Sooo.... how about a thread where we all try to come up with ideas to problems, big or small, and in the process change our way of thinking and maybe spawn the next million dollar idea?
The rules are simple.
1. Somebody posts a problem they have, users reply with 5 solutions.
2. We don't move onto the next problem until at least 2 users have responded, i.e. 10 solutions or the original poster says problem solved, whichever comes first.
3. No negativity or criticism. It's not important that all the ideas are great or even good, it's important that we are simply generating ideas and from them maybe something will blossom.
4. Try to keep the thread flowing. If you need to ask a question do, but please try to only reply with solutions so we get a good tempo going and others get a chance to get their problems heard and solved.
5. Have fun.
I'll go first:
I recently started a web design company with 2 other fellow students. We have no previous work and so, no portfolio. We are good at what we do and offer great prices. How can we attract clients/local business owners, bearing in mind we have very little money for advertising and no marketing experience?
I've been recently trying to come up with a new website/business idea. Yesterday I started reading a very good book called, 'How to Get Ideas' by Jack Foster. It has already changed my way of thinking and has helped me a lot.
Sooo.... how about a thread where we all try to come up with ideas to problems, big or small, and in the process change our way of thinking and maybe spawn the next million dollar idea?
The rules are simple.
1. Somebody posts a problem they have, users reply with 5 solutions.
2. We don't move onto the next problem until at least 2 users have responded, i.e. 10 solutions or the original poster says problem solved, whichever comes first.
3. No negativity or criticism. It's not important that all the ideas are great or even good, it's important that we are simply generating ideas and from them maybe something will blossom.
4. Try to keep the thread flowing. If you need to ask a question do, but please try to only reply with solutions so we get a good tempo going and others get a chance to get their problems heard and solved.
5. Have fun.
I'll go first:
I recently started a web design company with 2 other fellow students. We have no previous work and so, no portfolio. We are good at what we do and offer great prices. How can we attract clients/local business owners, bearing in mind we have very little money for advertising and no marketing experience?
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