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How BudgetSheet Grew

Google Sheets add-on for budget tracking.

How did BudgetSheet grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

BudgetSheet grew primarily through SEO, with most users coming from search engines and large language models, and some returning customers. The product also gained users organically through word of mouth and posts on Reddit. Additionally, distribution partnerships via the Google Workspace Marketplace contributed significantly to user acquisition.

Channels

7 channels · grouped by how BudgetSheet grows

  • SEO

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Naming is important for discovery both in the marketplace and SEO. So I chose the name 'BudgetSheet' to leverage those looking for tools that helped them budget in spreadsheets.”
    high
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    “And, although it’s far from being on top results on SERP (search engine result pages), some people do find it that way.”
    medium

  • Distribution Partnerships

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Most of them come from the Google apps marketplace, Google workspace marketplace really is what they call it now. If you have a Google sheet, you can search for add-ons, budgeting, finance, bank import, those kind of all pull up budget sheets as one of the, one of the options that you have there.”
    high
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    “Creating an addon was a perfect solution to this, because Google has over 3 billion users and provides a built-in marketplace and distribution channel to funnel users straight to me without me having to lift a finger.”
    high

  • Email marketing

    · 1 mention
    “I added this email flow. I would email users 10 days before their trial ended and then three days before their trial ended to let them know, Hey, your, your, your trial is about to end. This bank account is going to be unlinked. It's in this spreadsheet, upgrade to pro to avoid service disruption...”
    high

  • SEO

    · 1 mention
    “I focus on SEO mainly. Most users come from search engines and LLMs. Some users are returning customers.”
    high

  • Accelerator program

    · 1 mention
    “Feedback always welcome, and happy to answer any question!”
    medium

  • Reddit

    · 1 mention
    “Posted it on Reddit back then, things like that. It grew organically from that.”
    high

  • Word of mouth

    · 1 mention
    “Wrt attracting visitors: Word of mouth, mainly. Posted it on Reddit back then, things like that. It grew organically from that.”
    high

How 2,667 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — BudgetSheet’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68% ◀
  • Social media
    58%
  • Search/SEO
    57% ◀
  • Email
    47% ◀
  • Community
    33% ◀
  • Content/Inbound
    31%
  • Partnerships
    30% ◀
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    18%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%
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