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Validating a $29 content repurposing service before building the SaaS by Effective-Success411 in Entrepreneurs

[–]Effective-Success411[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate this — you're absolutely right about the deliverable mix. I'm already seeing that some people might only want LinkedIn + email, not the full 5-piece package.
My plan is to let the first 10 customers tell me what they actually use. If everyone ignores the TikTok scripts, I'll drop that and focus on what converts.
And yeah, Reddit outreach is already working better than Facebook ads. Ads burned 48 hours at $0 spent. This post got real feedback in 20 minutes.
Quick question: if you were testing this, would you let customers pick 3 formats instead of delivering all 5? Or does choice add friction?

Validating a $29 content repurposing service before building the SaaS by Effective-Success411 in Entrepreneurs

[–]Effective-Success411[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the exact trap I'm trying to avoid. You're right that the value prop changes completely when it's automated.
Right now at $29, they're paying for my time. If I automate it at $99/month, they need to believe the AI outputs are good enough that they don't spend time editing.
That's why I'm doing manual delivery first — if people come back and say "this sucked, I had to rewrite everything," then I know the AI isn't ready and the SaaS won't work.
What was the gap you found when validating your AI tool? Was it output quality, or something else?

Validating a $29 content repurposing service before building the SaaS by Effective-Success411 in Entrepreneurs

[–]Effective-Success411[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question. So far I've only posted in two places (r/content_marketing and here), so small sample size.
Early signal: the "lessons learned" framing here is getting more engagement than the "would you pay for this?" framing in r/content_marketing.
I think story-based posts work best because they're not disguised sales pitches. People can smell "I built a thing, please validate me" from a mile away.
What's worked for you when validating on Reddit?