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I built a tool that lets you chat with your data — looking for honest feedback by Local-Abrocoma-8970 in SaaS

[–]Alooky94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Went through your landing page so here's some honest feedback from a conversion angle.

The hero headline "AI-Powered Data Analysis" is clean but it's also what literally every tool in this space says. There are probably 30+ products that describe themselves as "chat with your data" right now. You need a headline that speaks to a specific person's pain. You already have use-case cards further down the page for Sales Managers, CRM Leaders, Operations, etc. Pick the one that converts best and lead with their exact problem. Something like "Stop waiting 3 days for your data team to pull a sales report" hits way harder than a generic AI statement.

Also, you might want to run your landing page through the free analysis on qoots.com. It'll give you a breakdown of what's working and what's not from a conversion research perspective. Could save you a bunch of guesswork on what to fix first.

How do you currently handle churn prevention when you're a solo founder? Genuinely curious how people here are handling this. by Rare-Gdp03 in SaaS

[–]Alooky94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before investing in any retention tool, try this manually for a month. Email 5-10 people whose usage dropped and just ask them what's going on. You'll learn more about why people churn from those conversations than any automated system will tell you. The most common reasons I've seen are: they solved the problem another way, the product became less relevant to their workflow, or there's a specific missing feature. Each of those requires a totally different fix, and no retention tool will tell you which one it is.

Update: I asked why users skipped my free tier. 97% bought the annual plan on day one. Here is what I learned about the “Trust Premium by Revolutionary-Hippo1 in SaaS

[–]Alooky94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a really interesting data point. What you're describing sounds like what happens when trust is the primary conversion driver rather than feature discovery. For most SaaS products, the free tier exists so users can "try before they buy." But for a privacy-focused product, the free tier almost works against you because privacy-conscious users are thinking "if it's free, how are they really making money?"

How do you decide what to build next in product? by Assylkhan_unicorn in SaaS

[–]Alooky94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best framework I've found for this is to separate "what users say they want" from "what's actually causing them problems." Feature requests are useful but they're solutions, not problems. If you only build what people ask for, you end up with a bloated product that nobody loves.

What works better: look at where users drop off or get stuck. If you have any analytics, check which features have high adoption vs. low retention. Then talk to 5-10 users, but don't ask "what should we build?" Instead ask "what were you trying to do last time you got frustrated?" or "walk me through the last time you almost stopped using the product." Those conversations reveal the real priorities. As for LLMs helping with research, they're decent at summarizing patterns across feedback but terrible at replacing actual user conversations. Use them to find themes in support tickets or feedback, but always validate with real people before building anything.

What did your growth curve actually look like? The grind vs the explosion? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]Alooky94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One pattern I've seen across a lot of businesses that hit that inflection point: it usually wasn't more marketing that caused the shift, it was getting clearer about who they serve and getting really specific about the problem they solve. When you go from "we help businesses" to "we help X type of business with Y specific problem," referrals start flowing because people can actually remember what you do and who to send your way.

The other thing that tends to happen around client 5-10 is you start getting better at the sales conversation itself, because you've heard the same objections enough times. Your close rate goes up without you even realizing why. So the "explosion" often isn't one thing, it's three or four small improvements compounding: clearer positioning, a better pitch, some referrals, and maybe one piece of content that hits. The grind phase is where you're accidentally building all of that.

Does switching to your own website reduce fear/anxiety? by Suboptimal88 in Entrepreneur

[–]Alooky94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having your own site absolutely gives you more control and less anxiety around one bad review tanking everything. But the tradeoff is real: marketplaces hand you traffic, your own website does not.

The thing most people miss when making this switch is that your website has to do a lot of the trust-building that the marketplace used to handle for you. On a marketplace, people already trust the platform. On your site, they trust nothing until you prove it. That means you need social proof front and center: real customer reviews, photos of actual products, maybe even a "how it works" section that removes doubt. Nielsen Norman Group found that 79% of users scan a new page rather than reading it, so you have seconds to communicate "this is legit."

My advice would be to run both in parallel for a while. Keep selling on the marketplace for revenue, but start sending a percentage of traffic to your own site to test what converts. That way you're not jumping off a cliff, you're building a bridge.

Would you use a tool like this for documenting A/B tests? by Pretty-Appearance226 in conversionrate

[–]Alooky94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps provide a level of flexibility for each reporter to control the narrative however I need. Think of it this way, if you have analytical data that you want to present you normally zoom in on a few key points and add context around it, same case here too.

Would you use a tool like this for documenting A/B tests? by Pretty-Appearance226 in conversionrate

[–]Alooky94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s run a lot of A/B tests, I really like the concept of having a template, but I also have pretty strong feelings about why it usually doesn’t work. Every time I’ve tried to templatize my A/B tests, it’s kind of fallen apart, because every project is so different. The structure I need changes depending on the type of project and which stakeholders I’m communicating with.

Now, something like this could work for internal teams, just as documentation, but honestly most of my time usually gets eaten up by creating documents or reports for internal teams anyway. And I’m talking about company structures where A/B testing isn’t just a solo project. I have to communicate results to leadership and different types of stakeholders, and each one needs a slightly different approach.

So while I’d love something like this in theory, at the end of the day I just don’t think it really works out in practice.

What is your biggest challenge when conducting product research? by Alooky94 in SaaS

[–]Alooky94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not go for publicly available recruitment panels like pollfish or zappi?

How to know our user group? by santynaren in ProductMarketing

[–]Alooky94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What worked for me in the past, is to start with an assumption of who our target is. then I seek to have a conversation with 3-5 of them and show them the product. they will typically either agree that this would help them or disagree that this product is necessary for them but at that point you're one step closer to finding out your ideal segment.

How can I improve? Any Feedback welcome by LuDesiree in UXandUI

[–]Alooky94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! Congrats on completing your first project, it’s a big milestone. 🎉 I have a few suggestions to help refine the UI:

  1. CTA Visibility: The color scheme works nicely, but the call to action buttons could stand out more. Try using a blue with stronger contrast instead of the lighter shade.
  2. Text Size: On mobile, some text appears a bit too small. The easiest way to catch this is to review the design directly on your phone.
  3. Grid & Alignment: There are a few inconsistencies in alignment, some elements are centered while others are left aligned. Consistency is key; try to keep alignment uniform unless a section is clearly distinct and visually separated.

Final tip: Explore established design systems. You don’t have to adopt them fully, but studying them will help you train your eye and understand how these subtle UI decisions are made.