StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

Having a small email list might feel like a hurdle, but it’s actually a huge advantage. A smaller audience lets you connect on a deeper level, personalize your messages, and build a loyal community that genuinely values what you offer. When you nurture those relationships, even a small list can lead to big growth for your side hustle.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

As a content marketer who's dabbled in building my own tools, I've learned to pick my battles carefully. It's an incredibly useful choice for data-driven applications where you need clear relationships between your data. Do more with your data. Automate your database. inventory) and user data (e.g.,

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StartupNation

JULY 22, 2025

This ongoing need to reinvent is particularly impactful because the market is constantly changing, and frankly, the “bar is being raised.” Career reinvention is a powerful journey, and this article showcases real-world examples from successful entrepreneurs. The impact of this continuous reinvention has been profound.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Decade-ago me would have laughed if I heard myself say this, but TikTok is a solid bet for almost any marketer. The algorithm and snappy content style means I've found it much easier to get views and build an audience there. TikTok has a massive hold on Gen Z market—that's a massive market you can reach.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

It offers business and productivity tools that run the gamut from sales and marketing to finance and legal to IT and analytics. Investing in a unified platform—where all your apps are connected via a shared system—can simplify data management, prevent silos, streamline communication, and reduce operating costs. Automate Zoho What is Zoho?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

My own system was a chaotic mix of muscle memory and flagged emails. And then I tried onboarding a new teammate while on holiday; my "clear" instructions unleashed a flood of confused Slack messages. Back in the office, a whiteboard, marker, and a dose of humility led to my first crude visual workflow. So, you've got workflows.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

At some point, I realized I wasn't just managing a team—I was managing relationships. Boost your team's productivity Automate your CRM Turns out, a CRM (customer relationship management) app is like my fantasy setup, but for people with actual responsibilities. I take fantasy football way too seriously.

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 30, 2025

Ready to discover which email marketing solution might be a better fit for your needs? 5 (1000+ reviews) Mailchimp All-in-one marketing Comprehensive marketing stack with strong AI features Free (paid from $13/month) 4.4/5 Looking for a GetResposnse alternative? Let’s go. (TL;DR)

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

LinkedIn has been my lifeline as a content strategist for B2B SaaS companies—it's where I find clients, build relationships, and establish credibility in my field. Other weeks, my LinkedIn marketing efforts get pushed to the back burner while I scramble to meet project deadlines.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

Email marketers don't have to contend with constantly changing search algorithms and ranking factors—but that doesn't mean that an email sent is an email received. It's very possible that your marketing emails, and even your transactional emails, will never make it to the recipient.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

As soon as you hit that purchase button, you'll receive an email confirmation. That's email automation at its finest. But then let's say you receive a welcome email which offers you tips and resources on pet care. Those are all examples of email marketing. Probably a shipping update, too. Learn more.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 9, 2025

Invoices come in from all over: think your email, cloud folders, and payment processors. Use interfaces, data tables, and logic to build secure, automated, AI-powered systems for your business-critical workflows across your organization's technology stack. How does invoice automation work? How does invoice automation work?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

A marketing communication plan plays a different role. It's designed to outline responsibilities and initiatives within the grand scope of the marketing strategy to keep teams aligned and informed. There's a warning on the box my steam iron came in that says, "Do not iron clothes while wearing them."

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Site-building tools have made incredible leaps over the last two decades. Website building apps are also increasingly comprehensive, including not just design tools but also support for eCommerce, lead generation, marketing, and analytics. Web design isn't what it used to be. Wix is best for small businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. People often ask me why I started blogging.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

For example, your online banking system uses it to quickly pull up your transaction history, and a customer relationship management (CRM) system can filter contacts based on specific criteria because the data is neatly organized. And it's all thanks to its incredible insights into human behavior.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. Any longtime readers of this blog will know that I often try to simplify complex ideas into a simple parable that is easier to remember to set the tone of one’s behaviors.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He stood up, grabbed the mic and gave a heartfelt overview of his experiences in experimenting with new technologies to build relationships with his audience, get feedback on his product quality and to market his music all the way to the top of iTunes. He was riveting. He received that only round of applause of the evening.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

Improve your real estate business with automation Automate your CRM But with countless options on the market, how do you know which software is right for you? ​​ Improve your real estate business with automation Automate your CRM But with countless options on the market, how do you know which software is right for you? ​​I

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

I haven’t written a blog post in a week. But what has really killed me is email. I live in email hell. And for the last few evenings I decided to get through email rather than blog. I’m always so completely behind on email. I have a love / hate relationship with email.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. Not for me.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

I told him only 2 weeks ago when we were in London together that I wanted to write a blog post that has been in my head for 2 years. He travels tirelessly promoting entrepreneurship, understanding global trends and building relationships in all parts of the world. Dave is terrible with email. My pal Dave has problems.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

Sometimes a product comparison can be like comparing apples to oranges, but sometimes it can be like comparing lemons to oranges: kind of the same thing, but not really. If you're looking for a refreshing breakfast beverage, you're probably not reaching for a tall glass of fresh-squeezed lemon juice. It's also completely free.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

While traditional marketing methods and GTM (go-to-market) motions continue to be used, there’s a new strategy you can tap into — the branded podcast. Podcasts have a lot of upside for marketers. If five million podcasts sounds impressive, there are over 600 million blogs (Source: Internet Live Stats, 2022).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I had to laugh a bit reading it. MBA fine, but not required.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m here to build long-term, stable relationships that I hope will pay off over a decade, not a week. awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really. But I’m not here trolling for deals.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

Blogging can be a profitable side business. You can monetize your blog through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, display ads, and selling digital and physical products. Some bloggers become so successful that they turn blogging into a full-time business. million per year from their blogs. What is a blog?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Spend time building investor relationship long before you raise money. . In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. Email updates frequently. Rob Bailey is the CEO of DataSift.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The cloud enables collaboration in real-time among colleagues who may not be in the same building or even the same time zone. Here’s how—and why—to take advantage of cloud computing for your small business. How Cloud Computing Reduces Risk. Here are some additional benefits of could computing: Remote access. Flexibility to scale. Do the math.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Your customer acquisition strategy is the link between your marketing and customer relationship management. Building a customer acquisition strategy. Once you’ve defined your target market segments , you understand their needs and desires. Would you like to expand into a new market? Target a new market segment?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Professional online courses on e-commerce , marketing, accounting, programming, etc. Self-improvement courses on relationship building, personality development, etc. Step 2: Determine market demand for your chosen topic. Once you have a list of potential topic ideas, it’s time to determine their market demand.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Too often, brands focus on just showcasing products or services, but the best way to attract your target market is to focus on the benefits your product or service brings. Build a content website or add a blog. We’re in the age of dynamic content and inbound marketing. Build your email list. year-over-year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 26, 2024

The ease of reselling digital goods in unregulated markets allows fraudsters to launder money with relative impunity. Each January, Data Privacy Week serves as a crucial reminder for both individuals and companies to safeguard data by maintaining vigilance against cybercriminals. This trend has resulted in the professionalization of fraud.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Think how much faster you will be able to go, and therefore have more runway to iterate to product-market fit. Think how much faster you will be able to go, and therefore have more runway to iterate to product-market fit. Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work.

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