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How CSS Scan Grew

Browser extension for copying website CSS styles

How did CSS Scan grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

CSS Scan grew initially by validating the product concept through outreach in Brazilian Developers Facebook groups, where the positive response encouraged further development. After about a month of work, the product was launched on Product Hunt, where it achieved success compared to previous launches.

Channels

2 channels · grouped by how CSS Scan grows
  • Product Hunt

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “After the 50 hours of work, which took like a month, I launched it on Product Hunt and it was a success (compared to my previous launches).”
    high
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    “Live on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/css...”
    medium
  • Organic social media

    · 1 mention
    “To “validate” it, I reached out to some Brazilian Developers Facebook groups, asking if they would pay $1 for this extension, and the result was good enough, so I started coding.”
    high

How 2,678 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — CSS Scan’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
    17%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%