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Ratman2050
All I need from you is to read this idea of mine, and give me your opinion by answering those a few questions below. I will give you a certain amount FRIH$ ranging up to 100 FRIH$ for your answers. Thank you this is very important to me.

This is basically a feedback/suggestion/advice sort of thread, and I need YOUR help on how to market it.

Main Idea:

I recently thought up a great idea, to make a website where people input their ideas for developing. Basically like an enterprise where you share your idea sort of deal. There is a place where people submit there ideas in the following developer categories: game development, software, engineer, and some others I can't think of. I am still in the brainstorming process.

But what I was thinking is, have a main homepage that explains what the site is, and helps people on become a successful developer such as people who own Java Sun, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Mozilla, etc. Who create and develop new ideas and programs for the benefit of others.

In the homepage, I would also post news and articles related to development/entrepreneurship as well as helpful advice. Also there would be a forum section like here at DP where people learn about webmaster/marketing but for my site it would be for developing/entrepreneurship.

I guess you are thinking, yeah Rat, what is this for exactly? Well, since I am in highschool, and can't really think of anything else to do in life but to become a successful developer, whether it be in the game industry, software, or engineering, I thought this would be a good idea to experience it.

You're also thinking, your not an expert, why should we follow you? Well I am not an expert at being an entrepreneur but I am quite profound at creating websites, helping people, seo, and marketing. I try to learn as much as I can, and that above all else, is my main goal. To learn about the experiences, ideas, and help from others who visit the community. A community not only where I share my knowledge, but where everyone shares their own, for the benefit of others. I think it would be a great way of reaching my goal in life.

In the forums, the categories would be similar to the ones mentioned above. If you have any ideas on development categories please feel free to express your opinion. Also I will have a programming/designing/marketing forum category where you can talk about those essential needs to becoming a successful developer and business creator.

Also as a bonus to help the website in it's popularity, I thought of having a Developers Idea contest, where people submit their own innovative ideas, and are reviewed by judges (one of which is me) and the community members as well. But the winner also gets a special surprise...

That winner, gets a sponsorship from me (and all that I can afford as a teen ) and gets help from my community and experience, and maybe if this turns out good, I can get a hookup with some major company to help the winner, and my idea.

To shorten it all up, I want to create a website, that helps people reach their ideas full potential, an idea submitting place based on category, where you can give out your technological advancements using your imagination, and a forum to talk about them. Also to provide news and updates in the developing world on the homepage, and specific categories that are essential to create a successful business.

Your Opinion:

Okay so now you read what my idea is all about, what I want from you is your vote here on these questions please and with all my sincerity (sentences please):

Quote:
1. Do you think this is a good idea?

2. Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world?

3. What do you think I can improve on? If so be supportive on your opinion.

4. What should I name this brilliant (IMO) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...)

5. What would you like to see in this new website?

6. What do you think the Pros and Cons are? (be specific as in explaining what are advantages along the way, and what could possibly be a downfall)



If you could answer those, I would be more than happy to read all your opinions. Please and thank you.

In return (optional, and after you answer those questions) I can give you only one thing. I can provide you with a huge thank you and a PM to you saying how happy I am that you have helped me.


PRICES:


10 FRIH$ for a beginner short response (yes or no type deal)

20 FRIH$ to sentences response

35 FRIH$ to paragraph response

40+ FRIH$ if your response is truly exceptional ( I will be the judge)


And don't think of this as, "Oh, I better give him positive feedback otherwise he won't give me FRIH$." Because believe it or not, I rather like constructive criticism then positives (although pros are always nice Smile ).


Last edited by Ratman2050 on Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:56 am; edited 3 times in total
mathiaus
1. Do you think this is a good idea?
If I understand what you want correctly, YES. Its sort of like FREE market research


2. Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world?
Yes (see above for why and below for how to make it even more beneficial).
It's also beneficial for end users who want something from developers.


3. What do you think I can improve on?
Let every idea be worked on. If I see an idea for some PHP script, I could make it. I should then be able to ADD to the idea that I have worked on the idea and come up with a solution. Post the code & a link to the demo or something like that.
I would like to discuss an idea. Maybe if it was built into phpBB each idea would be a topic and it would be easy to post replies etc.
Like the special project winning btw, especially if you can get a company to sponsor you. How often would a new idea be chosen?


4. What should I name this brilliant (in my opinion) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...)
As they are ideas rather than projects, stick with ideas being in the title. I like enterpriseyouridea & developyouridea because they say MY idea which makes it seem more personal Smile


5. Slogan - There are many brilliant people out there, you can be one of them
Sorry but while thats good, its crap for this. If your site showed the best of people or something I could understand.
Maybe change it slightly to "There are many brilliant ideas out there, yours can be one of them!" though I feel this is still too long for a slogan.


