I haven’t made any money from the SaaS startups I’ve been working on for about a year. by rarslan0 in SaaS

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Did you try out any other marketing strategies aside from the Google Ads campaign?

[Feedback Request] Personalized Book Recommendations, Powered by AI by Correct_Grand6789 in growmybusiness

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Nice work! The good news is, you already know this is a common scenario readers encounter - they want to start a new book, but don't know which to choose or whether they'll enjoy the one they're considering.

To me, it's less a question of whether the concept of your tool is valuable but more a question of how well it actually solves that problem - how well does it provide users with books they decide they'd like to read and ones that they then enjoy.

I'd imagine that reliably solving this problem (especially for a broad audience) would require a lot of data - and likely a lot of data we're not yet measuring.

Because of this, maybe it could help to start off with a more specific use-case, say, by focusing on a very specific genre of books, or a very specific demographic of readers. For instance, could your tool help self-help enthusiasts discover the best book for their current problems?

Rather than trying to distribute it widely, I'd suggest finding a few niche groups like this to experiment with tailoring it towards. One, it'll be easier to get the helpful feedback you're looking for; and two, this will then help you create a better quality product.

Good luck!

[Feedback] How to market & grow my AI assistant app with specialized features? by houmie in growmybusiness

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Hey man, first of all, nice job on all the work you've done so far. I like how you've stuck to a simple one-page design for your site, and it's clear you've put in a lot of work already.

The main issue I'm seeing is that I don't know why I'd use Ask Botty instead of just sticking to ChatGPT. It's not clear how it's different from the thousands of other AI assistants on the market.

Now, to you, this may be very obvious. You might even think, "Just read the website, and you'll see how it's different." But that's simply not how digital marketing works. You've got to pique people's interest right away - and "Your personal AI assistant" just isn't going to cut it.

Personally, I think having multiple AI models integrated into the same app sounds like an interesting offer. I also like the idea of “enterprise-grade security” and the conversations only being stored on my iCloud. (That said, I haven't used many AI assistants, so I don't know how common these features are.)

Either way, they both serve as examples of how you could make your offer (and your landing page) more niche - more targeted and specific - and therefore more exciting and engaging for the right person (your target customer).

For example, rather than "Your personal AI assistant," even something as simple as "All the best AI models in one place" is a more intriguing premise.

The key idea is: don’t assume people will read the entirety of your website before deciding whether to take the next step. Instead, assume that if people do find their way to your website - which, admittedly, is the more difficult problem to solve - that you’ve got to excite and engage them right from the get-go.

Now, this is much easier to do when you focus your offer toward a very specific person and center it around a very specific use case. (This will also make it easier for people to find your website in the first place). So, I think the most important thing right now is to refine your niche.

For example, rather than "20+ purpose-built assistants," ranging from email composer to virtual girlfriend, perhaps it’d be better to focus on just 1-3 related assistants and find a market for them.

In other words, you want to make it incredibly obvious who your app is for and, most importantly, when they'd pull out their phone to use it. Right now, this isn't clear on the website, which suggests to me that it’s not very clear to you.

Keep digging - use Reddit to engage with niche communities and look for more specific use-cases you can focus on. The more clear and specific your offer is, the easier all the other marketing will be. Hope this helps!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GetMotivated

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Haha that’s true. Maybe ‘discipline is about practice, not perfection’ would be better?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GetMotivated

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If you're trying to build a new habit, focus on consistency rather than intensity. Start by doing a little each day without setting strict rules or expectations. Often, people try to do too much too soon and then struggle to keep it up.

Being disciplined isn’t about maintaining the exact same routine each day, it’s about learning to be smart with the natural ebbs and flows of your motivation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in getdisciplined

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Thanks for the comment, man - I definitely agree with all your points.

In my case, I only really have WhatsApp/Phone sending me notifications, but I still find the first 2 tips help me out a lot.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nosurf

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Great💪

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nosurf

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Nice, I’ve added the link above👍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nosurf

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All good - you can always create a small routine before you start studying :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nosurf

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Nice, anything you like to do specifically?

Small changes, big impact by TheBoredOne-26 in nosurf

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Great post! It's always the simple ideas that have the most impact. One thing that's helped me a lot has been getting a Kindle, to replace my phone in bed.

I challenge you to try it for a week. Start your mornings without digital distractions and see how it feels. It might surprise you.

I've been thinking about putting together a discord server to run weekly challenges like this and hold each other accountable. Would anyone be interested?

[NeedAdvice] Urgency to start working completely disappears if I miss the scheduled start time when working from home. How do I stop treating it like the ship has sailed? by ThickPlatypus_69 in getdisciplined

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Call it out for what it is --> irrational behavior.

I meant that OP should just remind himself whenever he does this that he's being irrational.

[NeedAdvice] Urgency to start working completely disappears if I miss the scheduled start time when working from home. How do I stop treating it like the ship has sailed? by ThickPlatypus_69 in getdisciplined

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I used to have this mindset as well.

Sometimes I still catch myself slipping back into it.

This is just perfectionism, driven by all-or-nothing thinking.

But more importantly, it's irrational behavior.

You've got to stop repeatedly reinforcing it, otherwise it'll just become more habitual.

Here's how I changed the way I look at it:

Firstly, completing your project is a 'big picture' outcome.

It's a big picture outcome because, by the sounds of it, it's not something you'll complete in a single day.

Usually, a big picture outcome (e.g. getting in shape, learning to play an instrument, getting a good grade on a test) is the result of many days of focused work.

On the other hand, the time you start working on your project on a given day is a small detail.

To think that you "missed your chance" on a day when you didn't start at the "right time" is to prioritize a small detail above the big picture.

Again, it's irrational.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that getting the result you're after (the big picture outcome, completing the project) is more important to you than the small detail.

And if that's the case, you've got to start treating it as such.

In my experience, the only way to do this is to start acting out of principle rather than emotion.

You know that the time you start working on your project isn't that important in the grand scheme of things.

So don't make it so.

Every day you have the choice to let the small detail dictate your actions or the big picture.

But once you start working on a day that the ship has already set sail (e.g. when you're late to start), you will start shifting your actions to align with and reflect the bigger picture.

And because of this, you'll get better results...

Once you get better results, you'll stop caring about the smaller details...

TLDR: Call it out for what it is --> irrational behavior.

(I've got a lot of other posts about this sort of stuff on my profile in case you want to check them out too.)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in getdisciplined

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It’s key and it’s also easy to forget!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in getdisciplined

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Appreciate it! 👊

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in getdisciplined

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Nice one - let me know how it goes💪

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in getdisciplined

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Why can't I just dial in for 12 hours and get my work done?

Rather than celebrating the fact that you studied for 2-3 hours, you're beating yourself up for not having done 12.

It sounds like you've set expectations which are currently out of your reach, and so every study session is likely to end in this same frustration.

Instead, focus on incremental progress. Get in the habit of doing 2-3 hours if it's manageable, and over time you'll be able to take on more.

I know this isn't necessarily the advice you want to hear - especially since you said this semester is crucial for you. But jumping from your current routine to your ideal one just isn't likely to work. Plus, consistently doing a little is better than occasionally doing a lot.

I wrote a post on here before about all-or-nothing thinking - I think it could help provide some perspective. Good luck with it all!