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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Is it pay-to-play? Affiliate tracking? If so, are specific software development processes necessary? Discount support? Free-trials? Often this ties to marketing support. In other words, you want to offer a discount to a given group to provide incentive. Do you have a merchant account already set up? Tracking URLs?

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

Is it pay-to-play? Affiliate tracking? If so, are specific software development processes necessary? Discount support? Free-trials? Often this ties to marketing support. In other words, you want to offer a discount to a given group to provide incentive. Do you have a merchant account already set up? Tracking URLs?

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How to Build an Audience with Social Media Brand Marketing

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They know there are affiliate links. They know there’s pay-to-play stuff. When people share your content with like-minded groups on social media, it helps build affiliation and keeps you top-of-mind. They know that the vendor’s blog isn’t objective. These are key ingredients in building a brand people care about.