1.
5+ Growth Hacking
Tips & Tools
For Journalists
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Savvas Zortikis
VP Product & Growth
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2.
Analyze what content performs
best for any topic or competitor
with Buzzsumo
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3.
Analyze what content performs best
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1. Go to buzzsumo.com
2. Do a topic search or analyze what is the best
performing content of your competitors
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4.
Analyze what content performs best
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Tip ;)
You can find the top influencers for each topic
you’re interested in writing for, by simply clicking
on “Influencers” at the top of the page
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5.
Shorten & Track The Links
You Share
with bitly
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6.
Shorten & Track The Links You Share
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1. Go to bitly.com
2. Shorten the URL you’d like to share
3. Customize it for making easier for people to
remember it (i.e. bit.ly/mediahackday)
4. See the statistics of your links (clicks,
demographics, etc.) by simply adding + next to
your link (i.e. bit.ly/mediahackday+)
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7.
Shorten & Track The Links You Share
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Tip ;)
Sign up for Bitly Labs and get a daily list of top
stories from around the web personalized based
on the Bitlinks you share. You can also see which
topics are viral in your region.
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8.
Build Links & Boost Your
SEO Strategy
with Medium and Storify
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9.
Build Links & Boost Your SEO Strategy
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By posting your articles on medium.com is like
writing on your own blog, but with high PageRank
(PR7) and a domain authority of 82.
Despite links are nofollow, you can use it for
driving quality traffic to your website.
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10.
Build Links & Boost Your SEO Strategy
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Storify is a website with domain authority of 91
and all links are follow, meaning not only will you
get traffic, but also yummy linkjuice.
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11.
Track Email Opens, Clicks
& Schedule Sendings
with Sidekick and Boomerang
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12.
Track Email Opens & Clicks
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1. Go to getsidekick.com
2. Install it in your preferred email client
3. Install the browser extension
4. Start tracking!
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13.
Schedule Your Email Sendings
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1. Go to boomeranggmail.com/
2. Install it in your Gmail
3. Start scheduling your emails for higher open
rates, set reminders for follow-ups, etc.

14.
Get Traffic From
Others’ Content
with sniply
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15.
Get Traffic From Others’ Content
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1. Go to snip.ly
2. Create your call-to-action
3. Start stealing some traffic!

16.
Having questions?
!
Feel free to get in touch at savvas@growthrocks.com
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Savvas Zortikis
VP Product & Growth