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4 solutions to avoid having a "Website under construction" forever
Written by Jean-Michel Marcotte | 2 May 2012 | 
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Ever seen a website showing “Under construction” during a couple of months ? Impossible to say no.
Company managers often have the reflex of creating a temporary page allowing potential visitors to get their contact information and to know that something will be up eventually.
A very simple tool should help in making the most of this situation by gathering contact information from potential customers and creating hype around the upcoming platform: the temporary registration page. It basically consists of temporary page to harvest email addresses of people interested in learning about future developments of the company.
We're proposing several interesting solutions that can solve this problem very quickly.
Launch Effect
A free solution to build beautiful temporary registration pages, Launch Effect provides a URL to share with your friends. The main problem is that their solution is based on Wordpress, so you have to download and install Wordpress before. If "Installing a Wordpress blog" is a phrase that scares you, you should rather opt for one of the next solutions.
KickoffLabs
KickoffLabs is another alternative to a simple “site under construction” page. This solution offers many different features and customization is available for non-technical people who want a simple solution. If you do not want see their company logo or create multiple pages, it however quickly falls into a paid solution. Their solution is also equipped with an API to further customize your page.
LaunchRock
LaunchRock also allows you to create nice temporary pages online. Their system is made to go online very quickly, by downloading a wallpaper image and adding some text. The customization possibilities are however limited. Lauchrock is also equipped with an API, can import your contacts for sending emails and has native viral sharing capabilities.
My Beta List
I would suggest opting for My Beta List but they are still in beta stage. So you can give them your name and email to stay tuned ;-)
Sparko obtient un prêt de la Fondation Canadienne des Jeunes entrepreneurs
Written by Jean-Michel Marcotte | 13 October 2010 | 0
Sparko sur une excellente lancée : après avoir obtenu le support de la Fondation du maire de Montréal, Sparko obtient celui de la Fondation Canadienne des Jeunes Entrepreneurs.
La Fondation du maire de Montréal appuie Sparko !
Written by Jean-Michel Marcotte | 1 September 2010 | 13
La Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse a donné son support à Sparko il y a quelques semaines. Cet organisme d'aide aux entrepreneurs est assez sélectif dans ses choix d'entreprises supportées. Sparko est donc très fier d'avoir reçu ce support important et symbolique.
La Fondation mentionne que 78.5% des entreprises qu'elle décide de supporter sont toujours en activité aujourd'hui et celle-ci existe depuis 1996 ! Nous croyons que ce taux très élevé est clairement lié au critères de sélection ;-). Plus sérieusement, nous nous devons de noter que les services offerts aux boursiers sont très complets et seront définitivement utiles au fil du temps à compléter nos expertises et réseaux de contacts existants. Autrement dit, nous recommandons à tous les entrepreneurs hésitants d'appliquer de le faire sans tarder.
Sparko reçoit ainsi le support d'un acteur majeur à Montréal en entrepreneurship et se positionne davantage comme un acteur de premier plan en développement web.
Notons que Sparko s'implique aussi au niveau de l'entrepreneuriat à Montréal, par le biais d'un des fondateurs, Jean-Michel Marcotte, à titre de VP entrepreneuriat à la Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal.
Sparko celebrate its 1st year of existence!
Written by Jean-Michel Marcotte | 1 June 2010 | 1
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