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Comment · 6 years ago
Thanks for sharing
Comment · 6 years ago
Appreciate your insight! Will seriously consider that.
Comment · 6 years ago
Thanks! We are exploring business models. If there's traction with low operating&marketing costs, we can afford not to charge a commission, but instead charge later for optional premium services/functionality. bidroom.com charges tourists instead.
Prior experience in the hospitality industry: none. Just started a few months ago.
(1) That's a good point. Didn't consider the marketing costs for the hotel direct bookings.
(2) Do you refer to https://www.google.com/travel/ and https://ads.google.com/hotels/ ?
We looked at these. Since hotels aren't allowed to post best prices for direct bookings, a tourist will see in the booking list:
Expedia $100; Booking $100; Direct (or hotel name) $100
Without a better price, they'll choose one of the known brands.
Any suggestions on how to tackle Google Hotel Ads?
Comment · 6 years ago
Any advice for those being alone?
Comment · 6 years ago
It did work yesterday...
Here's another one: https://www.paypal.com/ca/business/fees
Would this be applicable only to businesses in Canada?
Comment · 7 years ago
To make an analogy: a singer artist in his town used to be 'good enough'. Now he competes with YouTube and tours from 'alpha' artists in nearby cities.
So yeah, women can pick adventures with alpha males (especially considering looks) instead of a long term relationship with the average guy. This leaves almost nothing (ok-ish) for the average guy.
What's an average guy supposed to do? I'm genuinely interested in answers.
Comment · 7 years ago
I guess downvoting means Happy with Shopify :) Good to know!
Comment · 7 years ago
Hi,
Considering about working on an open source with turnkey SaaS hosting modern alternative. Drawback: MVP is quite big. Would you see such a need, or is everyone happy with Shopify?
Some questions, if you can spare a few minutes:
What are top 3-5 issues with the platform that you're currently using?
What do you like most about the current platform?
What would be the must-haves of another store platform in order for you to switch to it?
Appreciate your insights!
Comment · 7 years ago
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Comment · 8 years ago
Yes please: https://booxia.com
Note we're in heavy development and research. Any feedback is welcome!
Comment · 8 years ago
Not really. I have 3 friends, all married with kids.