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How Leo acquired customers
Tools used to build Buffer
I wrote 350 guest posts in 9 months - that's 2-3 articles daily. Content drove 70%+ of Buffer's signups and we hit 100K users in 10 months.
Nobody would write about us, so I became the writer. I pitched and wrote guest posts for every blog that would have me. 2-3 articles per day.
Early on, quantity beats perfection. Each post taught me what resonated. The compounding effect was enormous.
When you can't afford ads and nobody knows you, becoming a content machine is the only way. Content drove over 70% of our signups.
If nobody will write about you, become the writer
Quantity over perfection early on
Guest posting still works at scale
Content compounds over time
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Leo achieved 3 milestones on the path to $10K MRR
$1,000
$50,000
The journey, decisions, and context behind this milestone
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