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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

InfoChachkie

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

InfoChachkie

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company. Share and Enjoy.

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‘Do-It-Yourself’ Startups Have Never Been Easier

Startup Professionals Musings

Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. The menu should include a link to your blog, separately set up on Blogger, Wordpress, or TypePad – all free. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing.

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5 Easy Steps to Your Own E-Commerce Startup for $100

Startup Professionals Musings

This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. The menu should include a link to your blog, separately set up on Blogger, Wordpress, or TypePad, again free.

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Kick-Start Your eCommerce Business for $100 or Less

Startup Professionals Musings

This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. The menu should include a link to your blog, separately set up on Blogger, Wordpress, or TypePad, again free.

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Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi

SoCal CTO

And I'm looking forward to more interaction now that she's blogging. BLOG: [link] LINKEDIN: [link] TWITTER: [link] What's a phone booth? We came up with a positioning strategy that helps them sell value-added when recession-pinched customers are squeezing them for low rates. Maybe you can blog about that?

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E-Commerce Startup Entry Cost is at All-Time Low

Startup Professionals Musings

This costs nothing, and allows you to safely collect money from customers all around the world. Customize your website using one of the tools above, selecting one of the standard templates for design and layout. The menu should include a link to your blog, separately set up on Blogger, Wordpress, or TypePad, again free.