itswilso

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How do you succeed in marketing? in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[–] itswilso@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

i come from a product background - so new to this space too.

rob walling has some amazing content on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BgC-yiNYsR4

couple things we've done for lowercase.club:

  • post to directories / communities
  • content (pick 1-2 channels MAX - this is X + LinkedIn for us) - focus on the solution aware and product aware segments of your niche.
  • direct messaging (in a non-annoying way) - this is great for your first few customers / beta users for social proof.
  • and reddit.
I built a product that no one believed in. What did I learn? in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[–] itswilso@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

this sounds awesome! drop a link to it and i'll check it out for sure.

as much as you can though: try not to take idea feedback personally. you'll find:

  • each idea is simply a starting point in the idea maze
  • unless the provider of feedback is an industry expert, it's usually indicates nothing about market demand
  • the market is the only thing that can truly invalidate a need / idea / product
  • even if the idea isn't well received in its current form (and your friends are 'right') - that says nothing about you as a person. just tweak, pivot, and adjust until.

anyhow - keep building! you'll kill it.

Looking for Ideas to build in c/sideproject@indiehackers.space
[–] itswilso@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

your best bet is to start with problems. 2 approaches other indies use:

  1. use yourself as a problem source: look for things 'missing' in your day to day life http://paulgraham.com/startupideas.html
  2. look for low diff keywords on google using a tool like https://ahrefs.com/keyword-generator (<30 KD) and build around that.