I launched a tool to help Indie Hackers, and I spend most of my time prospecting
Hi,
10 days ago, I launched IdeaPz, a simple tool where people can post their ideas and others can vote on whether they’d be willing to pay for them.
Visitors can also discover ideas that could potentially solve a problem they have. And if they’re interested in a project, they can leave their email for the creator.
The more time passes, the more I realize I spend almost more time prospecting than creating
And it made me think: a product that works isn’t necessarily the best or most polished one. Maybe it’s simply the one that manages to reach the right people.
Even with a great product, if nobody sees it, it will just stay in its corner. On the other hand, an average product with good outreach can get real results.
I’d love to hear what you think about this.
The prospecting realization is interesting, but I’d separate activity from validation. Are the people you’re reaching actually changing what they do—voting, leaving emails, or paying—or are you mostly measuring how many people you can get in front of the product?
Right now, it’s mainly about maintaining consistent traffic. The project needs a minimum amount of daily traffic so that each idea has a chance to be seen, so for now, outreach is almost mandatory.
That makes sense early on. Once the traffic floor is there, the more telling signal will probably be what percentage of that attention turns into an actual action on the product.
Exactly! Unfortunately, creating a product isn’t just about building it. Promoting it and doing marketing is also necessary. But I guess that’s part of the game