Comments on: Garage Dollar http://victusmedia.com We endeavor to deliver incredible value by doing novel things with information. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I desire a job I love | Victus Spiritus http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-30 I desire a job I love | Victus Spiritus Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:31:25 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-30 [...] We had to learn this the hard way with the initial ad based functionality of the IMM. Now with GarageDollar we have a market clearly in our sights and are rapidly exploring interfaces and tools that will [...] [...] We had to learn this the hard way with the initial ad based functionality of the IMM. Now with GarageDollar we have a market clearly in our sights and are rapidly exploring interfaces and tools that will [...]

]]> By: RichardForster http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-22 RichardForster Wed, 12 May 2010 12:22:30 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-22 Hey Mark<br><br>Love this idea. You need an iphone app or at least an iphone optimised website with a googlemaps link.<br><br>Also maybe you should think about a searchable listing on the site (and charge a buck more for it!)<br><br>I notice that you have the facebook "like" widget - are you able to tell who visited the site through that?<br><br>cheers<br><br><br>Richard Hey Mark

Love this idea. You need an iphone app or at least an iphone optimised website with a googlemaps link.

Also maybe you should think about a searchable listing on the site (and charge a buck more for it!)

I notice that you have the facebook “like” widget – are you able to tell who visited the site through that?

cheers

Richard

]]> By: Mark Essel http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Mark Essel Sat, 08 May 2010 15:16:05 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-19 thanks Jared, appreciate the feedback. We're working out the best update methods now (map with clickable icons) thanks Jared, appreciate the feedback. We're working out the best update methods now (map with clickable icons)

]]> By: Garage Dollar is Live http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Garage Dollar is Live Sat, 08 May 2010 13:31:48 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-20 [...] Garage Dollar (G$) is the hottest location based service for folks that love finding deals at garage sales. Fresh off the debugging stack of Victus Media the service is live at GarageDollar.com and couldn’t be easier to use. [...] [...] Garage Dollar (G$) is the hottest location based service for folks that love finding deals at garage sales. Fresh off the debugging stack of Victus Media the service is live at GarageDollar.com and couldn’t be easier to use. [...]

]]> By: Jared McKiernan http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jared McKiernan Sat, 08 May 2010 10:54:54 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-18 How might you get people who are into garage sale hopping to sign up for the service? It seems like most are older and less likely to be web-fluent, but if a group in your area is signed up it would certainly be valuable to post your garage sale on Garage Dollar. Perhaps frequent garage-sellers would be interested in telling their local market about the product and signing people up, much like a band signs up fans for their mailing list at a show? <br><br>I think this is a really interesting idea as the tool is simple and useful to non-tech people. Tech people always forget about how non-tech types use the web, media, and tech products; generally the two groups seem to use tech in such disparate ways that the "two types of people" might as well not even be using the same product. <br><br>I just messed around with some cursory Google searches looking for a site where garage sale aficionados can converse, share tips, best areas for an intense garage-shopping road trip etc. and I wasn't able to find any such site within several different queries; maybe i just don't know the insider terms to find the hot garage-shopper blog/forum community, but my intuition is that it just doesn't really exist in a centralized locale; if it does, getting them on board would possibly get this tool a solid user base in a hurry. <br><br>Cool idea Mark, and I love how basic the UI is: perfect for what I assume to be the primary Garage Sale Junkies: retired people and families with tons of kids. at least this is what my limited experience from the couple garage sales we had when I was younger.<br><br>Excited to see where you guys go next from here. How might you get people who are into garage sale hopping to sign up for the service? It seems like most are older and less likely to be web-fluent, but if a group in your area is signed up it would certainly be valuable to post your garage sale on Garage Dollar. Perhaps frequent garage-sellers would be interested in telling their local market about the product and signing people up, much like a band signs up fans for their mailing list at a show?

I think this is a really interesting idea as the tool is simple and useful to non-tech people. Tech people always forget about how non-tech types use the web, media, and tech products; generally the two groups seem to use tech in such disparate ways that the “two types of people” might as well not even be using the same product.

