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How Orshot Grew

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How did Orshot grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Orshot grew by focusing on patient, unglamorous SEO strategies such as writing detailed comparison guides and launching free mini-tools, which helped build steady, high-intent organic traffic. Additionally, the founder leveraged a strong reputation established through years of building in public on X, which had previously helped scale another tool, Pika.

Channels

3 channels · grouped by how Orshot grows
  • SEO

    · 1 mention
    “maintaining absolute transparency, and prioritizing patient, unglamorous SEO—like writing detailed comparison guides and launching free mini-tools—he slowly built steady, high-intent traffic.”
    medium
  • Organic social media

    · 1 mention
    “he built on a strong reputation established through years of "building in public" on X, which previously helped him scale his screenshot tool, Pika, to over $100k.”
    medium
  • Building in public

    · 1 mention
    “he built on a strong reputation established through years of "building in public" on X, which previously helped him scale his screenshot tool, Pika, to over $100k.”
    medium

How 2,701 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Orshot’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68%
  • Social media
    60%
  • Search/SEO
    57%
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    34%
  • Content/Inbound
    32%
  • Partnerships
    31%
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    17%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    9%
  • Product expansion
    2%
  • Influencer partnerships
    2%