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by msencenb 16y ago
Upvoted. Mike (one of the founders) is a great guy and very helpful. I currently run ninjapost at my startup (details in profile if you want to check ninjapost out).
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Ask HN: How much do you PPL (if at all)?
1 points by msencenb 16y ago|0 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
I wouldn't give up on your current strategy it will probably just take a little time. Another alternative would be to try some ads on google, facebook, stumbleUpon, etc. If you do this it is probably worth it to keep your budget really low
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by msencenb 16y ago
Noticed that this got down voted... do people have good/bad experiences with this?
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by msencenb 16y ago
As mentioned by charliepark I think a reminder e-mail and a very forgiving refund policy seems to be the best way to do things from a customer relations standpoint. On a business side of things do you have data on what the average retention
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Ask HN: Where did you find your best "coder-for-hire"/consultant?
30 points by msencenb 16y ago|13 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Sounds good I'll start digging through these tonight
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by msencenb 16y ago
Would love that opportunity! Would you like just the relevant URLs from your blog or some extra goodies from SEOMoz/beginner's seo links as well?
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by msencenb 16y ago
I think it is fairly true... the world seems to (generally) be resistant to change even if an idea is fantastic/revolutionary.
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Ask HN: Best resources to learn SEO?
135 points by msencenb 16y ago|46 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Full disclosure: I'm the owner of AdsReloaded.com but thought the article was A) Funny and B) provided some insight. For iPhone developers out there... what have been your most successful/worst marketing campaigns? Would love to hear storie
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Bribing users for iPhone app installs(alexcurylo.com)
1 points by msencenb 16y ago|2 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
A few reasons I think Apple has been on HN more: -Apple is a very successful company. As this is a board related to startups/business it seems like we can all take a few lessons from them. (I know they are a large corporation... but they al
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by msencenb 16y ago
First Question: Initially it would decrease my efforts on the iPhone. But once it's in place, and my summer job is over, I think I will have time to support 2 platforms. Second question: Yes and No. In particular for Android I don't think t
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Ask HN:How do you know when it's time to expand into new markets?
2 points by msencenb 16y ago|3 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Agreed Twilio is probably the place to start/ the most established. I guess my question pertains more to rolling my own sms server/gateway. Or is that just not worth the hassle at this point?
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Ask HN: Setting up an SMS server/gateway?
3 points by msencenb 16y ago|4 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Pen and Paper
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks for this link as well
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks... I can't believe I hadn't stumbled across venturehacks yet. What an awesome website!
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by msencenb 16y ago
I agree that app store marketing is very tough, and even with a great marketing strategy it can fall flat on its face. Generally the strategy is send out promo codes to blogs which can provide an uptick for a few days. Besides that you shou
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Ask HN: Is there a centralized list of angel/superangel investors?
3 points by msencenb 16y ago|4 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
After looking at the docs it doesn't appear to be incredibly hard. I think the most non-trivial thing would be integrating with the current site sign-on. Issues such as an existing users that decide to sign on with facebook (which is linked
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by msencenb 16y ago
Here's my advice: Go build something! It doesn't particularly matter as long as its appropriate for your skill level (but still challenging) Example: After taking my second ever programming course I decided I wanted to make an iPhone app. S
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by msencenb 16y ago
On Point 2 (I think this killed it): I literally stopped by three brick and mortar T-Mobile stores back in May (my family's contract with Sprint was ending) to simply try a Nexus One out and not a single store had one anywhere in site. Ther
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by msencenb 16y ago
Really? Was it your only login option or in addition to your usual? Also how much traffic were you seeing (aka was it statistically sound?)?
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Ask HN: Conversion rate increase with a Facebook sign-on?
24 points by msencenb 16y ago|31 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Palo Alto, CA AdsReloaded.com LLC Looking for a non-technical employee (possibly co-founder) with experience in sales, marketing, social media, and promotions.
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by msencenb 16y ago
I posted a thread called "How to get the first 10 users" a while back that might provide some help. http://www.feedmyapp.com provided me with a solid number of signups and would definitely recommend it if you want users rather than a blog
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Tell HN: Looking for non-technical cofounder
2 points by msencenb 16y ago|1 comments

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