SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Refer a friend?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

But I've often been very surprised by one aspect of these conversations. It needs to be a conversation. Social Integration/Viral Outreach - are you integrating in some way with social networks? Any other kind of viral outreach? See Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups. Refer a friend?

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 5, 2011

In this post I will share with you some of my favorite resources on the web that I keep in my bookmark. As an online entrepreneur, I am constantly working on web projects. I am not just delegating but working in the trenches, honing the design, optimizing conversion, testing usability and adding functionality.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

I recently had the pleasure of spending an hour with Jon Steinberg, president of Buzzfeed , a company who focuses on helping media companies make their content go viral. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. I guess this video won’t go viral, then! Good comment community = viral blog.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Written by marketing consultant Mark Schaefer , the book traces the origins of “citizen influence” on the social web, delves deeply into the world of Klout , and provides tips on how one can navigate this new digital landscape. For companies to milk this, best practices include the following: - Having a conversational brand.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Maybe you identified your target audience and conversation through Twitter research, but discover a handful of forums or blogs that attract essential influencers. Blogger outreach services streamline connecting with the blogs driving the conversation you’re joining. Then, you can tactfully insert yourself into the conversation.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect the social web with the corporate wallet. 4) Crafting detailed workflows and escalation paths.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

I actually think you can push the conversation pretty far with most investors and a few good mockups. " In Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Startup Founder , I mentioned that before you build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP), you need to be really clear on your purpose.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

have the highest conversion rate and identify the content that earns the most interest from your target audience. You’ll be able to see which acquisition channels are best for long-term retention or lifetime value, not simply those that drive initial conversions. Engagement, conversion, and retention. From user to human.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

market by launching in connection with Facebook viral invites? This all represents a huge market for engagement minutes as audio as a medium, while not inherently viral, is likely more accessible to more people in terms of literacy and in many cases faster and more efficient than reading (though not in all cases). Remember Stitcher?

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Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

We at NextView have been thinking about and looking for investments in seed-stage startups which leverage the megatrend of transitioning computing away from a standard fixed-web PC world. Of course that includes “mobile-first” applications and companies which ride the adoption of tablet devices (more on those in upcoming posts).

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

You've deployed five, six or 15 web analytics tools on your website/mobile app. As you mature you start measuring things that really matter, macro and micro conversion rates , economic value , visitor loyalty. Having a conversion business impact was not the point. Or to use my metrics: Conversation Rate. Easy peasy.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The challenge with this method is that even if you can get a cost-per-subscriber of $5 (that’s $1 per click and a 20% conversion rate on your landing page) you’ll need to spend $50k to generate a 10,000 person database. If your cost-per-conversion is $10, then it will cost you $100k. Launch a viral competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Should you be buying key words from search engines, building fabulous web content, blasting out e-mail campaigns, or putting all your efforts into viral videos or social media? Content that works should be relentlessly repurposed, from web site to social media, events, etc.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

What follows is a list of resources that can be applied specifically to landing page optimization, found here on ConversionXL & from other great websites around the web. We’ve organized everything to best simulate a visitor’s experience on a landing page from first click to final conversion. The Conversion Funnel Survival Guide.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Helps Content Go Viral. Posting on social media can increase your chances of making your content go viral. And, the more you are visible online, the more you can generate sales conversions. Remember, the more web traffic you generate, the higher your chances of turning visitors into loyal customers.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Increase Conversion by Decreasing Engagement, Even with Video – [link]. Want to get a job at a startup? Show them WHY.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? per click on an SEM basis this is NOT your cost to acquire a customer – you need to add conversion rate. to $1.10) and you can focus on improving conversion (i.e. increasing conversion from 12.5%

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2018

With many people struggling to drive web traffic from Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to their blog many people are beginning to give up. While there are a lot of ways to grow their traffic I always ask to see their current traffic, conversions and email list first. Happy hunting everyone, I’ll see you on the other side.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2023

Entrepreneurs can employ popular trends, challenges, and collaborations with influencers to reach a wider audience and gain viral attention. Conversions via TikTok seem to be lower than other social media apps, but the opportunity for awareness is too massive to not utilize the tool. Thanks to Chris Gerbig, Pink Lily ! #6-

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

The result: Plenty of organic, viral interaction about the videos that boosted traffic for these YouTube users’ Let’s Play video as well as sales for Galactic Café. Takeaway : The Q&A approach will put your testimonial subject at ease, and will allow you to direct the conversation toward those key messages you identified.

