Is there a good website/guide/book with some good theory, guidelines, and tips for getting users? Having problems on my latest project and looking for a compact resource to help. Project is service/website that helps user get free discount on expensive item they buy directly from third parties.
Some useful articles on this topic that may provide inspiration:<p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2013/12/18/successfully-use-blog-commenting-acquire-new-users-without-spammy/?awesm=tnw.to_b0dfT#!qeYNo" rel="nofollow">http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2013/12/18/successfully-u...</a><p><a href="http://malcolmbell.net/2014/02/28/my-mailcloud-app-10000-users-in-first-2-weeks/" rel="nofollow">http://malcolmbell.net/2014/02/28/my-mailcloud-app-10000-use...</a><p><a href="http://www.fastcolabs.com/3024472/how-we-got-our-first-2000-users-doing-things-that-dont-scale" rel="nofollow">http://www.fastcolabs.com/3024472/how-we-got-our-first-2000-...</a><p><a href="http://popcornryan.tumblr.com/post/65640245447/how-i-got-my-first-1000-users-in-1-day" rel="nofollow">http://popcornryan.tumblr.com/post/65640245447/how-i-got-my-...</a><p><a href="http://www.quora.com/Marketing/What-are-key-strategies-to-acquire-first-100K-users-with-zero-marketing-budget/answer/Noah-Kagan?srid=wF" rel="nofollow">http://www.quora.com/Marketing/What-are-key-strategies-to-ac...</a><p><a href="http://blog.yesgraph.com/first-1000/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.yesgraph.com/first-1000/</a><p><a href="http://www.austenallred.com/the-hackers-guide-to-the-first-1000-users-twitter/" rel="nofollow">http://www.austenallred.com/the-hackers-guide-to-the-first-1...</a>
Do a search for growth hacking on google and you might get some pretty good insights. A good result I found is a growth hacking guide from QuickSprout, looks promising. <a href="http://www.quicksprout.com/the-definitive-guide-to-growth-hacking/" rel="nofollow">http://www.quicksprout.com/the-definitive-guide-to-growth-ha...</a><p>If you are willing to invest time and money, OneMonth is rolling out a new course on Growth Hacking next month. <a href="http://get.onemonthgrowthhacking.com/?lrRef=e8Mmls" rel="nofollow">http://get.onemonthgrowthhacking.com/?lrRef=e8Mmls</a>