Episode Overview:
In this episode we go into some detail on how we got our first customers and what we’re doing now to get customers.
Getting Our First Customers:
- Sharing the concept of the business inside different groups in Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Greg got one of his first customers through his podcast.
- Talked with friends.
- Content creation based on early discussions with prospective customers.
Questions are content
What We Are Doing Now:
- Referrals
- LeadFuze system
- Guest blogs
- Blog comments
- Speaking at conferences
- Manual cold email outreach to key target customers
Future Plans:
- Content creation
- Webinars
- More cold email outreach
- Retargeting
- Resellers potentially
- Affiliate program
- Paid ads
- PR
- Creation of lead magnets
- Funnel optimization and segmenting
Resources Mentioned:
PodcastingPress – They handle our post-production editing.
7 Day Startup Group – startup focused Facebook group
Micropreneur – entrepreneur community
Dynamite Circle – entrepreneur community
Business.com – my guest blog on cold emailing
The Next Web – my guest blog on transparency
KillerStartups.com – paid promotion for LeadFuze
ClosingCall.co – for sharing sales related posts
PostPolished.com – blog writing service
OptimizedPrime.co – content upgrade service
Stay Connected:
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