Gina Tost, a journalist, author of the book Vida Extra, cofounder for Gin App\u2014one on the Top 100 Start Ups of 2015. Listen as Gina shares insights surrounding her marketplace app and how her company creates organic reach in Barcelona.
\nFamous 5
Favorite Book? \u2013 Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
What CEO do you follow?\u2014 None
What is your favorite online tool?\u2014 Twitter & TweetDeck
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\u2014 No
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\u2014 Focus on learning everything because you\u2019ll never know when you can use it
Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:00 \u2013 Nathan\u2019s introduction
01:48 \u2013 Welcoming Gina to the show
02:02 \u2013 All about Gin App
04:20 \u2013 Currently working with 350 advertisers and 700 sources
06:35 \u2013 Annual revenue for 2015 - $750K
07:40 \u2013 Monthly subscription
10:45 \u2013 Average invoicing of $1000 monthly
11:29 \u2013 \u201cWe don\u2019t track cost per signup because, nowadays, everything is organic\u201d
13:25 \u2013 More than 10,000 bloggers made money from the app
13:53 \u2013 Twitter @Ginapp
15:24 \u2013 Famous 5
3 Key Points:
Bloggers are app promoters, not advertisers\u2014never lose sight of that.
When you\u2019re trying to market your business\u2014try and make as much organic as you can.
Keep making money! If you\u2019re making money, you\u2019re making progress!
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator \u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Leadpages \u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible \u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives
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