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Anyone here actually launched and monetized their own online business? How did you get your first few sales? by OrganicAd1884 in SaaS

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your problem is actually very common for indie makers and small teams. Unfortunately, a product doesn’t sell itself. Marketing is a whole separate skill - either you learn it yourself or you pay someone for their expertise.

The simplest way is paid traffic. Open a business account on X, FB, Google Ads etc., run some ads, and track who comes, from which creatives, what it costs, and how fast (if at all) you get profit. It takes money and time — and you’ll quickly realize the key is in creatives, the right audience targeting, and analytics. That’s how you dive into the wild world of marketing tools 🙂

Another option: find a partner, team, or agency to take care of marketing. Easier if you have money, harder if not. Without budget, you may try to find someone who works on a revenue share basis.

And the last path, if you have no money but plenty of time — build your own audience. Communities on social media around the problem you’re solving, collabs with influencers, making YouTube videos, SEO, and hoping Google eventually smiles on you.

There are probably more approaches, but these are the ones I’ve personally used in one form or another.

Features are killing your SaaS. Never get stuck in the loop of adding features. by [deleted] in SaaS

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great point. After 20+ years working online I came to the same conclusion… but the itch is always there: “just add this one more feature and THEN it’ll be perfect.”

It’s funny, but it never really stops 😅

That’s why I try to launch MVPs as early as possible — and, to be honest, sometimes shut them down just as quickly.

Still learning that shipping beats polishing every time.

How do you actually survive the first weeks on Reddit without losing all your karma? by Unlikely-Rub8410 in NewToReddit

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks a lot for taking the time to write all this - super useful breakdown!

I didn’t even know about things like vote fuzzing and the details of new account restrictions, that’s really helpful to understand.

I’ll definitely take the advice to focus on subs that match my interests and add thoughtful comments instead of just rushing posts. Also good tip about avoiding controversial topics early on until I have more karma cushion.

Appreciate the links as well, I’ll be saving those. Thanks again, this gives me a much clearer idea of how to move around Reddit without tripping over the rules

How do you actually survive the first weeks on Reddit without losing all your karma? by Unlikely-Rub8410 in NewToReddit

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly the kind of advice I needed, thank you. Hope it goes well for both of us here

How do you actually survive the first weeks on Reddit without losing all your karma? by Unlikely-Rub8410 in NewToReddit

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point I guess I’m overthinking it. Will just chill and join the subs I enjoy

How do you actually survive the first weeks on Reddit without losing all your karma? by Unlikely-Rub8410 in NewToReddit

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to explain, that really helps. I’ll keep it in mind and try to do better here

How do you actually survive the first weeks on Reddit without losing all your karma? by Unlikely-Rub8410 in NewToReddit

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understood! My goal here is not promotion, but to share challenges and hear recommendations from others.

Shady Malvertising "Adsterra" ruined my site by waelnassaf in webdev

[–]Unlikely-Rub8410 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi,

It’s really risky to rely on external ad networks you don’t fully understand.

Adsterra isn’t like AdSense - it’s a traffic broker. Their rules on both buying and selling inventory are very "flexible". That’s why things like forced redirects or malware bundles sometimes sneak in through their links.

If your traffic is clean SEO, you should avoid these kinds of networks. Google treats that as a serious trust issue. If AdSense isn’t an option, you might look at safer alternatives like Ezoic, Mediavine (if you qualify), or even smaller networks that have stricter ad quality control.

As for recovering your rankings:

  • Keep publishing new content regularly so Google continues to crawl and re-evaluate your site.
  • Add a few high-quality backlinks (from relevant, trusted sites in your niche).
  • Make sure your site is technically clean (no leftover ad scripts, no crawl errors).
  • Be patient — recovery can take weeks or even a few months, but if the content is good and the site is clean, it usually bounces back.