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Ask HN: Developers–How Did You Get Your First Paying Customers?

6 points · 14 comments · HSK11

  1. ls1911 · · focus · HN ↗
    For me, paying for featured listings on launch directories (Product Hunt, There's An AI For That, PeerPush and few others) brought immediate, traffic with zero social effort that brought leads to start with.

    Its not magic , you will have to work hard to get the users, but at least you will get some quality leads this way.

    1. rosennn · · focus · HN ↗
      I think it all depends on your ICP, because launch directories are primarily browsed by other founders and developers Reddit might be a better option.
      1. HSK11 · · focus · HN ↗
        Reddit Posting or comments
    2. HSK11 · · focus · HN ↗
      Thanks man
  2. krm01 · · focus · HN ↗
    Close circle. Make something for your friends/family/colleagues. The best first customers are those that, right now, are in your phone's address book.
    1. HSK11 · · focus · HN ↗
      not sure if they will pay subscription, although they are using it
      1. krm01 · · focus · HN ↗
        that's a good signal. Not paying means the value isn't where it should be yet. Focus on that part.
        1. HSK11 · · focus · HN ↗
          no i already gave them premium subscription for free so that they can test
  3. jdebre · · focus · HN ↗
    Watch out for where your users talk. Be timely to the signal. You can use free tools like trysygnal for that.
    1. HSK11 · · focus · HN ↗
      let me see to it.
  4. usamar · · focus · HN ↗
    Through Refrence
  5. brudgers · · focus · HN ↗
    One important part of getting paying customers is asking for money.

    The most important part, however, is not making excuses for not doing so.

    Good luck.

  6. jaynew917 · · focus · HN ↗

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  7. vancekai · · focus · HN ↗

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  8. lpsatwork · · focus · HN ↗

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  9. dzonga · · focus · HN ↗
    b2b - so I use the phone or email.

    I try avoid email at first, since most cold emails can be 'spammy'.

  10. watchping · · focus · HN ↗

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  11. alekstret · · focus · HN ↗
    I also recently launched my product and am still struggling to gain a user base. But one week ago, I started posting my app on specific platforms, such as SaaSHub. I think that over time it will deliver results because it not only anchors your product in a software DB but also provides your website with dofollow links. These links help to upvote the domain rating, which leads to better visibility in Google search results.
  12. nexai2024 · · focus · HN ↗

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