Actually you can pretty much guarantee optimal maintenance, because all cars are on a schedule and regulated by the corporate office. Everything else is spot on. You'd be surprised about the % of used cars starting in a rental fleet, even if they aren't sold by those companies directly.
True, but on a new car with relatively low mileage, I would think maintenance is essentially oil changes and tire inflation, and maybe brakes if the car is really abused.
Do everything that everyone else here has stated, but also watch out for other things that they might fraudulently claim:
- Local listings - make sure that the Google local listing, and other local directories are showing the correct information, and that they didn't try to change this
- Social media accounts - What the scammy company would sell as "reputation management." Verify that they are not creating accounts on all of the big social media sites.
I'm not your target audience, but here are my two cents:
Initially, I had no idea what this app did, and the details are a little vague... From the sound of it, if users download the app, it all makes sense and is an awesome experience. What you need is a tested call to action that makes users want to drop everything to download the app.
There are tons of ways to find potential users, and feel free to email me at johnsonmkj at gmail if you want to talk a little more in depth, I'm happy to provide some insight.
You underestimate how much attention people will give you. Let's say you find the perfect user - someone who types "news game" into Google Play. Well, you don't show up for that which is one problem. Imagine if you did though. What do I see with you among the competitor apps? I see Blanqd (what does that mean?) and a big letter B.
The first sentence of your description is key. It says "Blanqd makes a game out of getting your daily news fix"
Frankly, people don't care what Blanqd does. You're presuming they do. Something like "Get your daily news fix while playing this awesome game" would be better.
A better icon might say "BLANK to City: Drop Dead" or "BLANK defeats Truman" or something like that. Maybe that would be too detailed for an icon, but a giant B isn't that great.
You care about Blanqd but other people don't. They don't care what Blanqd does, or what Blanqd wants to make a game. You should put the "BLANK to City: Drop dead" screenshots and promotional graphics up front. Don't wait to show people what it does. "Fill in the blanks - engage with your news" means nothing to me and I'm not going to wait to see what it means. Just show people up front what your app does.
Also for the app - tapping anywhere but back on the popup should move forward. Don't make people on small phone click a tiny little arrow.
I feel like you are maybe saying something interesting with the "BLANK to City: Drop Dead" stuff but I'll admit I am not totally sure what exactly. Care to rephrase?
I've used Moz. It's worth it if you have time and resources to follow the advice that they give. It's not one of those tools that is a fire and forget, because you still have to make the effort when it comes to content marketing or linkbuilding.
I like where you are thinking with the real estate ideas, but here are my thoughts: As long as we have the concept of buyer's agents, then the system will continue. Real estate agents take any buyer and tell them that their service is free to them. As a seller, that's 2.8% that I don't even have a chance to get away from, which is no good.
I started a job at a startup a few months before my daughter was born, and it was not easy. One thing to consider is the goodwill you've built up at the current company. They are more likely to understand you being less plugged in for the first month or so after the baby is born.
One thing: When you are at home, don't expect to accomplish ANYTHING for a while. Your job is to make sure your wife has everything she needs, because she will be on the strictest schedule imaginable feeding the baby. It is tough for the first two months, and then you start to get pockets of time back to focus.
