2 weeks after launch, and no real traffic. What should I do?

Re:2 weeks after launch, and no real traffic. What should I do? by jmclain on Friday May 18, 2007 @01:48AM (#22969)

This is a very niche site. I would think that the type of people that would be into this service would be (mostly) over the age of 35. What type of marketing/market research have you done for your target demographic? Do you have an advertising campaign set up to reach your target?

You have to realize that the kind of people that would like to share restaurant experiences are probably not the same type of people who enjoy discovering the latest web 2.0 website just because it has been launched two weeks ago.

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Re:2 weeks after launch, and no real traffic. What should I do? by davidw on Friday May 18, 2007 @02:49AM (#22984)

"What type of marketing/market research have you done for your target demographic?"

What kind of market research can you do on a shoestring budget?

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Re:2 weeks after launch, and no real traffic. What should I do? by yubrew on Friday May 18, 2007 @09:50AM (#23056)

you'd be surprised. i work for a market research firm for start ups, and most of it is knowing how to search online, figuring out who to call, and pounding the pavement to get feedback from people most likely to use it.

that said, it's a lot easier to build something catered towards a specific user first than to build something, and try to find a use for it.

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Re:2 weeks after launch, and no real traffic. What should I do? by SwellJoe on Friday May 18, 2007 @03:08AM (#22991)

Food is a niche? Everybody eats...Most people prefer to eat good food rather than crap food.

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