After writing this out, I found some discrepancies in what I want to do and what I can do. Other people have raised the question of how I'm actually going to do the service that I want to provide. The answer? Not really sure. I worked at an SEO company last summer so I do have experience with trying to get particular content to show up in google for a particular keyword search, but I'm no expert. People are also right in saying that you could figure out how to do what I'm offering for free online. I think that's why I'm attempting to market the idea as "peace of mind" since I'll be providing a community forum and legal resources for free so as to shape the idea of growing a community of survivors rather than solely providing a service that people could figure out how to do for themselves.
Competencies was the hardest part of this. I need to do more research on if there are companies out there providing the same service that I'm attempting to provide and then figure out how to do this service. I'm still kind of confident in the market that I'm targeting, though. Every time I look for help for survivors of revenge porn I see a lot of "you shouldn't have sent those pictures in the first place" aka victim blaming, rather than any service or resource that is providing help to people.
Let me know what you think! Feedback is much appreciated in this case :)
Cassandra,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea as it is relevant to issues many young females have been having. The execution of the idea napkin in the picture above was excellent and I agree that competencies was the hardest part. Providing an outlet for these people could yield a very large target market and translate into great success for your business venture. if you would like to read my blog please go to: http://mitchallenent3003.blogspot.com/2016/02/idea-napkin-no1.html
thanks,
Mitch
Hello Cassandra,
ReplyDeleteYour idea is great and could carry over into removing anything you find detrimental to yourself. I have gone on google and tried to remove stuff of me before and it is an extremely long process. With a business like yours, you could bridge the gap and make money during the process. You should definitely pursue this. http://flgatorblogging.blogspot.com/2016/02/idea-napkin-no-1.html
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/15/dutch-startup-leakserv-takes-aim-at-revenge-porn/ Found this article and think you might like!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the article Drew! This is exactly service I want to provide. Always good to know who's my competition out there. I wonder if that company's service is limited to the EU. Also, since the US doesn't have the internet regulation laws the EU does, how operating in the US would change that company's technical approach? Thanks again, very good read!
DeleteYou did a very good job on your idea napkin. I think it is a very good thing for women especially to feel that they are safe from being exposed to the internet in ways they do not want to be. It can also work for other reasons as well. But I believe since there is so much victim blaming out there, that being able to get photos taken down would be beneficial and move our society forward. You can see my idea napkin here: http://saraheverts.blogspot.com/2016/02/idea-napkin-no-1.html
ReplyDeleteHey Cassandra! Omgoodness this is a great idea!! You could be the Internet Olivia Pope and can get paid serious dollars for this! This has happened to so many people! Now, people are being smarter about sending things that have their body on it, but I'm sure they could be resurface and used as revenge from someone. If you're actually serious about this, I say continue with it and I will help you in any way I can!
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