Monday, February 05, 2007

This Week, Bank Account, Feature Finish

I did 3 things over the weekend (and today).
  1. Performed usability testing of Ataraxis Pudding. Test subject? The Wife.
  2. Spoke to banker about business account.
  3. Fixing usability flaws. ;)
I'm going to apply for a Tax ID tomorrow, so I can open up a business account and get my merchant stuff setup. Hopefully I'll have all that setup by the end of day Saturday. Once I've got the business account setup I'll be opening a hosting account so I can get ataraxissoftware.com and ataraxispudding.com live. Once the site(s) are live I'll be contacting friends and family to invite them as beta testers. If you're interested in being a beta tester, leave me a comment and I'll get in touch with you. (I'll be posting a proper beta-testing sign up form once the sites are live.)

I've got 1 more feature to add. It came from the testing I did with my wife. I need to add an "alert" option on some of the major events in the system. I.e. When you leave a comment on a "Piece", you should be able to click a checkbox and have it notify certain people.

The first thing she asked when we she did something was, "Will all the people know something changed?"

If that's the first thought that pop's into her head, then the software better do it!

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7 Comments:

Blogger Nathan said...

Count me in for the beta test!

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:52:00 AM  
Blogger Michael Sica said...

You're already on the list!

Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:25:00 AM  
Blogger John Topley said...

Do you need a business plan before you can open a merchant account in the US?

Wednesday, February 07, 2007 4:40:00 PM  
Blogger Michael Sica said...

Hi John,

No. The bank I spoke to told me I need a Tax ID and the proof that I actually created a business, to open a "business" account.

Do you have to write a business plan in the UK?

Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:13:00 PM  
Blogger Michael Sica said...

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Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:13:00 PM  
Anonymous John Topley said...

Hi Michael,

I've not done it myself, but from what I've read the UK banks don't make it especially easy to open a merchant account: http://www.bd4d.com/blog/2005/09/05/how-to-build-a-successful-web-startup-in-the-uk-part-v-get-ready-to-kiss-your-banks-ass/

Thursday, February 08, 2007 5:00:00 AM  
Blogger Michael Sica said...

That sucks. They should be encouraging you, it's how the economy grows. In the US, any idiot can get a business going. (I'm proof of that. :) )

Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:46:00 AM  

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