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Going autopilot

by Brandon Huang
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Hey guys,

I am about to go National Service for 2 months or so. I was wondering since I completed 90% of my product and am about to launch it, is it a good idea to leave my product on sale while I am idle and unable to check it regularly.

To me, being idle can mean:
1) Unable to trial and error for things to work when the product launches the first two months
2) Unable to support my customer if they had any questions
3) Unable to update my autoresponder messages

I am sure all of you would check your product launch regularly and do light work on it once it launches so my question is "how would you leave it for 2 months if you were in my shoes?" or rather "would you instead launch it after national service finishes?"
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  • Profile picture of the author write27
    Originally Posted by Brandon Huang View Post

    Hey guys,

    I am about to go National Service for 2 months or so. I was wondering since I completed 90% of my product and am about to launch it, is it a good idea to leave my product on sale while I am idle and unable to check it regularly.

    To me, being idle can mean:
    1) Unable to trial and error for things to work when the product launches the first two months
    2) Unable to support my customer if they had any questions
    3) Unable to update my autoresponder messages

    I am sure all of you would check your product launch regularly and do light work on it once it launches so my question is "how would you leave it for 2 months if you were in my shoes?" or rather "would you instead launch it after national service finishes?"
    If you already have an established client list you plan to market this to, I would not risk pissing them off by selling them a product, then taking off for two months.

    However, I think it makes sense to go ahead and set up a web page and maybe outsource some SEO work while you are gone. That way, by the time you get back, your site will only be a month or two away from ranking. And if somehow someone stumbles upon your website in the meantime and buys the product, then asks for customer service, you can deal with it when you get back. But I think that is highly unlikely.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gerard Mohamed
    Your experience is a typical example of why it is necessary to have a great and reliable support system and/or admin staff to hold up and complement your business. This does not have to be an expensive excercise, as there are many capable Virtual Assistants around that will be able to competently let your business tick over in your absence.
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    • Profile picture of the author write27
      Originally Posted by Gerard Mohamed View Post

      Your experience is a typical example of why it is necessary to have a great and reliable support system and/or admin staff to hold up and complement your business. This does not have to be an expensive excercise, as there are many capable Virtual Assistants around that will be able to competently let your business tick over in your absence.
      I would normally agree, but since he is just launching the product, I would not think it a good idea to have an Admin running things for the first two months, especially since he may not know yet if the revenues from his product will justify paying such an admin.
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