Episode 82: 6 Proven Customer Acquisition Methods (And How To Pick The Right One For Your Startup)

One of the most common ways for a business to go bust is to run out of money or time before they find a winning customer acquisition method.  It’s essential for a startup, but also for a growing business because the method to scale changes as your business matures.

In this episode, I go over 6 of the best ways to find customers for your product or service and walk through the thought process on which one(s) might be best for you right now.

Topics Discussed (Time Stamped)

02:31 Biggest failure points among start-ups is the inability to get customers
02:49 Finding the right customer acquisition channels
04:17 Top 6 customer acquisition methods
06:27 Retesting your channels
07:05 You have to have something good to sell

6 Customer Acquisition Methods
08:50 1. Paid Advertisement
12:02 2. Content Marketing
15:32 3. Virality
15:57 The power of the network effect
19:15 4. Having sales people
22:19 5. Partnerships
23:47 6. Other methods

• Podcast
• Public speaking

24:59 Choosing a customer acquisition method
25:05 Decision Factors:

• cost
• complexity
• target audience
• time and money to invest

Quotes Worth Sharing

Resources Mentioned

• 5000fish – https://www.5000fish.com/
• Yurbi – https://www.yurbi.com/
• Marcus Lemonis from The Profit – https://www.marcuslemonis.com/
• Episode 81 – https://techsmartboss.getmailsync.com/blog/podcast-episode81/
• Bing – https://www.bing.com/
• Dropbox – https://www.dropbox.com/
• GoViral – https://goviral.growthtools.com/
• Viral Loops – https://viral-loops.com/

Thanks!

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