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How to launch a startup without knowing a line of code

The Next Web

Use copy-paste widgets from around the web like contact forms, Skype buttons, live chat, etc. The key is to always search for what you want before reinventing the wheel. To quote one of our investors, Len Brody, on his portfolio: “I call them the workaround culture… [they] just work around anything – and you have to.”.

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10 Product Recommendation Techniques to Improve UX and Conversions

ConversionXL

One thing to look out for, though: widgets in unfavorable locations (footer, sidebar) can skew these numbers (and, in fact, all others as well), this should be kept in mind during evaluation. % Personalized recommender widgets display different products to each user based on their past purchase and browsing history. Popular Products.

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Beginner’s Guide To Set Up A Free Website On WordPress

YoungUpstarts

Some themes are designed specifically for certain purposes, such as displaying photography, promoting businesses or hosting a professional portfolio. Most themes allow you to add widgets to the sidebars or footers. Widgets range from visible site statistics to newsletter sign-up forms. Tweak the Settings. Provide Social Links.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

Do a web search to find platform-specific tools. You can also get great recommendations from your existing network; just be sure to research portfolios, websites and references thoroughly before making a decision to work with a particular developer. Procter & Gamble Launches Widget to C. Appcelerator and PayPal Team Up for M.

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A Proven UX Research Process to Redesign Your Website

ConversionXL

For example, the icons in Inc.com’s top nav are easily recognizable for their readers: a magnifying glass refers to the search bar, the human figure leads to a profile page, and the hamburger menu brings up more navigation options. A portfolio of UX work. You won’t get those insights by knowing how old he is or how much money he makes.

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Tool and resource list for new founders

The Startup Toolkit

Google Keyword Planner – see how many people are searching relevant terms. Intercom – tasteful chat and help widgets for your site, plus good automated email triggers. Drip – email courses and signup widgets for your site. Drip – email courses and signup widgets for your site. Talking to customers.

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You Can’t Spell Hardware without H-A-R-D

K9 Ventures

That’s 7 out of about 29 investments that K9 has made to date and so that’s almost 1/4 of the K9 portfolio. In at least one case, one of my portfolio companies wasn’t able to source the parts they would have really wanted because Apple had locked up the entire supply chain for that part!