Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

They don’t realize that customers today are looking for relationships, meaning two-way conversations with your business. Customer conversations are easy today, through responding to customers on social media, web live chats, and interactive applications on mobile devices. Don’t let your conversation marketing do the same thing.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

This trend is promising despite the rising usage of email, instant messaging applications, and social media platforms, . Why is an Uber for courier app a viable business idea for entrepreneurs? Real-time supply chain management – and live monitoring of inventory and fleet will help entrepreneurs track parcels 24×7.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 15, 2021

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they break through the noise with their noise and here are insightful responses; #1- Personalization and in-depth discussions. We've been hosting customer and prospect dinners for the past three years, where we handpick the guests and welcome them to an intimate night of deep conversation.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the future trends they see in their industry and here are the responses. #1- 8- More home buyers, low mortgage rates, data management, virtual reality and automated advertising. The pandemic sparked widespread conversations surrounding telehealth and there’s no going back.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

It will teach you about conversion optimization – how exactly to do it, based on all the best research and experiments. Why do conversion optimization? Conversion optimization is the method of tuning websites or landing pages with the goal of converting more visitors into customers. This post will make you money.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

This can look like a dedicated email sequence providing education and value around your product or service. This can be paid advertising like Facebook or Google ads leading to blog content on your business website. Step Three: Conversion & Monetization. This is when the actual selling process comes in.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Email management tools. If you’re like me and you do your best work from about 10pm onwards, you’ve probably also been in one of my pickles: How do you send an email at 2am without looking seriously unprofessional? This handy little tool allows you to write and schedule your emails for a more “appropriate” sending time.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Website Analysis.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 11, 2010

Q: You’ve stated that the goal of both your new book ( Web Startup Success Guide ) and your new tool for entrepreneurs ( StartupToDo ) is to double an entrepreneur's chance at success: Increase from 10% to 20%. Is traditional marketing and advertising completely dead, or is there still room for it in a startup?

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Up and Running

MAY 2, 2018

Now, with your customers’ journey in mind, here are 10 copywriting strategies to help you improve your writing skills and boost your conversion rates. He’s an entrepreneur that sells informational products on relationships. If your product is not actually exclusive or rare, don’t advertise it as so. Features versus benefits.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

We'll have an email address so people can communicate with us without picking up the phone.". For example, here's what the founder's ( Josh Baer ) availability looks like: Instead of trading emails with lists of available time-slots, Josh just sends the link to this page and the other person uses the product to schedule a meeting.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Accomplished entrepreneurs often pride themselves on being able to spot a gap in the market from a mile away. If the communication with your employees is confined to little more than a regular Zoom meeting or the occasional email chain, there are still many aspects of management and leadership that need to be addressed.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Helping Entrepreneurs Buy And Sell Their Agencies written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode, she’s sharing how she’s helped many entrepreneurs buy and sell businesses. And we're gonna talk today about helping entrepreneurs buy and sell their agencies. Amanda’s Website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Too many entrepreneurs don’t know what to do at this point, largely accounting for a disappointing 50 percent of startups that fail in the first five years, according to InvoiceTracker. Many entrepreneurs forget that the growth phase may be your tightest squeeze on cash. Increase the pipeline and the conversion rate.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Email marketing is one of the fastest ways to drive sales of any online channel. But the biggest challenge most businesses face is they don’t have an email database (which I’ll interchangeably refer to as a ‘list’) big enough to see the benefits of email. If your cost-per-conversion is $10, then it will cost you $100k.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 31, 2024

We asked entrepreneurs what their best networking tips and advice are and here are the responses; #1- To give before you receive Photo Credit:: Eric Eng I've connected with professionals since I was a young entrepreneur, and what my mentors taught me still rings true today: “You have to give before you can receive.”

