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Ask HN: Developers–How Did You Get Your First Paying Customers?

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Post by HSK11 »

I have just launched a SAAS.

But I am not on any social Media, neither I like Social Media, How do I promote it, I am Totaly stuck now, I spent 1.5 years building it.

Now I came to know that distribution is the main thing , and i am really bad at it as introvert, dont know how to market it.

Any Idea how I can distribute it, It is bootstrapped so no marketing budget as well, kind of stuck to be honest , no idea on how to scale it.

Can you share your stories how you scaled you SAAS to first 100 customers.

Re: Ask HN: Developers–How Did You Get Your First Paying Customers?

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Post by ls1911 »

For me, paying for featured listings on launch directories (Product Hunt, There's An AI For That, PeerPush and few others) brought immediate, traffic with zero social effort that brought leads to start with.

Its not magic , you will have to work hard to get the users, but at least you will get some quality leads this way.

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#3

Post by rosennn »

ls1911 wrote: post #2

For me, paying for featured listings on launch directories (Product Hunt, There's An AI For That, PeerPush and few others) brought immediate, traffic with zero social effort that brought leads to start with. Its not magic , you will have to work hard to get the users, but at least you will get some quality leads this way.

I think it all depends on your ICP, because launch directories are primarily browsed by other founders and developers Reddit might be a better option.

Re: Ask HN: Developers–How Did You Get Your First Paying Customers?

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Post by HSK11 »

ls1911 wrote: post #2

For me, paying for featured listings on launch directories (Product Hunt, There's An AI For That, PeerPush and few others) brought immediate, traffic with zero social effort that brought leads to start with. Its not magic , you will have to work hard to get the users, but at least you will get some quality leads this way.

Thanks man

Re: Ask HN: Developers–How Did You Get Your First Paying Customers?

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Post by HSK11 »

rosennn wrote: post #3
ls1911 wrote: post #2

For me, paying for featured listings on launch directories (Product Hunt, There's An AI For That, PeerPush and few others) brought immediate, traffic with zero social effort that brought leads to start with. Its not magic , you will have to work hard to get the users, but at least you will get some quality leads this way.

I think it all depends on your ICP, because launch directories are primarily browsed by other founders and developers Reddit might be a better option.

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