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How young
entrepreneurs market
   their startups!
1:   Work Hard

2:   Build the product

3:   Launch

4:   Spend €€€ on marketing
1:   Work Hard

2:   Build the product

3:   Launch

4:   Spend €€€ on marketing
How do they
   do it?
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth




     “Have you seen X? It’s coming soon!”
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth




     1
 Collect info
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth




     1               2
 Collect info     Provide
                social proof
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth




     1               2           3
 Collect info     Provide      Let them
                social proof   compete
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth

    Very easy to set up



    Increases “virality”

    FREE
Incentivize Word-of-Mouth


           +

         32%
  MORE SUBSCRIBERS
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth

2:   Pick the low-hanging fruit
Pick the low-hanging fruit




    “Competitor X Sucks!”

    “Fuck competition Y ”

    “Alternative to Z”
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth

2:   Pick the low-hanging fruit
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth

2:   Pick the low-hanging fruit

3:   Use existing audiences
DON’T start a Blog!


You are NOBODY

Write about your market

Give it all away for FREE!
GIVE? AWAY? BEST?
GIVE? AWAY? BEST?


 You are NOBODY:
  USE SOMEBODY!
1 single article:

“Why content marketing destroys
   every adwords campaign”



 4,468 UNIQUE VISITORS
3 Simple steps
1:   Incentivize Word-of-Mouth

2:   Pick the low-hanging fruit

3:   Use existing audiences

4:   ...
I love you too!



 Thank you           Davy Kestens
for listening!       @davykestens

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