Remove Marketing Remove Product Remove Search Engine Optimization Remove Social Network
article thumbnail

10 Keys To A Credible and Trusted Internet Web Domain

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology.

Web 117
article thumbnail

10 Ways To Highlight The Credibility Of Your Website

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Planned Iteration Startup Launch Minimizes Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

I strongly recommend a dramatic departure from this model, called “planned iteration” or Lean Startup methodology, where you assume you won’t get it right the first time, so you launch with a minimum viable product (MVP). Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market. Use social networking to start the wave.

Startup 101
article thumbnail

Every Startup Should Assume Pivots Will Be Required

Startup Professionals Musings

I strongly recommend a dramatic departure from this model, called “planned iteration” or Lean Startup methodology, where you assume you won’t get it right the first time, so you launch with a minimum viable product (MVP). Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market. Use social networking to start the wave.

Startup 105
article thumbnail

The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Do basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Marketing (SEM) yourself. Sales and marketing costs. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 102
article thumbnail

10 Steps to a Memorable Website for Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. They will exit quickly.

article thumbnail

Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Multiple Rollout Iterations

Startup Professionals Musings

Agile assumes and plans for iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve as more is known and markets change. Here are the advantages I see with this approach: Faster time to market. Use social networking to start the wave. Plan on multiple small launches, with iterations, rather than a big launch.