On May 23, 11:43 am, Dave <smith.dm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm approaching this from the real earnings potential. With the > public transportation tracker, I would develop it as open source in > case I get hit by a beer truck. The answer to the negative user would > be modify the code to remove the ads if they don't like it. Keep in mind users are users, not coders. A response like this would make you sound like a snob (or worse, depending on the recipients sensitivities) > > Then, say it's a subway app -- I would visit or call businesses near > each subway stop, show them the app and explain your ad can be here > and here's how: Show them sites.google.com and have them establish a > web presence (if they don't have one already that's mobile enabled) > and suggest establishing an AdWords account. They can easily maintain > the site themselves (think daily specials for a cafe) and you can add > them to your portfolio to demonstrate to the next business. In > exchange, I would request free ad space for my services on their site. Total uphill battle. Depressing. Plenty'a business has seen this kind of stuff pitched to them already (it's 2010 after all) and feel threatened by Yelp. If they're not "on the web", they're typically by choice. > Or, barter for anything -- free food! Yeah so does the guy with the cardboard on the street corner. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to android-disc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
