Full definition
Growth Hacking is a startup approach to rapid growth — creative, low-cost tactics designed to accelerate users or revenue. It includes refer-a-friend programs, viral loops, A/B testing, and product-led growth.
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Why it matters
The approach substitutes experiments for budget. For a small business that is usually the only way to compete with people who can simply buy attention.
🧮 A worked example
Rather than raising media spend, testing five different opening lines in groups lifted enquiries by 70% on a budget of nothing.
⚠️ The common mistake
Hunting for one big trick. Real growth comes from a high rate of experiments, not from a single find.
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