Free idea: candy aisle

#1

Post by samb » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 3:17 PM UTC

create an e-commerce widget that formats vertically for inclusion in blogs and on web sites. (leftnav, rightnav) a good place to sell you e-books, t-shirts, etc.

make it free to use and pick up a % + transaction fee. hook it up with amazon and others with affiliates programs for those without things to sell.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#2

Post by cstejerean » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 4:03 PM UTC

this is kind of neat. if i could easily throw up something like this on the right side of my blog where visitors could purchase books that I'm recommending I would definitely do it.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#3

Post by bcater » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 4:52 PM UTC

I think I saw something on TechCrunch over the summer about a company that does exactly this.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#4

Post by samb » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 6:04 PM UTC

cstejerean wrote: post #2

this is kind of neat. if i could easily throw up something like this on the right side of my blog where visitors could purchase books that I'm recommending I would definitely do it.

you should do it them. i don't have the time to do it myself, but would be a willing first customer.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#5

Post by samb » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 6:05 PM UTC

bcater wrote: post #3

I think I saw something on TechCrunch over the summer about a company that does exactly this.

market validation. you should be their competition.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#6

Post by luccastera » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 7:28 PM UTC

check out http://rightcart.com/

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#7

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 8:46 PM UTC

[deleted]

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#8

Post by henryw » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 9:04 PM UTC

there's amazon widgets and blinkcart

http://widgets.amazon.com/ http://www.blinkcart.com/

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#9

Post by samb » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 9:43 PM UTC

henryw wrote: post #8

there's amazon widgets and blinkcart http://widgets.amazon.com/ http://www.blinkcart.com/

i'm still checking out amazon, but blinkcart is too, well, blinky for my tastes. i'm not a big fan of the lightbox effect and when the store pops up it's loud.

Re: Free idea: candy aisle

#10

Post by samb » Wed, Oct 10, 2007, 9:47 PM UTC

luccastera wrote: post #6

check out http://rightcart.com/

rightcart looks like it might work, but it's not apparent how the pricing model is structured. i assume i have to sign up to get that info. (and i'm not paying a buck for a "wink" - whatever that means.)