How our SaaS startup got 1000+ signups in just 7 days, without getting Crunched.

Re:How our SaaS startup got 1000+ signups in just 7 days, wi... by corry on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:11PM (#2846552)

"The viral sign up form probably quadrupled our signups through sharing the links on Twitter and Facebook."

Does 'viral sign up form' = buttons to share it on Twitter and Facebook? Or did you guys do some form of 'refer 2 friends to get higher in the beta queue'?

Nice write-up, thanks for sharing!

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Re:How our SaaS startup got 1000+ signups in just 7 days, wi... by whichdan on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:13PM (#2846557)

I'd be really interested to hear more about this too. Offhand, it sounds tacky to add Twitter and Facebook links to a signup form..?

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Re:How our SaaS startup got 1000+ signups in just 7 days, wi... by JonLim on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:33PM (#2846635)

From the looks of it, it's buttons to share it on Twitter and Facebook, and if you refer 3 you can get it sooner, I believe.

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Re:How our SaaS startup got 1000+ signups in just 7 days, wi... by boundlessdreamz on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:56PM (#2846735)

They have a unique URL you can share via email, facebook etc. If you refer 3 friends, you move up the queue.

I have always been skeptical about such a tactic for B2B apps. They say it worked for them but it seems they are just looking at signups. I'm wondering if they are real users or just people pestered by others to signup so that they can move up in queue.

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