{"id":4202,"date":"2015-09-14T14:58:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T14:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2023-06-26T18:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:50:38","slug":"beginners-guide-to-growthhacking-for-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-growthhacking-for-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beginner&#8217;s Growth Hacking Guide for Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Growth hacking<\/strong> is a hot term being used a lot among digital marketing agencies and start ups, but what, exactly, does it mean? Here&#8217;s a quick infographic guide to understanding growth hacking, and 14 tactics your agency can implement to drive quick and sustainable growth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/infographic-685-wide.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4216\" src=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/infographic-685-wide.jpg\" alt=\"growth-hacking-for-agencies\" width=\"685\" height=\"3416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/infographic-685-wide.jpg 685w, https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/infographic-685-wide-60x300.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/infographic-685-wide-400x1995.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Share this Image On Your Site<\/h3>\n<p><textarea style=\"width: 540px; height: 100px;\">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please include attribution to MySiteAuditor.com with this graphic.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#8217;https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\/blog\/beginners-guide-to-growthhacking-for-agencies&#8217;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8221; alt=&#8217;Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Growth Hacking For Agencies&#8217; width=&#8217;540px&#8217; border=&#8217;0&#8242; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;<br \/>\n&lt;p&gt;<\/textarea><\/p>\n<h2>What is Growth Hacking?<\/h2>\n<p>No cost or low-cost, unconventional marketing tactics to drive rapid growth.<\/p>\n<h2>Where Did Growth Hacking Come From?<\/h2>\n<p>The term was coined in 2010 by Sean Ellis to describe the type of person he needed to drive growth when a traditional marketer wouldn\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Start Growth Hacking for Your Clients<\/h2>\n<p>1. Define smaller goals<br \/>\n2. Brainstorm growth hack ideas<br \/>\n3. Execute your ideas<br \/>\n4. A\/B test like a maniac!<br \/>\n5. Analyze, learn, tweak and repeat<\/p>\n<h2>Cool Companies Using Growth Hacking<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dropbox<\/strong><br \/>\nUsers to\u00a0earn more space by sharing Dropbox on social media<\/p>\n<p><strong>Airbnb<\/strong><br \/>\nIntegrated app with Craigslist to create inbound links and drive traffic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buffer<\/strong><br \/>\nUsed guest blogging when the young startup had little to no connections<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mysiteauditor.com\"><strong>MySiteAuditor<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nMembers give their visitors free SEO audits in exchange for their contact info<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkli.com\/publishing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Checkli<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPublish and share checklists for free. Drive traffic to your website or use your checklists as content upgrades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon<\/strong><br \/>\nCreated a one click checkout process<\/p>\n<h2>Great Growth Hacking Ideas You Can Implement Right Now<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask users to share in exchange for a download or access<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Use tools like PayWithaTweet or Social Locker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add targeted messages in captchas<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>For example, make users type \u201cSTARBUCKS\u201d (or your brand name) to verify they&#8217;re\u00a0human<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enclose checkouts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Do this by hiding distracting menus and other options during checkout<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social media sign up buttons<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Facebook Connect, Twitter Connect, and Linkedin Connect to also gather social contact info from users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualitative analytics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Use tools like Qualaroo to survey your website\u2019s visitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feel bad popup<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Instead of \u201cNo thanks\u201d make users click \u201cNo thanks, I hate awesome stuff\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facebook commenting<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This way, comments also post to your user Facebook walls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repurpose your content<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Slideshare, YouTube, resources, blog posts, webinars, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Easter egg marketing<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Integrate fun secrets, hidden features, and tucked-away games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>API integration<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Make your tools work and integrate with other awesome tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Onboarding<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Force new members to learn your product when signing up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dynamic social proof<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Show and highlight impressive stats on your home page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\/B test<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Test and compare different variations to find the best results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bribe email subscribers<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Give free downloads, ebooks, and access to visitors who subscribe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Growth hacking is a hot term being used a lot among digital marketing agencies and start ups, but what, exactly, does it mean? 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