Question
Hello all!
We want to install some kind of growth hack referral model to our new project similar to groupon - online ecommerce web where users group together and get huge discounts if the goal is reached. Our products are Fashion clothes. We can offer 70% off retail prices.
Our thoughts:
1) Let register with Facebook only.
2) We make a very simple way to invite facebook friends to our website. (don't know how to make it super simple yet)
3) We give a referral link to the user and he can share it for 10% discounted products with his friends.
4) if the user's invited friends buy, we give him additional 10% discount or $30 in cash to spend.
Questions:
How can we make this work?
What would be the best way to engage users?
Which model is better: 10 percent for the user and his friends or a fixed amount of $30?
If anyone has experience on growth hacking, let me know and we can schedule a call.
P.S. a good source of info about growth hacking would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Answer
Frankly speaking, growth hacking is much more than offering discounts or freebies.
1. Facebook login is required, because you can straight away take them to your Facebook page and show him what you got. If he or she finds the clothes interesting, they would anyway buy. They wouldn't need a coupon or discount. If they don't like them, they don't buy even if you offer 50% discount. The philosophy of discounting is getting outdated. The in-thing is to make it relevant and offer the right price, so that he makes that decision right away. The relevance can be targeting the right audience. Don't waste money on carpet bombing. Identify your target segment and run focused campaigns by following your target clients.
Engaging your prospects is the key. If you are targeting premium clients, have a cozy blog with interesting articles, tips, HD pictures, etc.
You could go thru couple of my articles that could open up some of your thoughts in this space.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/paradigm-shift-sales-shivadhar-soma?trk=mp-reader-card
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/honey-shrunk-marketing-campaigns-shivadhar-soma?trk=mp-reader-card