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Why (and How) Optimizers Should Take Advantage of User State Models

ConversionXL

day 1 retention). By running this analysis, we can see that receiving a text 6 or more times (the behavior) is positively correlated with long-term retention. In this case receiving 6 texts has a PPV of 26% and an NPV of 93%. When you think about healthy user behavior, think about Facebook’s 7 friends in 10 days metric.

NPV 48
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How to create a profitable Freemium startup (spreadsheet model included!)

andrewchenblog.com

Understanding your engine of adoption User retention Of course, it’s not enough to just acquire paying users, you need to retain them. How sensitive are retention numbers on lifetime value? And even more when you reach “killer app&# status and attain retention rates around 90%. This is a big lever.

CPA 51