crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link]. The Series A Crunch: One More Reason to Bootstrap and Skip Venture Capital | Enterprise Irregulars - [link]. Seth’s Blog: The cycle of customers who care - [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

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Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 255

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link]. Bootstrapping is Bullshit – [link]. Being bad to your customers is bad for business – [link]. Customer Experience Nirvana: How UX & marketing are set to increasingly collaborate – [link]. Ideas for effective testimonials: [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2015

Even if your business is primarily offline, new potential customers are increasingly relying on online channels, such as search and social media, to research and inform their purchasing decisions. It’s no wonder that our own customers told us that “website” was the #1 intended purpose for their shiny new logo design. Keep it Relevant.

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Sales and marketing costs. Savings can be huge in these areas.

Cost 139

Cost Burn Rate SEM Startup 139

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Now you can get a product built in China almost overnight with minimal up-front cost, with delayed payment based on first-customer order commitments. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

Creating Customers for Life: 50 Resources on Loyalty, Churn, and Customer Retention | Help Scout – crowdspring.co/1lD094d. Helpful insight for bootstrapping entrepreneurs … how we built besnappy for 317000 – crowdspring.co/1o7tpX4. 15 Free Bootstrap Admin Themes – crowdspring.co/1jB1FYK.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Before you simply open your doors to the public, you may want to strategize. With a plan in place for your opening day, you’ll be able to ensure that you get plenty of customers in the door and generate enough media buzz to keep bringing in business long after. How can you get the media interested? Opening a brewery?

Social Media 60

Social Media Elevator Pitch Guerilla Campaign 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 9 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Their Customers – crowdspring.co/1loBthB. 15 Best Bootstrap Design Tools – crowdspring.co/1ncKgIa. The above ad for Aflac is arguably, one of the most interesting ad placements ever.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

That same year I formed The Cutler Group, a public relations agency that helps innovative technology companies achieve high-value media coverage. This is what is called “bootstrapping,” though my friends on the Young Entrepreneur Council have always said that it’s really more like shoe-strapping — boots are too expensive.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5 I started R Public Relations on a wing and a prayer, but my reputation in the public relations world has followed me to success. We wanted our customers to have the opportunity to learn exactly how our products are made and with what ingredients.

Entrepreneur 126

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. Dealing With Customer Resistance To Change – [link]. Media Relations 101 for Your Startup – [link]. How To Redesign Your Homepage: A Bootstrapped Process – [link]. Ideas for small business: Surveying your customers – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2. 40 Extensions And Plugins For Extending Bootstrap – crowdspring.co/1w2XjfG. Small Business Tips: 5 Great Online Tools (That I’ve never mentioned before) – crowdspring.co/1q6KH6T.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 16, 2012

Competitive Differentiation that Matters – [link] 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Repeat after me: business is always about the customer – [link]. Repeat after me: business is always about the customer – [link]. 7 Rules for Bootstrapping a Business – [link]. Name dropping!

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

There are many hurdles to jump through to get a customer to use our coupons for their prescriptions. But once they finally have enough trust in us, and use it the first time and save significant money (all for free), then they are hooked and we have a customer for life. Thanks to Brandon Monaghan, Miracle Brand ! #11-

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 147

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd. How To Turn Your Online Visitors Into Customers Without Them Even Knowing – crowdspring.co/1fLcnYW. A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. Here’s the full PDF – crowdspring.co/1cNY3hP.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 11, 2014

Showcase of Useful Bootstrap Tools For Web Developers - crowdspring.co/1kY1Qey. Three tips for perfecting the mobile customer experience | Econsultancy - crowdspring.co/1gKY6ge. Top 20 Best Fonts Every Designer Should Have - crowdspring.co/1gKXMOE. 20 Creative Negative Space Logo Designs - crowdspring.co/1lNUtJx.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. 3 Keys To Increasing Customer Loyalty With Social Media – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2010

Over 100 Strategies for Providing Outstanding Customer Service – [link]. The Web Entrepreneur’s Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable, & Proud: iTeleport – [link]. 3 Keys To Increasing Customer Loyalty With Social Media – [link].

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Bootstrapped, Profitable & Proud: Github – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link]. 10 essential tools to get your new web-app off the ground – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Don’t Accidentally Bootstrap Yourself to Death | saastr – [link]. Apple Falls to Four-Year Low in Online Customer Satisfaction Survey | AllThingsD – [link]. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We are committed to delivering affordable and convenient bookings to our customers anywhere in Nigeria. We were bootstrapping the company’s funding, so we could not afford to hire a firm to help us come up with a company name. Thanks to Ron Wood, Ron Wood Public Relations, Ltd. 19 – A True Measure.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur Haiti Nigeria 48

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 16, 2015

Excellent Examples of Sign Up Forms That Impress Your Customers Right From The Start | InstantShift crowdspring.co/1AsJxr4. 11 Bootstrap UI Editors For Developers crowdspring.co/1Dkibmy. – Crazyleaf Design Blog crowdspring.co/1xUxlOP. 7 Of The Best Error Messages On The Internet | Co.Design | business + design crowdspring.co/1Bx5x1S.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Why you should challenge your customers’ assumptions – [link]. Why you should challenge your customers’ assumptions – [link]. Bootstrapping Your Startup or Small Business - [link]. Customer Experience More Important than Ever – [link].

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2015

Slim, bootstrapping teams could wear a designer hat and produce the rich content quickly and inexpensively by enlisting some of these fantastic content-producing tools: Capture the moment with Skitch. offers multiple templates to kick off your design – and easy-to-use customizing features help to guide your guide to fit your brand.

Design 28

Design Social Media Bootstrapping Early Stage 28

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2015

How to Keep Your Customers Coming Back for More crowdspring.co/1RKaIV1. Why our brains so easily relate to conceptual maps | My Design Shop crowdspring.co/1L1UlhR. 7 Best Alternatives to Bootstrap crowdspring.co/1Lc9obb. Tips for Launching Minimum Viable Products Inside Big Companies crowdspring.co/1Le1IGF. crowdspring.co/1VB44AO.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Small Business and Startups: When a Customer Deserves to Be Fired | @crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1VilkfO. How Bootstrapping Became a Lost Art and Venture Capital Became an Addiction – Capterra Blog crowdspring.co/1fwqKUb. Surprising Reasons to Be Happy When Your Employees Fail crowdspring.co/1JaJO38.

Small Business 48

Small Business Design Social Media Startup 48