Question 1

What is customer acquisition?

Accepted Answer

Customer acquisition is how you find, reach, and win buyers. A customer acquisition plan names who you want, where they already are, and which customer acquisition channels are worth testing first. It is not a promise of volume.

Question 2

How do I create a customer acquisition strategy?

Accepted Answer

Write the customer, the offer, and one message. Pick two to four channels that can reach that customer with your budget and stage. Then run small experiments. That is a customer acquisition strategy — not a list of every possible channel.

Question 3

How do I get my first customers?

Accepted Answer

How to get first customers is usually direct: conversations, communities, referrals, and partnerships. How to get your first customers is rarely a large paid campaign or a huge content library. Find first customers where they already talk.

Question 4

What are customer acquisition channels?

Accepted Answer

Customer acquisition channels are the paths you use to reach buyers — outreach, communities, content, search, partnerships, referrals, product-led growth, marketplaces, social, or paid. Customer acquisition methods only matter if they can reach your specific customer.

Question 5

What are the best customer acquisition channels for startups?

Accepted Answer

The best customer acquisition channels for startups are the ones you can test this week with a clear customer and message. Customer acquisition channels for startups are usually concentrated, not a full media mix.

Question 6

How do I acquire customers for a SaaS product?

Accepted Answer

SaaS customer acquisition and a customer acquisition strategy for SaaS usually start with a named buyer, founder-led outreach, a relevant community, and maybe a partnership. Paid and SEO can wait until the message gets replies. That is also a practical SaaS growth strategy.

Question 7

How much should a startup spend on customer acquisition?

Accepted Answer

Spend nothing on extra channels until a message gets conversations. A $0 plan can still be a first customer strategy. Money does not replace a customer acquisition planner that names who to talk to.

Question 8

How does SENTn help with customer acquisition?

Accepted Answer

This page is a customer acquisition planner — a preliminary plan. SENTn Marketing Engine is the existing product for turning acquisition strategy into market-facing execution and distribution. This tool does not invent CAC or conversion rates.