crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Dyson fan - [link].

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Now more than ever, young people are jumping at the opportunity to be their own boss and start their own business, especially with the power of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. With a simple 30 second video posted on social media, business owners have the opportunity to build major traffic and revenue from their sites.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Media Bootstrapping 126

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A couple of factors influenced our decision: We wanted to stay bootstrapped. We had used Slack—and lots of other messaging apps—but they were either too complicated, lacked audio and video calls, or forced us to upgrade immediately. We tried providing audio and video calls (and other features) in the paid version only.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Wave is monetizing in a few different ways, but our core value proposition has always been based on a 100 percent free accounting application for small businesses with an offer-based revenue model. Today, Yodle monetizes its online marketing solution as a one stop shop for small businesses. Wave is proof of that.”.

Business Model 133

Business Model Technical Review Advertising B2C 133

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 26, 2012

We agree on the observation, and many of you have already seen our The Other 99% video. You can see my video on the subject to get more color on why. I reviewed Tim's financial assumptions, and advised him to redo them with the assumption that the team would have to bootstrap the business locally, get enough validation, etc.,

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

And essentially that was the idea behind the book, and that's what made us think about how we can help people to gain that kind of self-awareness to know what kind of business to go for, to know what kind of strategy to go for. Should you bootstrap? So that's why he's in between a business book and a self-development.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A couple of factors influenced our decision: We wanted to stay bootstrapped. We had used Slack—and lots of other messaging apps—but they were either too complicated, lacked audio and video calls, or forced us to upgrade immediately. We tried providing audio and video calls (and other features) in the paid version only.

Differentiation 48

Differentiation Non-Compete Audio Algorithm 48

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

And when I start companies now, and I know a lot of listeners are listening here who are run small businesses, when you don't have a huge amount of money for marketing budgets, for example, I'm the perfect person to come in and work with you because I know how to be resourceful cause I had no money. Should you bootstrap?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Search engine optimization (SEO) can provide low cost opportunities for a startup to market its products and/or services. However, many startup founders don’t appreciate the difficulty of executing an effective SEO strategy when you have a new company and a new domain. Please leave them in the comments?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

As a bootstrap company without investors we always have to use cash flow as our development and maintenance funds. We saw people, they were just running into roadblocks whether it be content development, design, any myriad of subset of that SEO, which of course you’re having a nice focus on custom development. I send my emails.

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Community SEO Technical Review Audience 39

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Videos/presentations. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Use us to power any video chat applications (talkshow, education apps, collaboration, etc). We have an iOS SDK as well, for web-web, mobile-mobile, web-mobile video chat and video messaging.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2021

9- Making video making easy. InVideo is a video-creating tool that moderates the ponderous process of making a video. Both these reasons motivated me to create a tool that can make video creation an unwinding experience rather than a tiresome process. Focusing on the good is what keeps me motivated to grow our business.

Entrepreneur 115

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 24, 2011

IM Creator offers high end web design for designers who need to rapidly prototype for their clients, small business owners who haven’t a clue of how to make a website, or for anyone who finds Adobe Dreamweaver too complicated. Service includes integrated Google Analytics, SEO tools, and on-demand customer service. mo or $5.95/mo

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Initially I thought he was targeting young Indian consumers, but then he started discussing small business owners. The customized phone number can be representative of the business and a small business owner has a commercial interest in paying for such a service as a way of marketing and branding their business.

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Tanzania Africa Entrepreneur Startup 128

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Of course, in the internet age, that means reading a ton of current articles and online blogs covering Search Engine Optimization (SEO), content marketing, and social media marketing. The first place I recommend spending some time learning about SEO is YouTube. See Also: 20 Marketing Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Try.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The reality for most bootstrapped web startups is that you have time – but you don’t have money. In my case the people who use my app are web savvy small business people and online marketers. It addresses a specific topic and includes step by step instructions on how to undertake the necessary SEO tasks.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

I wouldn’t advise someone who wants “quick wins” to dive into a subscription business; it’s not for the faint-hearted. I bootstrapped Subbly by building an MVP (“minimum viable product”). Search engines (SEO)—link building and content development. But, with that said, you can always do more with less.

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Curation Business Model SEO Social Media 68

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The reality for most bootstrapped web startups is that you have time – but you don’t have money. In my case the people who use my app are web savvy small business people and online marketers. It addresses a specific topic and includes step by step instructions on how to undertake the necessary SEO tasks.

SEO 27

SEO Analytics Social Media Audio 27

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Again, referring back to the Finisar case study I often teach on this topic , bootstrapping using services is a very effective way to build companies. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. This is her core market.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He should then bootstrap his product development by using the consulting fees. Again, referring back to the Finisar case study I often teach on this topic , bootstrapping using services is a very effective way to build companies. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. This is her core market.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

[link] tenthings most business-grads are too arrogant to realize that they are selling technology, not hot air, so they need a tech team to build upon, not a product. Kellie This couldn’t have come at a better time… I’m about to step into that small business selfemployment arena. link] SEO India Wonderful!!

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

For example: If you want to sell videos, you dont need to say whats in the videos. Just “sell downloadable and streamable video files.” Im a UX and front end designer bootstrapping my own products with pure sweat equity at night but always looking for someone else to partner with(engineer/programmer)to bring these ideas life.

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