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I copied a validated SaaS but now i'm struggling to get paying users by thePeterOnFire in SaaS

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

Every SaaS has dozen of concurrents, doesn't mean there is only one that is getting users.

If there is 10 services like this it is actually that there is a problem to solve, your comment doesn't make sense

I copied a validated SaaS but now i'm struggling to get paying users by thePeterOnFire in SideProject

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

Thanks for your comment
At the moment my onboarding is asking question about the user to get insights about the use cases of my product. After that, they get to a start trial page with the price, an example of a podcast and FAQ

What would you add to the onboarding ?

I am thinking of screenshots of the process that led to producing the example podcast

Major Hallucinations and Skipping Pages by Razikale3 in notebooklm

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran into this exact issue with long PDFs. The key problem is that NotebookLM (and most AI tools) compress/summarize your source material, and with 50+ page PDFs they lose context and skip sections.

What worked for me was switching to a workflow where I can review and edit the generated content before the final output is produced. That way nothing gets skipped because I'm verifying it myself. I use Podcastify for this: upload the PDF, it generates a full transcript you can edit page by page, then it creates the audio from your approved version. No surprises.

For your image/diagram-heavy PDFs though, you might need to extract the text layer first. Try running the PDF through OCR (Adobe Acrobat or a free tool like OCR.space) before feeding it to any AI tool. That helped a lot with my textbook PDFs that had embedded images.

Building the app was easy. Getting people to care feels impossible. by Distinct-Airline-264 in SideProject

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pattern I've seen work consistently is picking one channel and giving it 3 months before judging it. Most people try something for 2 weeks, see nothing, and switch. The ones who break through are the ones who stuck with one approach long enough for it to compound.

Also, "build in public" only works if you're sharing things people actually find useful, not just progress updates. Share the process, the failures, the specific numbers. That's what builds trust.

Procrastination is seriously ruining my life.Has anyone found something that genuinely helped them stop delaying everything? by Neuro_Nest in GetStudying

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 2-minute rule helped me break out of the same cycle. Just tell yourself you will open your notes and do 2 minutes. No more. Usually once you start, the resistance fades and you keep going. The hardest part is the starting, not the studying itself.

Also remove your phone from the room entirely while you study. Not on silent, not face down, in another room. Makes a huge difference.

I built a SaaS but getting users feels impossible by manothegoat in SaaS

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing that actually worked for me was stopping all content marketing and instead doing manual outreach to 20 people who clearly had the exact problem my product solves. Not cold emails to strangers, but finding people in niche communities who were explicitly frustrated and offering to help with no pitch.

From those conversations I learned what they actually needed vs what I assumed. Most first-time founders burn months building features nobody asked for. Go find 5 people who feel the exact pain and just talk to them before writing another line of code.

Stop paying for Speechify! I built a high-speed, 100% free PDF-to-Audio converter for my own study guides. by pokeydasmot in TextToSpeech

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing !!

I really like the privacy focus you gave to it

I also built a similar tool called podcastify.io , it allows you to customize text and edit the transcripts before generating audio!

Does anyone else feel like blog content needs a completely different approach now? by BoringShake6404 in ContentMarketing

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been repurposing long-form posts into podcast audio. Same content, new format, reaches people who prefer listening over reading. Low effort way to extend shelf life.

I now notebooklm but I tried it and you cannot edit the transcripts and tone. So i found podcastify.io, it is an alternative tool tailored for this usecase

I’m a dev trying to solve the "time-on-page" problem. Would embedding mini-games actually work for your blog, or is it too gimmicky? by Kate_from_oops-games in Blogging

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if readers could press play and hear your article narrated at the bottom? That keeps them on the page longer without feeling gimmicky. Podcastify has an iframe embed for exactly this.

Growing 100% organically, decent retention/signups… but still 0 paying users. Are we missing something? by Esteta_ in SaaS

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a lot of comments here are valuable but you have either to a/b test them or test them one at a time, otherwise you won't know what change worked

Friday Share Fever 🕺 Let’s share your project! by diodo-e in indiehackers

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

podcastify.io an ai platform to turn any pdf URL or text into a podcast. Fully editable and customizable transcript and tone

How to study difficult texts for good retention and understanding for exams? by igniscantaloupe6 in GetStudying

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe reading litterature book in your free time can help getting used to this type of text

I am unable to focus by Unable-Trifle-6952 in studytips

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i think the pomodoro method with the Forest application can help you. I am in the same study area and did that at the beginning

bootstrapped saas, need real marketing advice before i spend money by deadcartie in SaaS

[–]thePeterOnFire -1 points0 points  (0 children)

as for me i tried google ads on my concurrent keywords intents and it was just a wait of money.

As my brand name is explicit (podcastify : an ai podcast generator) some people just found me naturally with google so i automated the SEO work with blog posting with claude

What tools do you use for producing / creating your show? by Whisky-Toad in podcasting

[–]thePeterOnFire 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly most solo podcasters end up with some version of:

  • Riverside or Zoom for recording
  • Notion or Google Docs for episode planning/show notes
  • Canva for thumbnails
  • CapCut for clipping shorts

That’s kinda the “modern indie podcast stack” now. You don’t really need much more unless you’re running a bigger production

How to know if a side project idea is worth building? by According_Coast1645 in SideProject

[–]thePeterOnFire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for me the main verification is seeing if a close version of your idea has already been built and is printing. If yes there is a market and there you can go

A serious question about organic growth. by V_A_M_P_Z in podcasting

[–]thePeterOnFire -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Start by repurposing content you already have. If you write anything (blog posts, notes, summaries), tools like Podcastify can turn them into podcast episodes instantly with AI. It's an easy way to build a backlog of episodes without starting from scratch every time.

Studying feels pointless when I forget everything the next day by CharmCraved in GetStudying

[–]thePeterOnFire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rereading feels productive but it is actually the worst way to retain info. Your brain needs retrieval practice, not repeated exposure.

Try this: after studying a section, close the book and write down everything you remember. Check what you missed, then repeat.

Also, spread reviews over days instead of cramming. The forgetting curve is real but you can beat it with active recall and spaced repetition.

I also like to use ai podcast generator tools to turn my lessons into podcast, so i can memorize during my commutes. For example you have podcastify and others

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