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Entrepreneurs are breaking the stereotype on which the market
is based - they are their own bosses & they also create
opportunities for others.
We will tell you how registering your startup in the following
websites will help you enhance online visibility.
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AngelList
• AngelList is a platform allowing startups meet with potential
investors.
• With an office in India as well, AngelList allows smaller investors to
put in $1,000 or more in a startup on the same terms as other
investors.
• This helps entrepreneurs raise money for equity & debt
investments.
• AngelList has helped companies get over $12 million over the last
one month, isn’t that something?
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How will this help your business?
• When you set up your profile on this site, it becomes a means
for you to get noticed, by the public/potential leads and
investors alike.
• When investors get to know each other through this site and
talk of their business investments, your business/name gets
promoted.
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CrunchBase
• CrunhBase is a free and editable database website
where you can find all about tech companies, people
and investors.
• CrunchBase is being managed by an online
publication TechCrunch.
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So, how will this help your business?
1. By submitting your business profile on CrunchBase, you allow
important people/companies in the industry view you, your
business & your products. It’s a great way to promote your
business.
2. Here, you can add your company
name, URL, blog, logo, overview, tags, competitors, products and
various other details.
3. Once your entry has been approved, you can also add videos
and milestones to enhance your profile.
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Google Places
• Google places; this local listing from Google will help
you go places, literally!
• When someone makes a search using Google, Google
Places ranks much higher in the search, than the rest.
• A small map locates the search according to the
keywords users have punched in.
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How will this help your business?
1. Once you have registered yourself on Google Places using your
Google id, you will have to confirm your business for authenticity
over phone. As soon as your profile/business is activated, people
will be able to search you.
2. You can add comprehensive details about your company –
website links, opening hours, product photos etc.
3. You can also use Yahoo Local search engine to increase your
online presence. Also do try 123Khoj & Justdial’s local search
engines to submit your site. Here are 5 lead generation websites
in India for local businesses.
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YourStory.in
• YourStory is an online platform which provides
comprehensive details about various startups in India.
• It enhances your business’ visibility on the web, social
networking and investor connections.
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How will this help your business?
1. Users/customers know of your new
launches, products/services.
2. If the editorial team at YourStory likes your stuff, they may
even highlight your story. This is a great way to enhance
your popularity.
3. When you create/send your profile on YourStory.in and share
your details, interested customers can get in touch with you
directly.
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Squidoo Stumbleupon
• Squidoo & Stumbleupon are community based web platforms
that let users/businesses create pages in their respective
disciplines – marketing, finance, business & management etc.
• These websites highlight a business’s point of view and areas of
expertise.
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How will this help your business?
1. When you share your business/story on the web, others can see
what you are doing.
2. These websites allow you to create personal/business portfolios. In return,
using Squidoo, when the page does well, you earn a royalty out of it.
3. On StumbleUpon, you can post photos, videos and webpages to enhance
your web prominence.
4. These websites are a great platform to get relevant backlinks back to your webpage.
5. They also allow your website to rank higher on Google search
thereby increasing traffic.
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Here are a few more social bookmarking websites where you can
set up your business profiles.
• Digg
• Delicious
• Reddit
• Bizsugar
• Quora
• Tumblr
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Scoop.it
What is Scoop.it?
• Scoop.it helps marketers, pros & entrepreneurs enhance their
visibility online and eventually generate leads.
• Scoop helps you reach an audience who has similar interests as
yours by letting you curate content on a given topic.
• Simply put, Content Curation is collecting/passing the information
which is most useful to you or your network from the internet.
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So, how will this help your business?
1. When you post your content on Scoop.it, users who are searching for a particular topic don’t
have to plough through the internet to find the content. You have already made their work really
easy!
2. Curating content also establishes your name/business as a brand. People will trust you for the
information you put online.
How do you become a good content curator?
• Pick up a unique topic: When you want people to see you as ‘THE’ source, you have to be
diverse. Pick a topic you are really passionate about. When people see you as a trustworthy
source of information, they will automatically be driven to your business/profile.
• Keep it close to your business: Keep the topic related to your business. Remember you are
the master of your business and no one has more information than you do.
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NextBigWhat
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• Earlier recognized as Pluggd.in, NextBigWhat interacts with
entrepreneurs in India and around the world.
• You can get in touch with other entrepreneurs and share
your business/opinions.
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How will this help your business?
1. As a startup, send them details about your company and they will
get back to you with a review of your startup.
2. You can also create an account for your business and engage with
other entrepreneurs and share your stories on their forum.
As a startup, you can also register your website with IndiBlogger’s blog directory.
You can join their networks, converse with likeminded people or even have face-to-face
interactions with other bloggers when you meet them in the Bloggers Meet organized every
once in a while. As we dig further deep, we will surely write more.
Do you know of any other website where a startup should register to enhance its visibility?
Please do leave your comments and share.
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