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Building an Ecommerce SaaS in Public: Seeking Motivation and Early Traction Tips

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Building an Ecommerce SaaS in Public: Seeking Motivation and Early Traction Tips

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Considering building my ecommerce SaaS product in public. Seeking advice and experiences from those who've done the same. Is sharing progress, challenges, and milestones during the development of an MVP a good strategy to stay motivated and potentially attract early customers or collaborators? Would love to hear your thoughts and any recommended articles/videos on successful 'building in public' strategies.

Re: Building an Ecommerce SaaS in Public: Seeking Motivation and Early Traction Tips

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Just tweet/post whatever you are doing. You'll be more authentic than 99% on social media and people will start tagging along for the journey. Also create an open page like this: https://simpleanalytics.com/open

Thank you for the insightful advice! It makes a lot of sense to share the journey authentically on social media. The idea of an open page, similar to what Simple Analytics has done, seems like a fantastic way to document progress and foster a community. I'll definitely explore this approach further. If anyone else has experiences or resources to share about building in public, I'd love to hear more!