SmartShoot: How Do You Create An Online Marketplace? – with Justin McCarthy

Justin McCarthy, SmartShoot, Customer Acquisition, Marketplace

How do you create an online marketplace?

Justin McCarthy kicked off his marketplace by buying the company he worked for. His company is SmartShoot, a marketplace that connects customers with local filmmakers and photographers.

Justin McCarthy

SmartShoot

Justin McCarthy is the CEO and Co-Founder of SmartShoot, a marketplace that connects customers with the best local filmmakers and photographers.

 

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And do you remember when I interviewed Sarah Sutton Fell about how thousands of people pay for her job site? Look at the biggest point that she made. She said that she has a phone number on every page of her site because, and here is a stat, 95% of the people who call end up buying. Most people, though, do not call her, but seeing a real number increases their confidence in her, and they buy. So try this. Go to Grasshopper.com and get a phone number that will make your company sound...

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