I met Paul on the Upper West Side during one of our Work from Home meetings. What stood out about Paul was that he fit right in, as if we all had been pals for a very long time. He asks lots of the right questions and he’s in telecommunications via the Cable industry, both of which I’m a huge fan.
He seemed to be a great person to talk a bit more about the Upper West Side.
You can find Paul at his website and on Twitter (@psolly0108).
Ever looked at a website and thought “Gee, I’d like to have my own spot on the web. I wish I knew how to get it all up and running.”?
Today is your lucky day!
I’ve outlined five pieces you’ll need to get started. The do-it-yourself cost is $87. For 12 months.
I’m including some example companies you can use to get up and running. You might be able to get better rates and you might not need all these pieces, but I figured it’s a good place to start.
I read this post, Apple Interested In Bidding For Premier League UK TV Rights, Says Report, with great giddiness.
Think about that for a minute.
The Premier League in the palm of your hands. Watching your team wherever / whenever. In high-definition quality.
It seems this would create far more winners than losers, although I imagine the short-term loss of revenue might make the potential losers pitch a fit.
If this idea were to go through, here is who I see as the winners and losers…
Borrowing a quote from the Freemium entry on Wikipedia via Fred Wilson:
Give your service away for free, possibly ad supported but maybe not, acquire a lot of customers very efficiently through word of mouth, referral networks, organic search marketing, etc., then offer premium priced value added services or an enhanced version of your service to your customer base.
Fred uses the word “service” but if you look at the post the above quote comes from, service relates to a product or web service.
I’m wondering, if you’re a talented person with an entrepreneurial vision with limited coding / product-building experience / skills, can you instead shift the focus of the business model above from products to services?
It’s an odd word, Free.
These days, it’s normally tied to a bevy of hooks you don’t want to sign up for or ladders you don’t want to climb through.
We’re removing the hooks and ladders.
We’re offering our services – marketing, sales, copy writing, copy editing, design, technical – to you.