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I Must Grow...But How? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by WriteIt2023@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Hello Fellow Entrepreneurs,

I made https://writeitapp.co.uk - I soft launched two years ago... What a wild journey it has been- From getting blackmailed by devs to being scammed by marketing firms. At the launch we got over 2000 organic users and over 1000 stories posted - within the first few months. After bugs + being totally scammed by a marketing company I hit the drawing board again to revamp the app. Now the app has a totally new design, faster, less bugs and has more features like the ability to listen to stories.
I may be crazy, but I genuinely believe in my product...So Im sticking with it. Recently hit a brick wall, thinking its too much of a mountain for me to climb...How do I get users on board without going completely broke? That's the real question. The App is free so marketing is a cost with no financial kickback.

It is however a mountain I will continue to climb, yes things have gone against me but I have spent too many years of working hard to even make the app a real thing.
Would love some feedback and some advice on how to kickstart a community on the platform, and how I should go about getting real downloads going!

That's my brick wall. How!

Thanks guys

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[–] Beginning-Comedian-2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

as u/dontwantanaccountata says...

"...you need to hone in to your target audience as specifically as you can..."

Find out who is using your site weekly.

Categorize their interests.
Market to the same people.
Be the #1 writing/community app for [INSERT NICHE INTEREST].
Instead of trying to be just another social app for everybody.

[–] WriteIt2023@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A lot of the stories I have had on the app are actually stories about mental health, a lot of people share their mental health struggles on the platform, could this be a niche?

[–] Beginning-Comedian-2@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Absolutely.

You could rewrite your home page around this theme.
Then start promoting it on Reddit and Facebook groups.
But you'll have to research how you'll monetize it.