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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.

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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.

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7 Incentives For Testing Your Startup Marketing Early

Startup Professionals Musings

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Optimize your web history and presence. Stealth mode normally means no time for search engine optimization prior to product launch, not to mention relevant blogging activity, and link building.

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7 Reasons To Avoid Stealth Mode For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Optimize your web history and presence. Stealth mode normally means no time for search engine optimization prior to product launch, not to mention relevant blogging activity, and link building.

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Social Networking

Tech Coast Venture Network

Here are few of the social networking benefits: Lead Generation. Higher Ranking with Search Engine Optimization. Keep in mind though that social networking needs to be an integrated part of your existing strategy. Targeted Messages and Advertising. Two-way conversation. Ability to listen and monitor.

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8 Ways That Blogging Will Kickstart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Blogging will improve your site search engine ranking. New and relevant content on a regular basis is a major driver in search engine optimization, as well as the inbound and outbound links that blog comments generate. It's the first step to full use of social media marketing.

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7 Strategies For A Low Entry-Cost Sustainable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition to legal and local requirements, you need a business name that is available as a website domain name, and a user name on key social media channels, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support.