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rct
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About rct
You can email me at gregg (at) realcartips.com
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Comment #6091445
Telling stories is such an important aspect of marketing, but overlooked by many. A good book recommendation is "Make it Stick", by Dan Heath.
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Comment #6073968
what's the best way to pitch a writer like yourself? Does email work, or do you prefer twitter?
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Comment #6067039
Use http://www.segment.io for your analytics. You insert only one script into your site and the service lets you use up to 30 different analytic providers. Many of these services p…
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Comment #6060524
I saw you got press in TechCrunch today, congrats!
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Comment #6056626
That's an awesome app! How is the marketing going? Because I think this could be a really big hit.
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Comment #6053281
lol, yeah it's a bit hard to read. I thought about writing it out as: Car Incentives.com
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Comment #6052892
This is an MVP. Just getting started, dealers want to see interest before they will offer a paid test-drive.
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Comment #6052876
That's kind of the idea. These leads would be very high quality, since consumers would actually have to visit the dealership. My target for the leads is primarily the manufacturers…
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Comment #4863695
Hi, I've been researching the car buying space for several years and started the site RealCarTips.com. Here's my take on this: There's currently a site called RollSale ( http://rol…
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Comment #4862492
SEEKING FREELANCER - SF Bay Area Looking for a freelancer in the SF Bay Area for an iOS app project. This is a paid job, but I'm looking for someone who is open to partnering with …
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Comment #4837856
Sure, taking that out of context makes it look like a typical craigslist ad, I agree. But I think I gave enough reasons why this isn't just a typical idea coming from a random busi…
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Comment #4837701
tldr: I'm a car buying expert with a long and successful track record. Looking for a couple of technical cofounders in the SF Bay Area. If you're interested, I'd love to meet for a…
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Comment #4764742
Thanks!
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Comment #4764737
Autotrader.com and Cars.com are the two biggest players, and yes, most dealerships use at least one to list their inventory. However, many car shoppers do search individual dealer'…
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Comment #4764105
It's because there are only a few DMS (dealer management system) providers that most dealers sign up and stick with. They manage not only their web site, but a lot of back-end syst…
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Comment #4675486
This may backfire on dealers. Most consumers don't understand why buying a car is such a hassle. It's mainly due to the out-dated dealer franchise system. Dealers are going to figh…
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Dealers Sue Tesla to block stores in NY and MA
I'm thinking this could backfire big time against dealers. It's going to expose the out-dated dealer franchise system. Most consumers don't understand why you can't buy vehicles on…
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Comment #4632277
I run the site by myself, self-taught HTML/CSS with a little bit of jQuery. If you guys have any car buying questions, I'd be glad to answer them.
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