Seed Funding, Achieving Financial Freedom & SaaS SEO
Conversion rates, unique viewers, and click throughs, oh my…
Between your product, your website, your email lists, and any other touchpoints your customers and target market have with your business, SaaS businesses are data rich…
It’s which data you prioritize and how you analyze it that matters.
The Signals v. The Noise.
Ruben Gamez, the founder of SignWell, suggests that there is a clear set of data you should prioritize when in doubt:
We’ve put together a framework on the 3-High and 3-Low SaaS Metrics to consider when you are digging in the data created by your paying customers.
Here's what we're covering this week:
Zero-click content
Watching an acquirer ruin your company
Going from 0 to $5M in ARR in 2 years
📺 Featured on the MicroConf YouTube Channel
Seed Funding for Startups - Everything You Need To Know
Seed funding for startups can be a little confusing, so this video covers everything you need to know about raising capital for your startup in 10 minutes. Learn about seed round funding and how to set your SaaS business up for success. You can also get our guide to outside funding, taking you from the earliest funding options to venture capital @ microconf.com/funding-guide
🎟 Upcoming MicroConf Events
Here is where you can meet and connect with fellow MicroConf’ers.
September 15, 2022: MicroConf Local: Seattle ft. Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder of SparkToro
October 18th, 2022: MicroConf Local: Atlanta ft. Ben Chestnut, Founder of MailChimp
15 - 17 November, 2022: MicroConf Europe 2022 | Malta
November 30th, 2022: MicroConf Local: Austin ft. Jason Cohen, Founder of WP Engine
If you are an under-represented, minoritized, or financially disadvantaged founder and need a little help with the costs of attending our events, check out our MicroConf Scholarship program.
🎙 As Heard On Startups For The Rest Of Us
In episode 618, join Rob Walling as he chats with Sam Dogen, the founder of Financial Samurai, which is one of the longest-running and most popular personal finance blogs. Over the last 13 years, Sam has personally written over 2,500 essays along with a Wall Street Journal Bestselling book. We talk about achieving financial freedom, money mindsets, and relentless execution.
🚀 SaaS Resources To Check Out From Around The Web
Summer vacation is over. Get back in to the swing of the season by participating in our MicroConf Mastermind Matching Program. By completing our short application, we'll be able to connect you with founders that have similar goals, experience, and challenges that you're facing. Apply here.
Paddle, which acquired ProfitWell, is launching a new show called Verticals, where they are going in-depth and exploring how industries are formed, the SaaS pioneers, and the companies leading the way. Judging by the trailer, this show looks epic.
With 1.6 million organic visits and $144M ARR business, Zapier is one of the best case studies on how to grow using SEO and content marketing. Here are 6 things that stand out about their SEO strategy.
🔥 A Sneak Peek into MicroConf Connect
Every week, 3300+ founders are chatting in our free Slack community. Here is a glimpse of what we're chatting about in the #starter channel:
When researching a niche, how do you evaluate established players? How do you assess the difficulty of the niche and potential rewards?
This weeks Edition of the micro is brought to you by Tinyseed…
With nearly 100 companies funded to date, TinySeed is helping B2B SaaS founders take their business to new heights through their proprietary playbook, small group masterminds, a brilliant list of mentors, and funding starting at $150K for bootstrappers with product market fit and the drive to build amazing things.
Applications for TinySeed Fall 2022 batches open on September 12th. Head over to tinyseed.com and sign up for the mailing list to get notified when applications go live!
Want to reach thousands of Bootstrapped SaaS founders? Drop us a note at sponsors@microconf.com.
