I always recommend to continue working on the business in parallel with keeping an eye out for a cofounder. As you continue to move forward, it will become easier to get others interested and passionate about joining you. Keep potential cofounders that you may have already met updated on progress, so that they can see you're not just someone with a good idea, you're driven to implement it too. As they see you continue to make progress they will become increasingly interested in joining and helping you, as they see the potential develop, and what's clear in your eyes becomes more clear in theirs. Also, as you continue to build the startup, you will continue to iterate and validate it, and you'll get better at understanding and presenting to others its core exciting features / values, which will further help you pitch it to potential cofounders. Best of luck, and feel free to let me know if you'd like to discuss this or any other aspects of your startup in more detail Lee

Hi The best method in which to learn how to manage your relationship with the distributors, would be to read as many (at least 2-3) distributor agreements - as this will give you a good understanding of what to avoid/focus on/address when dealing with them. You can find some free examples online. I just recently finished drafting such an agreement for one of my clients and would be happy to give you some pointers if needed. Good luck

Godaddy is pain for developers and technical people, as it is set up for simple things. You can use any good hosting companies or any cloud servers. But if you need to talk to a human godaddy is a good option. Scalability will not be an issue with Godaddy, as they can sell you any infrastructure when you grow bigger.

Most businesses operating within the U.S. are obligated to file federal income tax returns, as well as state tax returns depending upon the state from which the business operates, the residency of its owners, and the business activities of the company. There are also additional filing requirements if you have non U.S. owners within the business structure. Happy to discuss in more detail.

There are a lot of pieces to this, but I'm glad you're asking. This can absolutely be done DIY, but you're right, it's time consuming and there are a lot of pieces to keep track of. An agency will already have a process in place to manage these different pieces for you. My agency specializes in PR, branding and digital marketing, so check us out if hiring an agency is an option for you - https://redchalkstudios.com/. For a DIY approach: - Instagram campaigns are managed using Facebook Ads platform. As a marketer, that's a nice feature, I can manage both FB and IG campaigns in one place. LinkedIn has it's own ads platform called Campaign Manager (https://www.linkedin.com/ad-beta/accounts). - For blogs, it's best to be consistent, but don't write for the sake of writing. Make sure to plan a content schedule that you can keep up with. For blog ideas, there are some awesome resources. SEMRush has a content idea generation feature, there are sites like AnswerThePublic where you can enter a keyword and it will populate common questions around that subject that you can answer with your posts. - Networking is something I'm personally working on, too. Each Monday I log into Meetup, Eventbrite and Facebook and search their "Business" categories for networking events. - Attending these networking events is also a great way to meet the event coordinators and introduce yourself as a possible event host and speaker. Also, if you do a Google search for "call for speakers" you'll find conferences/summits that are looking for speakers for their events. - Producing in-person events takes some planning. Who is your target audience? What are the problems they face with their business that you can coach them on? How big do you want the event? And how much do you want to charge? Where are you going to have it? There are a lot of logistics. Take notes during the events you attend as to what you like about how the event is held before you start planning your own. Hope this helps!

Hi I have personally used Wordpress for numerous projects - both simple and complicated, and in all cases the websites have worked fine and have been easy to manage. A good place to hire someone to build the website for you at reasonable prices is on Fiverr. Just be sure that you have a very clear specification document (description of the project) and that you clearly define expectations with the programmer. If it’s a project that costs more than $3,000, and if you’re using someone in the same country as you are located, then I would consider drafting a services agreement. I can help you with any and all of the above if needed. Good luck

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While you may have diverse experience in different sectors, industries and/or clients - your personal brand can be synthesized so that it captures your zone of genius... the thing you are know for. In my case, I worked in consumer packaged goods and consumer brands... but when I went on my own in 2013, I thought the same... how can I get into this entrepreneurial space with what I know? What I found is that strategy is my "zone of genius" and I'm proud to have diverse experience because I bring a breadth of knowledge from Fortune 50 to small business...every business needs strategy. So now back to you... focus on the "zone of genius" value you bring to the table.. the mindshare you capture in your prospect's mind. The goal is to be known for one thing... niche down as a matter of strategic advantage so that you can be known as "the one" to go to for that niche. Create your unique mechanism for delivering that "one thing" and position yourself uniquely in your space. For more information on your personal brand - feel free to check out my "Personal Positioning" mini-course: https://www.prolific.cafe/free yours for "prolific positioning" greatness, Patty

