RankSurf
See when AI mentions your brand and what to fix when it does
They're #1 in CRM with 80% mention rate. But only 10% citation rate. AI recommends them but doesn't link to their website.
ChatGPT: mentions 80%, cites 0%.
Perplexity: mentions 50%, cites 50%.
Gemini: mentions 60%, cites 0%
The pages getting cited instead: G2, Reddit, comparison articles, not brand sites.
This shifted what I want to build in RankSurf. Mention tracking is table stakes. The citation gap + fix recommendations is the real value.
Scanning n8n tomorrow. Drop your domain if you want a free scan.
$0 MRR. 0 customers. Day 1 of public scans.
Let's be honest. Most AI writers are just simple GPT-wrappers. They create a lot of noise but not much value.
I looked at my old code and realized it was part of the problem. If I want to build a real business that lasts, good enough is not enough anymore.
So, I'm deleting months of work and starting over.
Here is the new plan:
Deep research first: The tool will analyze SERP and competitors to see what actually works before it writes a single word
Competitive intelligence: It won't just guess. It will look at what top-ranking sites are doing and do it better
Using your own data: You can upload your own files and materials so the AI actually knows your business
Full content coverage: It will automatically generate FAQs and everything else needed for a complete article
It's scary to start from zero, but I'd rather have one great product than ten mediocre ones.
Am I crazy for doing this, or is the era of one-click AI tools finally over?
Hey all!
Planning to submit HyperContent.hu to Uneed for a few reasons:
Validate product-market fit (currently at 4 paying customers)
Get honest feedback from the community
Test messaging before a bigger launch (Product Hunt later)
See if AI visibility tracking resonates with people
Quick context: It's an SEO tool that tracks how your brand appears in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Think "rank tracking" but for AI chatbots instead of Google.
Anyone launched on Uneed before? What worked/didn't work?
Would love any advice from folks who've done this before. Thanks!
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The timing is smart - using Uneed as a validation step before Product Hunt is the right approach. From what I've seen work on Uneed, the key is being super clear about the specific pain point you solve in your first sentence. AI visibility tracking is a genuinely novel category so you'll need to connect it to something people already understand. Try leading with the problem rather than the solution. Something like 'Your SEO traffic is dropping but you're ranking fine on Google' immediately clicks for people experiencing it.
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Brilliant idea, thank you for this!
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Hey IH! 👋
I'm Sipi, building HyperContent.hu - an affordable alternative to Semrush/Ahrefs with AI visibility tracking (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity).
Current state:
~$36 MRR (4 2 customers)
173 free trial signups
The problem: I spent 6 months coding instead of selling. Classic developer mistake.
What I learned from this? I need to find the golden mean and focus much more on marketing.
Goal: €3,800 MRR (my freedom number to quit day job)
Questions for the IH community:
1. How did you improve your trial-to-paid conversion?
2. What would you prioritize: fixing conversion or getting more signups?
3. Anyone else building from CEE/non-US markets? Happy to share more details or answer questions!
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The honesty here is refreshing. Six months of pure coding is the classic trap because it feels productive while being the safest option. For your specific situation, I'd focus on conversion over volume. With 173 trial signups to only 4 paid, something is fundamentally broken in the value communication or pricing. Talk to those 4 paying customers and figure out exactly what made them convert. Then talk to recent trials who didn't convert and find the disconnect. Building from CEE is actually an advantage if you lean into it - lower burn rate means you can survive the learning curve longer.
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Yep, absolutely. Now I need to focus on marketing and to increase the conversion rate. This will be the hardest part. :)
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Thanks for sharing this. I'm also a solo founder building a LEED certification automation tool (VERTIQ), targeting US-based energy and LEED consultants and architects.
1. I haven’t tested paid conversion yet — still running a closed pilot with 4 active users. I focused on building a complete end-to-end workflow first, including OCR, AI reasoning, and EnergyPlus simulation. Most feedback so far has been about trust and clarity, not the functionality itself, so I’m prioritizing transparency and control in the UX.
2. I chose to work closely with a small number of serious users to understand actual blockers before thinking about scale. My current goal is to make the onboarding self-explanatory enough that I don’t need to be involved in every project.
3. I'm based in Korea and building for the US market (LEED certification / energy modeling). Timezone difference makes onboarding and live support harder, so I’ve been focusing on async flows — automated reports, clear docs, and minimal input UX. Trust is also harder to build when you're not in-person, so I've added transparency features throughout the product.
Your MRR goal is clear and realistic. Thanks again for sharing your process. It helps to see others thinking out loud.
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LEED automation is such a specific, high-value niche. That's smart.
The trust/transparency thing resonates hard. I'm dealing with the same issue being anonymous (can't show my face due to day job). I've been leaning into public building + sharing real numbers to compensate.
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Thanks! Glad it resonated. That's a really smart way to build trust while being anonymous.
It's interesting to see that we're both tackling the same 'trust' hurdle from different angles. Your challenge is anonymity, and mine is the geography and timezone issue.
I really appreciate you sharing your method. Rooting for you!
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I really like what you’ve built — great work!
I’ve also created a product called TWT Community, which helps people quickly build their own communities.
Maybe there’s a chance for us to collaborate sometime?
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