Comments on: Myxer Surpasses 3 Million Mark http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/ All About Mobile 2.0 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:33:33 -0600 hourly 1 By: Myk http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-296318 Myk Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:19:10 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/#comment-296318 Hey, guys. Thanks for the writeup and for all the comments above. Yeah, the growth is great, and we have a very small marketing budget. Most of our growth has come from word of mouth, and from people posting our MyxerTags widget on their websites, etc. Continuing the growth is always a concern, but all we can really do is constantly focus on creating the best experience for our visitors. We have faith that if we deliver a great product in an easy to understand package, people will continue to visit our site and recommend us to their friends. We're also aggressively looking for and signing up "non-traditional" content partners. People like Amie Street and other websites that have a lot of content on their website, and would like to 'go mobile' with the minimal amount of hassle. Because the Myxer platform is so dynamic, we can make all of the existing content a website has (audio files, images, video clips, etc.) available as mobile downloads completely dynamically. So we're having a lot of fun as we use the power of Myxer to deliver content from other web properties. Most of the traffic is, indeed, US-based. We've actually not done any proactive outreach outside of the US until quite recently -- you'll start to see the numbers shift in the months ahead as European countries come on line. Thanks again for all the comments! We're having a great time building Myxer, and we love to hear feedback (and criticisms) all the time. Myk Willis Founder / Myxer myk@myxer.com Hey, guys. Thanks for the writeup and for all the comments above.

Yeah, the growth is great, and we have a very small marketing budget. Most of our growth has come from word of mouth, and from people posting our MyxerTags widget on their websites, etc.

Continuing the growth is always a concern, but all we can really do is constantly focus on creating the best experience for our visitors. We have faith that if we deliver a great product in an easy to understand package, people will continue to visit our site and recommend us to their friends.

We’re also aggressively looking for and signing up “non-traditional” content partners. People like Amie Street and other websites that have a lot of content on their website, and would like to ‘go mobile’ with the minimal amount of hassle. Because the Myxer platform is so dynamic, we can make all of the existing content a website has (audio files, images, video clips, etc.) available as mobile downloads completely dynamically. So we’re having a lot of fun as we use the power of Myxer to deliver content from other web properties.

Most of the traffic is, indeed, US-based. We’ve actually not done any proactive outreach outside of the US until quite recently — you’ll start to see the numbers shift in the months ahead as European countries come on line.

Thanks again for all the comments! We’re having a great time building Myxer, and we love to hear feedback (and criticisms) all the time.

Myk Willis
Founder / Myxer
myk@myxer.com

]]> By: SW http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-294809 SW Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:29:41 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/#comment-294809 hmmm, difficult to say whether they can navigate the challenges to grow on this model. Tying into Facebook is a good move for word of mouth marketing, and like YouTube (& other 2.0 sites), bringing in media providers as partners will help avoid IP issues and raise the offering beyond the all too common UGC sites. Marketing & promotion are tougher (more costly) issues, and from the users commenting on their site, it seems mainly US traffic still. interesting one to watch! hmmm, difficult to say whether they can navigate the challenges to grow on this model. Tying into Facebook is a good move for word of mouth marketing, and like YouTube (& other 2.0 sites), bringing in media providers as partners will help avoid IP issues and raise the offering beyond the all too common UGC sites. Marketing & promotion are tougher (more costly) issues, and from the users commenting on their site, it seems mainly US traffic still. interesting one to watch!

]]> By: Ari http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-294489 Ari Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:00:48 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/#comment-294489 The barrier to entry is very low in MyxerTones. One of the best services from user perspective. No software to install, uploads and downloads using the browser. Hopefully MyxerTones can deal with potential copyright issues of shared content. The barrier to entry is very low in MyxerTones. One of the best services from user perspective. No software to install, uploads and downloads using the browser. Hopefully MyxerTones can deal with potential copyright issues of shared content.

]]> By: Angela http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/comment-page-1/#comment-293523 Angela Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:38:46 +0000 http://mobilecrunch.com/2007/10/31/myxer-surpasses-3-million-mark/#comment-293523 I have not seen one Myxer ad on television, and so I am surprised that it has over 3 million users! What is its mode of advertising? I have not heard of Myxer until today. I have not seen one Myxer ad on television, and so I am surprised that it has over 3 million users! What is its mode of advertising? I have not heard of Myxer until today.

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