Geoff discusses marketing experiments and SEO, including 'cleaning out the gutters', working with creators, and building their content factory. They also talk about the challenges of delegating marketing tasks, creating content products, and exploring the value of JWTIO for understanding authentication.
Founder should prioritize marketing efforts and dedicate time to improve user experience and onboarding process.
Leveraging external talent and building a content factory can enhance marketing efforts and fuel growth.
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Marketing experiments and the need for focus
The podcast episode discusses the importance of conducting marketing experiments and the need for founders to prioritize marketing efforts. The speaker shares their own experience of being sucked into other areas of the business and not dedicating enough time to marketing. They highlight the importance of clearing one's plate and focusing on marketing expertise to drive growth. The speaker mentions their plan to publish a website where they talk about their marketing strategy, share results, and provide insights for other SaaS founders.
Improving the user experience and onboarding process
The podcast emphasizes the significance of improving the user experience and onboarding process for better customer acquisition and conversion rates. The speaker discusses the need to identify areas where users may encounter difficulties or get stuck during the sign-up and onboarding process. They highlight the importance of making incremental improvements to create a smoother workflow and enhance the overall user experience. The goal is to optimize every marketing channel by streamlining the user experience.
Leveraging talent and expertise from outside the team
The podcast explores the idea of leveraging external talent and expertise to fuel growth and innovation. The speaker shares their plan to match skilled individuals who are interested in contributing to the company with relevant projects and opportunities. They discuss the benefits of engaging with talented individuals who are excited to participate in projects and share ideas. The speaker envisions creating a community of contributors and potentially hiring them in the future.
Building a content factory and focusing on SEO
The podcast discusses the importance of building a content factory to enhance marketing efforts. The speaker highlights the need to create high-quality, polished content that can be produced consistently. They emphasize the value of investing more time in content marketing and improving the production value of tutorials and guides. The speaker acknowledges the potential of SEO and the importance of targeting keywords that align with the business while also considering the scaling of content production.
Now that the business is a bit more stable, Geoff’s putting his focus back on marketing. He shares the three marketing experiments they’ll be doing later this year: “cleaning out the gutters”, working with creators, and building their content factory.
Benedicte and Geoff also talk about SEO, content products, and more.
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