All articles by Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth
Platform technology

Weave SEO into your marketplace right from the start – An interview with Michael Caldwell

Michael Caldwell shares how to take both users and search engines into account when creating your website.

by Katri Antikainen & Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth
Platform technology

SEO can drastically improve a marketplace’s bottom line – An interview with Mike van der Heijden

Mike van der Heijden shares how investing in SEO can considerably increase a marketplace’s traffic and valuation.

by Katri Antikainen & Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth

Link building for marketplaces

Backlinks are key to your marketplace's SEO authority. Here's how you can build backlinks – and the tactics you should avoid.

by Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth

Keyword-targeted content marketing for marketplaces

Marketplace content marketing with an SEO mindset.

by Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth

Keyword research for marketplaces

How to find your initial set of keywords and get started with a marketplace keyword strategy.

by Mira Muurinen

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Platform technology
Marketing & growth

Technical SEO for marketplaces

This article introduces the basics of technical SEO and suggests ways to tackle common technical marketplace SEO issues.

by Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth
Platform technology

Opportunities and challenges of marketplace SEO

How to avoid common marketplace SEO pitfalls – and tap into the unique opportunities.

by Mira Muurinen

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Marketing & growth
Platform technology

Marketplace SEO: the complete guide

Get a comprehensive introduction to the world of SEO, tailored specifically to online marketplaces.

by Mira Muurinen

Investor Josh Breinlinger in a 1/3 close up wearing a grey sweater smiling
The Backstage

Investor Josh Breinlinger on why investors love B2B marketplaces

Thinking of building a B2B marketplace? Watch Josh Breinlinger’s interview for some tactical advice.

by Mira Muurinen

Makerist founder Axel Heinz in black shirt smiling
The Backstage

Makerist founder Axel Heinz on how to validate a marketplace idea

Axel Heinz’s story proves that you can prevalidate your marketplace idea extremely affordably. And that you should.

by Mira Muurinen

Axel Bard Bringéus on what a scalable marketplace looks like
The Backstage

Investor Axel Bard Bringéus on what a scalable marketplace looks like

Tips for scaling your marketplace from Spotify’s former Global Head of Markets.

by Mira Muurinen

Prepare your marketplace for SCA by September 2019
Platform technology

What do PSD2 and SCA mean for marketplaces?

Prepare your marketplace for Strong customer authentication (SCA). Here's what you should know about implementing 3D Secure 2 to comply with European payment regulation in 2019.

by Mira Muurinen

James Berdigans on helping marketplace users succeed
The Backstage

How marketplaces can help users succeed

James Berdigans believes his B2B platform thrives when its customers and providers thrive.

by Mira Muurinen

Investor Ben Narasin from NEA explains how marketplaces can disrupt large markets
The Backstage

Investor Ben Narasin on how marketplaces can disrupt large markets

Follow Ben Narasin’s advice to build the next marketplace unicorn in an unconquered market.

by Mira Muurinen

Canon Australia built Kyoyu, a camera-sharing marketplace, on Sharetribe Flex.
Marketing & growth

Why Canon Australia ventured into the sharing economy

Kyōyū, Canon's first-ever gear-sharing marketplace, was built on Sharetribe Flex. What benefits does the Fortune 500 company see in the sharing economy?

by Mira Muurinen

What makes a marketplace defensible? Featuring investor Carmen Alfonso Rico.
The Backstage

Investor Carmen Alfonso Rico on what makes a marketplace defensible

Carmen Alfonso Rico’s strategies for building a marketplace that is defensible against competitors.

by Mira Muurinen

Fabrice Grinda on marketplace unit economics
Marketing & growth

“Make your marketplace unit economics work,” says Fabrice Grinda

When one of the world’s most successful angel investors talks marketplaces, we listen.

by Mira Muurinen

How to build a marketplace success story – featuring Lemoncat CEO Doreen Huber
The Backstage

Lemoncat CEO Doreen Huber on how to build a marketplace success story

Doreen Huber discusses Lemoncat’s success story from the moment the idea was born.

by Mira Muurinen

Speedinvest’s Mathias Ockenfels on what investors look for in marketplaces
The Backstage

What do investors look for in marketplaces?

Mathias Ockenfels shares his love of network effects – and how he spots them early on.

by Mira Muurinen

Connor Gillivan on competing with marketplace giants
Starting a marketplace

Competing with marketplace giants — An interview with Connor Gillivan

How can a marketplace startup compete with platform giants? Connor Gillivan, co-founder and CMO of the freelance marketplace FreeeUp, shares their story.

by Mira Muurinen

Cross-side demonstration virality marketplace
Marketing & growth

Brian Rothenberg at the Marketplace Conference: Driving growth via buyer/seller overlap

Trust Eventbrite’s VP of Growth: if customers are turning to providers on your marketplace, you’re on to something magical.

by Mira Muurinen

Marketplace conference, chicken or egg problem
Business Model

James Currier at the Marketplace Conference: 19 tactics to solve the chicken-or-egg problem

This article discusses James Currier's 19 actionable tactics to solve the chicken-and-egg problem for marketplaces. This is the fourth article in a series covering our favorite talks from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco.

by Mira Muurinen

Marketplace Conference, liquidity
Business Model

Josh Breinlinger at the Marketplace Conference: How to maximize liquidity and transaction quality

A long list of actionable tips for marketplace entrepreneurs, courtesy of Josh Breinlinger, Managing Director at Jackson Square Ventures. This is the third article in a series covering our favourite talks from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco.

by Mira Muurinen

Marketplace Conference, Geographic Expansion
Marketing & growth

Sarah Rose at the Marketplace Conference: UrbanSitter's playbook for Geographic expansion

This talk by UrbanSitter’s COO is a must for any marketplace entrepreneur planning on launching new markets.

by Mira Muurinen

Marketplace Conference, trust on two-sided marketplaces
Business Model

Jessica Tiwari at the Marketplace Conference: Building trust in two-sided marketplaces

This article series brings you some marketplace wisdom and inspiration from the first Marketplace Conference in San Francisco. In this article, we discuss a talk about building trust by Upwork’s VP of Product Management, Jessica Tiwari.

by Mira Muurinen

"Validate your marketplace idea as you go," says Anthony Collias
Starting a marketplace

Validate your marketplace as you go

Stasher co-founder and CCO Anthony Collias reveals how Stasher validated their business idea, built their tech, found partners and funders, and expanded the marketplace to three continents.

by Mira Muurinen

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