A startup post-launch story

[atemerev]

Hello everyone,

My name is Alexander Temerev. For about 10 years, I worked as a financial software engineer; I always wanted to make it big, so about a month ago I launched my own online currency trading platform, EntryForex.com. It is the simplest way to start trading currencies to date: all you need is a Facebook account and $10.

EntryForex was launched at June 2nd, and I have made around $200 in earnings so far, which I spent on various online marketing strategies. Here is a short recap on what worked and what didn't:

— Announce in my personal blog and social network accounts: worked! In fact, this is the only channel that brought me live customers so far.

— A few articles in ForexMagnates.com, one of the leading industry new sources. Didn't work: I had high hopes, but no clients arrived from there yet.

— Facebook ads: didn't work at all! No users appeared from there. Even no traffic.

— AdWords: didn't work. I got some traffic, but no new live accounts.

— Forum posts: I hired a few contractors on Elance to post announcements in around 50 forums and Facebook groups. Didn't work: got some traffic, but no new live accounts.

What is your experience in marketing your own startup? Could you take a look at EntryForex.com and see what could be improved there? And, if you are into currency trading, feel free to open a live account: you won't lose more than you put there (and you can start with as low as $10), and you can get a feeling what real-time trading looks like and whether you can earn something there.

 

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[Unknown]

Zua piif vu howi nusi opgu xovjuav siraosoph qiuqmi vu tohp op. Vjisi't pu xez O xuamf iwis dmodl vji Muh Op cavvup xovjuav tiioph zuas djesvt/vuumt. Emmux qiuqmi vu tiv aq finu edduapvt. Vjev't xjev xomm hiv zua qezoph datvunist.

 

[atemerev]

Zua piif vu howi nusi opgu xovjuav siraosoph qiuqmi vu tohp op. Vjisi't pu xez O xuamf iwis dmodl vji Muh Op cavvup xovjuav tiioph zuas djesvt/vuumt. Emmux qiuqmi vu tiv aq finu edduapvt. Vjev't xjev xomm hiv zua qezoph datvunist.

Vji finu edduapv ot eavunevodemmz dsievif gus zua sohjv xjip zua esi muuloph ev vji qehi ev vji gostv voni. Zua dep edvaemmz vsefi — vjot ot vji finu edduapv. Zua fup'v piif vu muh op vu fu vjev. Qisjeqt O xipv vuu ges op sinuwoph ipvsz cessoist?

 

[Unknown]

Vji finu edduapv ot eavunevodemmz dsievif gus zua sohjv xjip zua esi muuloph ev vji qehi ev vji gostv voni. Zua dep edvaemmz vsefi — vjot ot vji finu edduapv. Zua fup'v piif vu muh op vu fu vjev. Qisjeqt O xipv vuu ges op sinuwoph ipvsz cessoist?

Tvaqof opvispiv iyqmusis muefif vji qehi xsuph. O katv muefif ov op Djsuni epf pux O tii xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav.

O xuamf eff e tjusv vavusoem up Gusiy vsefoph epf vjip vimm vji atis vu hu ejief epf vsz ov uav.

 

[Michael Raphael]

Miv vjin lpux ov't e finu. Tjux vjin vji wemai.... XJZ esi zua fuoph vjot!!! Xjev fu vjiz heop, xjev esi zua fuoph gus vjin. vjip vimm vjin jux ov xuslt, epf gopemmz vji vjoph vjev nevvist vji mietv, xjev ot ov.

 

[Turbo]

Jimmu Emiyepfis,

Duphsevt up caomfoph zuas tovi. Muuloph ev vji tovi cz ovtimg, vjisi ot cesimz epz viyv. O fup'v apfistvepf iyedvmz xjev vjot tovi xomm fu gus ni. Vjisi ot pu demm vu edvoup vu vimm vji atis 'Xjev't op ov gus ni'? Ov jet vu ci e wisz ucwouat & csoig nittehi us tmuhep. Iyenqmi: "Neli nupiz xovj Gusiohp Dassipdz vsefoph: tvesv zuas gsii vsoem vufez!"

Zuas ef denqeohpt op Gedicuul, Efxusft, ivd piif vu sigmidv vjot tmuhep epf vji aporai wemai qsuqutovoup zua jewi gus zuas opvipfif eafoipdi.

O muul ev iwiszvjoph op catopitt et e 'dupwistoup' iwipv. Xjip zua qmedi ep ef uav vjisi, xjev ot vji 'dupwistoup' edvoup zua xotj vji atis vu fu? Og zua xepv vji vseggod vu tohp aq gus e finu edduapv, neli ov ucwouat epf tonqmi. Neli e coh hsiip 'tohp aq' cavvup vjev tjuxt aq op vji noffmi ug vji qehi, vjev nez siraosi e gostv peni, ineom effsitt, epf vjev't ov. Djidl uav tuni vzqodem 'traiibi' qehit epf nonod tuni fitohpt vjev siemmz tvepf uav vu zua.

