What are the benefits of starting an affiliate program? What can I do to get started?

Treat is as another marketing channel. Pick the marketing channels that are going to give you biggest wins first. We got into affiliate later, but have been having great success with it lately.

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What are the benefits of having an iPhone Applications for my business?

Answered by Dan Martell – Founder & Investor.

That's like asking what's the benefit of having a billboard - it's marketing, treat it the same. (more)

What do you thinks of the 500startups.com team? Should they be a truster source for incubation? What are the benefits of those guys over TechStars / YCombinator?

Answered by JS Cournoyer – Partner, Real Ventures Posted in Resources

They are all different models. 500startups is more like an incubator. If you get in there, you get more money under better terms, and more active support, but have to pay a... (more)

I started a consulting business in a country where I knew nobody when I moved in, and that is severely hit by the economic crisis. It proves to be a big challenge to find c...

Answered by Noah Godfrey – Founder, GigPark

Think of your consulting business like any other product where you need to move your customer from Awareness to Action/Loyalty along the marketing funnel (note: google "mar... (more)

Starting a blog and/or a podcast seems intimidating - primarily the amount of time for me. It feels like I need to create a content program, but is that over thinking it? ...

Answered by Mitch Joel – Founder, TwistImage

Think like a publisher and create an editorial calendar for the amount of content and frequency. From there, tweak it according to the pulse of the community (too much, too... (more)

What are the challenges of B2C vs. B2B startups? What would be / is your preference, and why?

Answered by Will Bunker – Founder, vChatter

I think it depends on personality fit. I prefer the data driven consumer business because the feedback is quick. My brother and sister have a B2B software business where ... (more)

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