I am working on a pet related project. And because I know what it's like to build something no one wants, I'm focused on gathering input from as many people as possible before going down a similar path of frustration.<p>I am asking for responses to a very quick survey (< 2mins), and/or help in getting this to people that may have opinions or advice to share.<p>Are you a dog owner? Do you know a dog owner (friend, family or neighbor)? Or did you see a dog on the street once? If so, we'd love your input.<p>http://bit.ly/oNlpHV<p>Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
Yup - I have no zip code, I'm not going to give you my email, and suddenly I don't care. Note - I actually went to see if I could help, but it's really badly designed.<p>I recommend you learn about progressive engagement.<p>You would be much more likely to get responses if you made a reasonable landing page where the project is outlined and pointed us at that. Also better to ask for area, city, zipcode or whatever at the end, when people are already invested.
So half way through the second page I think I got what you are thinking of and I don't think I would be interested in doing it. If you are thinking of using my extended social network to somehow find me a free dogsitter or swap some kind of dogsitting favors no thanks. I wouldn't really even trust my dog with a friend of a friend (though I have a particularly tough breed to deal with). This is something I actively WANT to pay for because I WANT a strong, unambiguous contract here. I pay a huge amount for doggie daycare that I use roughly 3x a week, and I board my dog at the same place when I go out of town, and it's worth every penny. Would be happy to chat with you more if you'd like, contact info in profile.
Do you really need all that personal info on the first page of the survey? You should at least say why you need it and what's coming on the next page. Why not explain your idea first?
I've watched my neighbor's dogs many times and they've watched mine a few times. I don't think I would use a service like this. I knew and trusted my neighbors quite a while beforehand. Meeting people over a web site, then entrusting my dogs lives to their care isn't something I would want to do.<p>I'd be more willing to take care of other people's dogs, but don't know why I'd volunteer to take on the work. Even in exchange for money I probably wouldn't do it.<p>That said, I do think there is a market for this. Plenty of people are not nearly as cautious (paranoid) about their dogs as I am. There are also probably a good number of people that would do it for small sums of money ($20-$30/day). The dog kennel industry seems way too expensive to me. It shouldn't be so expensive to take care of a dog.<p>Cracking this kind of market is <i>hard</i> though. It's mostly a marketing/brand job and if that's not a strong suit of yours I'd stay clear away.<p>Actually I'd much rather you start a dog kennel that is cheap as possible while maintaining safety and quality. A simple safe place to drop off my dogs while I go on vacation. I don't see why that service can't be offered for $30/day or something.<p>I don't think anyone has managed to build a chain of well respected and affordable dog kennels in the US.
I can't think of a single reason why you would need my email address other than to email me.<p>Also, I feel like most of the questions had all those choices for no reason. I don't know how much meaningful information you could discerne by a person chosing "immediate family" vs "friend". Any? You should be more selective when you're creating a favor for others to do for you.
I have no idea what you're going to do with a name such as overnight pets but to me it seems you're going to start shipping pets around, and I find this idea troubling.