100 Marketing Growth Hacks Learned From 5 Years as a Startup

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100100 Marketing
Growth Hacks
Learned From
5 Years as a Startup
It’s been a
5 year
journey.
To
finally
reach
250 000+
Monthly unique visitors to the
Wishpond blog.
300 000+
Wishpnd product sign ups.
But how
on earth
did we get
here??
Aside
from
thousands
of pots of
coffee?
By testing,
testing, and
more testing.
And ALOT
of growth
hacks.
Presenting
100 Marketing Growth Hacks
Learned From 5 Years as a Startup
Enjoy! :)
Hide retargeting cookies for 45 seconds.
Growth Hacking
Tip #1
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Send out old articles as newsletters on the
weekend.
Growth Hacking
Tip #2
Provide a secondary CTA on your post sign
up page.
Growth Hacking
Tip #3
Use pre-filled form fields.
Growth Hacking
Tip #4
Use content upgrades.
Growth Hacking
Tip #5
Set a time period for your AdWords call
extension.
Growth Hacking
Tip #6
Use Gmail ads to bid on your competitor’s
keywords.
Growth Hacking
Tip #7
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One click webinar registration (from email).
Growth Hacking
Tip #8
Use Facebook lookalike audiences.
Growth Hacking
Tip #9
Add hidden form fields to your lead-gen
forms.
Growth Hacking
Tip #10
Send an “oops! I forgot the link” email.
Growth Hacking
Tip #11
Use exit intent popups.
Growth Hacking
Tip #12
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Trigger SMS text messages based on actions.
Growth Hacking
Tip #13
Create automated webinars.
Growth Hacking
Tip #14
Send emails from a real person.
Growth Hacking
Tip #15
Add an image to your Google+ profile for
increased open rates.
Growth Hacking
Tip #16
User Buffer’s optimized posting scheduler.
Growth Hacking
Tip #17
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Reschedule popular Tweets on Buffer.
Growth Hacking
Tip #18
Schedule social media posts on Buffer.
Growth Hacking
Tip #19
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Engage in communities.
Growth Hacking
Tip #20
Make your 404 page a landing page.
Growth Hacking
Tip #21
Use an entry overlay.
Growth Hacking
Tip #22
@ mention when you post content on
Twitter.
Growth Hacking
Tip #23
Create lists on Twitter.
Growth Hacking
Tip #24
Use autoresponders to send follow up
emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #25
Use Google customer match.
Growth Hacking
Tip #26
Use 30% scroll popups on content.
Growth Hacking
Tip #27
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Use names in your subject line.
Growth Hacking
Tip #28
Target people using the local locations
option in AdWords (for local businesses).
Growth Hacking
Tip #29
A/B test everything.
Growth Hacking
Tip #30
Use a headline tester before publishing.
Growth Hacking
Tip #31
Use PDF’s of articles as a content upgrade.
Growth Hacking
Tip #32
Use Wistia Turnstile to email gate video
content.
Growth Hacking
Tip #33
Use testimonials on landing pages.
Growth Hacking
Tip #34
Use an auto select form field option on
landing pages.
Growth Hacking
Tip #35
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Drive traffic to landing pages instead of your
home page.
Growth Hacking
Tip #36
Clean up your email list.
Growth Hacking
Tip #37
Use liquid code to personalize emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #38
Create separate landing pages for each ad
group.
Growth Hacking
Tip #39
Create email drip campaigns.
Growth Hacking
Tip #40
Use merge tags on landing pages / popups.
Growth Hacking
Tip #41
Use Statusbrew to keep your social media
following ratio in check.
Growth Hacking
Tip #42
Use #GrowthHacking on Twitter.
Growth Hacking
Tip #43
Make your CTA say exactly what the button
will do.
Growth Hacking
Tip #44
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Use the AIDA copywriting formula.
Growth Hacking
Tip #45
Use Buzzsumo to see the most shared
content for a keyword.
Growth Hacking
Tip #46
Use the AdWords keyword planner to find
keyword opportunities.
Growth Hacking
Tip #47
Use the skyscraper technique to own a
content niche.
