Topic: Startups

Articles about developing an online business.

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Startups and web services we use at ManageWP

Nov 19th, 2011

During the development of our startup, ManageWP, I started using a lot of tools made by other startups. Thought I'd share some of them. Newrelic is absolutely brilliant piece of software which tells you what is happening with your application. You can use it for profiling, diagnostics and statistics for your web app. We started using Sendgrid to send our emails. The service appears to be useful but there is one problem. Absolutely dreadful support.

How to get the best possible feedback from your customers

Sep 16th, 2011

Thought I'd share the user feedback story we had with our startup. ManageWP allows users to manage WordPress blogs. It is still free and one of the things we were always wondering is how much to price the product once we launch it. There are no similar serious products on the market to compare the prices with. The closest match is Auttomatic owned VaultPress which offers only the backups and starts at $15/month per website.

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On spending money and the Luxury rule

Aug 27th, 2011

It might appear as easy (“If I have money I'd know how to spend it!”) but in reality spending money is all but. In fact it is also a skill that needs to be learned, if one was not lucky enough to live in a surrounding where money spending skills were taught. I have learned the first step the tough way and I'd like to pass my experience on. Greatest challenge with spending money is understanding what money really is. It is not the ticket to your dreams, but a tool for changing the world.

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Are you using “Visits with Conversions” ?

Jun 7th, 2011

Are you using Google Analytics to track the success of your website? If yes, great, you are already doing a good job. Are you using Goals in Google Analytics? If yes, you are doing a terrific job (if no, click to read instructions on how to set them up). Goals are great because they help you track conversions on your site.

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Check if the post is older than X days before placing ads

Jun 5th, 2011

Ads are part of our life on Internet nowadays and many webmasters use them to make money. It became common, for me at least, to land on a page 'littered' with ads, and I instinctively bounce off although the content might have been good. I already posted my opinion on why you should keep your homepage ad-free and here is another tip for how to keep your articles appear ad-free to new visitors.