Another Friday! Where did the time go? I pulled the trigger on Monday this week and unsubscribed abou
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October 19 · Issue #133 · View online
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Another Friday! Where did the time go? I pulled the trigger on Monday this week and unsubscribed about 600 folks who were receiving this newsletter but hadn’t opened any issue for the last 3 months or so. Very scary! I’m looking forward to seeing the increased open rates though, and once I get some perspective on how this went, I will write up a blog post about it. Stay tuned!
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Call inbound leads back within seconds to sell more | CrankWheel
Have you checked out Instant Demos, a part of CrankWheel? Conversational lead capture and a mechanism to find an agent to call right away, along with seamless screensharing. Jump on our free-for-life plan!
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Orca | Social sales automation
Orca is designed to complement your outbound email sequence with social interactions on LinkedIn. Pricing-wise, at $50/month per user this sits closer to Dux Soup than ConnectDingo (both of which we’ve covered before) and looks very capable. Worth checking out if you’re doing outbound. |
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sift.email | Online email eddress validation API
API service for validating email addresses. This can help with lowering bounce rates and avoiding bogus signups to your service. 200 credits free, then $5 per 1,000 credits.
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GenM | Virtual apprenticeships for small business
GenM provides free marketing courses for students, and arranges to place those same students as virtual apprentices with small business owners. Used by 5,000 businesses, looks like a reasonable way to get some marketing help on the cheap.
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dofo | Discover domain names
A domain search engine with some useful filters such as length of the domain name.
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Fonic Studio | Online recording studio
Need to do some sound editing? Perhaps add a few bells and whistles to your podcast? This free online solution could help.
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Eagle | Design library
Looks like a great solution for designers. Store anything (images, design mockups, illustrations, screenshots, etc.), filter and categorize. Mac and Windows apps, 30 day free trial.
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Zipsell | Platform for selling digital downloads
If you’re selling digital downloads such as e-books, this might be ideal for you. It’s completely free and open source, although a PDF guide to getting started is offered for sale.
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Deep domain expertise but no CTO? Here's a guide to hiring one
Here’s one I wrote myself, based on a recent conversation with a couple of founders I know. These are my recommendations for how to add a CTO to a founding team that has non-teechnical expertise in a deep domain.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Marketing Communications
In this post that is syndicated to the StartupResources.io blog with his permission, Steve Blank lays out everything you need to know about marketing communications. Steve is one of my favorite bloggers and technologists, and I recommend you follow his work. |
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Instagram Marketing: The Complete Guide to Instagram for Business | Buffer
A huge, comprehensive guide to putting together an Instagram marketing strategy from scratch, and optimizing your existing strategy.
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How to Host or Attend a "Tiny" Conference
A tiny conference is one with fewer than 30 (and ideally 10-12, per the author) attendees, doing something fun together and then doing sessions on business topics. I love this idea! Who wants to invite me to one? 😉
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Company of One – Why staying small is the next big thing in business
This is an upcoming book by Paul Jarvis that I’m excited to read, on why staying small (or at least, questioning whether all growth is good) is the next big thing in business. It’s currently on pre-order and will be out on January 15th. You can read the first chapter after you pre-order and register your purchase.
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Thanks for reading! Cheers, Jói
P.S.: I’ve never needed to do this before, but it was pointed out to me that Instaaa, which I included in last week’s newsletter, seems like it might be a scam judging from their reviews on reputable sites like ProductHunt, or at least it likely has poor customer service. I’m removing the link from the archive of last week’s newsletter.
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