An update on TASS Online
Okay so...
Some of you may now that I started a company late last year with some mates of mine. Essentially we're a group of like minded web entrepreneurs with absolutely no technical expertise (chuckle).
Our first site is up, but not finished. TopOf.co.uk
Built on the cheap by an Indian development company, it is our teething site where we have learnt the essentials of getting a site up and running. There is still a few tweaks that need to be done to it (logos, buttons, etc), but the basic framework is there and we're testing it out.
The idea of the site is very simple. It's a popularity contest aimed at 14-22yr old UK users. As a user you upload your photo into one of the categories and the more views you get the more popular you become. It's not a rating system, you simply have to get people to look at your photo. So, say at the end of the month you have the most popular photo, I'll give you an ipod!
Revenue is generated from a mixture of CPM and CPA campaigns.
Our second site is about to go into development.
As it will be SA focused we've opted for a local developer, and we're looking at a live date around the beginning of November this year.
So what is it? Yip the highly original idea of a... Price Comparison site!
Of course we've got a trick up our sleeve but as you can image that's our little secret.
Yes, yes... there are these kind of sites already, and yes we've done our homework. That's where our little secret comes into play.
We've had a third site brewing, however the initial outlay to do it properly would mean we'd be punching above our weight slightly so it's been put in the sandbox.
So there you have it. Progress has been made and over the past year working on this very part-time I'm happy where we are. Our momentum has been steady and the passion has been, on the whole, constant. I know I've learnt a lot already, and it has caused me to want to learn more. Ironically, the tech side is the one area where I remain blissfully ignorant, and for now I'm happy with that. I can happily dream up stuff without the constraints and limitations of my own technical abilities. That- I'll leave to the experts.
Some of you may now that I started a company late last year with some mates of mine. Essentially we're a group of like minded web entrepreneurs with absolutely no technical expertise (chuckle).
Our first site is up, but not finished. TopOf.co.uk
Built on the cheap by an Indian development company, it is our teething site where we have learnt the essentials of getting a site up and running. There is still a few tweaks that need to be done to it (logos, buttons, etc), but the basic framework is there and we're testing it out.
The idea of the site is very simple. It's a popularity contest aimed at 14-22yr old UK users. As a user you upload your photo into one of the categories and the more views you get the more popular you become. It's not a rating system, you simply have to get people to look at your photo. So, say at the end of the month you have the most popular photo, I'll give you an ipod!
Revenue is generated from a mixture of CPM and CPA campaigns.
Our second site is about to go into development.
As it will be SA focused we've opted for a local developer, and we're looking at a live date around the beginning of November this year.
So what is it? Yip the highly original idea of a... Price Comparison site!
Of course we've got a trick up our sleeve but as you can image that's our little secret.
Yes, yes... there are these kind of sites already, and yes we've done our homework. That's where our little secret comes into play.
We've had a third site brewing, however the initial outlay to do it properly would mean we'd be punching above our weight slightly so it's been put in the sandbox.
So there you have it. Progress has been made and over the past year working on this very part-time I'm happy where we are. Our momentum has been steady and the passion has been, on the whole, constant. I know I've learnt a lot already, and it has caused me to want to learn more. Ironically, the tech side is the one area where I remain blissfully ignorant, and for now I'm happy with that. I can happily dream up stuff without the constraints and limitations of my own technical abilities. That- I'll leave to the experts.
Labels: Technology, topof.co.uk, web 2.0
1 Comments:
Hi. Interesting place you find yourself, and great that you are trying to make it work without the "technical skills" [not easy I know]. I'm in a similar position but still here in RSA, and wish you all the best. One request - if your businesses fly, please return and bring the skills and knowledge back to grow here too!
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