Got my first paying customer 😊

👋 everyone,

I am Koushik, founder of Supademo, and this is the story of how I got my first paid customer on the first day of the public launch.

Firstly, Wow, the feeling is awesome and memorable. I know it's a small win, but it feels like a big one in my heart 💜

A little backstory

I launched the beta version of Supademo(a tool to create interactive product demos in minutes) on Oct 8th.

After running the beta for 5 Weeks+, I officially made the public launch on Monday.

Some stats so far:

• 300 signups
• 200+ user demos
• 4 Paid customers

So, how did I get here?

I tried different strategies to get the initial word out and find the beta users. (mainly in the first 2 weeks)

These worked great for me:

• Hackernews(71 upvotes): Huge spike in visitors. Make sure your product is ready to be tested by people who go technical.
• Reddit: r/SideProject (72 upvotes)
• Cold DMs and emails to experienced Indiehackers for feedback(%15 effect ).

Fortunately, so many users found the product helpful. So, I started getting tons of feedback. I took calls with some of them, and some sent me feedback through emails and DMs.

I am so grateful to everyone who took the time to try the product and give feedback and suggestions. 🙏

So I quickly aggregated the feedback in one place and rolled out the most requested features one by one. I shared product updates through email every week with the users.

The users who saw me implementing their feedback trusted me and became my first paid customers.

Lesson learned:

As Indiehackers, we know how precious is our time and resources. So when you are starting, instead of finding ways to get more users, find the right ones, listen to them, and optimize the product accordingly.

I know this is just the start, but I am excited about the upcoming journey. Much more things to learn!

If you want to connect and chat more, ping me on Twitter. My DMs are always open. 😊