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Web Strategy for Pirates:
AARRR!!!
(Startup Metrics for Internet Marketing & Product Mgmt)
Dave McClure
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Customer Lifecycle / Conversion Behavior
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3.RETENTION
Emails &
Alerts
Blogs,
Content
2.Activation
Product
Features 4.REFERRAL
Emails &
widgets
Campaigns,
Contests
1. ACQUISITION
SEO
SEM
Widgets
Blogs/
Affiliates
Email
Newsletter
PR
Biz
Dev
Campaigns,
Contests
Direct,
Tel, TV
5.Revenue$$$
Biz DevAds, Lead Gen,
Subscriptions, etc
Customer Lifecycle / Conversion Behavior
• Acquisition: users from misc channels come to site
– or landing page, or widget, etc
• Activation: users enjoy 1st
site visit, "happy" user experience
– view X pages, spend Y seconds, make Z clicks
• Retention: users re-visit site multiple times
– ex: 3+ visits in first 30 days
– type: cookied user, email / account, content / RSS, etc
• Referral: users like product enough to refer others
– referral happens via email, links, blogs, widgets, word-of-mouth, etc
• Revenue: users conduct monetization behavior
– if no monetization, choose next-best proxy (free download, etc)
Example Conversion Metrics
(note: *not* actuals; your mileage may vary…)
Category User Status Conv % Est. Value
Acquisition Visit Site
(or landing page, or external widget)
100% $.01
Acquisition Doesn't Abandon
(views 2+ pages, stays 10+ sec, 2+ clicks)
70% $.05
Activation Happy 1st
Visit
(views X pages, stays Y sec, Z clicks)
30% $.25
Activation Email/Blog/RSS/Widget Signup
(anything that could lead to repeat visit)
5% $1
Activation Acct Signup
(includes profile data)
2% $3
Retention Email Open / RSS view -> Clickthru 3% $2
Retention Repeat Visitor
(3+ visits in first 30 days)
2% $5
Referral Refer 1+ users who visit site 2% $3
Referral Refer 1+ users who activate 1% $10
Revenue User generates minimum revenue 2% $5
Revenue User generates break-even revenue 1% $25
Conversion Measurement
• Conversion Criteria:
– best-performing (%) channels / campaigns / copy
– largest-volume (#) channels / campaigns / copy
– lowest-cost ($) channels / campaigns / copy
• Measurement Components:
– Audience Segment (young women, regional metro, older singles)
– Channel Source (social network, SEM, organic, PR, etc)
– Campaign Theme / Brand Promise (“find a job”, “learn to cook”)
– Landing Page & CTA
– Copy & Graphics
Types of Metrics & Measurement
• Quantitative: Traffic Analysis / User Engagement
– Report what users do, track usage & conversion %'s for all or empirical
sample # of users
• Qualitative: Usability Testing / Session Monitoring
– Watch what users do, figure out problems & solutions from small # of
users
• Comparative: A/B, Multivariate Testing
– Compare what users do in one scenario vs another, see which
copy/graphics/UI are most effective
• Competitive: Monitoring & Tracking Competitors
– Track competitor activity & compare against yours; if possible compare
channels, keyword traffic, demographic targeting, user satisfaction, etc.
Types of Metrics & Measurement
• Quantitative: Traffic Analysis / User Engagement
– Report what users do, track usage & conversion %'s for all or empirical
sample # of users
• Qualitative: Usability Testing / Session Monitoring
– Watch what users do, figure out problems & solutions from small # of
users
• Comparative: A/B, Multivariate Testing
– Compare what users do in one scenario vs another, see which
copy/graphics/UI are most effective
• Competitive: Monitoring & Tracking Competitors
– Track competitor activity & compare against yours; if possible compare
channels, keyword traffic, demographic targeting, user satisfaction, etc.

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Product Marketing for Pirates: AARRR!

  • 1. Web Strategy for Pirates: AARRR!!! (Startup Metrics for Internet Marketing & Product Mgmt) Dave McClure Master of 500 Hats http://500hats.typepad.com/ http://www.500hats.com/
  • 2. Customer Lifecycle / Conversion Behavior Website.com 3.RETENTION Emails & Alerts Blogs, Content 2.Activation Product Features 4.REFERRAL Emails & widgets Campaigns, Contests 1. ACQUISITION SEO SEM Widgets Blogs/ Affiliates Email Newsletter PR Biz Dev Campaigns, Contests Direct, Tel, TV 5.Revenue$$$ Biz DevAds, Lead Gen, Subscriptions, etc
  • 3. Customer Lifecycle / Conversion Behavior • Acquisition: users from misc channels come to site – or landing page, or widget, etc • Activation: users enjoy 1st site visit, "happy" user experience – view X pages, spend Y seconds, make Z clicks • Retention: users re-visit site multiple times – ex: 3+ visits in first 30 days – type: cookied user, email / account, content / RSS, etc • Referral: users like product enough to refer others – referral happens via email, links, blogs, widgets, word-of-mouth, etc • Revenue: users conduct monetization behavior – if no monetization, choose next-best proxy (free download, etc)
  • 4. Example Conversion Metrics (note: *not* actuals; your mileage may vary…) Category User Status Conv % Est. Value Acquisition Visit Site (or landing page, or external widget) 100% $.01 Acquisition Doesn't Abandon (views 2+ pages, stays 10+ sec, 2+ clicks) 70% $.05 Activation Happy 1st Visit (views X pages, stays Y sec, Z clicks) 30% $.25 Activation Email/Blog/RSS/Widget Signup (anything that could lead to repeat visit) 5% $1 Activation Acct Signup (includes profile data) 2% $3 Retention Email Open / RSS view -> Clickthru 3% $2 Retention Repeat Visitor (3+ visits in first 30 days) 2% $5 Referral Refer 1+ users who visit site 2% $3 Referral Refer 1+ users who activate 1% $10 Revenue User generates minimum revenue 2% $5 Revenue User generates break-even revenue 1% $25
  • 5. Conversion Measurement • Conversion Criteria: – best-performing (%) channels / campaigns / copy – largest-volume (#) channels / campaigns / copy – lowest-cost ($) channels / campaigns / copy • Measurement Components: – Audience Segment (young women, regional metro, older singles) – Channel Source (social network, SEM, organic, PR, etc) – Campaign Theme / Brand Promise (“find a job”, “learn to cook”) – Landing Page & CTA – Copy & Graphics
  • 6. Types of Metrics & Measurement • Quantitative: Traffic Analysis / User Engagement – Report what users do, track usage & conversion %'s for all or empirical sample # of users • Qualitative: Usability Testing / Session Monitoring – Watch what users do, figure out problems & solutions from small # of users • Comparative: A/B, Multivariate Testing – Compare what users do in one scenario vs another, see which copy/graphics/UI are most effective • Competitive: Monitoring & Tracking Competitors – Track competitor activity & compare against yours; if possible compare channels, keyword traffic, demographic targeting, user satisfaction, etc.
  • 7. Types of Metrics & Measurement • Quantitative: Traffic Analysis / User Engagement – Report what users do, track usage & conversion %'s for all or empirical sample # of users • Qualitative: Usability Testing / Session Monitoring – Watch what users do, figure out problems & solutions from small # of users • Comparative: A/B, Multivariate Testing – Compare what users do in one scenario vs another, see which copy/graphics/UI are most effective • Competitive: Monitoring & Tracking Competitors – Track competitor activity & compare against yours; if possible compare channels, keyword traffic, demographic targeting, user satisfaction, etc.