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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

How many adds came through organic SEO? Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. Usually you have a catch-all bucket for “direct” or similar that often came through PR or word-of-mouth. SEO is seldom “free.”. How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on?

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How $10 and the iPhone 7 Earned This Startup 1.5 Million Visitors in a Day

crowdSPRING Blog

As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit. Every viral marketing campaign needs a good landing page. Turning Hits into Customers.

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How $10 and the iPhone 7 Earned This Startup 1.5 Million Visitors in a Day

crowdSPRING Blog

As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit. Every viral marketing campaign needs a good landing page. Turning Hits into Customers.

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How $10 and the iPhone 7 Earned This Startup 1.5 Million Visitors in a Day

crowdSPRING Blog

As soon as Apple confirmed the removal of the headphone jack, Nicer’s team used their personal accounts to share the link to ApplePlugs.com on social networks and any site that could contribute to traffic for free. It was a viral hit. Every viral marketing campaign needs a good landing page. Turning Hits into Customers.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

A name can be a prison,” says Michael Martine, the blogging and SEO expert behind Remarkablogger. Plus, since spammers rely heavily on popular keywords, names generated solely with SEO in mind can seem spammy. Just don’t forsake that natural ability because you’re so focused on domain names, SEO and empty vessels. Is It Sticky?

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Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs

www.forentrepreneurs.com

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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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm.