Comments for Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com For Founders, Bootstrappers, Startups Wed, 02 May 2012 01:10:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on How To Find Your Company’s Evangelists by 7 Tips For Marketing With A $0 Budget - Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com/2011/05/how-to-find-your-companys-evangelists/#comment-110 7 Tips For Marketing With A $0 Budget - Jim Lastinger Wed, 02 May 2012 01:10:02 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=466#comment-110 [...] to promote your products for you. They believe in you so much that they feel compelled to help. Identify your biggest fans and give them the tools that they need to [...] [...] to promote your products for you. They believe in you so much that they feel compelled to help. Identify your biggest fans and give them the tools that they need to [...]

]]> Comment on Utilizing Evangelists To Promote Your Campaigns by 7 Tips For Marketing With A $0 Budget - Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com/2011/06/utilize-your-evangelists-to-announce-promotions/#comment-109 7 Tips For Marketing With A $0 Budget - Jim Lastinger Wed, 02 May 2012 01:09:22 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=475#comment-109 [...] Your fans are your most potent weapon for free marketing. They are already sold on you, so get them to help you spread your message. A true fan’s value can’t be measured. They are willing, and even anxious at times, to promote your products for you. They believe in you so much that they feel compelled to help. Identify your biggest fans and give them the tools that they need to succeed. [...] [...] Your fans are your most potent weapon for free marketing. They are already sold on you, so get them to help you spread your message. A true fan’s value can’t be measured. They are willing, and even anxious at times, to promote your products for you. They believe in you so much that they feel compelled to help. Identify your biggest fans and give them the tools that they need to succeed. [...]

]]> Comment on The Decline of Facebook by Real Writers « Jess C Scott :: Author, Non-conformist, Artist http://jimlastinger.com/2011/04/the-decline-of-facebook/#comment-108 Real Writers « Jess C Scott :: Author, Non-conformist, Artist Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:17:02 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=352#comment-108 [...] 1) The Decline of Facebook | Jim Lastinger [...] [...] 1) The Decline of Facebook | Jim Lastinger [...]

]]> Comment on BS50 Part 6: Do You Need A Cofounder? – The Pros by BS50 Part 7: Do You Need A Cofounder? – The Cons - Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/do-you-need-a-cofounder/#comment-104 BS50 Part 7: Do You Need A Cofounder? – The Cons - Jim Lastinger Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:17:39 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/do-you-need-a-cofounder/#comment-104 [...] the last installment of the BS50 we talked about why having a cofounder could be a good idea. This time we’re going to take the alternate side and point out a few things that could be [...] [...] the last installment of the BS50 we talked about why having a cofounder could be a good idea. This time we’re going to take the alternate side and point out a few things that could be [...]

]]> Comment on The Beauty of Recurring Revenue by Rsimone http://jimlastinger.com/2011/07/the-beauty-of-recurring-revenue/#comment-99 Rsimone Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:11:00 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=693#comment-99 Our business is 100% focused on building and managing recurring revenue programs - everything from Identity Theft protection to Roadside Assistance.  Depending on the product, the client, and the customer acquisition method, we see "early life remorse" rates (first 90 days) of about 20%, and annual churn in the 20-22% range.  We favour monthly billing vs. annual auto-renewal for the reasons you mention and many more. Thanks for your blog post. Ron Simone, President Stratum Five Inc. Our business is 100% focused on building and managing recurring revenue programs – everything from Identity Theft protection to Roadside Assistance.  Depending on the product, the client, and the customer acquisition method, we see “early life remorse” rates (first 90 days) of about 20%, and annual churn in the 20-22% range.  We favour monthly billing vs. annual auto-renewal for the reasons you mention and many more. Thanks for your blog post.

Ron Simone, President
Stratum Five Inc.

]]> Comment on BS50 Part 2: Playing To Your Strengths by Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/playing-to-your-strengths/#comment-97 Jim Lastinger Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:42:00 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/playing-to-your-strengths/#comment-97 I wasn't thinking that specifically when talking about strengths. I was thinking that development in general may be a strength, not a particular subset. An example would be that you don't want to start a development heavy startup if development isn't a strength. BTW, I'm better at COBOL than just about any other language :) I wasn’t thinking that specifically when talking about strengths. I was thinking that development in general may be a strength, not a particular subset. An example would be that you don’t want to start a development heavy startup if development isn’t a strength. BTW, I’m better at COBOL than just about any other language :)

]]> Comment on BS50 Part 2: Playing To Your Strengths by Clint326 http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/playing-to-your-strengths/#comment-96 Clint326 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:34:00 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/2011/10/playing-to-your-strengths/#comment-96 We've all heard this phrase, "Play to your Strengths". But, I wonder if "Play to the Market's Needs" is a better 'rule' to follow. What if your strengths are in some ancient technology, like say COBOL (no flames please), or in some technology where there are too many people with similar "strengths"? In those cases, you might be better off retooling to the needs of the market. I think this is the best route to go, regardless if you are a startup or an individual looking for work. What do da customer want? :-) We’ve all heard this phrase, “Play to your Strengths”. But, I wonder if “Play to the Market’s Needs” is a better ‘rule’ to follow. What if your strengths are in some ancient technology, like say COBOL (no flames please), or in some technology where there are too many people with similar “strengths”? In those cases, you might be better off retooling to the needs of the market. I think this is the best route to go, regardless if you are a startup or an individual looking for work. What do da customer want? :-)

]]> Comment on The Decline of Facebook by IGnatius T Foobar http://jimlastinger.com/2011/04/the-decline-of-facebook/#comment-95 IGnatius T Foobar Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:20:00 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=352#comment-95 I just deactivated my Facebook account a couple of weeks ago after spending two years in Mr. Zuckerburg's little digital cesspool.  I didn't like high school the first time, so I don't know why I thought I would like it the second time.  And that's what Facebook is: 750 million people acting like spoiled, whiny, melodramatic teenagers.  It really brings out the worst in people.  I hope its decline is rapid. I just deactivated my Facebook account a couple of weeks ago after spending two years in Mr. Zuckerburg’s little digital cesspool.  I didn’t like high school the first time, so I don’t know why I thought I would like it the second time.  And that’s what Facebook is: 750 million people acting like spoiled, whiny, melodramatic teenagers.  It really brings out the worst in people.  I hope its decline is rapid.

]]> Comment on Why I Love FollowUp.cc by Web Apps That We Currently Pay For - Jim Lastinger http://jimlastinger.com/2011/03/why-i-love-followupcc/#comment-94 Web Apps That We Currently Pay For - Jim Lastinger Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:09:24 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=140#comment-94 [...] Followup.cc – I’ve written about Followup.cc before. [...] [...] Followup.cc – I’ve written about Followup.cc before. [...]

]]> Comment on Building a Bootstrapped Empire by Dirk Stevens http://jimlastinger.com/2011/08/building-a-bootstrapped-empire/#comment-92 Dirk Stevens Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:20:00 +0000 http://jimlastinger.com/?p=790#comment-92 Hey Jim - sounds interesting and I'd certainly be interested to hear experiences from uhm, emperors. Hey Jim – sounds interesting and I’d certainly be interested to hear experiences from uhm, emperors.

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