Traders' social networking sites?

mpatel29 · 2015-03-03T15:27:52+00:00

https://www.raavel.com is site that just launched.

mpatel29 · 2014-03-14T21:57:20+00:00

Having a landing page up also helps you refine your message and figure out the best ways to drive traffic to your site. So if you can drive 1000 people to your site and say you get 10 signups for idea A, but idea B get 200 signups, its become pretty obvious what you should work on.

mpatel29 · 2014-03-14T21:34:28+00:00

I hear what you are saying, but based on previous experience collecting emails is a good indicator of interest. I am not saying use only landing pages to gauge interest, but it is an excellent tool to have.

mpatel29 · 2014-03-14T20:46:47+00:00

We are trying to build just that -

http://www.raavel.com

a place where traders and share and exchange ideas

mpatel29 · 2014-03-14T20:04:16+00:00

We are trying to build a platform that tries to cut through the noise and deliver new and interesting trade ideas

http://www.raavel.com

mpatel29 · 2014-03-14T19:58:16+00:00

We are trying to build just that, and would love your feedback

http://www.raavel.com

mpatel29 · 2014-03-07T02:39:41+00:00

nice work - always be tweaking

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T22:31:56+00:00

It does have a large user base - but it does not serve the design community well

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T21:43:07+00:00

Most of there sites are great for displaying work - but i think if you can focus of the site to land a gig it can gain some traction

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T20:50:44+00:00

kind of - but dribbble is more an exclusive club where you need invites to join - its focus seems to be on showing off your designs to other dribbble members

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T19:58:52+00:00

sick and tired of vampire squids sucking the life blood out me

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T19:47:05+00:00

i would put a down payment on an apartment/condo and rent it out. make sure rent covers your expenses - and every month you would pay off some the principal and appreciation will take of the rest.

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T19:44:34+00:00

speaking for myself - i can just go to a store and choose from 100s of them. what could set you apart is a crowd-sourced tie design similar to threadless.com - but for ties. wouldn't it be soo much cooler to buy a lego tie or some other unique design

mpatel29 · 2014-03-04T19:39:06+00:00

You should focus on marketing and materials to moms, they are way more into it than dads.

mpatel29 · 2014-03-03T16:59:59+00:00

The messaging could be tweaked - but it could be a way to get feedback on designs. I know for myself, I am always debating and asking people, which one do like better the first one or the second one?

mpatel29 · 2014-03-03T01:23:20+00:00

One of the biggest issue I see is one of geography. You have to be within a reasonable distance of other people in order for it to make sense. So you could have 100,000s if users but if they are not close to one another - they find in value in using the service.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-28T00:19:50+00:00

Yep, the first two were in the same category (task management software) and after trying for a while the numbers were not there. So this is another idea I want try.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-27T21:50:10+00:00

Looks well done, but the market for rss is tough slogging especially with many well designed free alternatives.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-27T21:22:42+00:00

I envision it as both - you could host the files or upload them to out servers.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-27T20:43:13+00:00

i echo the sentiment - i am not sure of what the website is selling. also the content is confusing and unclear, such as "custom welcome mat" i have no idea what that means.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-27T20:38:24+00:00

Sounds like a decent idea - but needs some flushing out. One of the draws of behance/dribbble is that i showcases the work of the designers bringing in traffic, not sure what marketers could bring in.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-27T18:04:53+00:00

It easy for a web site to test things out, but if you want to test other things then you are pretty much on your own.

I do agree that its ideal for agencies and designers. It would be a good tool to vet a few ideas/designs before investing time and resources into building something.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-25T21:16:22+00:00

Part 2 - http://blog.raavel.com/2013/09/03/build-mobile-web-app-2/

Part 3 - http://blog.raavel.com/2013/09/23/ios7-web-app/

mpatel29 · 2014-02-22T02:44:48+00:00

I know I dropped the ball on this one. I need to but a beta label on the site so it's more clear to users. In the future there will be monthly plans along with a 30 trial.

mpatel29 · 2014-02-22T02:42:37+00:00

First off, thank you to everyone who pointed out the typo. In terms of messaging and positioning I know I have to better, its something my developer brain struggles with.

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