Online Dating Service that is a video-only format -- thin...
Online Dating Service that is a video-only format -- think matchmaking circa 1980's meets the youtube generation!
What advice do you have to help me grow my idea?
Idea Description
With the youtube revlolution I think it is prime time to forgo the "About me: I like cats and long walks on the beach" paragraphs found on your most commonly used dating websites and instead have a site that is about communication in it's natural state-- speaking, body language, tone of voice, etc. Youtube/video tape matchmaking of the 80's meets Match.com. We can not convey who we are with little paragraphs and photos 3 years old. This service would be a revolution, and is much needed.
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
To hire web developers and programmers. To pay for internet marketing (i do not think i would use tv at all- i want this to be 100% internet based). To buy a camera so I can record all the "how-to's" and "about this site" videos-- i want the site to be non-textual as much as possible.
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Great idea with the video! But I think Match.com already offers video format, and there's another site out there, Friendswin.com that's doing the video dating too. That's not to say you shouldn't do it, but my only concern is that you are limiting yourself by making it video only, and losing potential revenue from folks who don't know how to create video, are too shy to post a video, or who simply don't want to take the time. (I know, I launched Listasaurus.com, one of the first video classifieds sites worldwide and it's taking a while to catch on!) I would say just research, research, research before diving into this! Make sure there's a market for what you want to do...e-commerce and the Internet can really be tricky... I wish you the best of luck!