How I got my first thousand users
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How I got my first thousand users
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Re: How I got my first thousand users
#2Really nice blog post. Regarding the free page-check without login vs requiring login; I’m not so sure it’s as clear cut as put there. Signing up for a service with significant community backing is a lot less scary/annoying than signing up for something that no one ever heard of.
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#3Nice! In the sentence, "If you have any suggestions about howI can futher increase", you could put a space between how and I.
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#4Rick, it would be nice to post an update tomorrow to see how many signups you got after being featured on HN.
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#5Rick, it would be nice to post an update tomorrow to see how many signups you got after being featured on HN.
35 so far. Keep 'em coming!
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#6Nice! In the sentence, "If you have any suggestions about howI can futher increase", you could put a space between how and I.
Done, thanks!
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#7This was a great post, and I learned several things. Thank you for sharing. Just a brief note that it should be “lots” not “lot’s.”
Re: How I got my first thousand users
#8This was a great post, and I learned several things. Thank you for sharing. Just a brief note that it should be “lots” not “lot’s.”
My bad, it's fixed now. Thanks!
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#9It strikes me as odd how many of these growth hacking stories describe a web analytics tool (as in the linked article), an email subscriber system, or a CMS extensions/hosting solution. Throw a rock in any direction and you'll hit 20 of these accounts.
Watching some Microconf presentations I was struck by the same thing. The talks were dominated by people who had created Wordpress plugins, created an SEO tool, or built an email autoresponder. There's a strange circularity to it - almost like a pyramid scheme.
Maybe this reflects a coincidence of interests: people who like growth hacking enough to write about it tend to create SEO tools and email drip systems.
OTOH, maybe the lessons these stories teach are too specific to be useful for other kinds of businesses.
Re: How I got my first thousand users
#10It strikes me as odd how many of these growth hacking stories describe a web analytics tool (as in the linked article), an email subscriber system, or a CMS extensions/hosting solution. Throw a rock in any direction and you'll hit 20 of these accounts. Watching some Microconf presentations I was struck by the same thing. The talks were dominated by people who had created Wordpress plugins, created an SEO tool, or bui…
the way i think about this is mcdonald's employees getting their oil changes from jiffy lube across the street and the jiffy lube employees eating lunch at the mcdonald's - there's no external investment in the local economy (yes this basically a microcosm for all economics).