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Re:Just Launched, now what? on Friday August 12, 2011 @10:14PM (#2880021)
Thank you that is fantastic advice, especially given we don't have any budget for a big marketing push. Do you think that basic advertising (google adwords etc) is worth doing at all? Or should startups stick with only this kind of personal, one-on-one sales pitch to customers they know will go and evangelise their products?

Just Launched, now what?

We're an entirely self funded (just about out of money, about to start looking for contract work) startup from Australia, we're two people who have built PangurPad.com in 4 months (use #beta1 as a promo code if you'd like to look about inside). It's a distraction-free writing program for authors/writers.We really cant stand ads so our model is subscription and giving away free trials, we think...

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