Why My SaaS Only Got 1 Customer After 8 Signups (And What I'm Doing About It)

I'm 15 and I built Plannomial.

Day 12: First paying customer ($19). I was hyped.

Day 26: Still just 1 customer. 8 signups total. Most never used it.

I was confused. The product works. People say the landing page is good. So why isn't it working?

Then it hit me.

I was distributing to the wrong people.

The Problem:

I was DMing random people in Discord asking them to try Plannomial. Most didn't sign up. The ones who did? They never used it.

Why? Because they weren't actually stuck. They were just browsing.

The Real Customers:

The people who need Plannomial are the ones actively suffering:

• On Reddit asking "should I use Next.js or Remix?"

• On Dev.to: "I have an idea but don't know where to start"

• On Twitter: "Been planning for 2 weeks, haven't shipped anything"

Those people will sign up and actually use it.

What I'm Doing Now:

1. Stop cold DMing. It doesn't work.

2. Go where people are stuck. Reddit, Dev.to, Twitter, IndieHackers.

3. Add retention features. Daily accountability from Plue (AI). Streaks. Buddy system. So they come back.

4. Target with precision. Not "everyone," just developers with ADHD or scope anxiety.

The Lesson:

Getting signups ≠ Getting customers. Distribution matters more than the product.

Current Status:

• 1 paying customer ($19/month)

• 8 signups (mostly inactive)

• Just added retention features this week

• Starting Reddit grind next week

Try Plannomial: plannomial.netlify.app

If you're building something, don't make my mistake. Find people in pain first. Everything else follows.