Comments on: The Sadly Short Story Of The Isolated Product Developer http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/ SEO Services For Serious ROI. Blog Posts For Serious SEOs. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:45:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is A Landing Page Necessary For A Cheap Product? http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16310 Is A Landing Page Necessary For A Cheap Product? Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:25:38 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16310 [...] need to find out what the market wants, and find out or guesstimate the personas that market consists [...] [...] need to find out what the market wants, and find out or guesstimate the personas that market consists [...]

]]> By: Diamondstar http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16143 Diamondstar Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:27 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16143 Very entertaining story... which can build on the concept of doing a trending analysis etc Very entertaining story… which can build on the concept of doing a trending analysis etc

]]> By: Gabriel Goldenberg http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16120 Gabriel Goldenberg Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:19:53 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16120 @Troy I'm one of them haha! @Maciej - you got it alright! I've developed stuff more than once without first asking people about it first! @Troy I’m one of them haha!

@Maciej – you got it alright! I’ve developed stuff more than once without first asking people about it first!

]]> By: Maciej http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16118 Maciej Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:28:59 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16118 It was actually quite humorous. People do have to feel out the market place before they decide to really get going with new product launches. Feel out what the community can really use. It was actually quite humorous. People do have to feel out the market place before they decide to really get going with new product launches. Feel out what the community can really use.

]]> By: Troy Redington http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16117 Troy Redington Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:44:34 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16117 Great post. It's not just newbs that make those mistakes, sadly. Great post. It’s not just newbs that make those mistakes, sadly.

]]> By: Do You Really Want A Faster Horse? | KRISTY BOLSINGER http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16115 Do You Really Want A Faster Horse? | KRISTY BOLSINGER Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:38:27 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16115 [...] friend of mine, Gab Goldenberg, posted today a very entertaining tale of a short sighted product developer.  In it, he outlines the tragic tale of a developer who devotes his life to developing what he is [...] [...] friend of mine, Gab Goldenberg, posted today a very entertaining tale of a short sighted product developer.  In it, he outlines the tragic tale of a developer who devotes his life to developing what he is [...]

]]> By: Gabriel Goldenberg http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16114 Gabriel Goldenberg Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:25:26 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16114 Kristy, that's an excellent point. In that kind of situation, maybe you can distill the pain point in the feedback and apply it to your product. E.g. Show that your Ford is faster than the best Arabian stallions. Glad you found it entertaining :D. Kristy, that’s an excellent point. In that kind of situation, maybe you can distill the pain point in the feedback and apply it to your product. E.g. Show that your Ford is faster than the best Arabian stallions. Glad you found it entertaining :D .

]]> By: Kristy Bolsinger http://seoroi.com/seo-roi-quality/sad-story-no-research/comment-page-1/#comment-16113 Kristy Bolsinger Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:18:16 +0000 http://seoroi.com/?p=1733#comment-16113 Great post Gab. Love how you framed it making it such an entertaining read. Question though. There are many times when asking the market what it wants can be a good way to make a good project. But then there are the times when the market doesn't know what it wants? To reference the famous (and admittedly slightly tired) quote from Henry Ford: if we had asked people what they wanted they would have said 'faster horses'. Great post Gab. Love how you framed it making it such an entertaining read. Question though. There are many times when asking the market what it wants can be a good way to make a good project. But then there are the times when the market doesn’t know what it wants? To reference the famous (and admittedly slightly tired) quote from Henry Ford: if we had asked people what they wanted they would have said ‘faster horses’.

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