Rating Ideas

Some thoughts about what makes an idea worth developing.

1. Does it help the community?
2. Is it a platform usable for business?
3. Will it make money?
4. Is there a “side door”?
5. Does it fill a niche?
6. Will people use it? How do we test this?
7. Will I use it?
8. Is it free?
9. Will I enjoy developing it?

How do we test if people will use it?

1. Allow comments on ideas here
2. Setup an email notice list
   1. Sign-ups are “votes” for an idea
3. Allow ratings (5 star or thumbs up) on ideas
4. Watch this page, or RSS feeds

I used the “rate this” tool to create this little rating box on my idea pages. You'll find it at http://www.addratings.com.