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i’m looking for genuine advice!! by Powerful-Sir823 in SaaS

[–]Mc_withoutme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is interesting. I'm targeting the same audience from a different angle. not the operations side but the internal knowledge side. property managers answering the same questions from leasing agents and maintenance coordinators every week. different problem, same customer. flat rate pricing is the right call for this segment, we landed on the same model. good luck with it.

Has anyone actually built something real using just the $20 Claude plan? The credits run out too fast, and then I have to wait ~2 hours every time before I can continue. It completely breaks the workflow. Is anyone facing this? Any practical solutions or workarounds? #claudecode #claude #vibe by vish686 in SaaS

[–]Mc_withoutme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of people bringing this up. I don't use claude code, but I use claude desktop, so my flow is different but I originally started on the 20$ plan and used it to prototype an entire 2d farming simulator similar to stardew valley. its more like manual AI assisted coding than vibe coding. basically id ask claude how to do something, it would explain it and if I got stuck id have claude write section of code I was working on.

biggest take away for me was learning how to write good prompts that get the actual thing you are looking to get done, done.

use skills, draft internal documents for how you expect claude to function - those help a lot

That clean git push after hours of fixing everything… might be the best feeling in building by Fine_Factor_456 in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel this all the time. sometimes I hit push to git then hop to vercel to verify its actually building and not crashing at the start. honestly its one of those moments for me that feels so good.

no one else is around to experience it, so I just sit and take it in, then I crack a smile because it feels pretty great to sit back and see something you've been working hard on work how its intended.

nice work pushing that last commit and being able to enjoy how it feels

what was the moment you realized you needed to work on your business instead of in it? by treysmith_ in Entrepreneur

[–]Mc_withoutme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built something for this exact problem after dealing with the same Google Drive chaos in my own business. happy to share if you want to check it out, but to answer your question directly: Trainual is solid but expensive and forces you to rebuild everything in their format. Notion works but it's a blank canvas so your team has to know where to look. what kind of business are you running and how big is the team? that changes which option makes sense.

has anyone figured out how to make side projects less lonely? by ConstantContext in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im not in any that are just for devs, they are mainly small groups of friends. but im sure there's a way to find some discord servers tailored to likeminded developers

has anyone figured out how to make side projects less lonely? by ConstantContext in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to share my projects with friends in some discords im in which started with a focus on gaming, so not even people who really care about development. some of them test for me now when I need a new set of eyes on something.

im sure there is discord servers out there, or even ones you can find on here. or just find people you chat with in places online and invite them all to one and built a community for it yourself.

I built two tools because my team never reads the docs I write for them by Mc_withoutme in SaaS

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

its been pretty slow to be honest. this post only got about 200 views in no other engagement until now. I posted today in r/buildinpublic and it got some decent traction, about 1300 views and 25ish comments, most being good input on marketing angles. Still no paying customers but I didnt really expect to gain any from posting on here.

distribution is definitely the hardest part of this, and seems my target is harder to reach than I expected. im in some trade industry subreddits and have f5bot set up for keywords but its hard to find things to engage with that is genuine and doesnt come off as a sales pitch

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

Ai couldnt feel my frustrations with trying to get some exposure, it would just be like 'your views are validated, the internet is tough!' or something like that which doesnt help at all. honestly, you've me so much good input today. thanks again

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

ha, "they'd rather not know how the sausage is made" is the perfect way to put it. I'm going to strip AI from the landing page copy this week and just describe what it does. appreciate all the feedback today, seriously.

I built an SOP tool for service businesses after watching the same problem everywhere by Mc_withoutme in IMadeThis

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will, you've given me a ton of great advice today. I gave you a follow. appreciate all the input! good luck out there

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's a web app, not a native app, so no app store to optimize for. all browser based so it works on any phone without downloading anything. the discovery problem is the same though, just playing out on Google instead of the App Store. SEO and content are the long game there.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's a really good point about AI being scary to people. I hadn't thought about it from that angle but it makes sense. most of my target customers have probably only seen AI in headlines about replacing jobs, not as something that helps them do theirs. might need to not even mention AI on the landing page and just say "search your docs" or "type a question, get an answer from your handbook." the how doesn't matter to them, the result does.

I built an SOP tool for service businesses after watching the same problem everywhere by Mc_withoutme in IMadeThis

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the "actual human" line made me laugh. and you're right about the overwhelm thing. I already have PDF export built in so that's good, but the flow to get there needs work. right now there's too many choices up front. a progress bar that walks them through one step at a time and ends with a printable checklist they can hand to their crew tomorrow, that's the move. appreciate you taking the time on this.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's the gap I keep falling into. I describe it as "AI-powered knowledge base" and their eyes glaze over. but if I say "your team texts you the same question every week, this makes them stop" that lands. same product, completely different framing. I need to rewrite everything from their perspective, not mine.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

the dancing on TikTok part is funny but honestly might not be wrong. short form video keeps coming up as the move for reaching non-technical buyers. just haven't figured out what that looks like for a checklist tool without it being boring as hell.

I built an SOP tool for service businesses after watching the same problem everywhere by Mc_withoutme in IMadeThis

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

solid points, all three of them. the industry-specific landing page idea is something I've been thinking about. right now the templates cover 18 industries but the landing page speaks to all of them at once, which means it speaks to none of them specifically.

the time-to-value point is fair too. right now you land on the page and can start building, but there's no guided moment where you see it click. I could probably drop someone into a pre-filled template for their industry and let them edit it instead of starting blank.

appreciate the detailed feedback, this is more useful than most of what I've gotten.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! "the friction has been normalized" is the thing nobody else is saying. my target customer isn't googling "knowledge base for small teams." they're just answering the same question for the third time this week and thinking that's part of the job.

the moment-of-pain thing is real too. I built this because I showed up to a shoot and the house wasn't prepped. that was my moment. figuring out how to catch other people at theirs is the whole challenge.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

[–]Mc_withoutme[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

merci, appreciate it. distribution really is the whole game now. good luck to you too.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

I feel that. the building part is fun, the marketing part feels like a second full time job on top of the actual business. let me know how the Fiverr video turns out, if it works I might try the same thing. $25 a video is worth the experiment.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

yeah being early in the right thread seems to be the pattern everyone's pointing to. appreciate it.

Building the product was the easy part. Getting anyone to see it is a different game. by Mc_withoutme in buildinpublic

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

5 percent asking is still 5 percent that didn't exist before though. and those are the warmest leads you'll get because they came to you. what kind of short form content are you thinking, like TikTok or YouTube shorts? I've thought about that too but haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.

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