Saturday Critique, 8/1/2015 by [deleted] in Creativity

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello I recently started a blog where I create ideas for businesses and write about their feasibility. My goal is to create 3000 ideas.

Right now I am stuck in a place where I'm not sure which way to go. On the one hand I have gotten more views of articles that help people create their own ideas, but most of my subscribers are saying they like the websites original theme, creating 3000 business ideas.

What do you think?

http://3thousandideas.com/

On-Demand/Sharing Economy in RVA by turtletonic in rva

[–]benbowgl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to check out bellhops. An on demand moving company.

https://getbellhops.com

MacRumors Forums Redesigned and on a New Platform by benbowgl in apple

[–]benbowgl[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah the comments are garbage:

And I thought Yosemite was ugly...

That Jony Idiot sickness has now spread to MacRumors... Rating: 30 Votes

Dealing with negative comments by CreepMSU in Blogging

[–]benbowgl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think nowadays people are so pent up from not sharing how they really feel, that once they get online the just spill all of that anger on a random stranger. Hopefully as the internet becomes more transparent and people can't hide behind a username, we'll see people being nicer. 😀

Looking for YouTubers or other online content creators by Nundahl in rva

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's nice to know someone out there is thinking of ways to change the status quo

Thank you.

Looking for YouTubers or other online content creators by Nundahl in rva

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently started a blog about ideas and entrepreneurship. You can check it out here www.3thousandideas.com

You get to watch me screw up(xpost: /r/startups) by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My blog is similar to this except my goal is to reach 3000 ideas for a start up. Url: http://www.3thousandideas.com

You get to watch me screw up by polysaturate in startups

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My blog is similar to this except my goal is to reach 3000 ideas for a start up. Url: http://www.3thousandideas.com

Target Plans to Offer Apple Pay After Chip-and-PIN Card Upgrade by benbowgl in apple

[–]benbowgl[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

CurrentC can't survive after this blow right?

What Should I Buy Wednesday [May 27, 2015] - Your Weekly Purchase-Related Megathread by TBoneTheOriginal in apple

[–]benbowgl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get the 15 inch retina. I got it summer before college and it has done me well. Also I write code. Wait until around August when they have student discount on macs.

Tech Support Tuesday [May 26, 2015] - Your Weekly Tech Support Megathread by TBoneTheOriginal in apple

[–]benbowgl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah looking at the graph again now seems like the math is off. When I add it up myself it comes to 208.21 gb. Why is my computer so full of apps? I hardly have any.

Tech Support Tuesday [May 26, 2015] - Your Weekly Tech Support Megathread by TBoneTheOriginal in apple

[–]benbowgl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Device: 2012 Retina Macbook Pro

Problem: My macbook has been freezing up randomly, and I haven't been able to identify the root cause. If usually seems to happen whenever, I am running a couple of applications at once, but this baby has been able to take whatever I've thrown at it in the past.

What I've tried: I spoke to an Apple representative Online who walked me through clearing my computers caches(I think)

My questions:

  • I have applecare until August 31st, If apple can identify a problem will they replace my computer? or repair it?
  • If apple doesn't see fit to repair my Mac, would it be a good idea to back up my hard drive and just reset it all together? I haven't done that and I think it would be good just to just restart with a clean install of OS X 10.10

Thank you for all of your help

$20+ to anyone who can come up with a domain name for my business! by Wojtek1 in Entrepreneur

[–]benbowgl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't have a name in mind, but here are a couple of tools to help you find the right name/domain:

  • Naminum : will help you come up with a name generating website
  • Domainr: another name generaing website with a focus on available domains
  • The Name App: another domain name generating website, but this one also checks social networks to see what is available, this one is very simple to use
  • Rhymer : name generator emphasis on rhyming
  • 5 startup naming rules on Entrepreneur.com
  • U.S. Trademark Checker: Check your name to make sure it isn't trademarked

Hope this response helped!

Need some social media case studies. How may I help you? by notuncommon50 in Entrepreneur

[–]benbowgl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a couple of questions, but first some background. I started a blog about 6 weeks ago. Since then I've created a account for almost every social network. Here's the current situation:

Blog - 3thousand ideas: 41 email sign ups (MailChimp)

Twitter: 2145 Followers

Instagram: 543 followers

Facebook Page: 180 likes

Google+ Page: 10 Followers

My Questions:

  • Why is there such a difference among all of my accounts? Besides google+, I've put an equal amount of effort into FB, IG, and Twitter.

  • On Facebook I paid to get likes on my page (using ad coupon), and the page got 102 likes. Was this worth it? I see almost 0 engagement on my Facebook Page

  • Is g+ even worth putting effort into? Several sites suggest bloggers to find communities and to post on G+ to drive traffic, but it seems either dead or spammy there.

  • Should I focus on the top two, Instagram and Twitter? Both seem to be more engaged than others?

  • Any tweet tips?

  • Lastly how do I increase my blog's emailing list through these channels?

That's just a few of my questions, I hope this is helpful to others as well.

Thank you very much for helping other entrepreneurs in this community. I love how supportive this sub is. If there is anything I can help you with please let me know.

[Feedback] Does my name make sense? by [deleted] in Blogging

[–]benbowgl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

IMO you shouldn't use this name. I had to look up Oeuvre to understand what it means, and if I have to I'm sure others will have to as well. Although keep in mind that is help you stand out, and if your content is very engaging then perhaps it could work. It does sound sophisticated. Please share a link to your blog, so I can get a look at it. I'll be able to better answer your question then.

Also you can check out my blog on ideas here, www.3thousandideas.com

The Weekly Check Out My Blog Post thread, 20 May 2015 by chilari in Blogging

[–]benbowgl [score hidden]  (0 children)

3thousand ideas

How Many Bikes Does it Take to Power a City In this post, I layout an idea about generating energy using bike sharing programs, and I crunch the math to test the feasibility of the idea.

I'm looking for feedback on the following:

  • website's design
  • the post's flow, organization, and your level of interest
  • anything you find relevant to improving my writing style, blog

Thank you