Social Media Tips for Startups - Take Your Business on Social Network Platforms

Does Your Business have Strong Social Networks?

Ranu — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:18:44 +0000

Before anything, have a look at this: One of the social media study reveals that “Over 80% of all Americans use a social network and 56% of customers recommends a brand after becoming a fan.” When we talk about the buzzing marketing stories, social business meme leads all. Sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn hold millions of eyeballs [...]

So what are your competitors doing on social platform?

Ranu — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:50:31 +0000

Sites likes Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest are high up in the sky and crowd is madly following this trend. What drives me up the wall is people chasing rats race to enhance their “Fans”, “Likes” and “Tweets”. But trust me; all these actions won’t magically generate business. In fact, once you dive more into social arena [...]

Why to Market your Business on Social Network Platforms?

Ranu — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:11:26 +0000

Social platform is surely not the end-all and be-all for your enterprise or startup. But you can’t deny that more people than ever are active on this platform and there is plenty of stuff going on within it. So don’t you think being a part of the alley would be a smart business decision? Beside anything, [...]

Social Media Icons and Web Design

pooja — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:30:48 +0000

No, Social Media is not a fad and it is here to say. I am sure most of you have realized how businesses and startups are leveraging various social media tools to promote, engage customers, build relationships, to generate leads, for customer service, PR issues and so on. So we do understand the importance of [...]

Web 2.0 Design Principles: A Case Study of ClinicYou.com

pooja — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:14:08 +0000

ClinicYou – clinicyou.com is a Web 2.0 based application for clinicians and medical services. A web based practice management software with nothing to install. Its design perfectly suits the description of ‘Web 2.0 Design’. 1.Artistic attraction The biggest advantage of web 2.0 design is that you get an opportunity to vent out your creativity in [...]

Quick Tips on Raising Startup Funding

pooja — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:51:45 +0000

photo credit: cambodia4kidsorg 1.Communicate your Leverage Point Let people know what you can do ‘differently’. Entrepreneurs should talk about their capital efficiency. Probably you are doing some work cheaper than others or you have access to a group of customers – think of any leverage point you have and flaunt it. 2.Communicate through a story People find stories [...]

Startup Advice for Entrepreneurs

pooja — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:50:53 +0000

photo credit: awezmaz These points may come across as basic, but these are the small points one should keep in mind when launching a startup; 1.Start by thinking small and extend your thinking from there. Small and simple thinking will allow you to concentrate on what is important 2.Higher good coders/technical people in every department 3.Financial reward [...]

E-mail Pitching

pooja — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:17:38 +0000

photo credit: Mzelle Biscotte All of us know that face-to-face interactions though preferable, are not always possible. Therefore one goes for ‘email pitching’ – the written form of pitch.Investors are overloaded with a huge array of emails and to get their attention you should craft your email in such a way that you hold the [...]

Option Pool Shuffling for Startups

pooja — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:55:36 +0000

photo credit: woodleywonderworks Option pool can be described as the amount of a startup’s common stock reserved for employees, directors, advisors, and consultants. The stock reserved is then issued to the aforementioned stakeholders. It is through a written plan a startup pre-authorizes the amount of the company’s common stock which will be issued by the [...]

Exit Strategies for Startups

pooja — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:01:23 +0000

photo credit: C.P.Storm A heated debate is taking place around Foursquare considering a sale to Yahoo. It is believed that Foursquare is in the midst of an aggressive courtship on behalf of Yahoo, who is willing to pay as much as $125 million for the year old startup. Some are freaking out asking Foursquare ‘not [...]