Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare). 49:35-51:30).

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

You may find session lengths and conversions both increased, or decreased sessions lengths with no change in conversions rate (great SEO, but issues when converting). There are 3 steps marketers can follow to start connecting specific users’ mobile and desktop behavior: Aggregate audience data. Aggregate Audience Data.

Mobile 48

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

For those who are less internet savvy, this is an area of internet marketing called competitor analysis. Researching this information using the internet doesn’t require years of working in the industry; it only requires patience and a bit of hard work – and what you do with the information is your remit.

Aggregator 80

Aggregator Database Metrics Internet 80

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” The key thesis was this: if an Internet company could obsess about only one metric, it should be conversion. As such, it is time to pound the table again – conversion is by far the most powerful Internet metric of all.

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Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93

www.kalzumeus.com

AUGUST 13, 2012

Also, all this online participation has a variety of helpful side-effects for my business: more consulting leads, link juice to help my SEO out for the product businesses, reputation/credibility enhancement, yadda yadda. Statistically speaking, you’re probably reading it either through a feedreader or on an aggregator like Hacker News.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

Here’s an example for “how to tie shoelaces fast”: The basics of SEO (with some adjustments ) apply to YouTube videos as well, giving YouTube publishers a chance to drive more awareness on Google and within YouTube. Loom doesn’t require an Internet browser; Soapbox, on the other hand, is a Chrome extension.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

JULY 1, 2010

For example, for TaskArmy, I am monitoring "find a freelancer" and "freelance marketplace" Each time someone mentions these keywords on the internet, I receive an email. Start SEOing Start a blog. SEO is probably the best long term traffic driver for your business. Alert: don’t spam, ever.

Ruby 45

Ruby RSS Australia Social Media 45

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Aggregation of Marginal Gains: Recession Busting Analytics! Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Metrics & Analytics. Market Motive: Internet Marketing Knowledge On Tap. Web Analytics Segmentation: Do Or Die, There Is No Try! Analyze This: 5 Rules For Awesome Impromptu Web Analysis. Videos: Actionable Web Analytics Tips.

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Analytics Metrics SEM Web 124

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

… You can see the wisdom of not just setting a 20% aggregate conversion rate, based on the above benchmarking data. The above graph shows you the dangers of setting targets on aggregated benchmarking analysis. For this blog, Benchmarking classifies me into Internet & Telecom vertical. Direct Traffic (I get a lot of it!)

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

JULY 1, 2010

For example, for TaskArmy, I am monitoring "find a freelancer" and "freelance marketplace" Each time someone mentions these keywords on the internet, I receive an email. Start SEOing Start a blog. SEO is probably the best long term traffic driver for your business. Alert: don’t spam, ever.

Ruby 28

Ruby RSS Australia Social Media 28

Occam's Razor

MAY 20, 2013

Part of the reason is that even if you work for a multi-channel company you are likely in the "web," "interactive," "internet," or "digital" division. As is common in these types of educational companies, aggregators rule the roost. The answer is simple: Aggregators. They do everything.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

by creating a great experience, reassuring me with clear pricing, and they won't even have to pay a bounty to their aggregators! It also happens to include textual explanations for those amongst us who want to know more (and of course delightfully will help the company's SEO strategy). Everyone on the Internet loves speed.

Web 164

Web Design Marketing Security 164

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

But, here's an extremely detailed posts that looks at five different data sources to help you make the best of keyword data that is available in other places to optimize your SEO (or even PPC) strategies: Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future. If you have a lot of them, aggregate them up.

Analytics 131

Analytics Marketing Campaign Metrics 131

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Optimizing for local search results is called local SEO. Local SEO is super important, everyone says so. The challenge is that between major data aggregators and tiny upstart listing sites, there are way too many places to get your business’ NAP info listed. Hire a professional SEO company that offers a “local listings” service.

SEO 28

SEO Aggregator Search IP 28

The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory. Typically, demand and buyers can be found after supply liquidity has been achieved through a combination of word of mouth and SEO.

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B2C B2B Demand Vertical 136

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2020

commissions on sites like eBay or Amazon, SEO costs, PPC costs, etc.) Warehousing is a broad term that addresses the costs associated with operating the warehouse itself, including rent, utilities, insurance, and internet. Marketing costs are not included in this estimate. You will be allocating the cost of sales and marketing (e.g.

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eCommerce Cost Forecast Operations 99

VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2010

PeerTV was linux on DSP, which aggregated content from the Internet like Boxee and BeeTV. All the peripheral services are profitable, but there was no place that aggregated everything under one roof. Content created by users and exhibitors for a specific event is an excellent source of SEO. It was hard.

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Aggregator Caching PHP 84

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 30, 2012

Every search engine's SEO algorithm is unique. I use the data above to customize my SEO strategy for each search engine. On top of the report you'll see the scorecard, or aggregate performance of the page via metrics like Pageviews, Unique Pageviews, Time on Page, Page Load Time (!) compared to Ask, etc. Good to know.

Analytics 145

Analytics Metrics API Web 145

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2020

This all might look like an easy, stress-free way of acquiring links, but let me use one of the phrases SEOs like the most: ”It depends!”. Another great example of linkable assets are pages that aggregate industry stats, like this one. For instance, here’s a post comparing PPC vs. SEO for startup marketing.

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B2B Social Media Email Campaign 142

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

We all get our internet access from Internet Service Providers (ISP's), and as we surf the Web, our requests go through the servers of these ISP's to be stored in server log files. Many vendors now aggregate this real customer data and present it in the form of benchmarks that you can use to index your own performance.

Analytics 123

Analytics Securities and Exchange Commission Search Engineer 123

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2011

If you are doing SEO then you are likely paying for someone. That's the internet for you. … From the deep detail reported by your web analytics tool you can choose to aggregate into buckets you most care about (like mine above). You need to know, obsessively, what you get for it. This metric delivers that insight.

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Metrics Web Analytics CPA 151

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Here’s the rub: in consumer internet (and often enterprise), if your founding team doesn’t have the chops to get a prototype of your product out and in the hands of a blogger to test and write about, you might as well save yourself a lot of pain – you’re not going anywhere. I don’t know any developers. I need money for the servers.

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. You sell a product that requires an internet connection and a web browser for access, which means your prospects are online! 3) Analyze the aggregated data to determine best practices and benchmarks across your customers.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48

VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

CDI Systems ’ NetIS is the first electronic publishing platform that integrates Digital Rights Management, Web Content Management, information retrieval, SEO and e-commerce tools into a single, seamless platform for the secure delivery and sale of digital content (textual, images, rich media etc’).

Media 145

Media Social Network Flash 145

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Like this catchy song, the Internet is full of innovative sites products put up there by entrepreneurs looking to get a million users, downloads or clicks. Aggregated, that’s a lot of money. If you’re the average Internet user, probably 10-15. But how many sites do you use on a regular basis? See graph below.

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Russia Hosting Differentiation Social Network 68

Venture Chronicles

JUNE 4, 2011

Leveraging Infographics to Improve Your SEO Rankings | 3dcart Shopping Cart Software Blog. Critics dismiss infographics as nothing more than eye candy, but I’m here to tell you that they work, as in drive traffic and improve SEO. tags: blog SEO. tags: blog. Customer Experience Matters. tags: blog social. tags: blog media.

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San Francisco Curation Social Network SEO 32

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

SEO and Analytics Tutorials. SEO for Startups â?? SEO Digger â?? SEO and campaign management tool. SEO Keyword Analysis Tool. Likelihood of Confusion -trademark, copyright and Internet Law. aggregation. Internet trends. Internet TV. State of the Internet. Lean Startup Circle â??

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53