SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

SEO for Startups )? Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? SEO Support - will URLs need to be well formed? Will back-end support for SEO be needed? Other types of users? Administrators?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. How do people drive SEO growth? Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Los angeles-based online search marketing provider The Search Agency said it has released a new offering today, which it is calling h(SEO). The Search Agency called its new product a "new holistic approach to search engine optimization (SEO)". READ MORE>>.

Search Engine Optimization 178

Search Engine Optimization SEO Social Media Sites 178

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? What problem is your product trying to solve? Wireframes?

Develop 520

Develop Development Technical Review SEO 520

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. I’m a big believer in product stability & performance before adding too many features. How many adds came through organic SEO? If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? SEO is seldom “free.”.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2012

The firm said its new Launch by Local product is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, and helps customers with digital marketing. The product includes web hosting, social media, mobile, content creation, website creation, SEO, and other services for those businesses. The new tool will start at $249 per month for SMBs.

Marketing 169

Marketing Services SEO Social Media 169

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

In essence Muhammad thinks the “growth hacking” is a charlatan term for online marketing that consists of a bunch of everyday tasks that all online businesses should be doing: SEO, SEM, Content Marketing, Social Media, Referral Marketing, etc. “How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?

Technical Review 384

Technical Review SEM SEO Marketing 384

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background. How did it help you?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Q&A delivers amazing SEO juice that I’ve seen at several recent companies so I get that. And SEO juice of sites with no value makes searching for real product feedback suck. And SEO juice of sites with no value makes searching for real product feedback suck. sites still dominate. Burstly ( Led by … me!

Venture Capital 232

Venture Capital Capital SEO Yahoo 232

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, despite low SEO rank). Thus I recommend that you stick with organic search, and use SEO to raise your ranking. Marty Zwilling.

PPC 154

PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. SEO for Startups )? Of course, we’ll also discuss the details of the product itself. A lot of the product discussion feeds off the answers to this conversation. Where’s the mystery (see Matching Algorithm )?

Software Development 292

Software Development Develop Development Startup 292

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2010

Chartbeat is a relatively young company and product. I’m only writing about the product because I’m passionate about it. Let’s start with what I like most about the product. I’m not a shareholder and I’m not even actively looking at making an investment. Basically, it rocks!

Blogging 287

Blogging Google Screening Mahalo 287

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In fact, some totally avoid it, assuming their product or solution will speak for itself later. Contributing to industry blogs, or starting your own, is an ideal way to express your positive values, and build a reputation that can save you later if your product stumbles, or you receive some negative challenges.

Product 127

Product Entrepreneur Technical Advisors Technical Review 127

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2014

Woodland Hills-based online local online marketing provider ReachLocal is bragging today that it has signed up 1,000 clients for its new ReachEdge marketing automation product. The product had been launched in September of 2013.

ReachLocal 153

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Customer Custom 153

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

What you really want to know is which campaigns drove “bottom of funnel activities” such as: Purchases, newsletter signups, subscribers, comments and so forth in the same way you’d be tracking this on Google Analytics for your SEO / SEM campaigns, direct referrals, etc. I have been using the basic awe.sm No brainer.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2010

According to the firms, the two will provide an integrated search and display marketing product. Acquisio said it manages more than $450M in ad spending for such firms as Yellow Pages Group, SEO Inc. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. Green was founder of AdECN, an ad exchange purchased by Microsoft in 2007.

PPC 165

PPC Ventura SEO Advertising 165

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Similar with product features. Let me give you an example.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

Gordon Gould , the co-founder of SmartPants, talks about the company and how it's applying what he learned founding ThisNext and from a long experience in the social media market to the consumer products goods area--what he describes as Brands 2.0. First, talk about what SmartPants Vitamins are? We give it to our own kids.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

Of course he wanted to talk a lot about his product and company – he was looking for money after all. Later on he would offer to share his advice on SEO with other portfolio companies. But every time he came he was looking for ways to help me. He would send deals.

Venture Capital 407

Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). My general rule is that it’s good to be stealth in the early days while you’re building your product and testing your market. It’s a buggy product but pretty damn cool.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches?

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Tech.Co

JANUARY 15, 2018

Ward, O’Reilly author of The SEO Battlefield and CEO of CircleClick Media , said punctuation, top level domains, and even spellings can impact the ease of getting found online. Your new business name or product may be available as a domain name, but Ward said owners still need to do a bit of research before clicking the purchase button.

SEO 70

SEO Startup Sites Research 70

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Team – higher requirements for caliber of team members Product – focus on truly differentiated and not me-too Market – is it really big enough to provide investor returns** Traction – need more users, partners, patents, etc Timing – are you building for yesterday or 2 yrs from now?

Startup 150

Startup SEM IP SEO 150

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

companies should… focus on building amazing products. If you have amazing products, the marketing of those products is trivial. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible. Instead of focusing on marketing as an activity… integrate it into (your) products.”. Brad Feld, Managing Director, Foundry Group.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It’s sort of like having an Encyclopedic history book before just launching your product and seeing whether anybody uses it. Remember that you’ll be investing against people who have worked on the Google algorithm and REALLY know what drives SEO. They have real stories about what drives user engagement and viral adoption.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation.

Entrepreneur 89

Entrepreneur Services Product Search Engine Optimization 89

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. There’s also the opportunity to do some consulting with interested customers to provide needed revenue while the product is still under development. Build your brand and get leads today.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics. You spend the months influencing the influencers.

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Product Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Delegate what you can’t do, and what doesn’t interest you. Pick the best person to delegate to. Listen and observe.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Product Startup SEO 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

socalTECH

JULY 17, 2009

San Diego-based Covario , a developer of search engine marketing automation tools, said earlier this week that it has rolled out a new product which the firm will further automate keyword marketing for customers. According to the firm, it has launched a product called D3- Data Driven Decisions for Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Search Engine Optimization 100

Search Engine Optimization SEO San Diego Web 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2019

According to MomentFeed, it has added new a new "Location Finder Templates and Widgets" product, which provides location brands and digital agencies with SEO-ready landing pages for their local locations. Pricing on the new product were not announced.

Template 113

Template Draper SEO Santa Monica 113

socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2018

According to ConsumerTrack, Au will integrate product, data, SEO, and design to its clients. Los Angeles-based ConsumerTrack , which operates GoBankingRates.com, GoFreeCredit.com, and other similar websites, said this morning that it has named Joy Au as its Chief Strategy Officer. READ MORE>>.

SEO 100

SEO Los Angeles Design Customer 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

Luxury Presence says it also offers up services for lead generation, managed SEO, managed Instagram, copy writing, and video production. The funding was led by Switch Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners, Toba Capital, plus Gerald Risk, Peter Kelly, Jonathan Erlich, and Blaine Vess. READ MORE>>.

Services 100

Services Marketing SEO Writing 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2013

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on paid search results (appear on the first page of search results, right hand column, despite low SEO rank). This is NOT the same as Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Marty Zwilling.

Paid Search 90

Paid Search PPC Organization SEO 90

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Mike built a white label product that let large publishers leverage text based ads by building their own marketplace rather than using Ad Words. Do you agree that Google SEO optimized results for high volume search terms are broken? (49:35-51:30). ESPN, Forbes, AOL were customers. The company later sold for around $300 million.

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2010

Alec Shankman is CEO of Santa Monica-based Gotcast (www.gotcast.com), an online site focused on casting of actors for television shows, movies, and other productions. The firm is venture and angel backed, and was co-founded by Wil Schroter, who is involved with a number of other startups here, including Affordit.

Hollywood 252

Hollywood Startup Sites SEO 252