I'm a solo developer. In August I launched a small side project here, and it was never featured, so it couldn't rank at all. It finished with 0 upvotes and 1 comment. My earlier launch, a job-search tool, got only a few upvotes back in July.
Looking back, I think I made two mistakes. I launched without checking whether it would be featured, and I didn't spend any time in the community beforehand. Since then I've been active here daily for about three months.
For makers whose launches were featured: what did you change in your listing (tagline, gallery, first comment, topics) that you think made the difference? I'm especially curious whether anything specific helps a niche or experimental product get featured.
Hey Makers, Nithin and I started LaunchPedia on Jan 8th 2023 and it's been an year of roller coaster ride From literally making no money in the first 6 months and coming close to shutting down, to making $5000 from our digital products in the last 4 months. Here are the 9 lessons I learned from our journey: It's not wrong to pivot. It's better than giving up. Build multiple small bets, until you know what works Plan monetization whenever you're building a new product Build products that make money, especially when your savings are on line Don't overlook email marketing. Collect email addresses, build funnels and setup email sequences from day 1 Don t delay your launch. Ship fast, validate the idea, get feedback, and iterate. Leverage side project marketing. Build free tools and directory sites to increase your distribution and upsell your paid products. Validate the idea using short term distribution strategies. Ex: PH launch, listing on directories, & Ads. You don't need to build fancy products, you can also build info products as long as it is helping people.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur? I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the matter! What do you believe are some common traits or habits that can propel individuals toward entrepreneurial greatness?
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To make our mid-tier plan appealing we included generous usage limits thinking people would upgrade once they felt the value.
Instead power users optimized their workflow just to stay right under the threshold. Once we switched to feature gated tiers instead of usage-based limits users upgraded much faster because they actually hit functional walls instead of artificial caps.
Do you find feature-gating or usage limits work better to drive tier upgrades?
We spent months building an automated product tour so users could sign up and set everything up themselves. Drop-off rates were still brutal at step three.
Out of desperation, we removed self-serve onboarding for new accounts and forced a quick 10-minute strategy call before setup. Conversions from signup to paid went up, and churn dropped by half.
Are self-serve flows overhyped for complex tools, or is manual onboarding just a temporary bridge?
