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10 Insights From The Founder of Fark.com
The following represents 10 highlights from the interview by @MoeAbdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.
Drew curtisAlthough Fark is a million-
dollar business, Curtis takes a yearly salary of $60,000. The rest of the money goes to the site’s legal ‘war chest’ and to
pay other expenses.
@DrewCurtis
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Become your own best customer / user
and you’ll have a front row seat for creating great products.
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Don’t over-think your content strategy.instead concentrate on delivering the right context.
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Be skeptical of headlines that ask a question.
the answer is almost always ‘no.’
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Your marketing strategy should focus,
first and foremost, on growing your organic traffic.
everything else is secondary.
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Your marketing strategy should focus,
first and foremost, on growing your organic traffic.
everything else is secondary.
33voicesDrew Curtis - How Fark.com Rallies Their Content Team
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Digital advertising is smart, efficient and measurable.Think more about engagement than action.
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Smart entrepreneurs hire smart people
and get out of their way.be their mentor, not their manager.
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A flat, virtual business is right for the times,but, never go beyond 6 weeks without face time and collaboration.
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Don’t fall in love with your strategy. When you sense a change on the horizon,
first evaluate it,then decide if a pivot is the best course of action.
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Consumers continue to shift towards
tablets and smartphones,but creators still prefer laptops –
plan accordingly.
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1,000 True Fans...it may be the smartest community building strategy you’ll have: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fans.php
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