sgibson12
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Comment · 11 years ago
Comment · 17 years ago
I happened to write an article about this a few weeks back. My answer is a concessional yes. But in my limited sales experience I don't do it myself. Thus making me a poor salesperson. See excerpt:
"These tactics are part of all sales. To large degree, it’s accepted and understood to be part of the game. It usually works out in the end since many if not most companies provide valuable services to their customers. At times customers just need a little encouragement to get over their hesitation to commit to buying. For better or worse, these little lies and half truths keep the economy churning."
Comment · 17 years ago
I agree with getting rid of the signup requirement to test drive. I was about to write a review about it, but then was feeling too lazy. Maybe I'll get around to it later!
Comment · 17 years ago
For better or worse, I blogged about Chords!
http://slapstart.com/2009/06/chordsfm/
Now I'm wondering if this isn't a start-up at all, as per the CBMS Networks comment. I was wondering about that too.
Comment · 17 years ago
For better or worse, I wrote a blog about your site. Hope you don't mind the critique. :)
http://slapstart.com/2009/06/iconfu/
Comment · 18 years ago
Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it definitely needs more relevant demo questions.
It could work as part of another system. We (or at this point, I) am not planning on building that other system so in the near future it's a stand alone application.
I hope to achieve value above cute curiosity, but I appreciate hearing that perception. The utility is when it becomes a habit to utilize this method for decision making rather than just deciding. How to train, convince and alter people's behavior to do so is the next challenge. I know my business partner and I began to value using it, not just because we built it.
The long term goal would be to move it away from the donationware model and provide varying levels of service for utilizing the tool. For instance, you get 5 decisions for free and if you want more then pay $X/month.
Yep, comments are on the long term goal list.
Updated the post to clarify this is Chrome specific.