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For the first time in a while, I actually want to buy a full season of a TV show that I like. Normally, I'd find some other means of getting it that didn't involve money..
The problem is, and I may be blind, but I can't find a single place to purchase and download TV shows. And by download, I mean actually downloading AVI (or some other friendly format) files, for me to do what I want with.
I can't use Amazon because they only support Windows. I can't use iTunes because I use Linux and despise most Apple products. I don't want DVDs because they're pointless, and I want files for the obvious benefits of them (no -- I have no intention on "sharing" them). I can't use an online streaming service because I intend to watch this season on a long flight I'll be taking in a few days.
Am I forced to obtain this season in an unlawful manner, or is there something out there that fits my (basic) needs?
How do you make a web browser that doesn't work with your web services?
Anyone else experiencing this?
I'm looking for some third-party software/service for offering an affiliate program for my product. The product/service I'm offering is irrelevant. Just to note, I'm not looking for a network to join. I want to offer the affiliate program myself.
Thanks for any info
But, I'm posting this question because of one main thing. I've come across a large amount of ads that rank very high (position 1-3 consistently; which means they much have a good QS), that feature landing pages with little to no text at all.
How could adwords possibly assign them a high QS for a page that is 95% images?
Examples: https://www.demandbase.com/signup_freetrial_a.html http://www.centraldesktop.com/l?sr=googs&sy=col_onl_np https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/gg/online_collaboration-Broad/NAPPC/g2msem3 http://campaign.mindtouch.com/C/Download_MindTouch_Deki/4?copy=4
..you get the point
I know this topic has come up a million or so times on this site, but I couldn't think of a better place for advice on a web application that is in need of hosting soon.
I've used Liquidweb's dedicated servers for most of my previous applications. They're powerful, come configured ready to go (apache, php, mysql, mail, panel, etc), and the support is by far the best. My main concern now, is scaling, server power, reliability, etc (who's isn't, right?). The webapp is built on Drupal. When clients sign up, they automatically get a private copy of the application, available via a subdomain (single codebase, separate DB). Because of that sort of system, and my desire for a massive amount of clients, scaling and server resources are a big issue (having a hundred or so subsites operating together, big cron jobs, indexing, etc). I first considered getting two dedicated, one for DB, and one for everything else. But Amazon's, GoGrids, and Rackspaces cloud offerings seem worthy of a try.
I have no experience using any cloud-like services so I don't really know what to expect. What worries me a bit, is that I don't want to have to install and configure everything needed by the servers (mail, web, db, panel, etc). I'm pretty sure none of these services come preconfigured like that, and I don't know how well any of their support is (and monitoring is probably non-existent). They also seem a little expensive to be running 24/7/365. Most of the wording on the site place emphasis on the service being for temporary server power, computation, etc.
I greatly appreciate any feedback, thoughts, advice, etc..
Thanks as always
Been looking at developing a commercial business-focused web application and general collaboration and file sharing seems to be the only useful thing that comes to mind. It seems the space is extremely crowded a number of big players already, providing some nearly impossible to beat software.
As crowded as the field is, it also seems to be relatively untapped as an overwhelming majority of businesses use in-house software, prefer not to use anything, or simply don't even know what the internet offers yet.
Any thoughts on the current market for business web applications as well as trying to jump into a well-established market such as this one?
Thanks as always..
At the very early stages of a commercial webapp in development. I've been very interested in leveraging affiliate networks like CJ to acquire customers easily. Being that the app will be subscription-based, I wouldn't mind paying 1.5-2 months generated revenue based on their leads.
Has anyone used such networks to acquire customers, and if so, what do you think about it? Was it successful? Paying for guaranteed paying clients seems like it could lead to any business being profitable - as long as you have a product that people will pay for.
Thanks..
I'm planning on building a drupal-based webapp with customizable monthly billing plans. In short, there will be something like 4 main packages with different amounts of allowed users, storage space, additional features, etc - all costing different amounts. I also intend on including upgrades and downgrades for each plan to offer additional flexibility - which varies the price.
Problem is, the two leading ecommerce solutions for drupal are Ubercart, and e-Commerce - both which completely suck (at least for this scenario). Being that the main app will be drupal-based, I intended on hosting subdomain copies of it for each client. If that is the case, I can have my main site running something else. So my question is, what sort of (hopefully open-source) systems are out there that can handle and manage this type of billing system (the type of system that the other half a million companies are using, etc).
Thanks
Doing some research and wondered if anyone knew of a list or website that lists every (or almost every) types of online business - not list of companies or business model types. I mean like: hosting, domains, search, personal account software, task management software, payment processing, product auctions, etc...
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