This was my talk at Dutch Student Entrepreneurs about Growth Hacking. Here I explain shortly what Growth Hacking is, why it is useful and three principles have helped all of my clients. These principles are foundational thoughts on how to rank #1 in Google, optimise the conversion rates on your website and some clear copywriting formula's to make writing easier, faster and much much more efficient.

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Let’s hack growth

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About me
I’ve worked for I can help you grow
● Higher website conversion
● More traffic & leads
● Marketing efficiency
But best of all… I don’t just do it: I’ll teach you
and show you step-by-step how to do it.
Have a look at www.growwithward.com

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We’ll start with the
hardest question...

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“What is Growth Hacking?”

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Became a buzzword...

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Growth Hacking is...
...a process focused on customer-growth using
experiments based on data, user-behaviour and
well-known practices.

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It’s not...
- Magic → We use data
- Tips & Tricks → It’s a process
- Attracting visitors → We convert and nurture them

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But I understand it’s confusing
All blog-categories on www.growthhackers.com

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Growth Hacking vs. Marketing
Growth Mindset
It’s holistic

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We work with a (Pirate-)system

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Some well-known
examples

12. Hotmail
12 miljoen gebruikers
in 18 maanden na lancering
(In 1997 waren maar 70 miljoen
mensen met internet)
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13. Dropbox
sep 2008 > jan 2010 =
100.000 > 4.000.000
Alleen al in april 2010
werden er 2,8 miljoen
invites gestuurd.
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Some best practices that
have helped every client
How to be #1 in Google?
How to convert anybody?
How to write persuasive copy?

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How to be Google’s #1?
Help the searcher on their quest
1. Give the answer to the searcher’s question
2. Make the answer 10X better than everyone else
3. Show yourself to Google

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How to be Google’s #1?
Search-query Likely user intent (Focus on this!)
“get candy crush game” Install the Candy Crush app
“online personality test” Take an online personality test
“what is my bmi?” Calculator for Body Mass Index
“buy citizen kane dvd” Purchase this dvd
“bubble spinner” Play Bubble Spinner game or download app

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How to be Google’s #1?
1. What’s the user’s intent?
2. What do other results say?
3. Combine all topics,
references, graphs, etc.
4. Make it clearer, better
designed, more images

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How to convert
anybody?

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How to convert
anybody?

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Example

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How to write persuasive copy?
- Use copywriting templates -

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Why use copywriting formulas?
Gain time
(+energy)
Better
AB-test
ideas
Never write
bad copy+ +

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How to write persuasive copy?
= Shake people’s attention out of their
boring lives
= Keep their attention with an interesting or
weird fact or info
= Show them the value so they want what
you’re offering
= Amazing call to action they can’t resist to
click and know what to expect

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Bad examples

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Bad examples

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Good examples

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Good examples

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How to write persuasive copy?
= Remind visitors of the pain they have.
= Make the pain bigger. Twist the knife in the wound...
= Explain your solution to their pain.
(My personal fav)

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Good examples

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Bad vs. Good examples

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How to convert
anybody?
Also for copy!

32. Questions?
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33. P.s. Are we connected?
www.linkedin.com/in/wardvangasteren
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