If startups never entered markets with competition, we wouldn't have Google (Altavista was market leader), Lyft (Uber), Zoom (Microsoft/Skype) or countless other darlings that are now large publicly traded companies... It's more important to choose a market where you feel that you have a competitive advantage over incumbents. Could be tweak to their product that you believe adds additional value, could be the strength of your team and your ability to move more quickly, could be your go to market strategy; the key is finding something that separates your brand from others in the space and carves out a piece of the market where you can be successful. There is always room for innovation in any market, even those that are fairly saturated with competition. Find your competitive advantage and exploit it!

Why not offer all three as services? All are so helpful and appeal to a wide audience. Is there a reason you are narrowing it down to one of those options? You should always be learning anyway, so I love your drive to learn more when a project comes in, but create your own projects in order to expand your own portfolio. And if you're good at all three of these things, DO all of these things. Customer need all of those services. You could create bundles or packages and see how that works out. Good luck!

First of all: good luck. Seeing how you have a limited budget, I would select the following 3 strategies: 1. Affiliate marketing: offer affiliates a fee for every referral that converts into an actual ‘sale’. This way, you aren’t really paying anything out of pocket, but rather the payment is coming from the sales. 2. Offer a discount/gift/prize to new users if they ‘share’ the fact that they signed up to Vonza, or better yet: for each referral that they do which converts to a sale (so the new users sort of become part of your affiliate program). 3. Utilize the relevant Facebook groups/pages - don’t spam them, offer them something of value and work with the page managers. You don’t have to have a platform for affiliates. You can use one of the many that already exist, or do things manually at first until you see that it works. I’ve successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs, and I’d be happy to try help you further if you. Let me know if you would like to schedule a call. The first few minutes (during which we share information) would be free. Good luck

Open a more descriptive question... as in Ideas about what... The more detail you provide, better answer's you'll receive. Also, Experts Exchange is likely a better place to post this type of question.

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1) Choose a company that understands your language. If you know English, make sure that you are working with folks that are good at it. 2) Do your paperwork. Document everything. Create separate email threads for different things. 3) Use a project management system like Basecamp. It will help you create tasks and threads that will avoid confusion. 4) Whether you are ahead in time zone or behind, there will be time slots that will be good for both. If not, ask your partner how they will figure out the timezone. If they look helpless, just make sure that everything from your end reaches them before they begin work. 5) Meet the core team at least once to minimize the distance element. Fly to their office or invite them over to yours. Trust me, it will make a world of difference. You will figure out whether the guys you are dealing with are professionals or not during the initial communication only. If their replies take too long and aren't comprehensive, give them a skip. Also look at work case studies. This is super important. This is how case studies look like, https://www.upreports.com/free-reports.html I hope this helps.

Generally, no. If you're a U.S. based company, you may outsource the development of your software development projects, or the creation of your intangible property. Payments made to non U.S. persons or companies that are performing the work outside of the U.S., should provide you a Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E to evidence their non U.S. tax status. If you don't collect this withholding certificate, you may be obligated to withholding taxes on the gross amount of payments submitted to the India company for their services.

My guess is you're talking about a proposal being sent to prospective clients. If I were doing Leadgen for a cleaning company, I'd read Dan Kennedy's books. I'd also pickup a copy of the book Kennedy + Buck co-authored about referral generation. https://www.thenewsletterpro.com/signup is also a great resource. Get a copy of Shaun's book (free), read it cover to cover (I did the other morning, sitting in a car dealership service department), then startup a newsletter being sent to all your cold leads + existing clients. Good Marketing is a marathon, not a sprint. Target 20-30... slow drip... contacts before you expunge a lead from your direct mail list.

Hi, Your question is super long, not 100% clear, and your attitude is negative. Not the best approach if you need assistance from people. In any event, I help train people to give investor pitches and to be public speakers/lectures. I also teach entrepreneurship at a university and give guest talks. I'm happy to give you a free 15 minute call to try understand your needs and your products/services. After the initial call, if I have any valuable advice, we can schedule another short paid call. I've successfully helped over 300 entrepreneurs and would be happy to try and help you. Be positive, positive things will come to you. Good luck

Sure, it's always good to do SWOT at any point of time in business. It gives you a perspective on what's going right and what might go wrong. Critical it is to undertaking enhancements in your business and marketing strategy. It can also drive you towards innovation. Go ahead and do that!

