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Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Post by ktsmith »

codegeek wrote: post #18
patmcc wrote: post #2

You know, I skimmed the article and liked it, and thought "hey, I'll check out GrooveHQ.com, see what their deal is" since I haven't heard of them before. And I get to a page where the only way to learn more is to watch a video. Instant turnoff. I'm in a quiet place, I don't want to make noise or plug my headphones in just to have any idea what it is you actually do. Please consider that people might want to read som…

Did you see this ? It shows screenshots with explanations. http://www.groovehq.com/#what_you_get EDIT: Apparently, this link takes you to "how it works" tab and you still have to click on the "What You get" tab manually.

That link just takes you to the how it works tab. The first time I loaded the page the "what you get" link didn't do anything. I opened it back up in safari and now can see the interactive feature list. Still not much information there.

Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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patmcc wrote: post #2

You know, I skimmed the article and liked it, and thought "hey, I'll check out GrooveHQ.com, see what their deal is" since I haven't heard of them before. And I get to a page where the only way to learn more is to watch a video. Instant turnoff. I'm in a quiet place, I don't want to make noise or plug my headphones in just to have any idea what it is you actually do. Please consider that people might want to read som…

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Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Post by probablyfiction »

rfnslyr wrote: post #8

Fantastic series of articles. I like that you included strategies you've used and actually uploaded documents for the public to see. Keeping it real is the only way to go. I'm tired of articles written by someone hard working, trying to abstract all their efforts into a certain few points relevant to really their own situation only. The most you get out of these is an ooh or ahh. These types of articles are unintenti…

Too often on HN, a "How My Company Did X" post doesn't include how Company actually performed X. They're typically generalized stories about platitudes. Kudos to Groove for following through with a concrete series of steps they performed that helped them accomplish their goal.

Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Post by wodow »

[deleted] wrote: post #22
patmcc wrote: post #2

You know, I skimmed the article and liked it, and thought "hey, I'll check out GrooveHQ.com, see what their deal is" since I haven't heard of them before. And I get to a page where the only way to learn more is to watch a video. Instant turnoff. I'm in a quiet place, I don't want to make noise or plug my headphones in just to have any idea what it is you actually do. Please consider that people might want to read som…

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I'm sure it does, but does it negate the need for an extra (possibly tiny!) link nearby to a text alternative?

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Post by crazygringo »

patmcc wrote: post #2

You know, I skimmed the article and liked it, and thought "hey, I'll check out GrooveHQ.com, see what their deal is" since I haven't heard of them before. And I get to a page where the only way to learn more is to watch a video. Instant turnoff. I'm in a quiet place, I don't want to make noise or plug my headphones in just to have any idea what it is you actually do. Please consider that people might want to read som…

Agree 1000%. Aside from the extra time playing a video takes (far slower than reading), I wouldn't be suprised if more than half of web users, at any time, are unable to listen to audio.

At work, or on cell phone, it's not like a majority of people have headphones plugged in.

Do the numbers show that videos are so much more effective for engagement and conversion, that it trumps all the people who are unable to watch them?

Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Post by alexmturnbull »

probablyfiction wrote: post #23
rfnslyr wrote: post #8

Fantastic series of articles. I like that you included strategies you've used and actually uploaded documents for the public to see. Keeping it real is the only way to go. I'm tired of articles written by someone hard working, trying to abstract all their efforts into a certain few points relevant to really their own situation only. The most you get out of these is an ooh or ahh. These types of articles are unintenti…

Too often on HN, a "How My Company Did X" post doesn't include how Company actually performed X. They're typically generalized stories about platitudes. Kudos to Groove for following through with a concrete series of steps they performed that helped them accomplish their goal.

Thanks! We promised to bare it all :)

Re: Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year

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Post by alexmturnbull »

basicallydan wrote: post #6

I've had a quick read, and I think this is a pretty comprehensive post and I suspect it'll be useful in the future. Especially inclusion of "a bunch of other posts to read on various blogs in a spreadsheet" - that's awesome. Another thing that's awesome: "There's no magic bullet". Thanks for a good read.

Glad you liked it! That spreadsheet was my favorite easter egg :)
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