Blogs
May
17,
2013
February
12,
2013
Why You Need Your Customers to use You Need My Guy
While it's easy to create a You Need My Guy account for you or your business, the beautiful thing about our platform is the way it merges with social. What that means for the consumer is that they won't ever see a business or provider come up first just because they've paid for that spot.
Our data is very pure, because it's all based on 2 pieces of information that makes You Need My Guy a completely unique way of finding/listing a business.
So, as you can see in the screenshot to the left, when a user is searching without being logged in, she/he sees that there are 8 people using this Guy, but not sure how many people they know of those 8.
Now, once logging in, the user sees that they know 6 of the people using this Guy. Signing in also changes how the search works....it returns the Guys that you know the most people using first.
As a Guy [or gal, of course], the best way to receive new business from You Need My Guy is to invite and ask your customers to create a You Need My Guy profile, list you as their __________, and write a quick review. Of course, linking at least one social media account is an important part of the process too.
Consider Cheesy Eddies, a bakery in Rochester, NY. They recently posted this on their Facebook page:
If you're a business and need help coming up with ideas to engage with your clients, email info@youneedmyguy.com. We're always happy to help!
Our data is very pure, because it's all based on 2 pieces of information that makes You Need My Guy a completely unique way of finding/listing a business.
- People using this guy - This is the number of people who have raised their digital hand to say that they actually do business with this person
- People you know using this guy - Based on the social networks that you and others have linked to You Need My Guy, we're sure that you know these people, which makes for a pretty good referral!
So, as you can see in the screenshot to the left, when a user is searching without being logged in, she/he sees that there are 8 people using this Guy, but not sure how many people they know of those 8. Now, once logging in, the user sees that they know 6 of the people using this Guy. Signing in also changes how the search works....it returns the Guys that you know the most people using first.
As a Guy [or gal, of course], the best way to receive new business from You Need My Guy is to invite and ask your customers to create a You Need My Guy profile, list you as their __________, and write a quick review. Of course, linking at least one social media account is an important part of the process too.
Consider Cheesy Eddies, a bakery in Rochester, NY. They recently posted this on their Facebook page:
In just 15 hours since that post, they were 4 people's bakery, with 3 incredible reviews.
If you're a business and need help coming up with ideas to engage with your clients, email info@youneedmyguy.com. We're always happy to help!
December
13,
2012
A You Need My Guy Success Story
http://www.youneedmyguy.com/guy/sarah.compter
CRM provider Sarah Compter talks about opportunities brought on by You Need My Guy, listing the service providers she loves doing business with, and how listing her 'Guy's' has landed some of them new business.
October
31,
2012
Profile Completeness Bar
We're happy to announce a brand new feature to your profile page! See what you can do to make your profile easier to find and engage with. Coming soon, a contest for only those with a 100% complete profile!
We're happy to announce a brand new feature to your profile page! See what you can do to make your profile easier to find and engage with. Coming soon, a contest for only those with a 100% complete profile!
October
16,
2012
August
17,
2012
How We Got Our Start
About a year ago, You Need My Guy got it's start after a successful partnership with Sydney & NYC based KAYWEB Angels.
http://www.kaywebangels.com/blogs/General/KAYWEB-Angels-makes-three-new-investments
NEW YORK: KAYWEB Angels CEO Haig Kayserian has announced they will invest up to $900,000 of development services and mentoring in three new startups, taking the company’s total stable of investments to six after six months of operation.
Cafrino, Minute Lister and You Need My Guy have beaten off a field of over 200 applicants to win KAYWEB Angels as their technical co-founders. Kayserian welcomed these startups aboard their ship which already includes whoisgreen.com, Burringo and Do It In Person.
“We are delighted to be partnering with Cafrino, Minute Lister and You Need My Guy, and we look forward to building their products and growing their businesses,” said Kayserian.
“The selection process was exhaustive and involved our entire board. We read through some tremendous online submissions, followed by pitches in person at our Manhattan office for the top tier of applicants.”
“In the end, the three successful applicants shone in more areas than the others, some of whom we have invited to keep working at their ideas ahead of our next round of investment due later this year.”
Cafrino, presented by Jonathan Aiwazian and Sean Stavropoulos from California, is an innovation in gaming. Minute Lister, presented by Chicago duo Amanda Cavazos and Thomas Olson, is a mobile application servicing the ecommerce community. You Need My Guy, presented by New York entrepreneur Joe Cassara, is in the business networking space.
General Manager John Buckman explained that the widespread coverage and acceptance KAYWEB Angels received for their unique investment model meant they were inundated with submissions from people all over the United States and abroad.
“The response to our launch were real submissions from real ‘ideas people’ lacking the development talent or resources to get their ideas off the ground,” said Buckman.
“The volume of submissions validated our investment model of development and mentoring instead of cash, and we intend to make many more investments over the coming months and years.”
http://www.kaywebangels.com/blogs/General/KAYWEB-Angels-makes-three-new-investments
NEW YORK: KAYWEB Angels CEO Haig Kayserian has announced they will invest up to $900,000 of development services and mentoring in three new startups, taking the company’s total stable of investments to six after six months of operation.
Cafrino, Minute Lister and You Need My Guy have beaten off a field of over 200 applicants to win KAYWEB Angels as their technical co-founders. Kayserian welcomed these startups aboard their ship which already includes whoisgreen.com, Burringo and Do It In Person.
“We are delighted to be partnering with Cafrino, Minute Lister and You Need My Guy, and we look forward to building their products and growing their businesses,” said Kayserian.
“The selection process was exhaustive and involved our entire board. We read through some tremendous online submissions, followed by pitches in person at our Manhattan office for the top tier of applicants.”
“In the end, the three successful applicants shone in more areas than the others, some of whom we have invited to keep working at their ideas ahead of our next round of investment due later this year.”
Cafrino, presented by Jonathan Aiwazian and Sean Stavropoulos from California, is an innovation in gaming. Minute Lister, presented by Chicago duo Amanda Cavazos and Thomas Olson, is a mobile application servicing the ecommerce community. You Need My Guy, presented by New York entrepreneur Joe Cassara, is in the business networking space.
General Manager John Buckman explained that the widespread coverage and acceptance KAYWEB Angels received for their unique investment model meant they were inundated with submissions from people all over the United States and abroad.
“The response to our launch were real submissions from real ‘ideas people’ lacking the development talent or resources to get their ideas off the ground,” said Buckman.
“The volume of submissions validated our investment model of development and mentoring instead of cash, and we intend to make many more investments over the coming months and years.”