Investors fund businesses that show promise and a handful of bookings wouldn't cut the deal. How are you going about marketing and branding it? If you have a strong website that offers flawless experience, then, the right marketing strategy can be the game changer to attract the target audience as well as investors. If you can share what you have been doing in the past 6 months, I can list out the ones you are missing out on. To get out the tight spot, I would recommend that one of you should get a job and the other one continues working on the startup. If you truly believe in the idea and there is no market leader, then, don't shut down. Look for other sources of raising money. Good luck!

Always ask for reviews. If you're getting lots of small jobs that means lots of new, happy customers. Make sure to ask them for reviews on Google and/or Facebook. Also, start advertising. If you are using a CRM for the small jobs you can use that audience list to create a 'similar audience' on Facebook for advertising. Also use Google Ads and create a campaign around your demographics and keywords that bigger jobs would represent. Good luck!

By learning how to be resourceful. Getting the money you need from the people who have it. Take a current look at your assets and if you can use them to secure funds. Look at your network is there people who may be interested in investing. Bootstrap, start a kickstarter, low interest business loan, competitions, get your early adopters to pay prior to receiving your product. Resourcefulness is a key factor to getting more money.

Er... You don't require investors, you require customers. I know many people running this type of business. Startup cost is $0. Well, whatever your site hosting costs every month. Best starting point is just to research other Medical + Dental Tourism companies. Clone what they do. Pay your time generating clients, not looking for investors... which you don't require... which will ask for a large chunk of your business... and likely won't talk with you, if you're just starting. Intone this mantra all day long... Customer not Investors... Customer not Investors... Customer not Investors...

Having sold to these businesses in a variety of capacities I agree demonstrating the value and benefit to them can be quite challenging. The smaller a business is the more cautious they will tend to be with their limited marketing dollars. My advice is to focus on low risk strategies where you offer value without commitments from them to build a relationship. Make them give you a killer offer to maximize the effectiveness of your campaigns (Free is a magic word). Once they see the direct response to your efforts let the fear of loss do the selling for you. Also ATTRIBUTION (think tracking) is key to getting past the hook point. I may be of service in refining your pitch. Thanks!

First of all, congrats on starting your business! I was head of product for a marketplace company in the hiring space for 4 years so I have a significant amount of experience building a marketplace similar to yours from the ground up. I also know how challenging it can be to reach your customer base! These types of businesses are extremely fragmented and so it can be difficult to reach "critical mass" where your cost per new customer drops significantly. Here are some suggestions: 1. Study your competition. There are plenty of other marketplaces out there like yours (at least given the brief synopsis above) so you can see what has worked for them by studying their public growth tactics. Are they relying heavily on Google AdWords? Do they put out a lot of content that gets significant traffic? Do they have strong referral programs/rewards that seem to be successful? Take a look at these and assume that anything they are doing is at least worth a test for you 2. With any marketplace it's incredibly important to grow both sides of the market (supply AND demand) at similar rates, otherwise one side will not be happy (and if they aren't happy they won't retain). Because of this, I would be hyper focused on your growth by either field/location/etc. Don't try and build your entire platform across all categories at once. Start small with one or just a few key, high demand, categories and focus all of your marketing budget/attention at these demos. If you spread yourself too thin no one will be happy. 3. Rely on what I call the "second mover advantage". Because there are other platforms doing similar things, find ways to use those platforms to grow your own. Contact freelancers on the other platforms, or post your own projects that eventually lead people back to your platform. Make sure you aren't violating terms of service, but do everything right up until that line to bring customers from more established platforms over to yours: offer incentives, discounts, even operate at a loss to get your first customers on board. You are lucky that you don't need to build demand in this sector from scratch so use that as an advantage. Good luck, and if you'd like to discuss further let me know!

To say thats a good idea or if it will work? You can't. It all depends on the location, History, and Audience it attracts. If people aren't paying for something currently they're not going to want to have to start. Start off do the research.