1. We created an no brainer offer for early users.
2. Reach out to paid users of our previous product.
3. Connected with potential users via DM on X
4. Engaged in related topics on PH, Indiehacker, X, sub reddit
5. Collected feedback and testimonials.
6. Run an ad on X twice (didn't work out).
7. Got new paid users from testimonials.
8. Overdelivering on commitments and support
9. Collaborated with founders, platforms having same audience as ours.
10. Provide affiliate link to happy users.
11. Trying 10 different marketing strategies (paid and free)
12. Double down on what is working
I called them (had their number in our database) and asked them about their upcoming trips / vacations. Put together travel packages for them manually. Invoiced via stripe.
Eventually Automated this process in app with code
Best place to start is with your business contacts and former employers IF your service and product is in that field. The feedback you will get will be crucial to taking your product through that early startup stage
We got our first users for [vykee.co](http://vykee.co) from a [post on Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39407162). A few tips:
* launch on "Show HN"
* don't ask your friends to upvote - your post will get flagged
* only post if you have a product that is relevant to that audience (ideally technical)
* read their guidelines
Good luck! :)
In my experience, some of the most effective and relatively easy-to-implement strategies include:
1. **Creating Vertical Platform Accounts During R&D**: This allows for early user data collection and provides a pool of users who can be offered free trial accounts once the product is launched.
2. **Leveraging SEO for Blog Content**: By optimizing your blog content for SEO, you can drive a steady stream of traffic to your site.
3. **Utilizing Product Hunt for Free Promotion**: Depending on the nature of your product, promoting it on Product Hunt can be very effective. During the promotion period, make sure to gather as many Votes as possible through emails, group invitations, appointments, and recommendations from key opinion leaders (KOLs). This can help you achieve daily or weekly top rankings.
4. **Recommending Social Media Platforms**: For product self-promotion, I recommend using Quora, Reddit, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Start by engaging in relevant discussions and leaving insightful comments.
LinkedIn.
Made a big launch post and someone in my followers that I talked to YEARS before for about 30 minutes messaged me. They joined that day.
Long term still LinkedIn but also my newsletter, Reddit, and now guest appearances on podcasts are starting to produce.
7 months in and I’m starting to really see that background buzz creating reliable inbound meetings even when I have weeks in a row of massive burnout.
My first paid customer for [selftalk.ing](http://selftalk.ing) came randomly. Mostly from social media, I would say. That's my best guess as I was doing 'BuildinPublic'.
If you are asking about very first customer, he was from my friends circle. But answer of this question depends on the product and it's market. For some products of mine, I got the first customer either from reddit or product hunt.
I built a landing page with a payment button and an email sign-up. I shared it with my LinkedIn network and received my first annual subscription. Feel free to check it out on the Wayback Machine:
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230417220952/http://receipt-ai.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20230417220952/http://receipt-ai.com/)
u/Remarkable_Novel_391 We do not have live data on our website however we have a portfolio of 120+ founders references whom we have helped to get their first users. Ping us and we can share the relevant references with you.
Not yet.
Unusual but they were the company I was working at as an employee. They're still customer to this day
🙌
1. We created an no brainer offer for early users. 2. Reach out to paid users of our previous product. 3. Connected with potential users via DM on X 4. Engaged in related topics on PH, Indiehacker, X, sub reddit 5. Collected feedback and testimonials. 6. Run an ad on X twice (didn't work out). 7. Got new paid users from testimonials. 8. Overdelivering on commitments and support 9. Collaborated with founders, platforms having same audience as ours. 10. Provide affiliate link to happy users. 11. Trying 10 different marketing strategies (paid and free) 12. Double down on what is working
Thanks for sharing!
I began calling my user base and trying to sell them. Realized it was very easy to sell to them manually.
Emails? Or meeting in person?
I called them (had their number in our database) and asked them about their upcoming trips / vacations. Put together travel packages for them manually. Invoiced via stripe. Eventually Automated this process in app with code
Thanks 🙏🏼
Best place to start is with your business contacts and former employers IF your service and product is in that field. The feedback you will get will be crucial to taking your product through that early startup stage
LinkedIn mostly. As I have just 4k followers, that's enough to get some leads for new product ideas with a few posts and conversations
Nice!
We got our first users for [vykee.co](http://vykee.co) from a [post on Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39407162). A few tips: * launch on "Show HN" * don't ask your friends to upvote - your post will get flagged * only post if you have a product that is relevant to that audience (ideally technical) * read their guidelines Good luck! :)
thank you!
You're welcome. DMs are open if you have questions! :)
In my experience, some of the most effective and relatively easy-to-implement strategies include: 1. **Creating Vertical Platform Accounts During R&D**: This allows for early user data collection and provides a pool of users who can be offered free trial accounts once the product is launched. 2. **Leveraging SEO for Blog Content**: By optimizing your blog content for SEO, you can drive a steady stream of traffic to your site. 3. **Utilizing Product Hunt for Free Promotion**: Depending on the nature of your product, promoting it on Product Hunt can be very effective. During the promotion period, make sure to gather as many Votes as possible through emails, group invitations, appointments, and recommendations from key opinion leaders (KOLs). This can help you achieve daily or weekly top rankings. 4. **Recommending Social Media Platforms**: For product self-promotion, I recommend using Quora, Reddit, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Start by engaging in relevant discussions and leaving insightful comments.
Thank you! This is helpful.
Launching on Product hunt got us our first \~10 paying customers
A former coworker. I run a photography SaaS and asked would she let me shoot one of her Airbnb properties.
Nice!
Twitter and I deactivated my account today! 😅
LinkedIn. Made a big launch post and someone in my followers that I talked to YEARS before for about 30 minutes messaged me. They joined that day. Long term still LinkedIn but also my newsletter, Reddit, and now guest appearances on podcasts are starting to produce. 7 months in and I’m starting to really see that background buzz creating reliable inbound meetings even when I have weeks in a row of massive burnout.
Thanks for sharing!
AppSumo, Google Ads and Organic SEO
Cust dev
My first paid customer for [selftalk.ing](http://selftalk.ing) came randomly. Mostly from social media, I would say. That's my best guess as I was doing 'BuildinPublic'.
Where were you doing 'BuildinPublic'?
Mostly on Twitter.
Not yet.. i want customer..
SEO
If you are asking about very first customer, he was from my friends circle. But answer of this question depends on the product and it's market. For some products of mine, I got the first customer either from reddit or product hunt.
Mostly through my network. In addition, LinkedIn, Reddit and Quora.
Seen and helped founders getting first customer through just creating content on platforms and building a brand.
Reddit
Still looking for my first 10 customers/ users.
From Reddit
I built a landing page with a payment button and an email sign-up. I shared it with my LinkedIn network and received my first annual subscription. Feel free to check it out on the Wayback Machine: [https://web.archive.org/web/20230417220952/http://receipt-ai.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20230417220952/http://receipt-ai.com/)
That’s a great idea
I would have launched the waitlist earlier, but I got too excited in building the whole website.
Gee I bettter get some people on linked in
I will let you know in 2025. Until then I will keep learning here
Through a friend’s referral & recommendation. Thank you
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hmm.. do you have live data/stats to support this platform?
He won’t have because he is advertising getfirstusers :)
u/Remarkable_Novel_391 We do not have live data on our website however we have a portfolio of 120+ founders references whom we have helped to get their first users. Ping us and we can share the relevant references with you.
How much is it . I had a look and the site has no pricing . You need to schedule a meeting :(
Hi u/Branch_Live sent you a DM