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The Worst Advice We’ve Heard For SEO Services

YoungUpstarts

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is one such domain that is dotted with misinformation. Since we believe that prevention is better than cure, here’s a lowdown on some of the worst SEO advice doing the rounds over the internet. SEO is a One-Time Thing. Get Your Keyword Stuffing Game On – That’s SEO.

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10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups

Both Sides of the Table

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). For early-stage consumer companies I would be careful not to market futures at all.

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Launching a Portfolio Acceleration Platform at a Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund

David Teten

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies.

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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

One of the things I discuss the most with the portfolio companies I’m involved with is that “you manage what you measure.”. Because it can be hard to define or agree company objectives at an early stage I believe most people avoid them. How many adds came through organic SEO? SEO is seldom “free.”.

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How To Get Ready To Participate In An Acceleration Program

YoungUpstarts

If this happens, the risk of having an unpleasant experience is much higher, as an early stage startup cannot afford 7 months off the correct path. However, it is important to check the portfolio of the program and see how many companies from your industry have participated. Contact accelerator staff.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost. The reason that marketing resonated so much for us as a 2016 priority is: Portfolio. Kerry brings experience from all parts of the marketing mix.

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Recent Interview for Workbridge

Scalable Startup

>> The 15 Minute Website and Personal Website “Portfolios” – soon anyone will be able to build multiple personal sites with full e-commerce, payment systems, community, social networking, SEO, and big data analytics with no coding and very easy manipulation.

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