Blog Detail

The story of my internet start-up as it happens

http://smingl.blogspot.com/

I have just set up an internet dating site using my own money and my own idea. This is the story of how it develops.

• Added on: Jul 2nd, 2009
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English

• Author: Claire Hartnell
• Listed in: Social Networking Business
• Tags: Web 2.0 Dating entrepreneur social networking start-up double date

Recent Posts

• Autumn challenges

  Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 04:25 in Online Dating, internet start-up, my new business, smingl

  Summer's almost over and I've had a chance to chill out a bit and reflect on progress. The final version of the site is nearly complete and I'm testing a new module: speed dating. The idea behind the speed dating module is to let people who are not...

• Changes / improvements and other expensive items

  Posted on Saturday July 18th, 2009 at 06:53 in Web 2.0, Online Dating, i, internet start-up, smingl

  Now I've had a chance to see how smingl is working, I've realised some of the gaps that need plugging. The first and most obvious thing is that it needs to be more interactive. I have this great structure to put people in touch with one another the...

• -

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 04:03

  One month has passed since the site went live. What have I learned so far?First, I'm really pleased with the number of users. It's 4 times what I expected at this stage so that's a really positive outcome. Second, I'm beginning to see what works a...

• Positive thinking

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 08:13 in Web 2.0, Online Dating, daniel tammet, internet start-up, smingl

  I'm getting really interested in the power of thinking in the business context. I'm reading a book by Daniel Tammet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIDMCC2SJek and it is totally fascinating and challenging. I have been thinking about some of Daniel's ...

• Growth growth growth

  Posted on Friday June 26th, 2009 at 06:21 in Web 2.0, Online Dating, internet start-up, smingl

  Good things are happening with my users. I'm getting new ones every day-ish and the best bit is I don't know most of them. Someone somewhere must be chatting a bit about the site and that is great to know. I've also started twittering and facebook...

• One month on

  Posted on Friday June 19th, 2009 at 03:27 in Web 2.0, Online Dating, internet start-up, smingl

  I've been tracking my web usage since the site went live and it's encouraging to see an increasing number of people visiting the site. The tricky bit is to get people feeding through from google. A friend of mine helpfully told me that when you type ...

Comments & Reviews

There is no rating for this blog because there are no comments yet.

Post A Comment/Review

* Your IP is being logged.
* Your e-mail address is used only for verification purposes only and will not be sold, or shown publicly.
* No HTML tags allowed
* DO NOT use the Comments/Reviews to promote your own site.