Mobile Chat Groups
An online directory for public chat groups for the 3 biggest mobile IM apps
This site is an online directory for mobile chat groups for the 3 biggest IM apps - Whatsapp, WeChat, and Telegram. People can add listings to their groups, request & manage group invites.
THIS PROJECT IS BUILT USING
<p><strong>Site description:</strong></p>
<p><br />
The MCG site's aim is to help people from around the world make new friends in their neighborhoods, find people to attend events with, and meet other people that share their passions and interests.</p>
<p>There are 1,494 registered users at the time of listing. All users sign up using their Twitter accounts and provide their mobile numbers to be able to request group memberships. Email addresses are optional.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<p>There's a single-command CLI script that allows the site owner to send out a welcome email to all new users that haven't yet received a welcome message.</p>
<p>The site also has a small CRM system built in React. I've used it to help keep track of my marketing outreach efforts.</p>
<p>I've ensured that the design has always had strong considerations for usability, good UX, great SEO plumbing, and that it works perfectly on mobile devices. It's a simple website but the user experience has always been a high priority.</p>
<p>The website has a couple of fun quizzes in the resources section. They were designed with a simple framework so that adding more quizzes becomes a matter of writing new content and making slight styling configurations.</p>
<p>The website is hooked into a free plan of Intercom and I get a daily digest email of new user sign ups.</p>
<p>The website degrades gracefully and has been designed to work without JavaScript. This means that people that use data saving browsers like Opera Mini can still use it. Opera Mini usage is highly correlated with Whatsapp usage in several countries like India, Brazil, South Africa and Indonesia.</p>
<p><strong>Why you'd want to buy this:</strong></p>
<p>It doesn't matter if you're an entrepreneur hobbyist in the Valley or a community expert that could be interested in expanding your asset base, here's a finished product for you just grow. The traffic is decent and so is the current SEO standing on Google.</p>
<p>This could be a great asset to help bring traffic to your other online projects. There's also opportunity to monetize via advertising on a per-listing level.</p>
<p>The Yellow Pages type design of the website works really well. But it does come with an additional super-feature. Anyone that's signed up on MCG can spin up a mobile community in just seconds. That means publishers and startup owners can embed a MCG group widget on their own website. This will display a synopsis of their mobile chat group, its purpose, group size, and a direct link for their visitors to join.</p>
<p>I am ashamed to say that after building this amazing (and tiny 4kb) widget I didn't really push it as a feature. If you've ever worked in a company that puts focus into their online community, you will quickly see the benefit of owning a platform that allows partners to get the benefits of an insta-community.</p>
<p><strong>Reasons for selling:</strong></p>
<p>As far as the product is concerned, it's decent. My marketing efforts on the other hand have been abysmal. So I'd like to find a new owner that could turn that around for this platform. I don't have the time or enthusiasm to give this project as much love as it deserves.</p>
<p>This website has been live since June 2015. I've reached out to a couple of people about it but my growth efforts were lax at best, to be honest. Someone with marketing grit can definitely get a huge second launch out of this app.</p>
<p><strong>Growth opportunities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You can create partnerships with online publications to replace their comments sections with the <a href="http://www.mobilechatgroups.com/mobile-communities">Embedabble Community Widget</a>.</li>
<li>Startups, local organizations, and company focus groups can use MCG as a listings portal for their internal communities.</li>
<li>I haven't spent a single dollar on paid marketing so there's definitely low-hanging fruit for growth here.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Operational concerns:</strong></p>
<p>You can operate this site from anywhere in the world as there are no physical issues to worry about. The website runs perfectly well without any intervention. I haven't touched the code since December 2015 and it still runs just fine. The only expense is a $40 monthly VPS on DigitalOcean.</p>
<p><strong>Technical requirements for the buyer:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>No technical requirements needed for the transfer.</li>
<li>No technical requirements are needed for having the site remain functional as is.</li>
<li>Some JSON experience may be needed for adding additional quizzes.</li>
<li>Everything is in the cloud.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Tech stack:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The site is built using Ruby On Rails.</li>
<li>It uses PostgreSQL as the data store.</li>
<li>The CRM, forms, and quiz sections use React.js</li>
<li>Assets are minified for performance.</li>
<li>Currently the site uses Cloudflare for performance and to provide DDoS security.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Post-sale considerations:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>I am willing to sign a 12 month non-compete contract specific to this product niche.</li>
<li>The new buyer will have my email address for support for a reasonable amount of time post-sale.</li>
<li>I will ensure the new buyer is trained and fully able to run the site.</li>
<li>Additional support time can be discussed.</li>
<li>I am willing to offer contract development services.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Final words:</strong></p>
<p>If the idea of acquiring this project gets you excited then feel free to get in touch.</p>
PROJECT STATUS
Average $ revenue per month
not provided
Pages / Session: 2.67
Avg. Session Duration: 00:01:25
Bounce Rate: 51.83%
Ave page views per month: 11,297
ITEMS BEING SOLD
domain
source code
data
design
* The domain.
* Google Analytics account transfer
* VPS hosting transfer
* Intercom account transfer
* All website content and access
Please note that the data in the CRM will be removed prior to completion of the sale, but the CRM will remain functional.
THIS PROJECT IS LISTED IN
Communities
Group SMS
SaaS