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The TechCrunch Effect–a must-read for web entrepreneurs

Posted by / November 6, 2009

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This is the most interesting post I’ve read in a long time: “How Much Traffic Does TechCrunch Send You?” In it Niall Harbison reveals that impact of a TechCrunch article about his company.

I work with many entrepreneurs, and most of them believe that getting covered by TechCrunch will “make” the company. Don’t get me wrong, TechCrunch coverage is a very good thing, but it’s one part of a successful introduction. The same is true of getting on the Digg front page, by the way.

If you’re about to launch a new product or service, and your fantasy is TechCrunch coverage, you must read this. If you’re a PR firm, you must forward this. Bottom line: a successful product is a process, not an event.

More help for Entrepreneurs especially in Marketing.

Addendum, here is another set of stats from Decisionforheroes.com

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