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Slideshow about How To Get The First 1,000 Users For Your Startup By Roy Povarchik & Ben Lang
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Ben Lang @benln Roy Povarchik @roypovar ben@mapme.com roy@roypovarchik.com
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Tips Be active, comment, submit Don’t ask for votes Post early in the day Comment as “maker” Answer questions quickly Build an awesome product
Tips Be active, comment, gain karma Make sure content is relevant Ask a few people for upvotes Send /newest URL Don’t vote from same IP
PR Getting blogs to write about you
Tips • Find the right journalist • Keep it short • Give an angle, story • Send at the right time • Follow up on Twitter, Facebook • Build something awesome
People to Follow Gabriel Weinberg - @yegg Leo Widrich - @leowid Iris Shoor - @irisshoor Sacha Greif - @sachagreif Nir Eyal - @nireyal Ryan Hoover - @rrhoover Andrew Chen - @andrewchen Hunter Walk - @hunterwalk
Blogs to Follow Quick Sprout KissMetrics Little Big Details Quora Startup-Marketing
Reasons to visit Educate user Thought Leadership Start Of A Funnel SEO
It’s easier to get people interested in your content than your product It’s easier to get people interested in the product behind the content their reading
Write for your users Writing Post regularly and frequently Write under your name Use relevant images Great headlines Over 1,200 words Help users Don’t talk about yourself Use images
Post on social media Promote Twitter - 4,4,3,3,2,1 Add share buttons Post to relevant groups Reach out to influencers Blog Directories Email Marketing
Convert Have a clear CTA Use “Content Upgrades” Offer Email subscription
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