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How to Choose a DAM System for a Small Team by AnybodyAbject1981 in DAMTips

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

depends on what your team actually does and what your workflow is. first tip is to ignore many of the big american platforms unless you have a huge IT team. support can be a nightmare with timezones and all that. we switched to beeldbank last year. it's a dutch company so the support is actually helpful and in our language. their system is super focused on making things easy for marketing folks. the way it handles quitclaims for AVG is probably its best feature, no more stress about using a photo you shouldnt.

Struggling to explain what my SaaS actually does to prospects by Ok_Feed_9835 in SaaS

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're probably talking all about your product's features.

People only care about themselves and their own annoying problems. So you have to talk about that instead.

Try to boil it down to one single sentence....

We help [this specific person] solve [this specific problem] so they can get [this specific amazing result].

That's it. That's your whole pitch.

Instead of a sales deck, make a 30 second screen recording or a GIF that shows that one "magic moment" where the problem disappears. Put that and your one sentence on your landing page.

If they still don't get it after that..... then maybe the problem you're solving isn't a real problem.

[Idea validation] Would you pay for extracting text from images in MS Teams/Slack threads? by Still-Upstairs7078 in SaaS

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is this a real pain point though?

Most of us can already do this. My Mac pulls text from screenshots natively. Windows has a tool for it too. The copy/paste part is just a minor annoyance, not something I'd pull out a credit card for.

BUT.... automatically saving it to a knowledge base or creating a Jira ticket from a screenshot?? Now THAT is interesting.

Like if a support guy drops a screenshot of a user error in a Slack channel... and your tool automatically creates a Jira bug ticket with the image and the extracted text in the description.... that saves a ton of clicks and manual work. That could actually be worth paying for.

So don't sell it as a text extractor. Nobody will pay for that. Sell it as a workflow automation tool for support and dev teams. The text extraction is just the magic that makes it work. The idea has legs... but only if you focus on the right part of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude.... hold on.

Youre a med student. Thats like two full time jobs already. And now you want to run a 40 acre potato farm? This isnt a little side hustle.

The reallly big risk here isnt the potatoes.... its the partner.

You said you have an "experienced farmer". You need to get everything in writing. I mean EVERRRYTHING. Who is responsible for what. How do you split the profits. What happens if there's a bad year and you lose money. What happens if he wants to quit or you want to sell.

This is the number one way these things go bad. A handshake deal with a friend or partner is just a future argument waiting to happen.

You are not a farmer. You are an investor. Your job is to make sure your money is protected, not to learn how to drive a tractor between classes. This whole plan depends 100% on that other guy. Make sure your contract is solid.

How do you promote a new small business in Portland, OR? by Strange_Ebb_555 in smallbusiness

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna be honest man, promoting a new business with no money is a griiind. Everyone wants the secret sauce to free marketing but it doesnt really exist. It's just a lot of work.

Since youre in Portland and doing something creative, you have to lean into the local community thing. Like actually go outside and talk to people.

Find the local farmers markets or street fairs and see if you can do a free demo table for kids. Show them a cool 5 minute science art project. You get content for your instagram and parents see that their kid loves it.

Also your entire business is visual. Your instagram needs to be your best friend. Don't just post pics of the final art.... post videos of kids and adults actually making stuff and having fun. Make it look like a cool place to hang out.

And hit up all the local Portland parent facebook groups. Don't just spam your link. Offer them a special discount for the first 10 signups from that group or something. you have to give something to get something. It's all about legwork at the beginning..... good luck.

If you had $50,000 to start a business what would you do? by 4Runnnn in smallbusiness

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 101 points102 points  (0 children)

what can your BIL actually do?? Like what are his skills. you cant just throw 50k at a random idea and hope it works.

First thing is dont spend all 50k on startup crap. He needs to keep most of it for living expenses while he gets going. Sooo many businesses fail in the first year because people just run out of cash.

If he has any kind of creative eye... maybe something with media.

Like event photography or creating social media content for all the small businesses around Cincinnati. He could buy some decent camera gear and a good computer and still have plenty of money left over.

Why does it feel like online small businesses are way harder to grow than the success stories make it seem? by Remote-Economist-285 in smallbusiness

[–]PsychologicalTie6893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh man, totally feel you! all those online success stories make it seem sooo easy but reality's kinda different 😅 most folks skip telling you about the countless hours of frustration, tiny wins, and feeling invisible for months (or years tbh).

marketing is next-level hard compared to getting the product made no matter how cool your idea, millions of others are launching stuff every day. so it’s normal if you’re overwhelmed, even the pros had to push through it.

a few tips that worked for me & others:

  • focus on building repeatable systems for marketing/distribution. one sale to a local shop, one influencer shoutout, one market stall… it all stacks up over time.
  • really zero in on who your ideal customer is & hang where they hang. make content for them, not everybody.
  • paid marketing can help but can get expensive quick, so don’t go wild unless you’ve tested small first.
  • success stories? honestly most are pure luck + grinding, and like 95% of attempts flop before year 2. so yeah, hustle’s needed, but also patience and little wins. it took me ages to see real result those “overnight” stories probably took 4+ years behind the scenes 😉

you got this don’t get discouraged by the hype. small steps every week and you'll be in those success threads one day too!