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How URLR Grew

GDPR-compliant URL shortening service

How did URLR grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

URLR grew by improving its SEO through adding more content to the homepage and securing backlinks, which helped it climb search engine rankings and eventually reach the top spot for the "URL shortener" query in France. The founder also engaged with writer communities on platforms like Reddit and Twitter to share progress, seek feedback, and connect with potential users. Additionally, URLR utilized referral incentives for writing-course instructors or coaches to promote the service.

Channels

6 channels · grouped by how URLR grows

  • Organic social media

    · 3 mentions · 3 sources
    “Yes by contacting authors of these articles either by Twitter or with their contact form.”
    high
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    “Hugo has also embarked on a journey to share his progress publicly, engage with new users, and seek feedback on his Twitter account.”
    medium
    “Target writer communities (Reddit r/WritingWithAI, indie author newsletters)”
    medium

  • SEO

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “I've started to add more content on the homepage to have better SEO results and tried to get some back-links - mostly in the "top x URL shorteners" articles 👉 great tip to start from zero. I've progressively ranked up better in the search results until becoming ranked #1 for the "URL shortener" q...”
    high
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    “By adding more content to the homepage and securing backlinks, he improved his site's SEO, gradually climbing the ranks in search engine results. Eventually, he claimed the top spot for the "URL shortener" query in France.”
    high

  • Referral Program

    · 1 mention
    “Add affiliate/referral incentives for writing-course instructors or coaches.”
    medium

  • Geographic market expansion

    · 1 mention
    “I'm Polish and my instinct tells me that instead of creating a service for english-speakers - on a large, highly competitive market, I should just do something simple & local, like translate existing, successful online business into polish and promote it to polish customers.”
    medium

  • Product Hunt

    · 1 mention
    “I'm thrilled to announce that I'm taking URLR to new heights by launching it on Product Hunt!...this Product Hunt launch is a significant milestone for me.”
    high

  • Backlinks

    · 1 mention
    “I've started to add more content on the homepage to have better SEO results and tried to get some back-links - mostly in the "top x URL shorteners" articles 👉 great tip to start from zero.”
    high

How 3,068 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — URLR’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    66% ◀
  • Social media
    64% ◀
  • Search/SEO
    58% ◀
  • Email
    48%
  • Community
    38% ◀
  • Content/Inbound
    35%
  • Partnerships
    33%
  • Events
    25%
  • Paid ads
    24%
  • Outbound/Sales
    19% ◀
  • Press/PR
    18%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    12%
  • Podcasting
    4%
  • Building in public
    3%
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