A year ago (almost to the day) I started my company Informly and gave myself 12 months to make it happen. In this report I run through how I went.
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70% revenue growth, ramen profitable + cofounder Claff! - July monthly report
Posted by dannorris under StartupsFrom http://thedannorris.com 3924 days ago
5 social sharing plugins reviewed - WP Curve
Posted by dannorris under Social MediaFrom http://wpcurve.com 3931 days ago
In this post I review 5 popular social sharing plugins. My conclusion is Digg Digg is the best but there are still a few features I'd like to see.
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Is startup validation bullshit?
Posted by dannorris under StartupsFrom http://thedannorris.com 3951 days ago
Shortly before starting my software app Informly I read the Lean Startup and had lots of conversations with some very smart software entrepreneurs about validation. I also read lots of posts from people who had ‘validated’ their ideas and had great results.
The problem is what happens if your re Read More
The problem is what happens if your re Read More
My business just doubled in 1 week WTF? - June monthly report
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://thedannorris.com 3959 days ago
I this monthly report I go through my launch of WP Live Ninja and a bunch of other stuff. It's been an interesting month!
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6 things you should do right now instead of creating more content
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://wpliveninja.com 3965 days ago
It’s pretty much universal advice for succeeding online these days that you should ‘create more great content’. The problem I see over an over again though is people are struggling to find an audience for their existing content and they troubleshoot that by creating more of it.
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Are you an epic content marketer? [TAKE THE QUIZ]
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://inform.ly 3978 days ago
In this post I go through 18 traits of epic content marketers. I also provide a checklist that you can use yourself to benchmark which traits you have (you can even tweet your score).
On top of that I go into great detail on each trait and feature 20+ marketers who are crushing it with content Read More
On top of that I go into great detail on each trait and feature 20+ marketers who are crushing it with content Read More
Lessons I Learned from Selling My Web Design Agency
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://sixrevisions.com 3981 days ago
The big lessons that a business owner learned through the process of selling his web design company so that he could focus on another venture.
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Podcast #39 - 7 more blog conversion mistakes
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://inform.ly 4001 days ago
Here are 7 more commonly made blog conversion mistakes. I've listed the 7 here for a quick summary but the podcast goes through each one in detail:
1. Poor design – low quality supporting images.
2. Not optimising your highly converting pages (about, top menu pages).
3. Not deliberately sen Read More
1. Poor design – low quality supporting images.
2. Not optimising your highly converting pages (about, top menu pages).
3. Not deliberately sen Read More
6 hacks to boost the conversion rate of your content
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://inform.ly 4008 days ago
Last month I published the post How I hack excellence with 1 simple trick which was surprisingly popular. It talked about how I get my best ideas from other people and to continue on that path in this post I present 6 hacks I have used to boost the conversions of my content. Most of these represent
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Podcast #37 - 6 secrets to startup success with Matt from Vooza
Posted by dannorris under Online MarketingFrom http://inform.ly 4015 days ago
In episode 37 of Web Domination, I chat with Matt Stillman (@Voozahq) the CEO of Vooza. Matthew sees his role as standing at the intersection of technology and the humanities. “People wonder how I’m so productive. And the key is: I spend 12 hours a day reading articles about productivity.”
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