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  • A Brief Introduction to Bootstrapping Your Marketing

    A Brief Introduction to Bootstrapping Your Marketing

    David Masters
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    1. How to Test New Feature Ideas

      How to Test New Feature Ideas

      Tutorial Beginner

      Before throwing all of your resources at building a new feature for your product, you need to establish that you’re pursuing the right idea.

    2. How to Track Feature and Service Requests

      How to Track Feature and Service Requests

      Tutorial Beginner

      When you sell your customers a new product or a service, you’re offering what you expect they’ll want. How well you sell, or don't sell, depends on how your...

    3. How to Build a Thriving Mastermind Group

      How to Build a Thriving Mastermind Group

      Tutorial Beginner

      One of the most difficult things about running a business on your own is having no one to bounce ideas off. When you're wearing so many different hats, it...

    4. Unlock Your Superpower: How to Bottle Your Business Passion

      Unlock Your Superpower: How to Bottle Your Business Passion

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this new Tuts+ series on business planning, our aim is to help you strategically inject energy into your business. Your passion for your business is an...

    5. An Introduction to Bootstrapping Your Online Business

      An Introduction to Bootstrapping Your Online Business

      Tutorial Beginner

      Over the past several years a new economy has risen out of the remains of the dot-com bubble. Between that bubble bursting and the later uncertainty provoked...

    6. 54 Hours to Launch a Business

      54 Hours to Launch a Business

      Tutorial Beginner

      It happens in more than 1,250 cities in 115 countries, and attracts more than 113,000 people. It's Startup Weekend, which is organized by a Seattle-based...

    7. A Fluid Business Plan Template for Your Microbusiness

      A Fluid Business Plan Template for Your Microbusiness

      Tutorial Beginner

      If you've been following along with this Session on Kickstarting Your Online Microbusiness, you should have read our deep dive into the top seven online...

    8. Deep-Dive: The 7 Best Online Microbusiness Models

      Deep-Dive: The 7 Best Online Microbusiness Models

      Tutorial Beginner

      You know that you want the lifestyle and autonomy that a successful microbusiness can provide, but which type of online microbusiness is right for you? ...

    9. How to Put 'The Business Model Canvas' to Good Use

      How to Put 'The Business Model Canvas' to Good Use

      Tutorial Beginner

      The book "Business Model Generation" should ring a bell for freelancers and many entrepreneurs. It explores the possibilities of using a 'Business Model...

    10. How to Plan an eBook Series

      How to Plan an eBook Series

      Tutorial Beginner

      Writing and publishing an eBook on Amazon feels great, especially when you pick up your first five star review. But even if you've written an enticing...

    11. How to Choose Keywords and Categories for Your Kindle eBook

      How to Choose Keywords and Categories for Your Kindle eBook

      Tutorial Beginner

      If I asked you to show me how publishers promote their books, you'd probably point to the posters displayed at airports and bus stands. You might mention...

    12. How to Create an Actionable Project Plan Using a Google Spreadsheet

      How to Create an Actionable Project Plan Using a Google Spreadsheet

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create your own project plan using a Google spreadsheet that you can use for your own projects or share with your team....