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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

The lessons learned by Divshot confirm that obtaining, and more importantly maintaining, visibility on the front page of a major social news site results from the congruence of three factors: audience, timing and engagement. No matter how you end up on the front page of a major news site, getting there is just the first step.

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How Many Times Should You Tweet Your Blog Post?

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve argued previously that Twitter is a new form of curated RSS and in many ways it is. But it is a transient RSS reader. I think this is important – otherwise your Twitter feed just becomes, literally, an RSS reader. Tags: Sales & Marketing Advice Start-up Advice. As an example you can see from my awe.sm

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Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

InfoChachkie

Apologies: an incomplete draft of this article was inadvertently sent out previously via RSS. Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. Share and Enjoy.

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Entrepreneurs Now Start Hyperlocal Then Go Global

Startup Professionals Musings

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. I predict that hyperlocal services sites will continue to emerge and flourish.

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The Power Of Mouth To Mouth Marketing

InfoChachkie

Buzz that does not ultimately generate sales is worth little. 230 flyers resulted in 87 site visits (38% conversion rate). Big competitors like SAP and Microsoft immediately started spending large amounts on the company''s site. In Hubba''s case, the company was well rewarded for its boldness. Share and Enjoy.

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Smart Startups Think Global But Act Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

At first this was limited to news sites that concentrated on a segment of a community, like West Seattle, but the concept is now being applied to advertising and promotion sites, blogging sites, and even legal services sites. I predict that hyperlocal services sites will continue to emerge and flourish.

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Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

InfoChachkie

Others shun translucent run-of-site Google ads, because they are distracting and monetize at extremely low rates. By solving both the technology and the distribution requirements for video to engage and track, Coull makes the dream a reality of ads being in context within video across an unlimited number of sites.”. Share and Enjoy.

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