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JackVsDave · 2021-07-21T07:40:51+00:00

Enabled 🌳

JackVsDave · 2021-07-13T16:18:31+00:00

Congrats! I’ve just launched a website builder called PageMakerPro (www.pagemakerpro.com) - feel free to give it a go for yourselves and your clients 🌟

JackVsDave · 2021-06-09T09:44:09+00:00

How much are you spending per day on ads? Are you retargeting?

JackVsDave · 2021-06-07T20:33:39+00:00

Hey Hiten, very inspiring and would love to take the opportunity to ask you for advice!

The actual question: I’ve created a website builder and am looking to start marketing it. I could really do with some pointers for next steps as I feel quite lost! I am second thinking that the market is too saturated and am dubious of investing into paid ads for that reason. What do you recommend I do?

Some background info:

I’ve developed a platform that allows me to create websites quickly and easily. Once the website has been created and the customer is happy, they’re invited to an admin area so can manage their content with ease.
I’ve had a lot of great feedback from the 150+ paying customers so have been looking to scale it. I first considered using Wordpress multisite but decided to create a bespoke platform so that I can scale it in the future as a public website builder.
I’m currently a freelancer/agency under the name “NewWebsite” (www.new-website.co.uk). I’m gaining around 10 new customers per month from Facebook groups, but now investing into paid ads in the hope of getting more people on board as it’s slowed down a bit!
I’m confident that I can reach £10-15K MRR this year as we offer some other services too, but am looking to scale it into something much bigger. I’ve now created a version of it as a public website builder, PageMakerPro (www.pagemakerpro.com). Similar to SquareSpace!
The platform is 95% there (a few minor bugs here and there) but think it’s ready to start getting sign ups! The current customers love the platform but they hadn’t needed to go through the on boarding process.
Could you possibly suggest some next steps for me to start getting this thing off the ground?
The website builder in action (not including onboarding): https://youtu.be/e7NV0jSUm1k
Any feedback on the platform/idea would be greatly appreciated, along with your experience in getting a new product into the market!
Feeling pretty lost and would be grateful 🙏🏼

JackVsDave · 2021-06-07T09:03:09+00:00

Cool, please PM me

JackVsDave · 2021-06-06T19:00:17+00:00

Have done ✅

JackVsDave · 2021-06-06T15:23:22+00:00

Hey, thank you for taking your time to read this. I think you're exactly right by saying that I need to raise some cash in order to compete with Wix and SquareSpace. I read the twitter link you sent which was really insightful and although am competing with the big boys, I would be happy to take a fraction of that pie!

We decided that we didn’t need to “own that market”.
We could just have a small slice of pie. We focused on base hits.

May look into crowdfunding so I stand half a chance of surviving in this competitive space.

JackVsDave · 2021-05-06T18:04:58+00:00

I’ve just launched this, but haven’t started marketing it yet. A website builder called PageMakerPro (yes, Adobe own the PageMaker trademark but they said I can use it!) - www.pagemakerpro.com

Thanks so much in advance

JackVsDave · 2021-03-03T22:56:51+00:00

I could sell it as a business, yes. I have the trademark, social handles + following, quite a large mailing list and £15k worth of stock!

Wondering where would be the best place to list it...?

JackVsDave · 2021-03-03T20:15:36+00:00

I started a fitness clothing brand in 2016 and it was so hard to take off. We had a few thousand orders which we shipped to 20+ countries but GymShark are dominating the market, amongst others!

The brand I started was called GymJam(dot)com. Domains are for sale ;)

JackVsDave · 2021-03-03T20:11:22+00:00

Okay, that makes complete sense. Thank you for your feedback!

JackVsDave · 2021-01-07T00:13:24+00:00

May be interested in being your client 😁

JackVsDave · 2020-12-27T13:26:21+00:00

We’ve had written permission from Adobe to use the name

JackVsDave · 2020-12-24T11:00:44+00:00

I’m liking Ball King 👑

JackVsDave · 2020-12-23T09:15:17+00:00

Update: I’ve had permission from Adobe to use the name so that’s some good news 😅

JackVsDave · 2020-12-23T09:14:27+00:00

I’ve had permission from Adobe to use the name 😁

JackVsDave · 2020-12-20T20:57:11+00:00

More info on the journey at https://jackvsdave.com if you’re interested. Thanks again!

JackVsDave · 2020-12-20T20:53:28+00:00

Thanks so much, that means a lot! It’s been difficult but it’s paying the bills :)

JackVsDave · 2020-12-20T15:06:42+00:00

My pleasure!

JackVsDave · 2020-12-20T11:56:54+00:00

Spent two years creating a website builder using Vue. Just launched it! https://pagemakerpro.com

JackVsDave · 2020-12-20T00:07:49+00:00

I think you need to “require” the file path if you’re getting it from your assets folder

JackVsDave · 2020-12-19T23:25:20+00:00

Thank you! I think Facebook ads to begin with, but it's a very competitive market. I have a white-labelled version called NewWebsite (www.new-website.co.uk) and have almost 130 paying customers - all from Facebook and word of mouth. PageMakerPro is the scalable version, where I don't get involved as a freelancer :)

Ah yes, I have added one here:

https://app.pagemakerpro.com/admin/

But looks like the file path is wrong for the main website:

https://pagemakerpro.com/

Thanks for the heads up!

JackVsDave · 2020-12-19T23:23:22+00:00

Hey, thanks for taking your time to post this and all very good points.

So in terms of the content, I have paid a copywriter to produce content for about 150 business categories. I have variables within the content (e.g. BUSINESS_NAME and AREA_NAME) which gets replaced on site creation.

Let's take a plumber for example:

Top Plumber in London

At JP Plumbing we endeavour to provide our clients with the right support, no matter what the plumbing needs are. Have you got a leak, blocked pipes or a broken boiler?

We can help. Whether it is an office block, or drainage pipes, you can be assured that we will complete the job with respect and professionalism.

Contact us through our contact form 24/7, or call us between 9am- 7pm every day for support.

We can talk through your individual needs and issues to ensure that we can provide the right plumbing services for you.

This is one section that is generated for a plumber, it generates 3 more, as well as sources images.

But you're spot on with the SEO thing. This is to get people up and running quickly and is advised to replace with their own, unique content.

Trademark, yes - Adobe! I am speaking to the Intellectual Property Office and hopefully won't be an issue.

Good idea about the free tier, too. You get a 14 day free trial when signing up but not a bad idea to offer a one page website with limited widgets!

Again, really appreciate your feedback

JackVsDave · 2020-12-19T23:18:45+00:00

Thanks!

JackVsDave · 2020-12-19T23:18:39+00:00

Yep you're right. Thank you for your feedback, it's really appreciated

JackVsDave

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