A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

His response was unintentionally evasive: My background is in SaaS so I designed it with that customer persona in mind. I spent only hundreds of dollars a month and covered the entire spectrum of SEM. So I think the ideal customer is: SaaS, ISV, Web Products. But this was 2003 when AdWords was new. I bought ads for $0.05/click

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Customer Software Review SEM Technical Review 279

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Not because they didn’t want to do Pay-per-click (they are huge buyers of SEM) but because they didn’t want other people to know what they paid for clicks! Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? His first “real&# business came in college where he designed audio speakers.

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Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

So, if youre interested in helping avoid mistakes like that, here are the steps: Get a domain name. It doesnt have to be the worlds catchiest name, just pick something reasonably descriptive. If youre concerned about sullying your eventual brand name, dont use your "really good" name, pick a code name.

Demand 167

Demand San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2010

Viral marketing is a deliberate marketing action, designed to grow attention at a compound rate, without further stimulus, by word-of-mouth. Someone has to design and create those entertaining or informative messages that are designed to be passed along in an exponential fashion, often electronically or by e-mail.

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Viral Cost Marketing SEM 141

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The new design improved on the old one in several ways, but these improvements didnt translate all the way through the funnel. Usually, I think that means youve lost some good aspect of the old design. The designers might be telling you that the new design looks much better than the old one, and thats probably true.

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San Francisco Lean Technical Review Continuous Deployment 166

The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often. Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered more than $1 billion from employers to freelancers. According to the last stats provided by oDesk itself, the company has 4.5 million jobs.

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ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

Knowing what the competitors are doing – how they are thinking about the market, what tactics they are using, how they are crafting messages and design – can make all the difference in the battle for the customers’ mind share and conversions. Competitive Analysis for Design. First Thing’s First: Set Your Goals.

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SEO Analytics Conversion Search 131

ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

Knowing what the competitors are doing—how they’re thinking about the market, which tactics they’re using, how they’re crafting messages and design—can make all the difference in the battle for customers. Often, the layout is something their web designer came up without doing a thorough analysis or testing. (In

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Names have, of course, been changed to protect the innocent: Hope youre well; I thought Id relay a recent experience and thank you. SEM on five dollars a day Andrew Chen: Growing renewable audiences Marc Prensky's Weblog: Cell Phones in Class A new version of the Joel Test (draft) Smarticus — 10 things you could be doing to your c.

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Customer Development Engineer San Francisco Developer 131

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Marketers following this practice start with a hypothesis, design and run an experiment, and interpret results to fuel future experiments. The growth marketer would design and run an experiment (ideating, drafting, and sending the email), and then review the data to confirm or disprove the hypothesis. What are “pirate metrics?”.

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Framework Marketing Acquisition Retention 102

Transformify

AUGUST 18, 2021

If you’re wondering whether you have what it takes to take on freelancing, here are some of the popular types of freelance work you can start with: Web Development and Designing. Creative Design. Graphic Designing. Search Engine Optimization or SEO, SEM. Logo Design and Illustration. Teaching and Tutoring.

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Technical Review Software Review Search Portfolio 89

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Customer personas are often talked about in marketing and product design, but they’re almost never done well. Cooper framed personas as a way of avoiding designing for an “elastic” user, and thus cementing some sort of common properties across segments to aid cohesive design strategy. Artistic and Aspirational Alex…?

Software Review 115

Software Review Design Agile Analytics 115

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Ansoff Matrix , named for its strategist creator Igor Ansoff, can be a helpful tool as you evaluate growth opportunities. Design a marketing growth strategy that increases market share and revenue. Designing your experiment. This is where you’ll carefully design your experiment to showcase the premium membership.

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Marketing Framework Metrics Channel 115

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

It’s easy to overestimate the impact of this kind of traffic because it just feels good to have your name and company featured. It strokes your ego. You might get a bunch of inbound emails from other press and partners, and all of these things can contribute to a feeling that you’re on your way to getting tons of traffic.

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Audience San Francisco Continuous Deployment Lean 119

ConversionXL

MARCH 7, 2017

User personas are often talked about in marketing and product design, but they’re almost never done well. Cooper framed personas as a way of avoiding designing for an “elastic” user, and thus cementing some sort of common properties across segments to aid cohesive design strategy. Artistic and Aspirational Alex…?

Software Review 102

Software Review Design Agile Analytics 102

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

All I see is a name, an icon, a price, the developers name, and a review star-rating. If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. Even with only a few months of development, third parties have crammed every single category in the store full of apps. I cant really tell.

Distribution 74

Distribution San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 74

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Of the techniques he mentioned, I think four are fundamental and critical for any lean startup: TDD (or the even more politely named TATFT ) Continuous integration Automate your deployments Collect statistics The tools to help you do these things are getting better and better every day, but dont confuse tools with process.

Software Review 68

Software Review San Francisco Technical Review Continuous Deployment 68

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In other words, multivariate tests are like A/B/n tests in that they test an original against variations, but each variation contains different design elements. Skills that come in handy when setting up A/B tests are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/JQuery, as well as design and copywriting skills to craft variations.

Analytics 127

Analytics Technical Review Software Review Framework 127

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

The 210,000+ creatives at crowdspring can design a custom website to help your small business stand out. Small businesses are determined to get their name out there, too. Small businesses are determined to get their name out there, too. Successful businesses usually have a strong business name and a professionally designed logo.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

I was also in my previous life looking for something that would do this particular thing and everything I found was almost like designed to deceive consumers, to trick them into buying something or create false scarcity, which isn't what sales and marketing is about. So my name is Melissa K w a N. But it's a little bit scammy.