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Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

We at NextView have been thinking about and looking for investments in seed-stage startups which leverage the megatrend of transitioning computing away from a standard fixed-web PC world. Of course that includes “mobile-first” applications and companies which ride the adoption of tablet devices (more on those in upcoming posts).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Join the conversation with Community Forums. Keep the atmosphere relaxed and fun, to increase traffic, and maybe even go viral. Win with engaging contests.

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The Next Web

MAY 7, 2014

Clicks, shares, pins and retweets are all part of the conversation. Even in the age of BuzzFeed and go-viral formulas (online quizzes involving yesteryear celebrities apparently back in style), many brands still engage traditional ad agencies and marketing consultants to craft their message. This story continues at The Next Web.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Most of the time, the experiments you run will have a zero percent conversion rate - meaning no customers were harmed during the making of this experiment. I would aim to get no more than 1o0 clicks per day - over the course of a week or two, youll get pretty good conversion data. Measure conversion rates. What a great post.

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www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Actionable Analysis Analyzing Customer Data Conversion & ROI ROI Marketing Verifying Business Value. Adding to this pressure, social media conversion rates are low relative to other marketing strategies. Show your emotional side to increase virality. Milkman in an article entitled, "What Makes Online Content Viral?"

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Exactly where they need to be, on their smart screens scrolling some viral internet discussion. Using Social Media Listening, you can listen to the conversations of people who are talking about your industry and are looking for a better experience. 4: Find out where the community hangs out. 5: Sense the Ebb and Flow. Conclusion.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Right now the most important role to hire in Twitter would be a seasoned marketing professional who could proactively change the conversation about Twitter and educate people about its significance as an information sharing tool. Twitter resurfaces things and can drive old content viral. I guess it wasn’t in their DNA.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 10, 2020

However, many of these switches took places much before the viral outbreak. These include the Ria website, the mobile web, as well as the Ria mobile app. You can readily check the latest conversion rates and fees. Such measures have created a scarcity of available cash in circulation. Many more are planning to do the same.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Join the conversation with Community Forums. Keep the atmosphere relaxed and fun, to increase traffic, and maybe even go viral. Win with engaging contests.

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SVPG

JANUARY 12, 2011

Building a great product worthy of conversation is generally thought to be the product manager’s job. Part of a product marketer’s job is to get involved during the product’s planning and ensure it passes these simple tests: Is this something other people will talk about if we’re not directing the conversation?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

Who knows, you might even go viral. There doesn’t exist a scientific formula for going viral. So, by increasing your business’s web presence on YouTube, you would, at the same time, increasing your chances of ranking higher on Google. Secondly, Google owns YouTube.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers you need. Join the conversation with Community Forums. Keep the atmosphere relaxed and fun, to increase traffic, and maybe even go viral. Win with engaging contests.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you prefer a face-to-face conversation, there’s also an option to search for a mentor by your zip code. COMEDIVA, a web production company developing a female-driven video comedy site, is searching for that multi-talented web developer / designer / SEO guru who can handle. This Mornings 4 Biggest Stories in S.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

For Mickiewicz, he was keen on monitoring the conversations on the vBulletin forum on WR. Track your competitors, look for their sales process, what’s going on on their front page, and their conversion rates. You can get more sign-ups using viral techniques. Then people started offering money to have directed contests.

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