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RSS Troubles (FeedBurner)

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Apologies to those who read this blog via RSS. For about two weeks no new posts were showing up in my RSS feed, then last week old posts were marked as new with multiple rows of links added below them. Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Just curious.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

SuperMac sold our graphic boards for the Macintosh through multiple distribution channels: direct sales to major accounts, national chains, independent rep firms, etc. But the computer retail channel was a large part of our sales. He had teamed up with a former product manager at P&G to deliver seminars on just this subject.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: The Startup Death Spiral (part.

Steve Blank

This post describes how following the traditional product development can lead to a “startup death spiral.&# In the next posts that follow, I’ll describe how this model’s failures led to the Customer Development Model – offering a new way to approach startup sales and marketing activities. The board raises a collective eyebrow.

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The Best Small Business Tools of 2013

Up and Running

Medium : One of our favorite publishing platforms, Medium, recently opened its (previously invitation-only) doors to all writers—all you need is an email address and a Twitter account, and you can sign up and blog on the site. ” -Caroline Cummings, VP of Sales and Business Development. And the price is right! For Security.

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You Should Probably Send More Email Than You Do

www.kalzumeus.com

You Should Probably Send More Email Than You Do. One medium I’ve never made much use of personally is email. This is objectively suboptimal, because email is the best broadcast channel ever invented for business purposes. The Thirty Second Sales Pitch. If you’re on the list, send me an email.

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Three Tips for Getting People to Read Your Email Newsletter

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I’m subscribed to his mailing list, and recently received an email update about a new version of the app; the kind of email I would typically delete without thinking. So I am presenting them here as tips for getting people to read your email newsletter.

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Why Content Marketing Evaluation Should Start With A Good Plan And Research

YoungUpstarts

Let’s say your business’ primary goal (what you want) is to increase online sales. Get 5,000 email subscribers within six months. However, you can use your website and Facebook page to get people to become email subscribers. Include an email capture with every post. Sign up for their newsletter or RSS feed.

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