The document outlines 10 actionable growth hacking strategies aimed at achieving early traction for businesses. Key strategies include implementing two-sided referral programs, utilizing re-targeting ads, and engaging competitors' social fans, all designed to enhance customer acquisition and engagement. Additionally, it highlights the importance of leveraging existing audiences and personalizing customer experiences to drive sales and leads.

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2. If your looking for some
effective early-traction growth
strategies, check out these 10
super actionable growth hacks.

3. USE A TWO-SIDED
REFERRAL PROGRAM
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4. People are 4 times
more likely to buy
when referred by a
friend. Two-sided
referral programs
reward new customers
and referring customers
for participating.
Best tool:
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5. UTILIZE RE-TARGETING
AD TOOLS
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Bring visitors back to
your website after they
leave with ads that follow
them to other popular
sites and social feeds.
Average retarget ads can
lead to a 1000% increase
in brand searches and a
720% lift in site visits
after 4 weeks.
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7. LEVERAGE 3RD
PARTY PLATFORMS
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Find websites, blogs,
directories, apps, etc.
that already have the
audience you want,
like Airbnb did by
creating an auto-
posting option for
Craig’s List. It may
even be as simple as
signing up for the right
online communities in
your niche.

9. LEVERAGE OTHER
PEOPLE’S AUDIENCES
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When you guest
blog, get quality
backlinks, connect
with influencers and
get press coverage,
you tap into well
established audiences
that you can use to
quickly grow your
own audience and
customer base.

11. ROLL OUT GIVEAWAYS
AND CONTESTS
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AppSumo was able to
get 140,000+
subscribers in 10
months by promoting
targeted contests and
giveaways. By collecting
entrant contact info,
you’ll be able to grow
your email lists at
lightning speed.
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13. Includes 2 bonus strategies not found here…
Plus learn exactly how to execute the
strategies from this SlideShare (step-by-step).
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14. TARGET COMPETITORS’
SOCIAL FANS
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Grow your social fan
base by 1,000 or more
per week by simply
following and engaging
your competitors’ fans.
By doing this you’ll
know new followers will
be interested in your
products and brand.
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16. CREATE ONLINE
COMMUNITIES
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Burberry’s ecommerce
sales surged 50% year-
over-year by building an
online community. They
attract new prospects
and build relationships
with customers by
curating user-generated
content with a #hashtag.
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18. PERSONALIZE
THE EXPERIENCE
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30% of Amazon's sales
come from
recommendations.
When you create
contextual experiences
you can increase sales by
giving shoppers exactly
what they want to see.
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20. USE DRIP EMAILS
FOR ONBOARDING
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Companies that
automate lead nurturing
emails can see 10% or
greater increase in
revenue in 6-9 months
and a 451% increase in
qualified leads.
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22. UTILIZE INVITE
BASED REWARDS
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Harry’s was able to
generate 10,000 leads
in 10 days by getting
people to share their
products with friends via
social media. This type
of 1-to-1 sharing is a
powerful way to amplify
word of mouth quickly.
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24. Includes 2 bonus strategies not found here…
Plus learn exactly how to execute the
strategies from this SlideShare (step-by-step).
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