Two months ago I was laid off, and after losing my job, I started my career as a freelancer. I created a web product, but after it went online for some time, there weren't many users visiting.I have submitted my product to many navigation sites, which initially brought some traffic and also some paid customers, but now the traffic is slowly disappearing. Here I would like to ask everyone how can I bring traffic to my product?
Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
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Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#2word of mouth is best.
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#3word of mouth is best.
How to achieve it?
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#4The same way everyone else does it, through marketing.
Write blogs, make videos, and of course - solve problems for people.
If there was a magic pill to pop that would take care of all this on our behalf, we would all be taking it.
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#5By posting on HN!
(nicely done)
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#6The same way everyone else does it, through marketing. Write blogs, make videos, and of course - solve problems for people. If there was a magic pill to pop that would take care of all this on our behalf, we would all be taking it.
I will try it according to your method, thank you.
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#7By posting on HN! (nicely done)
I will try it
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#8word of mouth is best.
How to achieve it?
Not as easy, as said. Mainly because it's not you talking about your productsy but others. So to start spreading word about your product, the others need a reason for this.
If your product safe a ton of pain, or resolving something which is a pain in some eyes, then it will spread by itself.
You can also act like a 'customer' and wherever possible just write a short sentence about it. Think of how a customer would talk about it. It's not meant like presenting the top features while you're writing how it helped you. Think of changing the roles with a customer.. what would the customer write/say.
So, by that you can do 'adverts' without actually doing it.
Search for communities, forums, groups.. that are on topic. Who would use your product? Go there, where such are gathering.
For example, doing grill accessories, you would tend to place your message into grill forums, not into football group. Except you see that someone is having a problem or asking for an advice for something... You could answer 'im using xxx. That helps me. Bye.'
Something in this sort of.
Re: Ask HN: How to bring traffic to my product
#9Here are some strategies that have worked for me:
Experiment and Focus: Try various channels (blogs, social media, SEO, referrals) and double down on the top 20% that perform best every three months.
Content: Write blog posts and other content to improve search engine visibility. Discuss competitors, alternatives, your customers' challenges, industry advice, collect resource links, etc.
Directories: Most software directories aren't worth it, but some do. For example Zapier (if you have an API), can help. Publish your own integration there, it'll get a dedicated page for your product.
Community: Engage in relevant online communities, answer questions, and participate in discussions. be an expert or be shameless, but you have to exist where your customers are. For example, here in HN, search for relevant posts and reply and add "Shameless plug: I own a Saas Cat Service that sends you meows to your mail..., and this is what I think about AI and Mail" You had the opportunity to share a link here :D
These methods are primarily free but require effort. Be cautious with paid promotions and focus on organic growth. It’s a cycle of trying, waiting, adjusting, and trying again. Start now, be patient, and you’ll see results. Then, when you are sure what works, start exploring paying for traffic.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
How to achieve it?
Not as easy, as said. Mainly because it's not you talking about your productsy but others. So to start spreading word about your product, the others need a reason for this. If your product safe a ton of pain, or resolving something which is a pain in some eyes, then it will spread by itself. You can also act like a 'customer' and wherever possible just write a short sentence about it. Think of how a customer would ta…
Maybe I should think about the problem from the perspective of customers and speak more where customers gather.Thank you for your suggestion.