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How Park.io Grew

Service for backordering expiring domain names

How did Park.io grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Park.io grew primarily through word of mouth and the general growth of .io domains, which increased interest in their service. The use of parked pages linking to Park.io for every domain they caught helped attract many of the first users by gaining their attention. The founder also emphasized the importance of providing quick and responsive customer support to create a good first impression and aid growth.

Channels

6 channels · grouped by how Park.io grows

  • Organic social media

    · 4 mentions · 4 sources
    “I think people were just interested in the domains, and the parked pages really helped to get users' attention.”
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    “I have 530 followers and do amazing write-ups.”
    high
    “I think people were just interested in the domains, and the parked pages really helped to get users' attention.”
    high
    “I like Hacker News a lot, and I read that. I've read... Man, I've been on that site for like 10 years or more. And I remember a lot of .io domains were on there because a lot of people can't afford the .coms because they're so expensive. So a lot of them would go to these .ios. And so if I was go...”
    medium

  • Great customer service

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “Also, I believe the support you give is really important - especially when you are just starting out and giving a first impression. I still try to respond to any support emails very quickly.”
    high
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    “Also, I believe the support you give is really important - especially when you are just starting out and giving a first impression. I still try to respond to any support emails very quickly.”
    high

  • Newsletter

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “The weekly newsletter is automated.”
    high
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    “I guess if people are interested, they could sign up for the newsletter on park.io and we'll announce the new features that we're releasing then.”
    medium

  • Word of mouth

    · 1 mention
    “it has grown by word of mouth and I think just the growth of .io domains, in general, has helped the growth of park.io.”
    high

  • Leveraging existing platforms

    · 1 mention
    “She listed it on Sedo and it sold in a few months for $2,900.”
    medium

  • Optimize Landing Pages

    · 1 mention
    “I put up a parked page that linked to park.io for every domain that we were able to catch, and this lead to many of the first users.”
    high

How 2,695 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Park.io ’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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