Growth Hacking
Tip #48
Create a referral contest.
Growth Hacking
Tip #49
Run a social sweepstakes to generate leads.
Growth Hacking
Tip #50
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Create a “hot leads” list using marketing
automation.
Growth Hacking
Tip #51
Trigger a popup based on a javascript event.
Growth Hacking
Tip #52
Create slideshares (like this) to drive traffic.
Growth Hacking
Tip #53
View 100 people’s LinkedIn profiles a day.
Growth Hacking
Tip #54
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Use Instagress to gain exposure on Instgram.
Growth Hacking
Tip #55
Retarget on a specific piece of content.
Growth Hacking
Tip #56
Use the app SideKick to see who’s read your
emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #57
Use IFTTT to automatically post Instagram
posts to Facebook.
Growth Hacking
Tip #58
Syndicate your content on LinkedIn.
Growth Hacking
Tip #59
Create roundup posts featuring influencers.
Growth Hacking
Tip #60
Do Google AdWords email based
retargeting.
Growth Hacking
Tip #61
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Comment on Slideshares. Give it a try!
Growth Hacking
Tip #62
Validate new ideas using landing pages.
Growth Hacking
Tip #63
Ask for feedback on HackerNews.
Growth Hacking
Tip #64
Run an Instagram Hashtag contest.
Growth Hacking
Tip #65
Prompt users to share after converting.
Growth Hacking
Tip #66
Use progressive sign up forms.
Growth Hacking
Tip #67
Send out webinar reminder emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #68
Insert Google Calendar invites into emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #69
Add social logins to login pages.
Growth Hacking
Tip #70
Use SpyFu to see how much your
competitors are spending on ads.
Growth Hacking
Tip #71
Create pre-written emails for leads to send to
their boss.
Growth Hacking
Tip #72
Delay sending emails until office hours.
Growth Hacking
Tip #73
Automate a “replenishment email”.
Growth Hacking
Tip #74
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Use lead scoring.
Growth Hacking
Tip #75
Send a shopping cart abandonment email.
Growth Hacking
Tip #77
Apply a hello bar to your site.
Growth Hacking
Tip #78
Use free stock image sites to spruce up your
blog / social media posts.
Growth Hacking
Tip #79
Use Tooltipster to allow any part of your
content to be shared.
Growth Hacking
Tip #80
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Turn your popular Tweets into Pinterest
posts.
Growth Hacking
Tip #81
Create a Google Business page.
Growth Hacking
Tip #82
Use Moz’s open site explorer to find out your
competitors backlinks.
Growth Hacking
Tip #83
Create a free tool.
Growth Hacking
Tip #84
Use a Facebook Like popup on contests and
promotions.
Growth Hacking
Tip #85
Use CTA buttons in your emails.
Growth Hacking
Tip #86
Add a feature box to your blog.
Growth Hacking
Tip #87
Use a click popup CTA on your landing page
instead of a form.
Growth Hacking
Tip #88
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Use a high converting landing page template
(rather than starting from scratch).
Growth Hacking
Tip #89
Use directional cues.
Growth Hacking
Tip #90
Make the length of your landing page
proportionate to the size of your offer.
Growth Hacking
Tip #91
Add a negative statement to close a popup.
Growth Hacking
Tip #92
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Use Google Analytics to determine top
referrers, then double down on them.
Growth Hacking
Tip #93
Dynamically change landing page copy to
match ad copy.
Growth Hacking
Tip #94
Launch on a Tuesday.
Growth Hacking
Tip #95
Use to app Mention to keep on top of who’s
talking about your brand.
Growth Hacking
Tip #96
Automate Tweets using IFTTT.
Growth Hacking
Tip #97
Segment your email list.
Growth Hacking
Tip #98
Repurpose long form content.
Growth Hacking
Tip #99
Produce content which piggybacks off a big
industry event.
Growth Hacking
Tip #100
There you have it!
100 growth
hacks for
explosive growth.
Try Wishpond’s
all in one
platform for
growth hackers!
CLICK HERE
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100 Marketing Growth Hacks Learned From 5 Years as a Startup