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Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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> CPC for the best keywords might be up to 10–15 USD. Is this for real ? 10$ per click ?!! That's really depressing, and completely shuts out all the small players.

I'm serious. Check this - https://app.kwfinder.com/dashboard?source_id=0&keyword=proje...

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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I don't see the point of this, is just content marketing.

You do not see the point in the article? Products never start with $1M revenue. It is a certain bar. And to be honest it is hard. In the article we share our experience, what decisions we made, what worked for us etc. I think that for many entrepreneurs it might be useful.

probably works in Belarus where you pay people peanuts, and everything is cheap, also lots of lots of people lie about revenue to get attention.

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do not see the point in the article? Products never start with $1M revenue. It is a certain bar. And to be honest it is hard. In the article we share our experience, what decisions we made, what worked for us etc. I think that for many entrepreneurs it might be useful.

probably works in Belarus where you pay people peanuts, and everything is cheap, also lots of lots of people lie about revenue to get attention.

I can not agree. Salary of an engineer here is $3000-4000 per month (after tax calculation). Still less than in USA, but I can not call it a trifle.

As for our revenue, I told the truth. If you do not believe it, well, I will not persuade you. I think a knowledgeable person can check math. BTW, in the article I attached a screenshot from our analytics platform (ProfitWell).

What caused your distrust?

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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post #9
post #6

I don't see the point of this, is just content marketing.

You do not see the point in the article? Products never start with $1M revenue. It is a certain bar. And to be honest it is hard. In the article we share our experience, what decisions we made, what worked for us etc. I think that for many entrepreneurs it might be useful.

Kudos on reaching this far, and disregard naysayers that abound on HN.

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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post #11

> CPC for the best keywords might be up to 10–15 USD. Is this for real ? 10$ per click ?!! That's really depressing, and completely shuts out all the small players.

$10-$15 isn't the most expensive. There are industries like insurance or loans where it can get as high as $50.

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

probably works in Belarus where you pay people peanuts, and everything is cheap, also lots of lots of people lie about revenue to get attention.

I can not agree. Salary of an engineer here is $3000-4000 per month (after tax calculation). Still less than in USA, but I can not call it a trifle. As for our revenue, I told the truth. If you do not believe it, well, I will not persuade you. I think a knowledgeable person can check math. BTW, in the article I attached a screenshot from our analytics platform (ProfitWell). What caused your distrust?

case of the mondays?

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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post #15
post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You do not see the point in the article? Products never start with $1M revenue. It is a certain bar. And to be honest it is hard. In the article we share our experience, what decisions we made, what worked for us etc. I think that for many entrepreneurs it might be useful.

Kudos on reaching this far, and disregard naysayers that abound on HN.

100% agree. I have friends (other founders) here in Belarus and abroad. Many of them did same mistakes. Sharing experience is very important.

Re: Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money

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post #11

> CPC for the best keywords might be up to 10–15 USD. Is this for real ? 10$ per click ?!! That's really depressing, and completely shuts out all the small players.

$10-$15 isn't the most expensive. There are industries like insurance or loans where it can get as high as $50.

True. Here is a good article - https://medium.com/marketing-and-entrepreneurship/here-are-t...
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