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26 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2017

Hearpreneur

2017 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- I had my 8 months expenses saved by May of 2017 and put it my two weeks notice at that time. 1- Top rankings.

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ProductCamp Austin 2017 — a few lessons

Austin Startup

link] ProductCamp Austin 2017 — a few lessons was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Think clearly of whether or not you have discovered significant authentic demand that can be met.

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Mary Meeker’s Internet And Digital Trends for 2017

Brandanew

Here are some of my favorite key takeaways: Mary Meeker’s Key Internet and Digital Trends for 2017. Social media is driving up the need for transparency and online customer support. 82% customers stopped working with a company after bad social media experience – the channel is driving accountability.

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6 Ways The Business Social Media Players Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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The Small Business Guide To SEO (Search Engine Optimization) in 2017

crowdSPRING Blog

Let’s take a look at the top ten things you can do to make SEO an effective part of your 2017 marketing strategy: 1. Or you might actually see some early benefits and more conversions (i.e. Define Conversions Properly. A conversion is an action that a user performs on your site. Set Specific Goals.

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6 Reasons Earned Social Engagement Surpasses Paid Ads

Startup Professionals Musings

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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As it turns out, app retention & conversion are hard

Austin Startup

The report offers engagement, retention, and monetization insights from 572 Financial Services, SaaS, eCommerce, and Media/Entertainment apps, with 1.3b unique users, and 50b events, from June 1st through August 31st, 2017. Spoiler : user retention and conversion are hard. On the other side, though, ugh.