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How GrowSurf Grew

Revenue-boosting referral software for startups

How did GrowSurf grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

GrowSurf initially grew by launching on platforms like Hacker News and Product Hunt, which helped them gain their first users and feedback. They also experimented with cold emails and outreach to beta testing user lists to attract potential users. Their customers are primarily B2C and B2B tech startups seeking to integrate referral programs for low-cost customer acquisition. Additionally, GrowSurf has focused on SEO and content marketing as ongoing strategies to improve growth.

Channels

3 channels · grouped by how GrowSurf grows

  • Referral Program

    · 2 mentions
    “For a few months, we were trying some cold emails as well and doing outreach to beta testing user lists to get some bites.”
    high
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    “Our customers are B2C and B2B tech startups that want to integrate a referral program into their products for low-cost customer acquisition.”
    medium

  • SEO

    · 1 mention
    “What’s worked has been a couple of things. The obvious dogma I’m gonna iterate here: SEO and content work. This is something we’re actively improving upon.”
    high

  • Press

    · 1 mention
    “When we launched, we did everything you would expect in a SaaS launch checklist. This included posting on places like Hacker News and Product Hunt (PH), and hoping you got enough upvotes to make it to the PH newsletter, which got some more exposure. This is how we got our initial batch of users a...”
    high

How 2,695 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — GrowSurf’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68% ◀
  • Social media
    58%
  • Search/SEO
    57% ◀
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    34%
  • Content/Inbound
    32%
  • Partnerships
    30%
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    17% ◀
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%
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