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How did Instagram get initial traction?
To recap, Instagram’s early success can be attributed to a few core reasons: Had a really good product that was specialized, and worked well on mobile. Picked up and shared by high-profile individuals. Featured on the Apple app store.
What made myspace so popular?
In addition to instant messaging, it allowed incredible customization of your profile. Visitors were creative like never before. People could embed video and music into their profile and create unique pages with flashing images and colors. Users also had a ‘comment” section where they could interact with friends.
How did Reddit get initial traction?
Reddit co-founder Steve Huffman admitted that the link-sharing site was initially seeded with fake profiles posting links to simulate activity. All the content was submitted by Steve and Alexis at first, then they got a couple of friends to start submitting.
How do I get the first 1000 users?
Top seven strategies to acquire your first 1,000 users
- Go where your target users are, offline.
- Go where your target users are, online.
- Invite your friends.
- Create FOMO in order to drive word-of-mouth.
- Leverage influencers.
- Get press.
- Build a community pre-launch.
How did TikTok get traction?
Since TikTok’s merger with Musical.ly user numbers have soared. This is partly because of a smart marketing campaign by ByteDance (who own TikTok). They have advertised TikTok virtually everywhere that young people hang out – including opposition social sites, such as Snapchat and YouTube.
How did TikTok get its initial users?
App Store — TikTok/Musical.ly So we put a really long application name, “make awesome music videos with all kinds of effects for Instagram, Facebook, Messenger”. And then traffic came from the search engine. That’s how we initially got started.