# Plausible Analytics: How we grew our startup from $400 to $2,750 MRR in 135 days without ads

- Canonical HTML: https://growth.iangoh.com/sources/plausible-analytics-how-we-grew-our-startup-from-400-to-2-750-mrr-in-135/
- Original source: https://plausible.io/blog/startup-marketing
- Domain: plausible.io
- Latest check: 2026-06-07
- Channels: Brand, Community, Content, Customer Research, Partnerships, PR, SEO, Social

## Cited GrowthDex tactics

- [Plausible cold outreach to relevant publisher before broader PR](/growth-ideas/plausible-cold-outreach-to-relevant-publisher-before-broader-pr/) - Find the one publication already talking about your problem, reach out with a useful angle, and accept that most outreach will go nowhere.
- [Plausible focus-area article cluster around core positioning](/growth-ideas/plausible-focus-area-article-cluster-around-core-positioning/) - Turn each focus area of your positioning into its own supporting article or comparison page so the homepage stops carrying the whole argument alone.
- [Plausible keyword social listening for frustrated incumbent users](/growth-ideas/plausible-keyword-social-listening-for-frustrated-incumbent-users/) - Monitor the phrases people use when they complain about the incumbent, then answer those people where the complaint is already happening.

## Related reading

- [GrowthDex Blog](/blog/)
- [All growth ideas](/growth-ideas/index.md)