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Rate My Startup - Slap A Story

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Re: Rate My Startup - Slap A Story

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Post by SwellJoe »

I question whether this is a "startup" or a "hobby with a small revenue stream". The site looks nice, no doubt about that...I think you've executed well (aside from some typos--"sing up" on the story page under the comment box, for example), so I'm not saying you're building an amateurish site. Just that I can't imagine how this can make enough money to support more than one or two people.

I could, of course, be wrong.

Re: Rate My Startup - Slap A Story

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Post by marketer »

I have a couple comments on the UGC aspects of this site. I honestly don't know how large the 'story' market is, but I've had some experience with UGC sites.

1. You expect a LOT from your users. Writing a story takes a long, long time. It's much less difficult than pressing an up button or making a quick edit. Why will people want to submit stories to the site? Are any of you prolific story writers?

2. Your people are story writers. Where do you find them? This is more of a marketing problem.

Re: Rate My Startup - Slap A Story

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Post by rksprst »

I like your idea. However, I don't like the fact that simply by submitting something I automatically grant you a license to do whatever you want with it. In fact, I was going to submit a short story but will not after reading your terms and conditions.

I think that to make the site successful you need high quality stories that people want to read and vote up. I am not sure that authors would be willing to post on your site knowing that they are then granting you a license for their work.

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