First Sale for $400!
by Leo KwanMade my first sale! This was a long time coming— for the folks who get discouraged reading sales wins from other posts, this win took me a year almost a year and a half.
I learned that focusing on sales is a full-time effort. Endless programming does not generate revenue. Picking up the phone, emailing leads and repeating it every day will.
I landed my first sale of $400+ from a fitness instructor on the annual 'Professional' plan, which offers in-app payment processing and video calling.
This was the most satisfying $400 I've ever earned in my life. I learned so much about running a solo business since I quit my full-time dev job in 2018.
Sadly, I'm aware the spike in demand for my product comes from the state-wide lockdowns from COVID-19. It's a tough time for many professionals, but I am happy to hear stories from many trainers who are trying to adapt and make the most out of the current situation.
Anyways, this was a big win and @louisswiss was a big contributor to my sales state of mind. I'm hoping to close my 2nd and 3rd client this month! Also @lynnetye for reminding me to do just about everything for your early customers to remove friction in signing up and getting started.
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Leo!!! This is exciting af!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
"I learned that focusing on sales is a full-time effort."
#facts 🙌Re: COVID-19, I think this may actually be a great time for you. A lot of trainers and instructors have been laid off (or will be soon) and need ways to generate income. Your product can help them do just that. For example, I know Barry's Bootcamp laid off all part-time staff and are doing their best to delay laying off full-time staff, but it's likely inevitable.
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It is @lynne! The indirect benefit of doing direct sales is getting a firehose of related pain points that fitness trainers are going through right now. It feels WAY better and motivating to jump back into code and product dev based on customer feedback! Hope all things are going well with you, your loved ones, and Key Values@lynnetye is @lynne! The indirect benefit of doing direct sales is getting a firehose of related pain points that fitness trainers are going through right now. It feels WAY better and motivating to jump back into code and product dev based on customer feedback! Hope all things are going well with you, your loved ones, and Key Values!
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Congratulations!
Somewhat counterintuitive since we're in a similar space (remote fitness/coaching), but I keep stumbling upon your product randomly. Ironic that I've deeply considered creating a couple of your offerings before even knowing of SuperFit offered them. But after going through your product I can only say the execution on the offerings look really really solid -- just wanted to drop a line of encouragement - would've loved to use SuperFit were available years ago.
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Thanks @stephenhuh, would love to connect and hear what you're working on!
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