[WMD 2015] Thumbtack >> Sander Daniels, "The Big Reveal: The Correlation Between Revenue Models &...

THUMBTACK WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRIBUTION MAY 1 2015

YOUR FIRST MILLION USERS

SANDER DANIELS CO-FOUNDER, THUMBTACK

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MARKETING?2

THUMBTACK WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRIBUTION MAY 1 2015 3


1M+ PROS, 0 SALESPEOPLE

25M CONSUMER VISITS IN ’14

$1.8B IN BUSINESS TO OUR PROS

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SO HOW’D WE ACQUIRE OUR FIRST MILLION

USERS?8


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SCRAPPY THINGS

SEO

CONTENT MARKETING

YES SEM

FACEBOOK ADS

DISPLAY ADS

MOBILE DOWNLOADS

BRANDING

YOUR REVENUE MODEL DETERMINES THE MARKETING CHANNELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU

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THREE REVENUE MODELS:

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1. FREE

2. GOOD

3. GREAT


1. FREE

3 REVENUE MODELS:

1. FREE 2. GOOD 3. GREAT

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1. FREE SCRAPPY THINGS

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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1. FREE SEO

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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SEO20


1. FREE SEO

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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1. FREE CONTENT MARKETING

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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2. GOOD CAN BE GOOD FOR A WHILE …

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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$50 REVENUE/MONTH

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2. GOOD CAN BE GOOD FOR A WHILE … … BUT ONLY TAKES YOU SO FAR

3 REVENUE MODELS:


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$50 REVENUE/MONTH $3 REVENUE/TRANSACTION, $2 COST/TRANSACTION

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WE SWITCHED FROM A “GOOD” TO A “BETTER” BUSINESS MODEL HERE

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3. GREAT3 REVENUE MODELS:


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SCALABLE TO THE DEGREE THAT YOUR BUSINESS MODEL

IS COMPETITIVE


ONLINE MARKETING IS

A BUSINESS MODEL

COMPETITION32


SANDER DANIELS

[email protected]

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