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How We Took on Slack (and Lived to Tell About It)

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A couple of factors influenced our decision: We wanted to stay bootstrapped. When it came time to market our SaaS product, we had zero knowledge of other channels. We started with some clumsy PR—badgering our clients to mention us in their content in exchange for some free work on their websites. The first (and failed) attempt.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

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We created UpKeep to fill this void—a cloud-based solution that was affordable for any size business.” – Ryan Chan, founder of UpKeep. In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products. The Complete Guide to Registering Your Business Name. Domain Names and Trademark Law.

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How We Took on Slack (and Lived to Tell About It)

ConversionXL

A couple of factors influenced our decision: We wanted to stay bootstrapped. When it came time to market our SaaS product, we had zero knowledge of other channels. We started with some clumsy PR—badgering our clients to mention us in their content in exchange for some free work on their websites. The first (and failed) attempt.

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What is Sweat Equity Worth?

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Business & Small Business. Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video).

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Smart Bear Live 8: Edwin from MeetingKing.com

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Edwin: Small to medium, so I have people that have teams of five people in their company, 20 people in their company up to 200. Jason: For example, like in America, small business is up to 150. I do think that most of my customers are small/medium businesses. Jason: Okay. I’m just clarifying. Edwin: Yes.

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Marketing Sweat Equity: Getting Your Startup’s First Sales—Without Spending Money on Consultants and PR

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Google Webmasters has a fantastic channel, chock-full of helpful guides based on the expertise of the team that makes Google work. See Also: 20 Marketing Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Try. Encourage the people that view your content to follow your social media channels and interact with you. Knowledge is power.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

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I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. Have you always dreamed of being your own boss? You just want to check her out.