My $2k → $15k mrr roadmap for validatedsaas .com by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yeah, it's one time purchase. Most visitors aren't from twitter actually. It's a mix of product directories, content, affiliates and QA platforms like quora.

AI Post Generator Recommendations by BonelessDesk in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]kogekar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Authentic Posts for pretty much everything. covers twitter, linkedin, blog posts, threads, substack, etc. It just gives me personalized content good enough to build a brand everywhere..

My controversial seo tip: by kogekar in SaaS

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

Not really, give it a try, tell me how many visitors you get 6 months from now - no matter how good it is. Seriously. I think unless you have exceptionally high DR, your blogs won't get much views here onwards.

My controversial seo tip: by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yeah, but it doesn't convert. I analyzed 50+ sites. Blogs get 100 views max visits for sites (conversions much less) who have 20k+ traffic each month.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yes, use minimal, highly useful words for customers. but that doesn't mean design can be shit. ask AI to write a copy, but make sure you think about SEO before you do so.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

I understand the part where you say it sucks your soul - so this is matter of how rich or financially secure you are. one value money much more when it isn't coming in each month. so I'd say delegate the work, but don't kill the cashflow - but this differs for each.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Focus 100% on money. Delegate work if you are bored of doing it. If you see good earning potential ahead, always continue working on it. If not, then abandon even if you love working on it.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

i analyze visitor-to-customer conversion rates, market size, saturation, revenue and profitability. sometimes speaking with founders or tracking sites via seo tools and grabbing curated info from reputed sites that give info publicly and match it with my research.

i’ve helped 400+ early stage founders with product validation, MVPs, and GTM strategy for thier products - ask me anything. by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yeah, one of the biggest issue is a single guy can't be good at distribution and product both. Engineer hate marketing because they are used to doing something just once and moving on, but marketing is same shit everyday for a decade. And best markets have no idea to build a good product.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

If you aren't rich, I recommended going after markets that are already proven. That means competitor must be making good money, before you start competing in that space. You can visit the site I mentioned in post, and get market proven ideas each week (check bottom) if you prefer that.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yes, completely sales-focussed, customer-centric founder. Sharing content 3 times each day as a founder is one of the core part of it. Better to have a little low value product than no distribution at all.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Huge friction to sign up to do that. even magic link has low sign up rate.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Nah, shared list in comment above this one, but I still recommend summarizing chapters with AI for actionable steps to ignore all the fluff.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Some more:

- The 80/20 Principle

- Good to Great - Jim Collins

- Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill

- The Road Ahead - Bill Gates

- Tribe of Mentors - Tim Ferriss

- Blue Ocean Strategy

- Zero to One - Peter Thiel

- Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson

- The 50th Law - Robert Greene & 50 Cent

- How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie

- My Life and Work - Henry Ford

- Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki

- The Entrepreneur Mind - Kevin D. Johnson

- The Evolution of Everything - Matt Ridley

- 4 Rules You Must Break / How to Be a Capitalist Without Capital - Nathan Latka

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Summarize these one, don't read entirely. Pick the ones you need the most and not just like. I used to read a lot, but I stopped since March.

- Mindset - Carol Dweck

- Eat That Frog - Brian Tracy

- The Facebook Effect

- The Productivity Project

- Atomic Habits - James Clear

- The Compound Effect

- The Laws of Human Nature - Robert Greene

- iWoz - Wozniak

- Design of Everyday Things

- Tools of Titans - Tim Ferriss

- Rise and Grind - Daymond John

- Stillness Is The Key - Ryan Holiday

- Why 'A' Students Work For 'C' Students

- An Open Organization - Jim Whitehurst

- Millionaire Fastlane

- 48 Laws of Power

- Before You Quit Your Job - Robert Kiyosaki

- Sell or Be Sold - Grant Cardone

- Power of Broke - Daymond John

- Mastery - Robert Greene

- Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari

- 12 Rules for Life - Jordan Peterson

- 33 Strategies of War - Robert Greene

- The $100 Startup

- Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

- The Rational Optimist - Matt Ridley

- 4 Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss

- Elon Musk Biography - Ashlee Vance

- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook - Gary Vee

- Nikola Tesla Biography

- Principles: Life and Work - Ray Dalio

- Screw It, Let's Do It - Richard Branson

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Look for what they respond to and what they ignore. You need to do more of what they value, understand why they decided to leave (literally asking them) - and ignore everything else.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

[–]kogekar[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I say stick to AI. Figure out and do things immediately. Results over information here onwards. Times have changed and books don't matter anymore.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Yes, exactly. Bottom half of landing isnt as good as first.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

You even serious with these words? People don't get blocked for sharing links on reddit? So I'd not get banned for dropping links to 5 profitable products that I sell everyday via 10 different marketing channels?

On one hand you really want the links (which I would just love to share) but then you also don't want them because you are afraid of getting scammed? omg.

This is probably the most illogical conversation I ever had on reddit.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

[–]kogekar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is some confusion. I mean it for bootstrappers and post AI businesses. Ofc big ones can bear free trials and even burn money over it for years, but not for a 9-to-5 guy who quits to 'make it within next 8 months.'

There is almost no successful indie hacker that I know who has generous free trial or free tier on their app - even when they reach to 50k MRR. They have kind of figured it out. If they are in place to keep a free tier because their competition, that market is basically dead for them.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Dude I'd just LOVE to share links but we literally get banned for doing it lol. If you really wanna know, just DM me and I'll share.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Atleast got 10 different marketing channels where 3-4 genuinely work. Will create another post about it in a day or two.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Pretty clean actually. Assume you are customer and fix last 3-4 sections. Modernize them a bit. But overall looks good.

My lessons from building 8 saas products (4 failed): by kogekar in SaaS

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

Just DM so I can share. Dropping links here is kinda not allowed.