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Feedback for New Idea Please!
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08-03-2013 11:46am#1Hi guys,
I have come up with a new idea, and want to get lots of feedback on it first, before I go inquiring too much about building it.
I don't mind 'giving the idea away' - I'm a big believer in that it is more important to get feedback and to tell people about your idea.
The idea is this - a website where anyone can ask you a question. The tagline might be:
QuestionPlace (not the real name)
'Don't ask anyone, ask someone who knows'.
This is how it works:
-You create your own page on the website, takes a couple of minutes. This would be similar to a page on about.me, for example. If your name was Mike Smith, your page would look like this:
QuestionPlace.com/Mike-Smith
On your page, you fill in your bio, or import from Twitter.
Now, let's say you are an authority on social media, or you are a sports coach, or maybe a photographer. There are tonnes of people out there with questions around different topics all the time, and who would love to pick the brain of an expert in the field, or at least someone who works in the area and has lots of experience, etc (and maybe contacts, etc too).
On the other side of it, this could be a great brand-building and lead generation (although not the primary aim) for those who set up a page.
Example: someone is a photographer and someone pops on to ask some questions on buying a new camera. Some advice given then maybe turns into a job at the wedding of the cousin of the person who asked the question. Just an example, you could apply it to anything.
How is this different to asking a q on a forum? On a forum, you don't know who's who, and you can get people just firing up random/silly responses. It's also far less targeted than approaching someone you know is going to know the answer, or at least have plenty of great pointers for you.
How is this different from Quora or Formspring? Quora - the focus is on the question, and it's more like a forum - people throwing in their tuppence worth, as opposed to directing the question at one particular authority / knowledgeable person.
Formspring is mainly for fun, and is kind of like Facebook for questions. This idea would be more geared towards sharing knowledge and expertise, and much more geared towards business, hobbies and interests.
Think about it, where on the internet can you ask a person a direct question?!
All feedback welcome!
EDIT: If you could add 'Cool Idea' or 'Not so much!' in the subject line of your response, it would be a help! Thanks!0
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Exactly. It gives a more professional feel to the site and it validates people as the experts they say they are.
Very true. I was thinking of having sign-in via Twitter and LinkedIn initially, but leaning more towards LinkedIn now! Gives that professional vibe for sure.
Do you happen know anything about how easy/hard it might be to build something like this using LinkedIn oauth / verification...?
See how I could be asking you this question on my site if you had your own QuestionPlaces page??! 0 -
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Do you happen know anything about how easy/hard it might be to build something like this using LinkedIn oauth / verification...?
See how I could be asking you this question on my site if you had your own QuestionPlaces page??!
The best place to start is probably in here somewhere https://developer.linkedin.com/apis0 -
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Peterdalkey wrote: »Show me the money?!
It may well be a great idea, and useful too, but is it a great commercial money making idea, can't see it.
Peter
They probably said the same about Twitter and Facebook Peter
No a valid point - but as smash says there, this is more a project concept. My sole aim would be for it to become popular and to be genuinely useful and valuable to lots of people. If it makes money, then great too of course. I could see lots of ways as to how it could, given the right level of traction and usage.
-A 'contact exchange' system - allow experts to email/contact users for a small fee or after they purchase credits - if a user has indicated interest and has opted in to receiving emails (you would not be opted in by default).
-Freemium type elements, e.g. become a 'featured member', become more prominent in / appear top of search results when someone searches for an expert, etc.
Lots of options there..
Leaving out the money for a minute, do you think it's a good idea Peter - not sure what business you're in, but would you create your own page, if you had the chance, or wanted to broaden your contacts, get out there more, etc?0 -
They probably said the same about Twitter and Facebook Peter
No a valid point - but as smash says there, this is more a project concept. My sole aim would be for it to become popular and to be genuinely useful and valuable to lots of people. If it makes money, then great too of course. I could see lots of ways as to how it could, given the right level of traction and usage.
-A 'contact exchange' system - allow experts to email/contact users for a small fee or after they purchase credits - if a user has indicated interest and has opted in to receiving emails (you would not be opted in by default).
-Freemium type elements, e.g. become a 'featured member', become more prominent in / appear top of search results when someone searches for an expert, etc.
Lots of options there..
Leaving out the money for a minute, do you think it's a good idea Peter - not sure what business you're in, but would you create your own page, if you had the chance, or wanted to broaden your contacts, get out there more, etc?
I think you'd need to look at the two highlighted bits together. If the site was making money for you, then why would the experts want to work for free to keep it going?0 -
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Peterdalkey wrote: »To be honest I think it is a crap business idea, essentially trying to do a variation of what had already been done. Totally lacking in an innovative step and really nothing compelling in the proposition to make anyone want to pay. LinkedIn is supposed to do that but I don’t think there is a market for a Mother Theresa version.
LinkedIn is an employees site to a great degree, loads of cvs up there waiting to be approached/headhunted. Most of the industry groups are bull**** selling posts. You don’t see many real entrepreneurs wasting their time on it, but then again they are not looking for a job!
Other than that if it has a nice name it could make you millions.. or not!
Cheers
Peter
Correct - 'supposed to do that' but doesn't, and is not designed for what I am looking at building.
Mother Teresa version - not sure what you mean, but this is not a charitable endeavour, the idea would be for it to make money, but not everything is about money Peter - Facebook for example was born out of someone's desire to just build something cool. If you read the posts again you won't see me call it a business idea.
Not sure you understand how the internet works either 0 -
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Peterdalkey wrote: »Very poor riposte, put your toys back in the pram like a good child.
Just to help you understand it a little better. One gets lots of requests from linkedin "connected persons" looking to establish communications so that they can sell you something, well then at least we know why they are there! never ever heard of anybody contacting someone to know if they could buy off them.
Atomico, if you are really under the age of 18, I apologise for treating a minor trying to learn something on the Business and Enterprise forum in such a grown up adult debate manner.
Cheers
Peter
The man calls someone's idea a 'crap business idea' and then admonishes the poster for not participating in a grown up manner. Amazing
I don't need to 'understand it a little better' - you are demonstrating that you don't understand what LinkedIn is. It's a place where people make connections, demonstrate expertise, and look for a job. My platform allows people to build their authority and establish their presence in a much more simplified, dedicated way.
Even celebrities could use it to establish an official channel where fans could ask them questions, they could host Q&A, etc.0 -
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Don't drag me into this. I'm not investing, I'm just offering advicePeterdalkey wrote: »I will leave it to yourself and smash so, nobody else seems interested.
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Peterdalkey wrote: »I will leave it to yourself and smash so, nobody else seems interested.
Well what I find on Boards Peter is that the posters can be a skeptical bunch. Usually if it's obviously not a good idea, people tend to not shy away from saying so, and you get a lot of posts. So you're on your own for the minute anyway, maybe someone else will be along with more constructive feedback 0 -
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