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Why (and How) Optimizers Should Take Advantage of User State Models

ConversionXL

It requires that optimizers put in the effort to create user state models, dig into cohort analysis and correlative metrics, run experiments for different user states, etc. When you think about healthy user behavior, think about Facebook’s 7 friends in 10 days metric. day 1 retention). What Are User State Models?

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How to create a profitable Freemium startup (spreadsheet model included!)

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Comments Click to download Freemium spreadsheet Background on this discussion Last year, the stupendous Daniel James co-hosted a talk with me on Lifetime Value metrics for subscription and virtual goods-based items. CPM/CPA/CPC) What do the intermediate metrics look like? How sensitive are retention numbers on lifetime value?

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