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How Zernio Grew

Unified social media API for developers

How did Zernio grow?

Summary of the sourced claims below

Zernio grew primarily through a combination of SEO and paid advertising, targeting bottom-of-funnel keywords that convert well because visitors are searching for their exact solution. They started running ads from day zero, which helped them gain attention early and iterate faster. Additionally, they leveraged great customer service by responding quickly to numerous data requests, with a dedicated person and team involvement. They also expanded growth channels by partnering with creators in the DevTools space on platforms like YouTube and acquiring users through feature launches and creator partnerships.

Channels

5 channels · grouped by how Zernio grows

  • SEO

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “So Xerneo scaled to one million RR with only Google Ads and SEO, how he keeps churns near zero with clients who can't leave. ... And SEO combined. Can you explain me more like how it worked and what you did, what kind of keyword did you target? ... So since the beginning, we targeted very like in...”
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    “We mainly acquire users through SEO and paid advertising. For both, we target BOFu keywords, like 'social media API'. These don't need many searches because they convert extremely well. Each visitor is looking for our exact solution. We've been running this strategy since day one.”
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  • Pay Per Click Advertising

    · 2 mentions · 2 sources
    “We mainly acquire users through SEO and paid advertising. For both, we target BOFu keywords, like 'social media API'. These don't need many searches because they convert extremely well. Each visitor is looking for our exact solution. We've been running this strategy since day one.”
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    “So I think the first thing that we did, which I think is different from what people usually do, is we started running ads since day zero. So this, I think, helped us get a lot of attention since the beginning, when you're just starting out, and iterate faster.”
    high

  • Great customer service

    · 1 mention
    “I think that for us it's, well, it's just not about the support itself, but we get an insane amount of data requests and that we try and do as fast as possible. So for us it's very, very important. So yeah, all of us do it still. We have a grown person which is dedicated to it, but like the rest ...”
    high

  • User Generated Content

    · 1 mention
    “Nowadays, we also acquire users through feature launches, YouTube videos, and creator partnerships.”
    medium

  • Video content

    · 1 mention
    “We are working in other position channels, for example, YouTube, mainly partnering with other creators in the like DevTools space.”
    high

How 2,669 businesses grow

Of businesses with mapped growth channels, the share using each — Zernio’s highlighted.
  • Referral/Word-of-mouth
    68% ◀
  • Social media
    58%
  • Search/SEO
    57% ◀
  • Email
    47%
  • Community
    33%
  • Content/Inbound
    31% ◀
  • Partnerships
    30%
  • Paid ads
    24% ◀
  • Events
    24%
  • Press/PR
    18%
  • Outbound/Sales
    16%
  • Marketplaces/App stores
    8%
  • Brand Authenticity
    2%
  • Product expansion
    2%
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