RE: In light of the Audiogon threads...

Posted by J.Mac (A) on July 10, 2010 at 20:34:56

In Reply to: RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... posted by RackCrew on July 7, 2010 at 20:08:16:

> What would it take to give Audiogon a run for their money?

A. Money. For development of the web site. Classifieds, auctions, a feedback system. Forums. There's no question that it can be done much better than Audiogon. The developers of Audiogon are either stuck using very old techniques or else they're just plain amateurs. From a user perspective the site has almost nothing going for it.

B. Time. Expect even a slow web site to require a lot of time in management and conflict resolution.

C. More money. You have to be in it for the long run or don't bother to begin with. It will take a long time - years - to get any significant traffic, if it catches on at all.

Expect continued development costs that dwarf those of initial development as users provide feedback and explain how the web site actually needs to work. You won't get it right the first time.

D. Participation of dealers. Unfortunately, the ones that are most available are the ones who've been thrown off Audiogon. Given how sleazy Audiogon is, that's really saying something. You have to really do something blatant to multiple customers or else piss off the douchebags that run the web site itself. The ones that remain on Audiogon are a mix of OK (doing what they need to make a living) and scumbags operating under the radar. Enticing them when they're so closely protected by Audiogon will be difficult.

E. Traffic. Without significant buyer traffic, even a free web site is a waste of time for a busy dealer that has to take the time to post listings on your site. It won't take too many listings without a sale to discourage them. How do you get traffic? See D. Or advertise. Paying money to advertise a web site with no revenue generally doesn't work out well.

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Topic - In light of the Audiogon threads... - RZCK 15:01:02 07/07/10 (28)

RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... - RackCrew 16:47:13 07/14/10 (1)

Good luck we need it. Any insight into why AudioXsell has never proved viable?nt - viridian 07:54:45 07/16/10 (0)

Uh...what's wrong with the Asylum Classifieds, they too are free? nt - viridian 11:42:42 07/08/10 (4)

Many have already opined that despite our worship of all things asylum that critical mass has not been reached - keith_d 11:48:55 07/08/10 (3)

So Hifilo has reached "critical mass" as you call it? nt - viridian 19:26:01 07/08/10 (2)

lighten up nt - agattu 21:32:32 07/11/10 (1)

Huh? Seems like a valid point, no? nt - JoshT 14:10:45 07/20/10 (0)

RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... - RackCrew 20:08:16 07/07/10 (1)

RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... - J.Mac 20:34:56 07/10/10 (0)

RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... - volunteer 17:36:40 07/07/10 (1)

RE: In light of the Audiogon threads... - RZCK 19:38:03 07/07/10 (0)

Before suggesting that... - Brian Walsh 15:55:14 07/07/10 (16)

their is always another side - njbob 09:42:02 07/08/10 (0)

Whois HIFIFLO.COM - Tony Lauck 17:18:06 07/07/10 (4)

RE: Whois HIFIFLO.COM...good to know - Bigromano 09:12:52 07/08/10 (1)

RE: Whois HIFIFLO.COM...good to know - Tony Lauck 10:32:25 07/08/10 (0)

Pimp Not Lest You Be Pimped - keith_d 22:53:12 07/07/10 (0)

Nice work. (nt) - cdb 20:06:05 07/07/10 (0)

In Atlanta back in the 70s - E-Stat 16:58:22 07/07/10 (9)

Are you thinking of the guy who dressed up as a priest - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 09:25:51 07/08/10 (1)

I can't believe you remembered the Reverend!! - E-Stat 10:49:44 07/08/10 (0)

Oh God, I remember those commercials! - wazoo 20:04:55 07/07/10 (4)

"Some place on Pharr Rd": Would that be Lee Kramer's High Fidelity SSS? - Doktor Brahms 05:57:33 07/08/10 (3)

thanks to both of you - wazoo 06:50:10 07/08/10 (1)

Don't remember Oz very well, but - E-Stat 15:27:30 07/08/10 (0)

The "old counselor" was located on E. Paces Ferry - E-Stat 06:08:48 07/08/10 (0)

RE: In Atlanta back in the 70s - RZCK 19:26:53 07/07/10 (1)

"Is hififlow owned by MSS/Audio Pimp?" - volunteer 19:56:52 07/07/10 (0)

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