article thumbnail

8 Strategies To Drive Your Startup To Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

First you need to take consolation from the fact that you are not alone, and more importantly you need to implement an active growth and marketing plan to include the following initiatives: Ramp-up visibility and strategic alliances. Actively listen to customer feedback, and don’t be a one-trick pony.

Startup 134
article thumbnail

8 Keys To Scaling The Business After Initial Traction

Startup Professionals Musings

First you need to take consolation from the fact that you are not alone, and more importantly you need to implement an active growth and marketing plan to include the following initiatives: Ramp-up visibility and strategic alliances. Actively listen to customer feedback, and don’t be a one-trick pony.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Social Networking

Tech Coast Venture Network

Targeted Messages and Advertising. Higher Ranking with Search Engine Optimization. Wikipedia did an excellent job listing the major active social networking websites … and the list keep on growing day in and day out! Here are few of the social networking benefits: Lead Generation. Two-way conversation.

article thumbnail

8 Initiatives To Increase Your Business Growth Curve

Startup Professionals Musings

First you need to take consolation from the fact that you are not alone, and more importantly you need to implement an active growth and marketing plan to include the following initiatives: Ramp-up visibility and strategic alliances. Actively listen to customer feedback, and don’t be a one-trick pony.

article thumbnail

7 Strategies For A Low Entry-Cost Sustainable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support. Use social media to actively engage with your customers. Delighted customers are your best advocates, bringing in more customers than any advertising. Manage cash flow personally every day.

article thumbnail

Stealth Mode Entrepreneurs Only Increase the Risk

Startup Professionals Musings

This takes time, and is more valuable than any advertising you can buy. In addition, a website needs several weeks of presence for indexing by search engines, search engine optimization, blog activity, and link building. Get concept feedback early. These things can’t be done while in stealth mode.

article thumbnail

7 Reasons For Your Startup to Skip Stealth Mode

Startup Professionals Musings

This takes time, and is more valuable than any advertising you can buy. In addition, a website needs several weeks of presence for indexing by search engines, search engine optimization, blog activity, and link building. Get concept feedback early. These things can’t be done while in stealth mode.

Startup 101