Good luck with this, sounds cool Very Happy
Ratman2050
Thanks I am sending 10 Frih$ right away.
EdgeHawk
Ratman2050 wrote:

1. Do you think this is a good idea?

This is no longer an idea, you have already started your idea by asking our opinion. Smile
Sure this is a brilliant idea. But... I don't know how you are going to motivate people to give away there best ideas to big companies who will make big money out of it?
What you started here is a good test. The more response you get, the more people are willing to cooperate.

Ratman2050 wrote:

2. Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world?

I do not want to discourage you but I am afraid this isn't new.
http://www.newideatrade.com/
http://www.iol.co.za/html/newideas/page1.php
and many more.

Perhaps if you focuses on a niche market you have more chance to succeed.

Ratman2050 wrote:

3. What do you think I can improve on?

It is still an idea. I can't improve anything that doesn't exist yet.

Ratman2050 wrote:

4. What should I name this brilliant (in my opinion) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...)

Keep the name as simple as possible. It must be easy to remember for everyone. Check if the name you have in mind, isn't already taken in URL-format.

Slogans:
Small ideas can change our world.
Small ideas keep the world spinning.
All ideas great or small, they can benefit us all.


Last edited by EdgeHawk on Sun May 20, 2007 11:53 pm; edited 1 time in total
Ratman2050
Thanks for your opinion, sending 5 Frih$ your way.
EdgeHawk
Ratman2050 wrote:
Thanks for your opinion, sending 5 Frih$ your way.


A positive reaction is worth 10 Frih$
An objective reaction is only worth 5 Frih$ Rolling Eyes

Learn to cope with reality. Sorry for being honest.
You can keep your Frih$. I'm sending 5 Frih$ back to you.
Ratman2050
EdgeHawk wrote:
Ratman2050 wrote:
Thanks for your opinion, sending 5 Frih$ your way.


A positive reaction is worth 10 Frih$
An objective reaction is only worth 5 Frih$ Rolling Eyes

Learn to cope with reality. Sorry for being honest.
You can keep your Frih$. I'm sending 5 Frih$ back to you.


Haha. Your being quite negative...

I only gave Mathiaus 10 FRIH$ because he was the first to reply.

If you want 10 FRIH$ I will be more than happy to give it you. I enjoy reading everyone's opinion, that's why I want you to "share your idea" Wink .
Ratman2050
Ok come on I could use quite a bit of feedback. I will raise the prices to these:


10 FRIH$ for a beginner short response

20 FRIH$ to sentences response

35 FRIH$ to paragraph response

40 FRIH$ if your response is truly exceptional
alalex
Do you think this is a good idea?
It is certainly a good idea, but you will need things to succeed:
    A good advertising campaing to start

    Nice design and easy to follow to encourage people

    Good examples of people that succeeded using your "idea engine"

    A lot of people dedicated to your project to ensure that everyone is getting the atentiont they need

If you can provide at least 2 of these, you will probably succeed in your quest.
Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world?
I have never heard of anything like this before, and i've seen that someone before wrote that it wasn't new, but the others that were out there are certainly not popular or known. You should be popular, maybe get an important sponsor, whatever you can think of to get people to visit it!
What do you think I can improve on?
Well, you can try to put in there a lot of ideas, maybe get a group of friends, or put on a new contest here in frihost to get people started writing ideas. Also, it would be nice to get some kind of price or something to encourage people to share ideas...
What should I name this brilliant (in my opinion) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...)
developyouridea sounds professional, how about, werideas or something easy, like iIdea or something catchy.. idk

this is my most sincere opinion, and that is absolutely a good idea, but you will need a lot of work to get it right!
keeo up the good ideas!
Ratman2050
Ok thank you for your good opinion. Here is 30 Frih$
Ratman2050
Update prices to a higher extent. Please I need your responses!
saratdear
1. Do you think this is a good idea? - I certainly think this is a good idea, but you have to accept the fact that people maybe won't come to your site if it doesn't offer them something in return. People usually need some incentive to come to your site. It has to be information, or some service. Lots of people come to Frihost and post because Frihost offers us hosting. Unless you become really popular, offering sponsorship from big companies, people need something there to stay. I do agree that yours is a fantastic idea. Dancing

2. Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world? - You have, but...well, I think I pretty much have the answer to this above.

3. What do you think I can improve on? If so be supportive on your opinion. - Buy ideas from people. Razz Really, there is not much to improve unless you actually build it. But, you could, for example, er...allow people to have their own personal pages, where they show off their ideas, besides the forum. Just an idea.