I just messed around with some cursory Google searches looking for a site where garage sale aficionados can converse, share tips, best areas for an intense garage-shopping road trip etc. and I wasn't able to find any such site within several different queries; maybe i just don't know the insider terms to find the hot garage-shopper blog/forum community, but my intuition is that it just doesn't really exist in a centralized locale; if it does, getting them on board would possibly get this tool a solid user base in a hurry.

Cool idea Mark, and I love how basic the UI is: perfect for what I assume to be the primary Garage Sale Junkies: retired people and families with tons of kids. at least this is what my limited experience from the couple garage sales we had when I was younger.

Excited to see where you guys go next from here.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Mark Essel Sat, 08 May 2010 09:16:05 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-15 thanks Jared, appreciate the feedback. We're working out the best update methods now (map with clickable icons) thanks Jared, appreciate the feedback. We're working out the best update methods now (map with clickable icons)

]]> By: Jared McKiernan http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jared McKiernan Sat, 08 May 2010 04:54:54 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-14 How might you get people who are into garage sale hopping to sign up for the service? It seems like most are older and less likely to be web-fluent, but if a group in your area is signed up it would certainly be valuable to post your garage sale on Garage Dollar. Perhaps frequent garage-sellers would be interested in telling their local market about the product and signing people up, much like a band signs up fans for their mailing list at a show? <br><br>I think this is a really interesting idea as the tool is simple and useful to non-tech people. Tech people always forget about how non-tech types use the web, media, and tech products; generally the two groups seem to use tech in such disparate ways that the "two types of people" might as well not even be using the same product. <br><br>I just messed around with some cursory Google searches looking for a site where garage sale aficionados can converse, share tips, best areas for an intense garage-shopping road trip etc. and I wasn't able to find any such site within several different queries; maybe i just don't know the insider terms to find the hot garage-shopper blog/forum community, but my intuition is that it just doesn't really exist in a centralized locale; if it does, getting them on board would possibly get this tool a solid user base in a hurry. <br><br>Cool idea Mark, and I love how basic the UI is: perfect for what I assume to be the primary Garage Sale Junkies: retired people and families with tons of kids. at least this is what my limited experience from the couple garage sales we had when I was younger.<br><br>Excited to see where you guys go next from here. How might you get people who are into garage sale hopping to sign up for the service? It seems like most are older and less likely to be web-fluent, but if a group in your area is signed up it would certainly be valuable to post your garage sale on Garage Dollar. Perhaps frequent garage-sellers would be interested in telling their local market about the product and signing people up, much like a band signs up fans for their mailing list at a show?

I think this is a really interesting idea as the tool is simple and useful to non-tech people. Tech people always forget about how non-tech types use the web, media, and tech products; generally the two groups seem to use tech in such disparate ways that the “two types of people” might as well not even be using the same product.

I just messed around with some cursory Google searches looking for a site where garage sale aficionados can converse, share tips, best areas for an intense garage-shopping road trip etc. and I wasn't able to find any such site within several different queries; maybe i just don't know the insider terms to find the hot garage-shopper blog/forum community, but my intuition is that it just doesn't really exist in a centralized locale; if it does, getting them on board would possibly get this tool a solid user base in a hurry.

Cool idea Mark, and I love how basic the UI is: perfect for what I assume to be the primary Garage Sale Junkies: retired people and families with tons of kids. at least this is what my limited experience from the couple garage sales we had when I was younger.

Excited to see where you guys go next from here.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Mark Essel Fri, 07 May 2010 23:43:26 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-13 Thanks Dave.<br><br>It's our first step into location awareness. Tyler did a fantastic job <br>on this one. The idea hit me while out walking and answering drivers <br>questions about local garage sales. Thanks Dave.

It's our first step into location awareness. Tyler did a fantastic job
on this one. The idea hit me while out walking and answering drivers
questions about local garage sales.

]]> By: Dave Pinsen http://victusmedia.com/garage-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Dave Pinsen Fri, 07 May 2010 23:38:19 +0000 http://victusmedia.com/?page_id=136#comment-12 I like it. It's the 21st century upgrade of stapling signs on telephone poles. I like it. It's the 21st century upgrade of stapling signs on telephone poles.

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