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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

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It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? Website Analysis.

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Lessons Learned: The App Store after the gold rush

Startup Lessons Learned

Acqusition competition is how new apps get new customers. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. If the rating in the App Store is based on usage, I am sure those popular social networking applications are sure to be in the top and the hot seat always.

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How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone

Startup Lessons Learned

Not many customers ever browse the app directory or search for specific apps - they dont have to, they find out about apps by being invited by a friend. If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Do some Customer Development instead. March 13, 2009 11:09 PM Steen Seo Öhman said. Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. Help you raise money. But dont be too sure.

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Lead Generation – A Complete System

Duct Tape Marketing

A channel for lead generation purposes is simply a broad way to gain access to your prospective audience – so referral generation is a channel, sales is a channel, SEO is a channel, and speaking is a channel – and there are countless ways to master every channel. Let each partner have a day where they educate everyone in the network.

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Traffic Acquisition Strategy: A Data-Driven Approach to Increase Site Traffic

ConversionXL

If you don’t have customers, our articles on customer development and how to write compelling copy without customers can help you get started. Other social networks. CXL uses Yoast SEO & Video SEO to make getting video thumbnails into the search results much easier.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Use [link] – requires knowledge of SEO and keywords. We’re considering doing SEO and PPC as well as cold calling to generate leads. 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early.