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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. See my interview a couple of years ago with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

Cost 255
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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. See my interview a while back with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

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Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM), like cohort analysis , yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. Sales and marketing costs. Print your own collateral and marketing materials until the business is rolling.

Cost 139
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Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution

Startup Professionals Musings

Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Try Web-Ex, free teleconferencing, and Skype instead of international travel for client meetings. See my interview a while back with parallel entrepreneur Rich Christiansen , who has started 28 businesses with a target bootstrap investment of $5K each.

Burn Rate 125
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How do I get my first few customers?

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

So I think the ideal customer is: SaaS, ISV, Web Products. ” But “Web Products” is neither a market nor a target customer. I spent only hundreds of dollars a month and covered the entire spectrum of SEM. Today it would be near-impossible to bootstrap Smart Bear on those keywords. I bought ads for $0.05/click

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Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 4 Surprising SEM Stats Every E-Commerce Marketer Should Know | Search Engine Land – crowdspring.co/1kD9ZHH. Responsive Strategy | Brad Frost Web – crowdspring.co/1dgqzbK.