Q: Hi, 1.

I have WordPress site acting a platform for scrap buyers and sellers, if I bring all of them into your platform using it as small business network, do they have access to each other's information only or can they access and connect to all user profiles listed on your platform. Is it like proprietary business network for one business, something like LinkedIn but for contact in one business. What will users see publicly and what specific information will my users see for my business network and what information will they see for all listed profiles on Sam.ai as platform?

2. Currently I charge members to be part of such curated database, how will I charge them if I start using your platform?

3. If every member can invite others for free, why have you listed a high original price. It is not making any sense to me. I guess you should follow Linked in approach, offer a freemium model to all for free and then let them buy subscription for various services, this way why will someone even move to your platform unless it is a close business networking for a big company (like asked in point 1) but still I guess they will look for proprietary Facebook type solution (example Tribe, a deal offered on Appsumo) instead of this one. Can you share your perspective on this?

Thanks

VK_2018Sep 30, 2020
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Posted: Sep 30, 2020

Hi there sumoling. Very good questions indeed, I'd love to hold a one-on-one call with you, but in the meantime please find my answers below

1. This can be accommodated in both ways, we can help you get setup as a channel so that they can only see their data but also have a shared community or we can set it up for you so that they are all part of the same Portal and CRM. Please send me an email at raz@sam.ai so that we can set a time to discuss how multi-channel works.

2. We have the ability to allow you to charge your clients to activate but once again you'd have to have a channel account, and we setup channels in such a way that you become the central note/admin and can have your own billing separately.

3. This is similar to most other SaaS platform. FREE members are only FREE if they get invited, they can not sign up for a FREE account directly. They would have to get an invite. AppSumo Clients are getting the GROW package and if you checkout both of the following page below you will see how very different the feature sets are:

https://www.sam.ai/pricing.html

Hope to speak soon.

-Raz

Posted: Oct 1, 2020

Raz_Sam.ai,

1. Your response is not very clear to me. But still can people in my network search each other or not, for example can scrap buyers search scrap dealers according to various parameters in a closed network which I can call my proprietary network and if yes, how safe is it?

Many offshore companies don't give due importance to data privacy and safety standards, any angry employee can sell information online so what controls have you put in place to safeguard from such scenarios. Also will they see each other only or everybody can see everyone else (like LinkedIn). Can you elaborate as how your bigger clients are using this solution, means what exactly is their purpose and realized benefit to them.

2. I am not clear with conversational AI aspect as well, Where exactly is it being used, are you talking about asking questions in search box using voice or what? Currently I charge people on yearly basis to maintain their contacts in my database, how safe will be I if I move all this to your platform. What type of subscription plans and payment gateways can I use (currently I used PayPal to do this).

3. Also, a person whom I invite for free to join (call him A), can they invite another person (call him B) to join for free, will both have access to all features in platform. Will B see all information in my network called "Scrap market participants." Can I charge B as well to be part of my channel otherwise my whole purpose gets defeated.

4. When you say in deal terms, "Plus bonus add-ons such as: live help for you website, automation, mobile CRM, & Business card scan" What is the context, are these things for my individual business like tools which I can use apart from your social network or what exactly do you mean? This deal is bit confusing.

4. Finally clear me what will stay confidential (like you mention word "pipeline") and what will be public. It is is important to know answer to all queries before I invest my money and time in it.

Thanks

Posted: Oct 1, 2020

Also can I integrate it with my current website, something like Cname type of configuration. Is it possible? I assume your branding stays, correct?

Thanks

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