EBook - programmer to physical product business owner

EBook - programmer to physical product business owner(realbizapp.com)

25 points by amiheines 13 years ago | 13 comments

I took the liberty of re-writing the ad. Do and A/B test.

Develop a passive income startup without disrupting your life.

Developers. Are you frustrated with your day job? If so, allow me to share my experience with doggy-tag. A startup I started developing some months ago. Like you, I did not know where to begin . Hi, I'm Ami Heines. A 42 years old software developer. I created this page to tell you about a book I'm writing. Its about building your own passive income startup. Building a product is tough. Day in. Day out. We struggle to bring the idea into reality. Doggy-tag was a special case, because it is both a physical and software product. Aside from the normal development process, I had to find foreign manufacturers. Also had deal with marketing, sales, packaging and shipping. It is a daunting process if you have not done it before.

This is why I wrote the book “Real Biz App.” It focuses on showing you how I built Doggy-tag. In it you will get all of the little talked details that make or break businesses. Since my startup is still growing, the book is now available as a beta version. Follow me along and find out what problems I face and how they are solved. If you are thinking about doing your own startup this book is a must read. Learn how I went from an idea to $1500 revenue on the first month of sales. That is not all. Join now and get exclusive access to my business masterminds club. An exclusive group of entrepreneurs focused on developing successful startups. Go ahead and sign up for more information below. I will not spam, sell, or do evil things with your email.

PS. Stop dreaming and start earning today. You owe it to yourself. Sign up and start building a better future.

amiheines 13 years ago | |

Virtual hug to you!

This is a great version of the ad, thank you thank you thank you!

Only rule violated in this version is that it refers too much to ME and too little to YOU the reader. I thought it's best to talk about 'what's in it for me' as the reader tends to be less interested in what I accomplished and more anout himself.

I will definitely use A/B testing using a version of the page based on your suggestion.

orangethirty 13 years ago | | |

Only rule violated in this version is that it refers too much to ME and too little to YOU the reader.

I knew that would be your only criticism against it. But test it as I wrote it, please. Let's challenge your reader hypothesis.

krishnakv 13 years ago |

Signed up!

Most programmers start-up something around the SAAS space, just because its within their field of expertise and I can see how a hybrid product + online app is a size-able competitive advantage. Its also a creative challenge. Looking forward to your book and discussion group to illuminate the product business side and how it fits in with software...

The page looks good overall, to the point. Some pics, maybe of the product itself or you with some customers and their pets would be a great idea. Looking forward to your updates.

beobab 13 years ago |

Very good read. Mostly very well laid out. I like the use of fonts.

Suggested improvements: The sign up form button doesn't look like a button. Maybe you could make it more "clickable". Personally, I'd put more whitespace at the bottom so that people can have the sign-up page and final paragraph more at eye-level. And one typo that I saw: I believe surprizes should be surprises.

Other than that, very interesting content. I'm quite curious, and keen to read your book.

amiheines 13 years ago | |

Thanks beobab, this is very encouraging. I will try and improve the button and of course I will fix the typo.

Now I should go back and continue work on that book.

amiheines 13 years ago |

Hi all, I'm writing an eBook and wanted your feedback regarding this web page which I put out to tell about the upcoming book. What do you think about it? Do you strongly dislike it? Let me know! Thanks, Ami

andrzejkrzywda 13 years ago |

Interesting. I've never seen an introduction to creating physical products, targeted to programmers.

As a programmer, it both - kind of scares me and excites me.

Count me in, I'm interested!

amiheines 13 years ago | |

Thanks for the kind words, I want to reduce the anxiety for programmers testing the waters of physical products. I believe this can be a very productive and creative twist on things. I am in the process of spinning off some new physical products based on my initial business. It is a lot of fun and I keep it low risk.

smartial_arts 13 years ago |

So that's true I guess - dogs have homepages on the Internet these days!

amiheines 13 years ago | |

lol, yes, they do. I feel sometimes like big brother since I set up the web site to send me an email whenever someone buys and activates a dog tag. I get to see some funny dog pages where people display pictures of their dog and add some funny message to the page instead of the default message I provide.

Most of them are boring - people just fill in the form and are satisfied with the basic template which says something like:

Hello, If you're reading this, I'm probably lost. My name is <dog's name here> My owner's name is <owner's name> Please call them at <owner's cell phone> or send them a message <owner's email> Thanks!

The owner of the dog gets an email telling him someone scanned the qr code on its collar and a GPS location on a map (works only if the good soul that found the dog allows sharing of location data)