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How daily.dev Grew
Developer news aggregator for tech enthusiasts
How did daily.dev grow?
Summary of the sourced claims below
Daily.dev grew initially through word of mouth and organic growth. The product aggregates content from hundreds of publications and uses its community of around a hundred thousand developers to surface the most interesting articles. Growth also involved community marketing efforts, such as hosting free monthly events open to everyone, not just the daily.dev community.
Channels
3 channels · grouped by how daily.dev grows
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Word of mouth
· 1 mention“So the product started growing from word of mouth and through organic growth that resulted in what it is today.”
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Product expansion
· 1 mention“The way the product works is based on three things. First of all, we aggregate a lot of content from hundreds of different publications and content sources. Then the second thing we do is that we use the wisdom of the crowd. We use our community of around a hundred thousand developers to surface ...”
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Community marketing
· 1 mention“When it comes to growth, it's not necessarily like the traditional marketing channels that you would expect for companies to have. It's more about bringing and giving back to the community in different ways. So for instance, we're doing this monthly event, which is free and open for everyone, not...”
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How 2,678 businesses grow
Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each —
daily.dev’s highlighted.
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Referral/Word-of-mouth68% ◀
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Social media58%
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Search/SEO57%
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Email47%
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Community33% ◀
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Content/Inbound31%
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Partnerships30%
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Paid ads24%
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Events24%
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Press/PR17%
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Outbound/Sales16%
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Marketplaces/App stores8%
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Brand Authenticity2%
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Product expansion2% ◀
