I finally built my dream project. Now I’m stuck at 0 users. What would you do?

For four years I worked in IT under a narcissistic manager who made every day feel smaller than the last. It took me a long time to admit it, but that job was draining the life out of me. I stayed because I had a long-standing idea for a product I wanted to build “one day,” and the salary kept the lights on while I dreamed about it.

A year ago I finally quit. I promised myself I’d use the time to build the project that had been sitting in my head for five years. No more excuses. No more waiting for permission.

I just finished coding it: https://en.everyguides.com

It’s a platform meant to make sharing practical, step-by-step guides actually useful instead of chaotic. The whole thing is free to use.

And here’s the hard part: after one month of trying to get the first users, I’m still at 0.

I’ve been posting in Facebook groups, on Product Hunt, on Betalist, and anywhere else where it made sense without spending money. Not even a trickle. In hindsight, I spent almost all my energy building and almost none learning how to reach people. Classic mistake, and unfortunately the expensive kind.

My runway is short. I’ve got a few more months of monetary support before I’ll be forced to shut it down and go back to full-time work. I’m not dramatic about it—if it dies, it dies—but I still want to give it a real chance before that happens.

So I’m trying to figure out the next step.
Do I start making short TikTok videos showing what Everyguides does?
Do I test small paid ads even if the budget is tiny?
Do I keep pushing for visibility on community sites?
What has worked for you when you were stuck at zero and needed that first spark?

Even if this ends up going nowhere, I’m still glad I built it. At least I didn’t let the idea rot in my head for another five years. But I’d like to make the next moves intelligently instead of flailing around.

If you’ve been at this stage before, I’d love to hear how you broke through the wall. Any advice from people who’ve been here would help a lot.