14 Actionable & Low-Cost
Growth Hacks
Growth Tactics For Startups
By Ryan Wardell
See Startupsauce.com for a detailed description of
each hack
AARRR!
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
The Growth Hacker’s
Analytics: Google
Toolbox Analytics, KISSmetrics,
CrazyEgg, Flurry
Test Traffic: Facebook/LinkedIn Ads & Google
AdWords
A/B Tests: Optimizely or VWO
Qualitative Feedback: Qualaroo + Intercom +
Your Phone
Landing Pages: Unbounce, KickOffLabs or
LeadPages
Pre-Growth: Fundamentals
User Personas
Keyword Research
Testing User Personas - Facebook Ads &
Google Adwords
Tracking Metrics Using Google Analytics,
CrazyEgg &
KISSmetrics. Qualitative feedback using
Qualaroo
Non-Scalable Methods – Cold Calls, Online
Chat, Events
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Acquisition Channels 1
SEO & Content Marketing
PPC – Google AdWords, Bing Ads etc
Email Marketing
Acquisition Channels 2
Social – Both Paid & Unpaid
BuySellAds.com
Paid Content Distribution – StumbleUpon,
Outbrain, Taboola
Retargeting – AdRoll, Retargeter, Perfect
Audience
Affiliates
Partnerships
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Acquisition Hack #1:
Rich Snippets
(schema.org)
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Acquisition Hack #2:
Giving Perfect Testimonials
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Acquisition Hack #3:
Influencer Outreach
(AKA Audience Hijacking)
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Acquisition Hack #4:
Google Suggest +
Grammatically-Incorrect
Blog Post Titles
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Pt 1:
Landing Pages & Conversion
The A-HA! Moment
Friction
Social Proof
Activation Hack #1:
Low-Friction Landing Page
+ Clear CTA
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Hack #2:
Using Photos Of People
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Hack #3:
Exit Popups
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Hack #4:
Explain WHAT You Will
(And Will Not) Do With
People’s Data
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Hack #5:
Reducing Friction In Forms
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Activation Hack #6:
Get User To A-HA! Moment
ASAP
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Referral Hack #1:
Find Opportunities Where
Sharing With Non-Users
Makes Sense
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Referral Hack #2:
Persistent Referral
Incentives
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Referral Hack #3:
1 For You +
1 For Your Friend
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Referral Hack #4:
Pre-populate Your Tweet
Buttons
<a href=”http://twitter.com/home?status=Insert text here cc
@ryanwardell87”>Tweet this</a>
Or, just use ClickToTweet
14 Actionable, Low-Cost Growth Hacks For Startups on Startupsauce.com
Thank You!
Ryan Wardell
Startupsauce.com
@ryanwardell87

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