Grow a little, spend a little

Martin Reed has recently launched a new online community for women.

Martin makes a great point: "when developing any website, you need to accept that it will never be perfect and it will never be ‘finished’. A website is a living entity - it should be continuously developing, maturing and improving."

If you let a client spend $20,000 building the website, they're going to want a return on that investment as soon as possible.

Lets the expenses mirror growth. Maybe begin using a free forum. Grow a little, then spend on a new forum, or website. Grow a little more, spend a little more. You can't be disappointed.

Comments

[Martin Reed]

Hi Richard

Thanks for the link. You know, I agree with your point that expenses should mirror growth. I also feel that expenses should mirror what you can afford!

Thanks to the success of my other community (Just Chat) I was able to invest a greater sum into launching Female Forum than I otherwise would have been able to.

That being said, I could have launched a similar site a lot more cheaply - it is all about budgeting within your means.

By the way, how are you liking New York? I moved here from England in June of this year.

[Richard Millington]

New York is pretty inspiring. I'm living in East Harlem at the moment, so it's a really ecletic area. I love that neighbours talk to each other and hang out on the street and stuff.

Whereabouts in NYC are you? Drop me an e-mail if you would like to meet up sometime.