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I got my first paying customer after 1 month of building + showing up every day
r/SideProject
7/1/2025
SAAS TOOLS
| SaaS | URL | Category | Features/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostPlanify | https://postplanify.com | Social Media Management | AI captions, post previews, Canva integration, scheduling |
| Stripe | Not specified | Payment Processing | Payment processing for SaaS |
| Google Analytics | Not specified | Analytics | Website traffic and user behavior analytics |
| Railway | Not specified | Hosting | Server hosting ($20/month) |
USER NEEDS
Pain Points:
- Difficulty in distribution and getting initial traction
- Low signup and free trial conversion rates
- Existing tools are bloated or overpriced
- Marketing efforts feel like yelling into the void with low engagement
Problems to Solve:
- Need to create, schedule, and publish social media posts faster
- Need a clean, simple, and effective social media scheduling tool
- Need to overcome the challenge of initial user acquisition
Potential Solutions:
- Consistent daily marketing across multiple platforms (X, Reddit, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube)
- Blogging and SEO for long-term growth
- Responsive customer support to address bugs and questions
- Building a community (e.g., Reddit community) for support and engagement
- Adding onboarding surveys to identify acquisition channels
- Implementing analytics and comment tracking features
GROWTH FACTORS
Effective Strategies:
- Consistent daily effort in marketing and community engagement
- Organic growth focus with minimal initial investment
- Learning and improving messaging over time
Marketing & Acquisition:
- Posting daily on X (5+ tweets, 30+ replies)
- Regular posts on Reddit and LinkedIn (5x/week)
- Creating short videos on TikTok/Instagram/YouTube (1-2 daily)
- Writing blog posts and building backlinks for SEO
- Sharing the journey transparently to inspire others
Monetization & Product:
- Freemium model with free trial leading to paid plan ($8.99/month)
- Focus on simplicity and ease of use (clean UI, just works)
- Addressing customer feedback promptly (bug fixes, feature requests)
- Integration with popular tools like Canva
- Low operational costs (self-developed, $20/month hosting)
User Engagement:
- Super responsive customer support
- Considering community building via dedicated subreddit
- Potential implementation of analytics and comment tracking features
- Using onboarding surveys to understand user acquisition channels