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

SEO, email marketing, Facebook advertising). Whenever someone listed their accommodation on Craigslist, Airbnb emailed them to ask if they wanted to also post listings on its platform: Image source. Instead, they could simply click a link and enter an email address. Activation.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. We asked entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2018. #1- Most of the work we do is completed over the phone or by email. 1- Efficiency. This is the year we also aim to break even.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Advertising On Facebook For Likes Is A Waste Of Money - crowdspring.co/1fYVhou. 5 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Slopestyle - crowdspring.co/NteRRZ. Advertising On Facebook For Likes Is A Waste Of Money - crowdspring.co/1fYVhou. Email marketing best practices, 2014 edition - crowdspring.co/NeK0bD. 1gis0H1.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

As an entrepreneur, you have to work on your business as well as in it. Entrepreneur. Social Triggers is the brainchild of Derek Halpern – entrepreneur, marketing expert, and one-man success engine. And, as all business owners know, marketing is an important part of your business. Duct Tape Marketing. Social Triggers.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 25, 2020

This is the prime question that goes through most online retailers, entrepreneurs today. For most online vendors, this new revenue model was a significant change in the way brands set advertising campaigns. It’s as crucial to know standard practices that entrepreneurs sometimes tend to overlook. The Ecommerce Traps and Potholes.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 18, 2019

So that’s why we are excited about 2020 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- SMS marketing. That means in 2020 we are switching about 70% of our marketing over from email marketing campaigns to SMS marketing campaigns.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Join the conversation by adding Mashables Pete Cashmore to your Circles on Google+ Close Welcome to Mashable! INFOGRAPHIC] Mashable’s Birthday: 6 Years Covering Digital News and Innovation [INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Advertising on YouTube [INFOGRAPHIC] Music Subscription Faceoff: How Does Spotify Measure Up?

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In the last year, I paid off over $40,000 in college debt thanks to mentors and fellow entrepreneurs (as well as a handful of professionals, including expat tax experts). Send one email a day. You don’t have to quit your day job to become an entrepreneur. John Lim is a 24-year-old entrepreneur and full-time remote worker.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Many successful entrepreneurs learned how to run a business as they built one, and they had the educational benefit of being able to make mistakes and learn from them as they went along. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. There’s no substitute for experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Factor in the fundamental shift to ‘pull’ marketing taking place across the world in media and advertising. Put your social network links on your stationery, business cards, and email. Never “sell” or push out your message like conventional advertising. Then set your goals. Understand the basic tools – the social media trinity.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

All companies that This Week in Startups’ audience of entrepreneurs, company founders, and marketers would be interested in. Open-ended questions embedded on your website or in an email are two ways to collect qualitative data that reveals your audience’s pain points. Their podcast is all about discussing the startup news that matters.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. Auto-responders: Why Trigger-based Email Will Increase Your Conversions – [link]. Simplicity | Entrepreneur by Debra Kaye – [link]. Four Pricing Principles to Never Forget | Inside Intercom – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. Three things Startups and Small Businesses can do to impress and delight customers | Entrepreneur – [link]. 10 of the most counterintuitive pieces of advice from famous entrepreneurs | The Buffer Blog – [link].

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

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. But the design of this email is branded, yet simple.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 5, 2013

Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups – [link]. Small Business Marketing Tip: Send Email Campaigns At Night To Increase Revenue | crowdSPRING Blog – [link]. 4 Reasons People Subscribe to — and Open — Email – [link]. The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack | Bill J.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters? New Research: The Skills That Make an Entrepreneur | Bill J. Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters? The One Conversational Tool That Will Make You Better At Absolutely Everything - [link]. Which links get the most clicks in email newsletters?

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 11, 2020

It’s normal to know when someone has opened an email, read page 3 of your proposal, clicked on a link in an email newsletter, responded to a post on social media, etc. They’re not used to hearing the phone ring, or answering it, or keeping a telephone conversation going. A multi-channel approach has always been used in sales.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Duct Tape Transcript Email Download New Tab John Janstch (00:00): This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Nudge, hosted by Phil Agnew, and it's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. Like this show? Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Software By Rob

MAY 23, 2010

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. iMemories offers hassle-free conversion of pretty much any analog medium you have (even those old slide wheels and 8mm film) to DVD, and the DVD includes chapters every few minutes, plus a color cover with frames from the video.

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