You Want Me to Read Your Email? Do This First!
Why?
If you are even a little known (published a book, a business leader, write a popular blog, etc.), you probably get a lot of unsolicited emails. It would be good to have something in return for all the time you waste on those emails.
How?
An email service that allows whitelisted people (your contact list) to send you an email just as they do today. Anyone else who sends you an email, before you receive it, gets an automated reply saying something like this (for instance if you just had your book published): “Hi. You are not on my white list, and since I receive a lot of emails from people I don’t know, I need to know this is beneficial for both of us. I ask anyone who wants my attention to do me a small favor and give me their attention first. I just published my new book, and it will help me if you take some time and help me promote it. Click on any of the following buttons to help me promote it. The more you help me by giving your attention to me and sharing on multiple platforms the more attention I can give your email. Thanks.” You can set a threshold for how much they need to do for their email to get to your inbox.
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Help Dealing With Lots of Email
Why?
Email carries no cost for the sender but is very costly to the recipient because it might be a waste of time.
How?
Have an email client app (on smartphones, tablets or the web), that helps you get rid of time wasting emails quickly by:
1. Telling you how long the email is.
2. Estimating how long will it take to read it, taking into consideration external links that you might have to visit.
3. Showing how many users considered the email or the sender as irrelevant or spam.
4. Based on all these factors, plus your previous behavior, and some text analysis, show you a recommendation of either “delete” or “read.”
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A New Way to Use Reviews
Why?
This might be a better, faster and more accurate way to decide on what book to buy, movie to watch, etc.
How?
Software that uses multiple sources of reviews analyzes them and creates a synopsized aggregated version of the best ones.
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How to Cook a Recipe for a Particular Number of People
Why?
You are making a recipe for a different number of people than usual and need to know what changes to make in preparing and cooking it.
How?
A calculator that lets you choose the recipe and the number of people you want to feed, and gives you the right preparations and cooking instructions for that many people.
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Help Kids and Parents Make Play Dates
Why?
Kids at certain ages are often hesitant (or lazy) to make play dates with their friends. It’s easier for them to either play with their phone or computer or nag their parents.
How?
A playdate scheduling app that lets kids and parents invite others and find out which of their friends is free at what dates.
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