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SEO vs. PPC: Differences, pros, cons & an integrated approach

Search Engine Land

SEO helps your webpages rank higher on the non-paid search results by improving the quality and relevance of the content on your website. This improved visibility comes without the expensive costs per click of PPC. PPC, or pay-per-click, are the ads that appear on a page of search results (typically in premium positions).

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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

In his course on Growth Mindset (part of CXL’s Growth Marketing Minidegree ), WeTheFuture.org founder John McBride describes three key components of a successful growth marketer: 1. The result? Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel.

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How to Use Smoke Tests to Validate Your Product or Feature Ideas

ConversionXL

Does clicking the key functionality do anything? Dan’s process proposes something very interesting: that there’s something wrong with the current minimum viable product (MVP) concept. If you’re a marketer who is interested in rapid experimentation and product efficiency, then there is.

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