marketing
early stage
startup
your
with no
budget!
Always start with SEO
on-site optimizations: Research
your keywords and add them to
your site
+ off-site improvements:
link building through: guest
blogging, directories,
partnerships, PR
Followed by Content
Marketing
Start producing interesting,
useful, relevant content and
your audience will
eventually come to you.
This tactic will also help
your SEO efforts!
and Email Capture
Email is still the #1 most effective
sales channel. Implement an email
capture form and add it to your site
and blog. Produce some gated
content, and include your form
within the copy of your un-gated
content. Develop an interesting
and useful newsletter or drip
campaign to keep these users
engaged.
Be active on Social Media
Distribute your content,
follow interesting
accounts in your field,
and be active in their
conversations whenever
relevant to your
expertise.
Don't forget about
forums and
communities like Quora.
Develop an Influencer
Marketing Program
Find the right influencers by
searching by #hashtags to
find users who post about
your desired topics. Contact
them directly and ask for a
sponsored post, pricing and
availability. And remember:
everything is negotiable :)
test,test,andtest
Systematically test each program in
detail, organizing the work through a
dedicated marketing calendar and
reporting results in detail.

Marketing your early stage startup without a budget

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Always start withSEO on-site optimizations: Research your keywords and add them to your site + off-site improvements: link building through: guest blogging, directories, partnerships, PR
  • 3.
    Followed by Content Marketing Startproducing interesting, useful, relevant content and your audience will eventually come to you. This tactic will also help your SEO efforts!
  • 4.
    and Email Capture Emailis still the #1 most effective sales channel. Implement an email capture form and add it to your site and blog. Produce some gated content, and include your form within the copy of your un-gated content. Develop an interesting and useful newsletter or drip campaign to keep these users engaged.
  • 5.
    Be active onSocial Media Distribute your content, follow interesting accounts in your field, and be active in their conversations whenever relevant to your expertise. Don't forget about forums and communities like Quora.
  • 6.
    Develop an Influencer MarketingProgram Find the right influencers by searching by #hashtags to find users who post about your desired topics. Contact them directly and ask for a sponsored post, pricing and availability. And remember: everything is negotiable :)
  • 7.
    test,test,andtest Systematically test eachprogram in detail, organizing the work through a dedicated marketing calendar and reporting results in detail.