If you are a web development company specialized in WordPress development and can't find leads for development here is a business idea I will call 'WordPress for Startups'.
Subscribe to updates from sites that promote new startups.
Since WordPress is the most widely spread web publishing platform on the earth, chance is that they will need a WordPress plugin that will bring their application closer to WordPress users.
That's where you kick in offering a development of such plugin at a reasonable cost. This won't be too complicated in most cases and by the time you finish two-three deals you will have a framework for building plugins for startups.
On the business end of things, you need to hunt down your first deal like a predator. Next time you approach a startup you will have a a reference to show which will make things much easier.
With so many new startups every day, you may end up having 1-5 deals a day.
Then up-sell them on a corporate blog. They need to have one, so why wouldn't you create a customized WordPress theme to match their new site.
Startups need this badly, they just don't have time.
Here are a couple of sites to hunt for new startups.
www.killerstartups.com
www.go2web20.net
www.listio.com
www.feedmyapp.com
www.ziipa.com
Bonus: If you already have a startup that other startups might want to use (like project management, invoicing, server/resources management, etc..) you could also benefit from directly contacting new startups. It's like a free list of leads.
Would you give it a try?
Suggested reading:
- What’s all the this fuss with startups and investments about?
- Startups and web services we use at ManageWP
- Do NOT fail at customer support
Posted in: Startups, WordPress
4 Comments
Perhaps this is obvious, but I would add that it will likely make a better fit to first look for startups with products that you actually use or would use. Being a customer first might be a good way to get the principals to listen to your pitch.
Oh, nice sites. And 1-5 startups a day is rather good. And you're right, WP is the most spreaded platform
Really good post for any web development company whose are work for wordpress development. As a web development business company owner I highly appreciate your mentioned view and have keep up all the main view point which would be helpful for my company. Thanks pal. :)
You are welcome, hope it is of good use.