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How to validate an idea for a product without building it? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Bon_Visions@alien.top to c/sideproject@indiehackers.space

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If you don't create the actual product, do you have methods to validate whether your idea is worth turning into a real product?

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[–] Working-Ad9938@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Create a landing page for the product, include mock ups of what the product will look like, share it around. On the page allow them to sign up using an email and/or make a pre order. This will give you a good indication if you’re onto something good

[–] daniilHry@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ok. Let's say I wanna build facebook marketplace or something similar but for a local market. I consider both commercial companies and some private sellers/buyers to be my potential audience. How do I need to build this landing page so that I can send it to these kind of users? Let's say my product will provide some useful feature, and I'm gonna mention them in that landing page but how do I tell the private sellers/buyers to sign or just to leave their emails?

[–] Bon_Visions@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Good questions.

For many people, even if the landing page is created, how to reach potential users is a big problem.

Sometimes we can't even be sure if it's because the product has no market or because we haven't reached potential users.

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