Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

It other words, it’s a team of designers and engineers. We had a designer, a front-end engineer, and a data scientist. Then, I evolved it into a growth team by hiring a designer and two engineers. Every team included a mix of designers, engineers, marketers, and copywriters. The growth teams that I’ve built.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Being active on social media sites will not only increase brand awareness, it’ll also boost your company’s rank on search engines, and prove that you’re a business that is in sync with the times. They are the first thing people see on search engines. Share Your Expertise Freely. They got great results.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Can enterprise SaaS products be viral? How Color Affects Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Search Engine Land – [link]. 47% of National Brands to Invest More in Local in 2013 [Study] | Search Engine Watch – [link]. How To Hire Hackers: A Realistic Guide For Startups | OnStartups – [link].

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

As I ask questions to understand the thinking, what usually comes out is something vague along the lines of web marketing, and/or viral growth with no numbers attached. A quick look around all the B2C startups shows that, although viral growth is often hoped for, in reality it is extremely rare.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

A name can be a prison,” says Michael Martine, the blogging and SEO expert behind Remarkablogger. Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. Plus, since spammers rely heavily on popular keywords, names generated solely with SEO in mind can seem spammy. Take AT&T. Or Does It Mean Nothing?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

PR and Prose. Thanks to Lauren Gilmore, PR and Prose ! #9- Company names are uber important for two main reasons: determines how easy prospects will remember your brand name AND improves the SEO of your site if you use keywords that relate to that industry. 9- Considering alphabets and K sound. Photo Credit: Lisa Pinnell.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

It’s not because they didn’t publish enough number of articles on their blog , didn’t take PR seriously or something like that. Or worse still, expecting every single piece to be viral. Lack of keywords – not keeping SEO in mind. Ensure that each of your content piece is optimized for search engine results.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. The Most Effective SEO Content Strategy | Duct Tape Marketing - [link]. Google App Engine is ready for primetime says Reddit/Hipmunk co-founder – [link]. 7 Social Media Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Going Viral - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. Not only does that give you a reason to publish some PR, it shows that your company is changing and evolving. Optimize your site’s search engine listing. Schema is a way to tell search engines what your content means, not just what it says. Get efficient.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. Not only does that give you a reason to publish some PR, it shows that your company is changing and evolving. Optimize your site’s search engine listing. Schema is a way to tell search engines what your content means, not just what it says. Get efficient.

Small Business 48

Small Business Marketing Technical Review Audience 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Even if you must launch to your customers, avoid the urge to also launch in extra places, just because your PR firm can do it at the same time. If you are having trouble raising money, sometimes a little PR can help. Help you raise money.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2012

Here we will focus on the ways you can improve the content you’re posting, how you can use Pinterest to direct traffic to your site and ways you can optimise it for SEO purposes. Getting your site verified can help boost your site visibility and improve your SEO efforts. SEO optimization. Improving your content. Be original.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Use An Effective LOCAL Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy An effective search engine optimization strategy will get your website on a top position in the search results pages of all the major search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Getting the most of your online marketing: the In & Out of SEM/SEO. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. on a scale of 1-4). The videos can be watched at Bessemer Online Marketing Portal (the other materials are not public). ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2). Software 2.0:

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Use An Effective LOCAL Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy An effective search engine optimization strategy will get your website on a top position in the search results pages of all the major search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Many optimizers are in favor of split-testing, too: direct marketers, landing page and SEO experts -- heck even the Google Website Optimizer team. When people (ok, engineers) who have been trained in this model enter most startups, they quickly get confused. Or should you focus on user engagement or virality?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

A channel for lead generation purposes is simply a broad way to gain access to your prospective audience – so referral generation is a channel, sales is a channel, SEO is a channel, and speaking is a channel – and there are countless ways to master every channel. You don’t simply assemble a few tactics; you master a few channels.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

This is completely analogous to the situation elsewhere on the internet, where launching a new website, product, or service with PR is getting harder and harder. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. Dont do PR upfront, dont put out a press release.

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San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Referral Marketing– This includes intentional word of mouth activities, viral tactics as well as intentional referral generation. The Referral Engine – John Jantsch – Yep, I wrote a book on the subject! The PR Masterclass : How to develop a public relations strategy that works! Six SEO Rules for 2016. Further Reading.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 13, 2007

and on the organic side (SEO optimization, buzz among influential bloggers and journalists.). 4) Sales model: From seasoned sales people to a tiered sales engine To buy, people needs to be comfortable with the product. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

Software Review 48

Software Review Internet Software Technical Review 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In this case, fully-burdened is not just the salary, bonus, and benefits of the sales rep, but also allocations for sales engineering support, executive support, marketing expense, and professional service expenses associate with securing the customer. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. ► 10/04 - 10/11. (2).

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

I am the VP of Engineering at a cutting-edge startup that sells software built on the.NET platform. You whine about how hard it is to find good engineers, then go on and on about how you intentionally avoid at least half of the market for skilled people? It’s also missing the point of engineering anything. Elaine Kenny.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 29, 2013

1 Search Results Ranking = SEO Success. Innocent on the other hand clearly understands Conversational Marketing (they are a small company, not yet corporatized I suspect, and likely deal with a smaller combination of lawyers/PR types/Social Media Gurus/Agencies – a sad likely bane on Tide's existence). REDUCE MY CPC!

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