Web Bizs That Thrive In A Down Economy
The need to streamline budgets during a lean time will spell increased demand for certain types of businesses. A few immediately spring to mind, though I’m sure there are many others.
1. Co-Working Spaces: it’s a great idea in general for companies looking to save on costs and be in a position to grow their business through networking opportunities.
2. Bootstrapping and Growth Based Businesses: Bootstrapping a business is one sure-fire way to build a sustainable business under these circumstances.
3. Collaborative Tools: Meeting tools like GoToMeeting and Webex immediately spring to mind, but Web 2.0 tools like Google Docs and Zoho which allow simultaneous editing of documents can also see more heavy usage and user growth.
4. Idea Marketplaces: In the past, companies have been bought and sold via places like SitePoint, eBay and even Craigslist, but what’s to come will be more specialized marketplaces so that weekend projects and bootstrapped efforts can be turned over to portfolio companies and larger organizations that want to rapidly add to their available services.
5. Workforce Marketplaces: Sites like Rent-A-Coder and GetAProgrammer are all international marketplaces where finding someone to do the grunt work on a project all generally go the the lowest bidder.
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