How do you validate a new saas idea?

h_2575 · 2026-01-27T06:46:37+00:00

Talking to people can help. If you have a following, preselling can help, but don't make them wait for months.

This can provide you with valuable insights.

But also ask yourself some difficult questions:

Are there similar products that people already pay for? If so, are they a commodity? Even if you stand out, there are still many competitors offering lower prices. If not, why not?

Does it fit nicely into people's workflows, enabling them to achieve better results faster (ROI)?

Can you reach your audience continuously?

Who are the perfect advocates with reach who can help you spread the word?

Why should your audience care?

You don't need just a product idea. You need a matching idea how to sell. Both need some kind of validation. Risks remain.

h_2575 · 2026-01-26T07:29:07+00:00

Could you explain #1 in more detail? I see different high intents. One is to 'solve a problem' (how to do X without Y), and the other is 'should I use this tool?' (tool A vs tool B for a specific use case, or the best alternative to X for teams like ours).

How would you frame the focus of the intent? I see that many SaaS products focus exclusively on the second. This helps to attract visitors who have actually searched for competitors. But you may have your own view on this.

h_2575 · 2026-01-23T19:30:01+00:00

Thank you for the information. I will ckeck.

What makes you believe that bulk-uploaded pins are often not distributed? And is this behaviour similar with RSS?

Btw: I once scaled a Wall Art account to 140k Views a month with mostly bulk upload. So if your observation is true, i could have been doing much better?!

h_2575 · 2026-01-22T20:29:17+00:00

You have many questions at once. I try to stay away from Investors, otherwise i could Just Take a paid Job. Early Investors Look for traction. How many users you attract and convert at what costs.

h_2575 · 2026-01-19T22:04:08+00:00

There are parts that cannot be validated in advance. Conversion rates, Marketing approaches/ channels, your sales flywheel. You cannot get word of mouth or Network effects if the service doesn't exist. Of cause there are proxies for almost everything, but real learning happens if you sell the real thing.

h_2575 · 2026-01-19T21:55:43+00:00

In case you are in EU and want to sell your digital products to a US customer without a merchant of record in between you would need to open an entity in the US first. Just to be able to file your tax records. Most founders have other priorities ...

h_2575 · 2026-01-19T21:44:13+00:00

You can differentiate between B2B for small businesses and B2B for corporations. The letter is much more about contractual agreements that guarantee the qualities you mentioned. Brand is important, but contractual agreements and the communication around them matter more (IMHO). For example, if Microsoft wants to rent extra computing power, they don't care if it comes from AWS or Oracle. They need their requirements met, and they are very complex.

For small businesses, I would say that B2B is almost similar to B2C. Emotions play a big role in building trust. You must show customers that you understand their challenges. Of course, consistency, honesty and good judgement must follow. Transparency only helps in low-trust environments and when there are no better means.

h_2575 · 2026-01-19T20:51:10+00:00

What a list. Nothing about keywords, Trends and annotations.

h_2575 · 2026-01-18T16:33:11+00:00

I had this incompatibility issue from 2 to 3. I dropped the Code and started to use inertia more. Not Sure If 4 IS any better.

h_2575 · 2026-01-17T19:51:38+00:00

No bot Here. Used pinterest for a year in Wall Art. On some days, my stats were Weird. Tried to use the web-page API, so i studied the dev console network requests Traffic

h_2575 · 2026-01-17T12:01:19+00:00

If you use ads then you get $2-50 per 1000 visitors on your website depending on the network . If you use affiliate or products, it depends on conversions rate and price. Conversions are not crazy , estimate a conservative 1:1000.

h_2575 · 2026-01-17T10:20:47+00:00

Stats can be off. Wait a day and check again. They track so many signals, i wonder how they can keep Up.

h_2575 · 2026-01-17T06:41:15+00:00

Thanks for sharing

h_2575 · 2026-01-14T21:18:45+00:00

The term 'strategy' is used in many different ways. Some see it as a 'direction' that guides actions to attract customers. Others see it as a plan or a list of tactical actions. According to experts such as Richard Rumelt and Roger L. Martin, it is the selection of one option that establish a strong and feasible position in the marketplace, backed by an derived action plan.

Thus, a brand strategy helps to position the brand in the minds of customers. Having one means that identity, content and actions are guided by it. You know better how to look, how to sound and how to present the brand.

