patrickambron

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by patrickambron 14y ago
Thanks for the kind words and for using the product. Right now we are focused purely on individuals (it helps us keep the product simple). It stems from our mission, "a person shouldn't have to pay a lot of money to manage or improve their
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Yea, it should be your final step (it's 1% step that helps, but you don't need to do it). I can't recreate the bug either, but i have my eye on it. That would be annoying so thanks for the heads up
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Yea, I think I'll post on this thread at the end of the day w some numbers, or maybe even do a quick follow up post tomw. Either way, I'll let everyone know
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Getting yourname.com is always a Great move (we let you apply a custom domain to your BrandYourself profile), and you want to link all your social media profiles. We basically walk you through a simple process 1) Make sure you have relevant
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Hey thanks man! I just happen to really enjoy data--and it's paid off. I've also been getting some great feedback from the HN crowd, so these are great signups :)
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Just to be clear: You were asked to share your link after every step in the boosting process?? It should just be your final boost step, which you can choose to do or not. Looking into this now
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Haha, much appreciated man. I think our profile is more personal than a LinkedIn, but we also provide something they don't. You can submit any link about you (LinkedIn, personal website, article written about you, etc) track it's ranking, a
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Yea absolutely. We track everything through our own internal system and through analytics. We want to know where our best users come from. Which sources get people to sign up, which sources bring the most active people, and which sources le
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Yes, users can pay for premium features (free users can submit, track and boost up to 3 links, paying members can boost unlimited) With our model we hope 2% convert to paid at some point in their Lifetime as a user. In terms of this push,
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by patrickambron 14y ago
@pdx yea you nailed it. Most of our users end building a BrandYourself Profile, which is a simple (but pretty) profile that's really well structured around your name, so it generally ranks on your first page. From there we can use the IP ad
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Thanks. I think focusing on a good product is the most important thing. We do one thing really well: when someone googles your name we help you make sure you have the most relevant things showing up. In terms of Hashable, we aren't a direct
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by patrickambron 14y ago
When you're pitching a writer for the first time, I've found it's best to keep it short, focus on the story (show them the angle), and make it clear you just aren't blasting a bunch of writers. I usually try something like "Hey I'm the cofo
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by patrickambron 14y ago
I really think this advice depends on the idea and the person. If I had a great idea, and more and more people kept telling me how great it was, I would be even more motivated to go out and make it happen. On the same token, if everybody to
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by patrickambron 14y ago
Very powerful analogy. However, with a small team I've always felt it makes sense to have one, maybe two "rafts" at a time. You need to execute something completely to know if its effective. I've found if you are splitting your time between