How to Promote a Startup as a Developer
Building a startup as a developer sounds simple: write code, launch a product, and users will come.
Reality is very different.
In this video, I share my hard road to getting the first clients. As developers, we often believe the hardest part is building the product. But the real challenge is promotion, marketing, and finding users.
I talk about the mistakes I made, what didn’t work, and what finally helped me start getting attention and clients.
If you're a developer building a startup, this video will help you understand why coding is only half of the journey.
Topics in this video:
• Why developers struggle with marketing
• The biggest mistake when launching a startup
• Why building more features doesn’t bring users
• What actually helped me start getting clients
If you're building your own product, this video might save you months (or years) of mistakes.
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🔗 Resources:
→ How to Promote a Startup as a Developer https://gone.domains/blog/how-promote-startup
→ Personal SEO Consultation https://gone.domains/services/seo/consultant
→ Expired Domains with Backlinks: https://gone.domains
→ Backlink Checker: https://gone.domains/tools/backlink-checker
→ Backlinks Finder: https://gone.domains/tools/backlink-finder
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 – Developers quit their jobs to build startups
1:06 – Four years ago I quit my job
1:49 – The Trap Developers Fall Into
2:31 – What Changed Everything
2:45 – About 10% of startups launched on PH are already gone
3:06 – Marketing: Practice First
3:38 – The Best Marketing Strategy for Developers
4:25 – Why SEO is Good for Developers
5:38 – YouTube SEO
👀 More about SEO marketing, Backlinks Building, Ranking:
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► https://youtu.be/MXJcSGxaUcw?si=xnRYh7LeelBozBBq
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Developers quit their jobs to build startups
1:06
Four years ago I quit my job
1:49
The Trap Developers Fall Into
2:31
What Changed Everything
2:45
About 10% of startups launched on PH are already gone
3:06
Marketing: Practice First
3:38
The Best Marketing Strategy for Developers
4:25
Why SEO is Good for Developers
5:38
YouTube SEO
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