4. What should I name this brilliant (IMO) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...) - I can't think of any thing good,except youformideas.com

5. What would you like to see in this new website? - I would like it to be a more user-oriented website. You should act as just a mediator, the users should form the site. At first, of course you have to do the major work, of course, but after you set the ball rolling, the members should do anything.
Ratman2050
The members should have their own page, great great idea! thanks sending Firh$ over right now.
Flakky
Yeah this is a great idea. So basicly people can support others and get support just by given their thoughts and ideas. This is great because websites and forums around the web are made for one purpose like C++, developement, ... while this idea will cover the whole proces from scratch, to design, to product, to a job at a company. Out of experience I know that getting a nice job is small, this gives nice opportunities to be discovered.

Maybe as a name STC (from Scratch To Company) which gives the whole process from start to finish. But this name might be related to XTC so might be left alone. An other idea is DDN (Developers Development Network) which fits in the row MSDN, YDN, GDN and many others. Or pick Idea Development Network.

An improvement might be a credit system which people can credit others for support and gain popularity.

Pros:
-Kind environment to support your creativity

Cons:
-No panda's?

I can use a website like this.
salman_500
1. Do you think this is a good idea?

Honestly, it is a good idea. It will proove to be a place where everything is available, if that is what you want to do. You know maybe an all in one resource website. Where the forums and professional are more dedicated to the development of your ideas.

You can further make it dedicated that when a person comes up with an idea and cannot code, program or develop it, you and other professionals, available for this very purpose, help that person making his idea a practicaly working , script maybe ....

2. Have I stumbled on something new and beneficial to the internet developer world?

Well, i think i agree that you not have picked up the idea from another site, but truly it is not that you have stumbled upon something new but certainly on an idea that may be a source of aid to others, if you continue to grow your website. And once it grows and you have a huge team of professional who are ready to help others, you will surely make it benefical for all the people who our out there seeking for perfection.

3. What do you think I can improve on? If so be supportive on your opinion.

Well i say keep your site focused, do not wonder off into other ideas that you find interesting but are not entirely related to your subject. Keep it so that whatever feature you add, it is complete, like maybe if you want to add supportive scripts, dont start of as 1 or 2 scripts, collect from people or make and only publish them when you have 100 or so, because when you only have 1 or 2, people look at then or download them, after that when they see that there is nothing new left on the site, they move onto another site, but when you have 100's of things, people go through each and every one of them, just for the sake of, for they find something new in every genuine script.

4. What should I name this brilliant (IMO) idea? (Ex. Developersproject, projectdeveloper, enterpriseyouridea, developyouridea, developanidea, etc...)

erm, naming a buisness is the hardest part, but i think you should go with something small, or if long make it simple, as a word or something so that it stays in the mind of potential visitors, because if they forget, they may go about googling it, and in the process they may come across another site, and there, you lost a visitor. Razz .. Here are some ideas that i came up with a name, and its your job to develop it .. :p lol..

1) MyIdea.com
2) Innovation.com
3) DreamsToReality.com
4) EvolveYourIdeas.com

and loads of others like that... lol Very Happy

5. What would you like to see in this new website?

Everything that relates to develpment of ideas. There should be features like live chat or contact form from which users can express their ideas, if you are planning to bill services, do include trials or free examples. Being a graphic designer, i think you should also focus on a nicely designed template which is light and attractive at the same time. Looks always matter Razz.

Oh and i would really like to see alot of users who have benefitted from your services, you know a portfolio or something where new visitors can view testimonials and examples, it will booast their desire to use your services.

According to me, dont make your site a forum based site where people post in forums to show their ideas, they can do that on any site, make it professional, program a whole section on ideas, ideas spot lights, ratings, best reviews, most viewed, etc.

6. What do you think the Pros and Cons are? (be specific as in explaining what are advantages along the way, and what could possibly be a downfall)

Well the advantages are that you have alot of people out there that are in search of such services, you can easy attract users and easily get orders and new ideas will flow in from varius users. Growth will be eay if you have enough attraction to your site.

The disadvantage is that you have alot of competition. Other either directly or indirectly are also focusing on the same idea. So you need to have somthing that is better or something that is missing on the other sites. And also that you yourself will need to post alot of content during the early times so that people always have something new to see when they come to the site.

There is alot of work, but if you work with dedication, im sure you will have a great website !

All The Best And Good Luck !

P.S. If you need help in anything, designing, coding, development, etc, just give me a pm and i will do my best to help you out ! Very Happy
Ratman2050
Thanks for all the great responses I am learning a lot from this. I will soon launch the site and show you what I mean!
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