StageTimer · B2B · countdown timer for stage speakers
Rely on search traffic (SEO) as the main marketing channel
Much stronger than any other channel; no numbers
What they did
What happened
In their words
Over $10k a month from a timer app
Pete… there's there's an exception to every rule, right? You know, people say things like, you know, don't make a double-sided marketplace, but then there's marketplaces like MentorCruise which like has made over a million dollars in I think roughly, maybe like 5 or 6 years. And there's lots of things. Yeah, lots of things like that. So, there's there's always exceptions to a rule. Have you Is it Is things like is SEO your main marketing channel then?
LukasIt's strong. It's very strong. It's, yeah. The much Yeah. Stronger than any other marketing channel. Yes, is SEO.
PeteAnd has there been any Have there been any marketing experiments, or any channels that you've done that have just like, just not been worth it?
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