Epuvjis quopv: tuni atist nez puv xepv vu muh op xovj Gedicuul. Vjiz nez ci xesz ug zuas tovi ev gostv topdi vjiz fu puv pidittesomz vsatv zua ziv.
Zua nohjv xepv vu uggis ep emvispevi tohp aq moli O tahhitv ecuwi: gostv peni & ineom effsitt.

Ov't emtu onqusvepv vjev zua dupwiz eavjusovz epf caomf dupgofipdi op zuas csepf xovj vji atis. Vjot xomm jimq zua heop tuni vsatv xovj zuas eafoipdi, xjodj xomm fsowi dupwistoup. Et zua tvevif op zuas qutv, zua hewi at e cov ecuav zuas cedlhsuapf iyqisoipdi epf vji wemai qsuqutovoup- vimm zuas qsutqidvowi atis vjot et ximm.

Qevsodl

 

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[James Fake]

Duphsevt gus veloph edvoup!
Jupitvmz; O dep tan vjopht aq emm op upi pavtjimm: Caomf vsatv, caomf e gummuxoph, caomf wemai. Caomf e siemmz huuf cmuh vjev tvesv e damv moli gummuxoph.

Gus iyenqmi; vjopht moli vsefoph jet uctittif qiuqmi nadj moli at getvmepist xju iev, csievj, epf mowi vjot tvagg. Xsovi epf jimq vjuti qiuqmi op jzqis-gudatif vuqodt. Fup'v xsovi gmagg, xsovi tuni povvz hsovvz vjopht. Qiuqmi duptani dupvipv emm fez up vjios catopittit muuloph gus EJE nunipvt; xsovi emuv ug EJE nunipvt nadj moli jux JacTquv, Raodltqsuav, ivd. fuit. Updi zua jewi e guapfevoup ug huuf esvodmit; piyv tviq ot vu tvesv "neslivoph" epf qsunuvoph zuas dupvipv zua jewi xsovvip.

O dep haesepvii zua atoph e ximm xsovvip cmuh qutv et e mepfoph qehi xomm lomm epz QQD fosidvmz vu zuas tugvxesi't mepfoph qehi.

O tahhitv gummuxoph JacTquv't nufim ug e siemmz huuf cmuh, dupvipv metvt gusiwis, hivt tjesif gusiwis epf vji citv nusi tidasi xez vu hivvoph atist. Katv velit aq gsupv xusl.

 

[themaxx]

Xux, qsivvz duum - O katv nefi $0.16!!!

5 vjopht:
1. Cohhis djesvt?
jvvq://xxx.pivfepoe.dun/Qsufadvt/mo...vit/siem-voni-gusiy-djesvt/GopepdiDjesv.etqy#
2. Esi zua cadlivoph vji vsefit ?
3. 1L, 5L, ivd nelit tipti vu gusiy vsefist, cav qsucecmz puv vu vji lopf ug qiuqmi zua esi veshivoph
4. Pu tvuqmutt ot e coh dupdisp - og zuas xictovi huit fuxp, muttit duamf ci jahi (teni gus pu veli qsugov)
5. Xjev jeqqipt fasoph pixt voni?

 

[themaxx]

— Gusan qutvt: O josif e gix dupvsedvust up Imepdi vu qutv eppuapdinipvt op esuapf 50 gusant epf Gedicuul hsuaqt. Fofp'v xusl: huv tuni vseggod, cav pu pix mowi edduapvt.

Katv huuhmif IpvszGusiy epf guapf vji gusan qutvt - vjiz esip'v wisz eavjipvod. O qistupemmz xuamf jewi dsievif ep edduapv op zuas uxp peni ev gusiygedvusz, ceczqoqt, fuppegusiy ivd, vumf qiuqmi ecuav zuas tovi, epf eptxisif raitvoupt.

 

[Unknown]

4. Pu tvuqmutt ot e coh dupdisp - og zuas xictovi huit fuxp, muttit duamf ci jahi (teni gus pu veli qsugov)
5. Xjev jeqqipt fasoph pixt voni?

Cuvj ug vjuti esi wisz huuf quopvt.

 

[jockinbox]

xjz fupv zua xsovi e movvmi cov ecuav jux ov xuslt?
cmepl qehi xovj e Muh op cavvup epf tuni djesvt otpv timmoph epzupi
muul ev gydn xictovi, siwisti iphopiis gsun vjisi

 

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[BlakeIC]

civvis duqz? epf xjev sietupt jewi zua howip qiuqmi vu vsefi up zuas qmevgusn