I launched a bland version of https://Forever.so a week ago with a goal - to gather feedback and niche down.
It was an "Unlimited Webflow development" agency.
I've started with the r/SideProject Subreddit (I've got a few votes, a single comment, and two DM's).
Also, I've launched on Facebook in two groups.
Now, while I did not make any sales, I've got valuable feedback - and one recurring theme - people were looking for only single website creation and management.
Bingo - it's not only niche but something I like to do (fiddle with websites, optimize, build them).
I've changed the offer, contacted previously interested people, and launched a thread on r/EntrepreneurRideAlong, where I've got over 50 (!) upvotes.
Within 12 hours, I've got the first paying customer altogether. Within 48 hours, 3 (!) customers signed up.
Discounted pricing helped a lot, but also more niche offer - instead of being a jack of all trades, I've focused on building, managing, and optimizing wonderful websites. This way, I could lower the pricing and streamline the process.
A weekly sprint system is a dream come true management-wise :)
I'll continue promoting it on Facebook this weekend, and fingers crossed, I'll sell my last discounted plan!
Next week will be busy fulfilling all the tasks - but good busy!
I need 6 active subscriptions to do this full-time (4 discounted and 2 regular) - my goal is to reach that within 2 weeks.
It's ambitious, but then again, I've some people thinking about signing up - they'll let me know next week :)
You can check the offer at https://Forever.so
Congratulations! I'm glad to see you are pricing in a way that makes it worth your time!
Thanks a lot!
Good going! Keep working and adjusting as you learn more. Action is a great teacher.
Thanks, I totally agree!
Congrats on your first paying client, Your product website looks very nice!
I just launched a similar product (unlimited design services) but haven't started promoting yet, what structure followed you for the post you made on FB and reddit? I would like to try something similar to promote my product
One way to promote it - is always to link to it - you should link it in the comment :)
I don't follow the structure, I just write what's on my mind.
I write about real stuff though - I don't sugar coat it. Good and bad stuff.
You can check my post on Reddit here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/w945pd/ive_taken_care_of_my_mental_health_and_launched_a/
Being honest usually generates a lot of reactions - after all, we are living in an Instagram-like world, where everything is wonderful, so being real is rare :)
Any example websites you manage?
I don't have a Webflow portfolio yet, thus the massive discount.
I've been working as a freelancer for an agency for around 2 years, where I worked on over a dozen projects. Typically, NDA was signed.
I'll have a portfolio of managed sites ready probably within 2-3 weeks if any of my customers will allow me to publish it!
This is impressive, Bart. Congratulations!
Great work!
If I use Wise to get payments, it will be right? Because, itβs good option for me.
Nice work! Awesome that you're off to such a great start. I particularly like your domain.
Question though, are your testimonial avatars from This Person Does Not Exist, or a another AI generation source?
I've used them for a similar purpose in the past, and am wondering if they're immediately identifiable by folks who aren't as familiar with TPDNE.
lol, I had no idea that people would use that for this purpose. But for some reason I thought they were not real lol.