danhodgins

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by danhodgins 15y ago
Court the traffic gatekeepers who reach your target audience by pitching them via email. In my experience asking a single direct/focused question elicits a response at least 50% of the time. Inbound link juice from being featured on a site
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According to reams of empirical data prices with 7's or 9's as the last digit (e.g. $17, $49) tend to convert best. I would suggest testing prices between $7 - $11 as a simple, 'low hanging fruit' way to get started.
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I agree that transcripts are mandatory - unless you are a super entertaining person on camera like Gary Vaynerchuk (most of us aren't). You might think your on-camera presence and videos are unpolished and unprofessional - but that's YOU. W
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SOME people respond better to a face and voice on video. Others prefer any one of a kaleidoscope of possible engagement methods. That's why it's important to try lots of approaches and see which ones resonate with your market. Use your crea
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You're absolutely right that video blogging is not for everyone, and not for every startup. I also agree that HN would not work as a web cam comment site. For the right startups and founders with a certain type of DNA video related content
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by danhodgins 15y ago
Video blogging is still an untapped opportunity. Most people either think it's too much work, or they cannot commit to doing video blog posts that take 15 - 20 minutes, and put you on any mobile/laptop screen where an existing or potential
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That depends. Has the idea been implemented only in one country, or on one continent? Do the creators have the ability or capital to develop strong barriers to entry that would take tremendous capital and/or years of effort to overcome? Spo
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by danhodgins 15y ago
Revorad, why think of each idea you have as a startup? Many of your ideas can be launched as a 'project' instead. A project might have the POTENTIAL to turn into a business, but most projects are not a business at the beginning unless they
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by danhodgins 15y ago
Very refreshing read - love the author's candor about success often being accidental and mostly due to changing to idea mid-flight.
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by danhodgins 15y ago
Nathan is a cool guy, a very talented designer, and a self-taught programmer. I really enjoyed our video conversation about how he prototyped his app idea, contacted speech pathologists for feedback, gave them free promo codes in exchange f
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There have been plenty of mentions of Jerry Seinfeld's 'secret' to productivity. Any method that you stick with can work, and Commit is a fun way to track your progress. Love the design Nathan - so elegant and intuitive!
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Here is a follow up post and video response to Paul's article: http://www.getspotta.com/user-retention-as-a-service-lifecyc... I agree with Patio11 - even a super simple implementation with minimal business rules is still better than zero
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Your theory that the current state of a user's account and their past usage patterns should determine which mailers and communications the user receives essentially refers to the techniques outlined in Seth Godin's book "Permission Marketin
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Brilliant example of the design thinking process in action. This man has certainly practiced the 'design thinking' process outlined by Tim Brown in "Change By Design" - a book about the process of innovation. The Design Thinking process inv