# Growth Hacking Experiments — 50 Tactics Ranked by Effort/Impact

Stop guessing what to try next. 50 experiments, scored and sorted so you pick the right one.

## ICE-Scored Tactics

Impact, Confidence, Ease — pre-calculated so you can prioritize instantly.

- **Scoring method**: Each tactic rated 1–10 on Impact (potential upside), Confidence (evidence it works), Ease (speed & cost to implement)
- **Prioritization**: Multiply I×C×E for composite score; run highest scores first
- **Batch planning**: Pick top 3 experiments per sprint; don't run more than 3 simultaneously
- **Review cadence**: Score results after each experiment; update confidence scores for similar tactics
- **Kill threshold**: If no signal after 2 weeks at minimum viable scale, stop and move on

## Acquisition Hacks

Get more people into the top of your funnel.

- **Referral loops**: Two-sided incentives (give $X, get $X); optimize for ease of sharing
- **Content repurposing**: One blog post → Twitter thread → LinkedIn carousel → short video → newsletter
- **Community seeding**: Become genuinely helpful in 2–3 communities before any promotion
- **Piggyback strategy**: Integrate with or appear alongside products your users already love
- **Micro-influencer trades**: Exchange product access for authentic content (not paid posts)

## Activation Experiments

Get new signups to their "aha moment" faster.

- **Onboarding reduction**: Remove every step that doesn't directly contribute to first value
- **Personalized paths**: Route users by use case/role to relevant first experience
- **Magic moment acceleration**: Identify the action that correlates with retention; push users toward it
- **Progress indicators**: Show completion % to trigger commitment bias
- **Live examples**: Pre-populate with sample data so users see value before doing work

## Retention Plays

Keep users coming back after the first week.

- **Re-engagement emails**: Triggered by 3+ days of inactivity with personalized content
- **Habit loops**: Design trigger → action → variable reward → investment cycles
- **Notification optimization**: Right message, right channel, right time — A/B test aggressively
- **Feature discovery**: Surface advanced features after users master basics (progressive complexity)
- **Loss aversion**: Show users what they'll lose if they leave (data, streaks, status)

## Rapid Testing Framework

How to run 3 experiments per week without burning out.

- **Experiment doc template**: Hypothesis, metric, minimum sample, duration, success criteria
- **Resource allocation**: 70% on proven channels, 20% on experiments, 10% on moonshots
- **Speed over perfection**: MVP version of the experiment first; polish only if it works
- **Learning log**: Document every experiment outcome (wins AND failures) for institutional memory
- **Team rhythm**: Monday = plan experiments, Friday = review results, rinse and repeat

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