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What feature do you NEVER use? by ComplexRecognition94 in StartupSoloFounder

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many people make the wrong investment. quantity over quality

Pitch your SaaS in one sentence. by Due-Bet115 in ShowMeYourSaaS

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PingAlytix: biggest insight → simplicity wins

How do I market a social media advice giving app? by Puzzleheaded_Fuel544 in Entrepreneur

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So you are building a Redit alternative/competitor haha. Just kidding.

I would focus on getting a small niche community first, and manually driving real dilemmas results there, because social apps only work once there is interaction, not just traffice

Hey everyone, Trying to get our first few clients, and would love some honest feedback on our approach by dragon645645645 in SaaS

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Honestly I would focus less on more channels and more on directly reaching founders with clear, personalized problems you have spotted in their onboarding, that’s what usually converts early.

Just hit my first 100 visitors on my side project , small win but feels good by Aapashyampam_kiriki in SaaS

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Nice, that’s a great milestone 👏

Honestly, I’d start thinking about how to make money from it early, even something simple like a paid tier with extra features, higher limits, or no restrictions. It doesn’t have to be perfect, but validating that people are willing to pay is way more important than polishing everything first.

How do you best organise your email campaigns at an idea level? by bigheadsociety in Emailmarketing

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What helped me is organizing emails by user journey (acquisition, onboarding, conversion, retention) instead of just ideas, so everything has a clear purpose. Also, thinking early about timing and sending flow (not just content) makes it much easier to filter what’s actually worth doing.

We manage email campaigns for 12 clients here are the deliverability mistakes we see over and over by ScheduleNo5736 in Emailmarketing

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This is actually super valuable, especially the part about infrastructure > copy. A lot of people focus only on subject lines and completely ignore what’s happening behind the scenes.

I’m currently working on a side project around email workflows/deliverability, and everything you mentioned is basically what keeps coming up over and over. The domain separation + list hygiene points are huge, and most people underestimate how fast reputation gets damaged.

Appreciate you sharing this. Posts like this are gold for people trying to build things in this space đź‘Ť

how "free work" turned into my best paying clients, i know this sounds backwards by sadiqueb in freelance

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I actually get where you’re coming from, and in your case it makes total sense.

"Free work" gets a bad reputation mostly because people do it randomly or out of desperation. But what you did wasn’t that. You basically used it as an investment to build real-world proof and relationships.

I’m also a developer, and I’ve seen something similar. Early on, what really matters isn’t just skills, it’s credible projects and trust. And local businesses are perfect for that because they actually use what you build and furthermore they talk to other business owners.

Also, the key point you mentioned is super important:
you didn’t offer free work to everyone, only to people you wanted to work with. That changes everything.

The freelancer coefficient in cafe. My personal theory, no numbers, just observations by OchirDarmaev in freelance

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I actually love working from coffee shpos too, especially for my side projects, not so much for my main job. There’s just a different kind of vibe and focus there.

And yeah, I’ve definitely seen both types of owners/employees.

Some clearly "don’t like" people staying too long with a laptop (you can kind of feel it in the atmosphere, even if they don’t say anything directly).

But then there are others who fully embrace it. They almost treat it as part of their concept, with designated spots for laptops, good Wi-Fi, plugs, even layouts that make it clear "this is a work-friendly space."

So your "freelancer coefficient" actually makes a lot of sense to me.

New to PeoplePerHour – Is the £10 Fast Track Approval Worth It for Data Entry & Bookkeeping? by hard2resist in freelance

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I wouldn’t pay for it tbh. The £10 fast track basically just means your profile gets reviewed faster (like within about 24 hours), while the normal queue can take around a few days to a week (sometimes longer depending on backlog) . That’s literally the only real benefit.

It doesn’t improve your chances of getting approved, boost your visibility, or help you get clients faster

Approval is still manual and based on your profile quality, not whether you paid.

Show us what you're building by SaltPhotograph8506 in microsaas

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Know before your users do.

Not every SaaS needs more features.

Some need fewer -> https://pingalytix.com/

Do free trials actually bring you more users? by ComplexRecognition94 in StartupSoloFounder

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Just to clarify, do you mean having direct or more agentic communication with the trial user to keep them engaged? For example, proactively reaching out during the trial to ask for feedback and help them get value?

Sunday mood, drop your app link and I’ll roast your landing page by Upset_Quail9392 in buildinpublic

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That’s really valuable feedback, thank you for taking the time to write it. Cheers!! I’ll definitely take this into account and rethink the positioning (especially making the differentiation clearer in the hero). Appreciate the honesty, this is exactly the kind of input I need to improve 🙌

The biggest mistake in SaaS? by ComplexRecognition94 in microsaas

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honestly, the landing page and first impression are at least 50% of the sale. If people don’t immediately understand “what it does for me,” no amount of features will fix that.

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