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How I got my first thousand users
- cscotti 8y agoReally nice blog post. Regarding the free page-check without login vs requiring login; I’m not so sure it’s as clear cut as put there. Signing up for a service with significant community backing is a lot less scary/annoying than signing up for something that no one ever heard of.
- codewritinfool 8y agoNice! In the sentence, "If you have any suggestions about howI can futher increase", you could put a space between how and I.
- rickhaasteren 8y agoDone, thanks!
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoRick, it would be nice to post an update tomorrow to see how many signups you got after being featured on HN.
- rickhaasteren 8y ago35 so far. Keep 'em coming!
- rickhaasteren 8y ago122 now. I'm a happy man!
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoIs the registered to paid ratio still 10:1?
- nthdesign 8y agoThis was a great post, and I learned several things. Thank you for sharing. Just a brief note that it should be “lots” not “lot’s.”
- rickhaasteren 8y agoMy bad, it's fixed now. Thanks!
- ethbro 8y agoAgreed on the sentiment though. Refreshing to read something with "just the interesting stuff" and less window dressing.
- apo 8y agoIt strikes me as odd how many of these growth hacking stories describe a web analytics tool (as in the linked article), an email subscriber system, or a CMS extensions/hosting solution. Throw a rock in any direction and you'll hit 20 of these accounts. Watching some Microconf presentations I was struck by the same thing. The talks were dominated by people who had created Wordpress plugins, created an SEO tool, or built an email autoresponder. There's a strange circularity to it - almost like a pyramid scheme. Maybe this reflects a coincidence of interests: people who like growth hacking enough to write about it tend to create SEO tools and email drip systems. OTOH, maybe the lessons these stories teach are too specific to be useful for other kinds of businesses.
- mlevental 8y agothe way i think about this is mcdonald's employees getting their oil changes from jiffy lube across the street and the jiffy lube employees eating lunch at the mcdonald's - there's no external investment in the local economy (yes this basically a microcosm for all economics).
- maged 8y agoThat can't be true when so many of these small businesses have such massive margins. They're not spending the earnings on other small online businesses.
- cyberferret 8y agoCongrats to the OP, but I am assuming that these are 1000 users who are on a 'free' account? If so, I'd be interested in hearing about strategies to convert these free accounts into paid subscriptions in the future, or monetising them in some other way. I assume that is the end goal of SiteGuru? To be profitable in some way?
- rickhaasteren 8y agoAbout 90% are on a free account, most others on a paid account through StackCommerce or similar tools. Monetization is my next goal - and probably should have been much earlier. I'm thinking about 1 month free trials automatically converting people to a paid account after that. I would ask for their creditcard details during sign up. I'm still trying to figure out what would be the best approach. More on that in my next post, How I Make $50 Million A Day Without Working.
- gravity_123 8y ago> I started emailing bloggers in the SEO space, inviting them to try Siteguru and write about it. At the same time, I hired a linkbuilder to reach out to relevant sites that could feature my tool. > The result? Zero. Nothing. Ha! The number of spam emails I get, sometimes I wonder if there is actually a good product like this which might be useful but gets lost in the sea. Edit : really nice and to the point product, found a bunch of issues with my website. Now all my broken links are fixed and the website has a favicon!
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoEven if I spot something interesting the fact that they spammed me creates a barrier they won't get past. It's unfortunate but it is the reality. Sending unsolicited email is a black mark now.