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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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As noted in Pour and Stir Part I , the key to the successful execution of this strategy is managing the following equation: The cost to acquire a customer < lifetime value of a customer. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. This is equivalent to being handed a free customer for every ten customers you acquire.

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Sustainable Strategies for Internet Startup Success

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Search engines. If you web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. There is still a place for paid advertising. like Google.

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7 Strategies For Beating The Failure Odds Online

Startup Professionals Musings

In addition, every business has operating costs, like customer acquisition, fulfillment, inventory, and customer service. Search engines like Google are still the primary method for finding information on the Internet. Paid search” will mitigate this to some extent, but is not a sustainable strategy.