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60+ users / 0 customer - What would you do ? (1 month in)

r/SaaS
6/25/2025

SAAS TOOLS

SaaSURLCategoryFeatures/Notes
Pageradar.iohttps://pageradar.io/SEO Monitoring ToolTracks web performance for SEO, monitors Core Web Vitals, alerts on metric changes (40%+ variation), plans to add status code monitoring, title changes, HTML changes, robots.txt changes
Screaming FrogNot providedSEO ToolUsed for performance monitoring (mentioned as competitor)
GTmetrixNot providedWeb Performance ToolUsed for performance monitoring (mentioned as competitor)
Google PageSpeed InsightsNot providedWeb Performance ToolUsed for performance monitoring (mentioned as competitor)
AppearOnAINot providedAI Search Ranking ToolSuggested for reaching new customer base in AI search
PeerPushhttps://peerpush.netProduct DirectoryCommunity-driven directory for product visibility
Reshepe.devhttp://www.reshepe.devSEO Tool (Competitor)Mentioned by commenter as competitor

USER NEEDS

Pain Points:

  • Confusing website pitch: speaks to experts only, unclear problem-solving
  • Lack of trust signals: no contact info, physical address, testimonials, or about us section
  • Accessibility issues: website not compliant with accessibility standards
  • Pricing concerns: currency confusion, perceived as too expensive, insufficient URL limits
  • Value perception: core web vitals monitoring seen as 'vitamin' not 'painkiller', questionable ROI
  • Feature-focused messaging instead of benefit-focused
  • No clear differentiation from established competitors

Problems to Solve:

  • How to effectively monitor web performance for SEO
  • How to detect SEO regressions on key pages (e.g., for e-commerce, agencies, media sites)
  • How to automate monitoring across multiple client sites
  • How to avoid losing customers due to technical SEO issues
  • How to keep Core Web Vitals consistently high

Potential Solutions:

  • Refine messaging to focus on benefits (e.g., "avoid losing customers" instead of technical features)
  • Add trust elements: contact info, physical address, testimonials, about us
  • Improve accessibility compliance
  • Adjust pricing strategy: reconsider currency, URL limits, and value proposition
  • Combine with productized service (e.g., "Keep your Core Web Vitals at 90+ for $X/month")
  • Expand features to include status code monitoring, title changes, etc.
  • Target specific user groups like agencies managing multiple clients

GROWTH FACTORS

Effective Strategies:

  • Shift focus from development to marketing (80% marketing/20% coding)
  • Build in public on LinkedIn to acquire users
  • Diversify go-to-market strategies (e.g., cold outreach)
  • Conduct user interviews to understand expectations and pain points
  • Form partnerships with agencies or service providers

Marketing & Acquisition:

  • Cold outreach to web agencies, freelancers, or small founders
  • Offer free reports to prospects
  • Partner with SEO content creators, course instructors, or consultants for referrals
  • Use community-driven directories like PeerPush for visibility
  • Create benefit-focused content (e.g., share data insights instead of feature updates)

Monetization & Product:

  • Re-evaluate pricing model: address currency clarity, perceived value, and URL limits
  • Develop specific workflow solutions not covered by competitors (e.g., multi-client monitoring)
  • Add features that solve concrete problems: regression alerts, competitor tracking
  • Consider productized service model combining monitoring with optimization
  • Ensure product-market fit by solving very specific SEO workflow gaps

User Engagement:

  • Improve onboarding to create "aha" moments faster
  • Implement triggered emails highlighting paid features during trial
  • Use in-app prompts to encourage upgrades
  • Build community through LinkedIn engagement and transparent sharing
  • Leverage existing user base (60+ users) for feedback and testimonials