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I'm doing consulting to bootstrap my startup. Business has been great these past years. My problem is it's taking me so long to release my product. I also have a couple of other ideas that I can't find time to work on. The immediate income gained from consulting is very tempting for someone with a wife, a kid, monthly expenses, and mortgages. Consulting became the priority and startup work moved back. For those who experienced something like this, how did you handle it? How did you break free from consulting?

Hi. Quick Survey. Would you use (and subscribe to, small monthly fee) a web+mobile service that makes you focus on just one task a day? You enter the tasks and it will randomly select or pre-select a task and prompt you to do it for the day (MVP)? The idea of doing one task a day isn't really new. I even saw a Mac app already doing this. But I still haven't seen a web version. Thanks!

Hi. Do you think there is still a market for another online bookkeeping/accounting SaaS app? My idea for the app is to be a bare basics accounting system for freelancers, micro-isvs, and small businesses. I'm a one-man startup registered as a sole proprietorship. I am required to submit annually my financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement) along with my tax return. What I need is a simple and basic app that can generate the three basic financial statements (if PDF or Excel format). From what I've read, these are the most important financial statements to any business. So my idea is an online app that does simple and easy bookkeeping and can generate the three financial statements. No invoicing, no proposals, no accessing my bank account, and so on. I looked at Xero and Less Accounting, they're not simple and basic enough for my needs. So I'm thinking of scratching my own itch. I was just wondering if others have this itch too. Would you be willing to pay for a service like this? For example, would you pay $5 per month for this SaaS app? What monthly price would you be willing to pay for?Thanks!

I'm from a country that is still not allowed to sell Android apps. Probably because we can't have Google Checkout Merchant accounts. I developed a couple of apps that I'd like to sell. What are my other options? Thanks!

Hi All! Please review my startup - http://www.SignAppNow.com

I released the free, no registration required version (minimum viable product) last July 2009. I received feedbacks and feature requests and recently implemented them as a basic one-time fee paid version (with registration) for $9.95. There's a 30-day free trial period.

Was offering a one-time fee paid version a good idea? Only one person paid so far.

My goal this year is to release premium features as a monthly subscription version (I'm thinking $4.95 per month).

I get around 4000 visits per month (mostly coming from the US). I didn't really target any specific users when I released the app. After a few months, it seems teachers where majority of my users. What can I do to market the app more to teachers?

Also do you think this could earn at least US$2500 a month? That's my target goal for now.

By the way, I'm a one man startup from the Philippines.

Thank you very much.