Recent content by Gavin Bell

  1. Gavin Bell

    The 7-Day Startup

    Thanks toasting! Exactly. It's something I've been guilty of in the past. And yep, it's the business in my avatar :) My Offine in China - You're right! It is just a gimmick. I'm all for things though that encourage/help people give business a shot, which I think this does!
  2. Gavin Bell

    The 7-Day Startup

    Yep :-)
  3. Gavin Bell

    The 7-Day Startup

    No I'm not trying to promote it in any way. It's meant to be simplistic? That's the whole point. You can see it how you like I guess!
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    The 7-Day Startup

    The concept is: Day 1. Think of an idea 2. Create an MVP 3. Think of a name 4. Build the website 5. Create marketing strategy 6. Set your targets 7. Launch By 'launch' it just means being open for business and actively seeking out clients. The whole point of it is around the idea that If...
  5. Gavin Bell

    Facebook Ads

    They're giving you permission by entering their email address. With Mailchimp etc. it requires the person to double opt in as well :-)
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    Facebook Ads

    Facebook is great if you know how to use it properly. Facebook is best used to build your emailing list. Get people to a landing page, where you're giving something away for free in return for their email address :-) This is the method we use in our social media agency.
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    The 7-Day Startup

    Who hear has heard of this concept, or even done it themselves? I've just launched a business in 7 days (from scratch) and it amazed me how quickly it can be done. It's similar to the Lean Startup concept. Would be great to hear if anyone has done it before themselves?
  8. Gavin Bell

    Hello from sunny Scotland!

    Hey folks, Brand new on here. Just launched a social media management agency, Adworthy. We launched it in 7 days. Look forward to meeting you all here and having a good old chin wag!