Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process. The best way to do this is with real customer interviews. Don’t start from how you want to sell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. According to a recent article in Entrepreneur , 94% of small and medium businesses (SMBs) now use social media as a marketing tool, and 81% use it to drive growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. According to a recent social media industry report , 92 percent said that social media is important to their businesses, and more than half report it helped them improve sales.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. Every business should look at its cost of customer acquisition (COCA) and return on investment (ROI) twice a year and after each campaign. These give good customer connection and SEO. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

It’s hard to be successful in any business when your customers can’t find you, or they find you and still can’t figure out whether your solution works for them. In fact, very few website owners even track their website activity, or use Search Engine (SEO) or Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) tools now available. Skip the hyperbole.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process. The best way to do this is with real customer interviews. Don’t start from how you want to sell.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2010

Almost every entrepreneur needs to improve their skills in this area, so I did some research in the basic principles. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. Tags: entrepreneur startup delegate authority business. Pick the best person to delegate to.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. I am a VC. I hand out money. How differentiated is that?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. Every business should look at its cost of customer acquisition (COCA) and return on investment (ROI) twice a year and after each campaign. These give good customer connection and SEO.

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Media Social Media Marketing Resource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is not placing ads, but tuning your website so that it is more highly ranked by Google, and featured in the first page of results, not in an ad beside the results. Tracking and performance reporting. Tags: entrepreneurs startups. Cost per action (CPA).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The new war for platforms has mostly been waged by Andreessen Horowitz who have raised astounding amounts of capital and therefore had the fees to put into providing more services for entrepreneurs. From an entrepreneur’s perspective we’re asked to assist in a lot of situations. Partner Leverage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. Anchor blog in your domain name.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Our model does not involve commissions or revenue share with our customers, unlike the traditional publishing model, where you give out your knowledge for a small fraction of what a publisher gets. a month for two Genies, and unlimited users or customers. Milo Sindell: In terms of business model, it's a subscription service.

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Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. Be creative and persistent.This is the hardest category to give specific “how to” advice.These are typically custom deals that take some creativity on your part, relationship building, and a whole lot of patience.But fortune favors those who prevail.

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Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. These are typically custom deals that take some creativity on your part, relationship building, and a whole lot of patience. However, I know from personal experience, many entrepreneurs neglect to take a comprehensive approach to building traffic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Anchor the blog in your domain name.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Anchor the blog in your domain name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. Blogs help because sites that update data frequently get higher SEO rankings. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Anchor the blog in your domain name.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91