i think there are patterns for this as well. AFAIC, kevin rose has given one of the best summaries of patterns to follow for growth: http://carsonified.com/blo

i think there are patterns for this as well. AFAIC, kevin rose has given one of the best summaries of patterns to follow for growth: http://carsonified.com/blog/web-apps/9-ways-to-take-your-site-from-one-to-one-million-users/ http://carsonified.com/blog/web-apps/9-ways-to-take-your-sit... the zappos talk given yesterday at startup school seems like a much longer-term solution to growth and repeat customers.