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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I started out working for various agencies and eventually I was recruited to work in-house for a Fortune 500 company doing SEO and PPC work. While I had previous experience with many various aspects of online marketing such as web design, email marketing, etc., Thanks to Kelly Bedrich, ElectricityPlans.com ! #22-

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Why (and how) you should let your customers do the advertising for you

Duct Tape Marketing

When I first launched Hatchwise, I was still running an internet company I had started previously, called MyCustomLogo, which relied almost 100% on PPC ads to bring in new sales. So each of these factors made me decide that I wanted my next business to rely heavily on word of mouth, and to avoid PPC bidding wars and razor thin margins.