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We (unexpectedly) got 60K users in 60 hours - What we learned
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Re: We (unexpectedly) got 60K users in 60 hours - What we learned
#12Were these high quality users in the sense that they converted to paid from a free account? What source lead to the highest quality users?
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#13I really like your product, but the only issue I had was when I was boosting my links. After every step in the boosting process I was asked to share that step with my Social Network, while that may help my SEO it became more of a nuisance. I would like to be asked only after completing all of the boosting steps.
Other than that keep up the great work!
Re: We (unexpectedly) got 60K users in 60 hours - What we learned
#14Good work, man. Takeaway for me is to make the most of Google Analytics' conversion tracking features.
Re: We (unexpectedly) got 60K users in 60 hours - What we learned
#15Were these high quality users in the sense that they converted to paid from a free account? What source lead to the highest quality users?
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, most of the major US press has been a phenomenal source (which was the bulk of this surge). 2-3% converted in the first 24 hours, and by 8 weeks that number was closer to 5%. Mashable by far being the best, followed by Huff Post
BrandYourself profiles were/are another amazing source. This makes sense too, because it's coming from a trusted source.
Google and Direct isn't quite as strong (which makes sense since the sources are so varied) but we still get above the 2% mark by 4-5 weeks
The signups from foreign publications were pretty bad. They signed up for free at high rates, but they just don't pay (.5%). Not entirely sure why, but until we figure it out, we put people from those places on a wait list
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#16http://patrickambron.brandyourself.com/ > Co-Founder & CEO at BrandYourself.com > January 2009 - January 2000 Branding fail
Good catch, updated now! So what did you think of the article, was it useful to you?
Absolutely, as it happens, but I wanted to do the traditional Hacker News "you suck" before I flipped and told you I enjoyed reading it.
I like your product too. It feels more personal than a linkedin.
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#17Good work, man. Takeaway for me is to make the most of Google Analytics' conversion tracking features.
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 lead to the most subscriptions. It helps you focus your marketing/PR efforts.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good catch, updated now! So what did you think of the article, was it useful to you?
Absolutely, as it happens, but I wanted to do the traditional Hacker News "you suck" before I flipped and told you I enjoyed reading it. I like your product too. It feels more personal than a linkedin.
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, and walk you through everything you can do to make it more search engine friendly so it ranks higher for your name
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#19Awesome piece. It's rare that a startup dives this deep into the details. You deserve the 1000+ signups you'll score from a HackerNews front page ;-)
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#20I really like your product, but the only issue I had was when I was boosting my links. After every step in the boosting process I was asked to share that step with my Social Network, while that may help my SEO it became more of a nuisance. I would like to be asked only after completing all of the boosting steps. Other than that keep up the great work!
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