First week on Indie Hackers – 6 waitlist signups and a question
Hey everyone,
I joined IH recently after lurking for a while. I'm building Articulate by Voen, an app that helps professionals speak more clearly. You talk for a min of more, and AI shows you a better way to say it.
In my first week of sharing the waitlist (mostly with friends), I got 6 signups. All people I know personally who struggle with speaking clearly in meetings, interviews and everyday conversations.
Now I need to reach people I don't know.
My question: For those who've built tools around communication, career growth, or soft skills is where did you find your first strangers who actually signed up ?
I've started commenting on a few posts here and plan to share my journey. Any advice on where to focus next would mean a lot.
Happy to return the favor - drop your project in the comments and I'll check it out.
Waitlist link to Articulate by Voen if curious - https://articulate-by-voen-webapp.pxxl.click.
6 signups in week one from personal outreach is a real start. For finding strangers: Reddit is genuinely underrated for this niche. Subreddits like r/PublicSpeaking, r/jobs and r/interviews are full of people actively posting about exactly the problem Articulate solves. Don't pitch in them. Just be helpful, answer questions, be the person who gives good advice. They'll find you.
What's the main scenario your early users struggle with most — meetings, interviews, or something else?
Hi, yeah you are doing right things - comments, posts everywhere, talk to people. But in your case, I think, SEO could help better because your product is pretty niche and specific so it's very unlikely someone in this communities is highly interested in it. But if you post some content that people with that problem can find, it will help them discover your product (long tail, though). Good luck!