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Hi guys, I am fairly new to this forum so please forgive me if I double posted the topic.  I originally posted about my blog in the "Marketing" forum before knowing about this "Website Critique" forum.

FoundersCafe.com is my blog that I started to chronicle my triumph, defeat and everything else in between while trying to launch an Internet startup in Houston Texas. 

The only thing I withhold from revealing is the business model at its core that will generate revenue.  I think it`s not the right time to reveal that part yet but down the road it will be gradually presented. 

There are two reason why I blog about it:

1.) To keep an archive of processes, smart decisions, stupid decisions, mistakes, and things that will serve as a learning guide for future Internet entrepreneurs to learn from.

2.) As a marketing vehicle to create some pre-launch buzz in order to have a base of early adopters to get off the gate with.

Any feedback will be welcomed, and I also invite you to tag along for the ride :D




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Jimmy
http://FoundersCafe.com

I suppose the blog is interesting, but without a Web site to go along with it, I guess it`s just someone`s diary, y`know?

All through history, people have gathered around construction sites to watch. For large projects like skyscrapers, dams, bridges, the pyramids, there`s a fascination seeing bare ground turn into something amazing.

So too, I suppose if a Web site were being built and someone might see it in varying stages of construction, there might be a similar interest? I dunno, though. A Web site doesn`t lend itself to the base-to-top, inside-to-outside process of a building.

Thanks Craig.

The web site itself is not ready yet.  Still in alpha phase ... under development.  I am hoping to reveal the site URL son and invite netizens to participate in beta testing.  For now, I`ll just have to do with the blog :D


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Jimmy
http://FoundersCafe.com

Actually, good websites are never a finished product; they`re always changing, growing, being improved upon.

Also, most blog software allows you to make both a blog and a static-page website. A great way to bring people back to your site is to keep it fresh.


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Mac-Sage "Complete Mac & OS X Consulting"      www.mac-sage.com

Agreed.  There needs to be a certain set of functionalities and features before a site can be launched.  It will always need improvement but at the very least it needs to have enough to grab users attention at the get go.

I may get a screen print of the home page soon on my blog


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Jimmy
http://FoundersCafe.com

Ah...I was just going to say that! Why not at least have some screen shots of what`s causing you a problem as you journal each day`s trials and tribulations.