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For example, if a place has 5,000 potentially relevant businesses, is a directory with 1,000 listings too small to be credible? That's an absolute measure - now what about if other directories covering the place only had <800 listings?
Do you have any specific metrics you apply before deciding when to stop building and start launching?
Put yourself in the position of an average user (if there is such a thing) and think honestly if the site is good enough for them to come back to. It's people who return (or better, recommend) your site that count. One time visitors do not make for long term success.
Small local is interesting. I suspect that at the "small level" any number of people can access the same data and present it on a website. What will set your website apart? What will make it more valuable? How will you generate traffic?
I think small has its place but it will be a crowded place. I wouldn't count on retiring, or even making an income worth the trouble, unless I was the master of many such small places.
If you're simply doing it for love then whether it's 800, 1000, or 1800 doesn't much matter. Otherwise, see above.
Small local is interesting. I suspect that at the "small level" any number of people can access the same data and present it on a website. What will set your website apart? What will make it more valuable? How will you generate traffic?
Those are some very interesting points! I guess part of the puzzle, as you said, is to tackle multiple "localities" rather than a single one.
I would not want to be a little man playing a generalist game. At least not one who does so without realizing such.