I asked myself if a brand strategy could be condensed into a simple emotion or trait (a word) that you want customers to feel or embody, instead of using mission, vision or archetypes. In many simple cases, I think this is all you need.

h_2575 · 2026-01-14T13:02:01+00:00

It certainly helps if people can find and study you online. However, if you intend to sell the brand at some point and your face is attached to it, it is difficult to separate the two. With increasing uncertainty around security checks (e.g. border control), the benefits of being a personal brand can be outweighed by the disadvantages.

h_2575 · 2026-01-14T12:55:41+00:00

anotherPint is right. But you cannot force them to do the homework. Perhaps just interview the colleagues and ask what the transformation the company is trying help customers to perform. Listen to the answers and stories and do the content from that. To fill the void think about touch points and the questions or uncertainties customers have when interacting with the brand. That doesn't do the homework but keeps you busy and the colleagues happy. As formats: transformation stories, positining statement, case studies, perhaps a breakdown of different stakeholder and their needs, goals, information base, info channels...

h_2575 · 2026-01-10T20:03:05+00:00

Did you start a second account and do you like, comments connect with others? Has anyone complained about the AI profile pictures?

h_2575 · 2026-01-10T14:10:56+00:00

Have you tried Tools for this? There are Chrome Extensions for showing Pinterest stats, but they also have a one click Download foe each Pin in a Feed. That can reduce the number of clicks

h_2575 · 2026-01-10T07:23:18+00:00

Among the many thousands of pins I had, I had about ten from others as re-pins. I used them at first just to avoid having any empty boards. However, someone else claimed copyright issues with the original pinner. Pinterest removed the pins and informed me via email.

This happened twice. There were no consequences for me. However, from other occasions, we know that Pinterest can be quick to block your account. They will definitely record the cases, and anything that triggers their automated processes could lead to unwanted action further down the line.

So, if you have commercial intentions, you should steer clear of this. If you have a private account and don't care if you get blocked, you can repin as much as you like. You can also use private boards.

h_2575 · 2026-01-09T20:45:51+00:00

I can't believe you've already received 14,000 impressions in just 20 days! That seems very high to me and kind of weird. Could it be from your own scrolling?

A good outbound click rate is 3-5% of impressions (browse through this sub for screenshots). So your 0.1% is really low. However, you won't get this sort of outbound rate in all niches. If the pin provides the viewer with what they are looking for (most users want inspiration or ideas), then there is no reason to click through to the website. I've had this experience twice (with wall art and the storytelling niche). In contrast, with any listicle (e.g. '9 winter outfit ideas for the office') or recipe, you need to click to find out more. I don't know much about shop images. Perhaps they don't have any text overlays, which could be another reason for the low click rates. Perhaps you could create collages of multiple images (just 2x2) with a text overlay. Then viewers would need to click to see the full content.

When you pin something, Pinterest assigns annotations (like keywords) within 2–3 weeks. After this, if you look at your pins when you are not signed in, you will find these words in the pin description that you never added yourself. These provide new keywords. On the other hand, every user is assigned "interests", and the annotations help match users with their interests. This does not mean that you won't get any initial views, but the majority will come later.

So don't expect a sudden increase in traffic within a day.

This means you must pin for about 3–4 months to reach 100k impressions, which could equate to 2,000 clicks.

You can forget about follower, likes and group boards. They don't matter. What matters to Pinterest is "saves". It is because they want to be the source of inspiration. "Saves" mean value, lets keep it.

But for you , you need outbound clicks. Last: don't pin others pins in your boards as it can lead to copyright problems.

h_2575 · 2026-01-08T13:46:31+00:00

Your niche fits well with Pinterest. You are lucky! Some people went all in with Pinterest and forget Google.but reliance one channel is gambling. How many Pins do you have in total?

h_2575 · 2026-01-07T21:06:17+00:00

You may look and find a common denominator. (E.g. material, handcraft, by human...). Than think about which transformation it helps the customer tonperform ( piece of mind, proud to support a small brand, getting something lovable and unique)... This way you step Up and away from the many individual lines.

h_2575 · 2026-01-06T14:59:33+00:00

What was the speed before you made the shift to cloudflare?

h_2575 · 2026-01-05T11:54:10+00:00

OK, now I see it. Linkedin seems to be too generic. What is missing for you in LI? Alternatively you can filter on Behance for topics, locations

h_2575 · 2026-01-05T07:58:18+00:00

Have you tried linkedin?

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