Technical Review 96

Technical Review Demand Cofounder Video 96

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Most engineers are terrible visual designers, but if the designer on their team is struggling, maybe they can help out with an icon or two. And wait until you see a "non-technical" designer writing simple code to try and speed up a release. Simply put, we upload all the tasks and assign a name to each task.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco SCRUM Lean Continuous Deployment 68

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

You can promote your site effectively by investing in SEM, SEO, generating top-quality content, and even on paid advertising on search engines. You can even think of using some fast learning skills to learn SEM and SEO on your own. If you are not adept at SEO, you can seek help from SEO experts.

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SEM Marketing Campaign SEO 175

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Ahrefs is one of the best Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ) and Search Engine Marketing ( SEM ) tools available for anyone who prefers to make data-based decisions in their marketing strategies. SendWithUs also handles drip marketing but focuses on sending messages directly from your app or website using email designs created by you.

Social Media 51

Social Media Marketing Analytics Audience 51

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Ahrefs is one of the best Search Engine Optimization ( SEO ) and Search Engine Marketing ( SEM ) tools available for anyone who prefers to make data-based decisions in their marketing strategies. SendWithUs also handles drip marketing but focuses on sending messages directly from your app or website using email designs created by you.

Social Media 48

Social Media Marketing Analytics Audience 48

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 12, 2013

Some people also refer to paid search marketing as SEM (search engine marketing). For practical tips, you can also read Ten Practical Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Tips and 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips. Related posts: Ten Practical Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Tips.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the DeskTeam360 Desk team 360 is the #1, flat-rate, digital marketing integration team, that helps small businesses and marketing agencies with graphic, web design, and on-page marketing services. This is John Jantsch. Ryan: Sure.

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Channel Acquisition Framework B2B 92

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Or more accurately, startups are a temporary organization designed to search for a scalable and repeatable business model.) There are few courses which teach aspiring entrepreneurs the skills (business models, customer and agile development, design thinking, etc.) Deliverable for Jan 18 th : Find a name for your team.

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Wiki Lean Management Business Model 319

ConversionXL

MARCH 29, 2017

Some secret growth hack or silver bullet that skyrocketed them to household names. Rob Sobers of Varonis confirms… Rob Sobers , Varonis : “While traditional marketing teams might appear to operate like growth teams in terms of the channels they use (SEM, content marketing, email, etc.), Yet, it still feels very elusive.

Marketing 48

Marketing Distribution Retention eCommerce 48

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

has helped thousands of entrepreneurs, small businesses, startups, agencies, and Brands (from over 70 countries), with graphic, website, and industrial design projects. We’ve paid millions of dollars to designers and want to provide similar opportunities – and a level playing field – for writers. Company names.

Non-disclosure Agreement 93

Non-disclosure Agreement SEM Non-Compete Community 93

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). Don’t skimp on design – consumers prefer and trust better looking websites. Whenever possible, follow best practices when designing your site.

Small Business 93

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 93

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 17, 2011

A website is the hub of a small business’s marketing efforts through other channels (print, SEO, SEM, email, direct, mobile, etc.). Don’t skimp on design – consumers prefer and trust better looking websites. Whenever possible, follow best practices when designing your site.

Small Business 84

Small Business SEM SEO Social Network 84

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 2, 2015

In other words, multivariate tests are like A/B/n tests in that they test an original against variations, but each variation contains different design elements. Some skills that come in handy when setting up tests are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/JQuery, as well as design and copywriting skills to draw up the variations. PPC/SEM campaign.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Analytics Software Review Framework 48

A Crowded Space

APRIL 20, 2011

Name the business - [link]. Design a logo - [link] , [link]. Design a site - same as above or [link]. Run your SEM campaigns: [link]. Optimize your SEM ad copy: [link]. Do some market research: [link] , [link]. Get some legal advice: [link]. Develop the technology - [link]. Test it: [link]. Launch the site: [link].

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SEM Social Media SEO Campaign 68

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 4, 2014

Today, we’ll cover small business web design best practices and tips. Many things have changed – we’ll point you to great new resources and examples – but the fundamental best practices of good web design have remained consistent. Here are our top 10 tips to help you create an awesome website design in 2014: 1.

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Web Small Business Design Marketing 134

VC Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Alon: BlazeMeter is the first testing cloud with a sole focus on load testing, designed to simplify performance and load testing for developers and QA testers. Our marketing efforts are focused on content marketing and SEM. I can name Tescom and Tesnet in Israel. Close to 100 are paying and using our cloud on a regular basis.

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Cloud Israel North America EC2 106

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Design and beauty matter —ask anyone at an agency who lost a client pitch with a better “steak” because they had comparatively little “sizzle.”. In the era of Excel, design didn’t matter. But an elegant, well-designed dashboard burnishes credibility. SEM and SEO templates. The dashboard below exemplifies the limitations.)

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Analytics Metrics Affiliate Aggregator 117

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The name, what it stands for, what it feels like, even what it smells like. It’s true your company will have specialists that can handle customer relationships, design things, write code, etc. To do this well you often hire designers, engineers, and product managers. No different than Apple , your brand matters.

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Sales Product Marketing SEM 73