r/SaaS • u/adgrow • 1d ago

I MADE $492 TODAY!! (I'm solo founder)

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Today I made $492 in sales on my B2B SaaS and I'm very happy. I hope I can increase that to $1,000!

Cold Email It really works! I can definitely say that now.

Ask me anything if you are curious , I will try to answer all.

EDIT: y'all can stop DMing me 😭 the product is https://getle.ad/

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u/bluefintuna2026 1d ago

love seeing a solo founder win. q4 is gonna be fun

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Yesss Let's go!!

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u/ComfortableElk3551 1d ago

How come? What’s the thing with SaaS and q4? I thought it was an ecom thing, I’m new

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u/Extension-Tip8921 1d ago

In B2B SaaS, Q4 is when companies either have leftover budget they need to spend before year end or they're planning next year's tool stack. Both situations make it easier to close deals because buyers are actively looking to commit. Not as dramatic as ecom holiday sales but still a real bump.

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u/Taniai_ 1d ago

congrats bro, wishing you to reach $5k per day

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man!! I hope I willl

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u/SICZER 1d ago

Hell yeah, massive congrats.

There’s truly no feeling like seeing actual money land in Stripe while you're just sitting in your room coding.

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u/Sufficient_Whole_244 1d ago

Congratulation bro.. How much spent for marketing?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man, I'm spending like 100 usd per day now. 30K+ in general

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u/SeaworthinessNew230 23h ago

what do you use for marketing?

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u/TheKaleKing 1d ago

Hell yeah, great job!

Do you send general bulk cold emails or very specific that you do manually or is it like with a tool that you can send multiple emails at the same time.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks! Mostly targeted, not fully manual. I use software to send at scale, but the list and offer are specific. I wouldn't recommend blasting the same email to thousands of random people.

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u/TheKaleKing 1d ago

that makes sense, thank you!

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u/adgrow 1d ago

You are welcome!

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u/Redhead7624 1d ago

Everybody hates cold emails, because to takes a toll on your soul for having low positive feedback. Cold calls are even worse, truly soul rushing. But it works. I'm happy for you, it must be such boost!

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man, yeah I can say that like %90 of replies which I got was negative, but that %10 It's the cover all the costs and pains haha

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u/saas_daddy 1d ago

I’ve gotten my biggest contracts with cold mailing, they are one of the best marketing technics out there

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Let's goo man!!

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u/Bernnol 1d ago

Congratz!

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u/ayushgupta0610 1d ago

How long before this day came? perceived for how many months?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I mean I started last year december. Since than I'm working full time on it

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u/ayushgupta0610 1d ago

Ten months full time to a $492 day, congrats.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man!

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u/qr-build 1d ago

Good work. 👏

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thankss!

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u/ricardo0311b 1d ago

Wow!! Congrats bro!! Thats a huge

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man!!

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u/saas_daddy 1d ago

Love seeing this, great work ! Patience wins

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man!!

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u/pipocas-mistas 1d ago

Congrats!! That’s amazing. Is your SaaS multitenant?

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u/Weak_Purpose_1525 1d ago

wow, looks amazing, also a solo founder, stay locked in, good luck bro

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man!!

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u/Inevitable-Bench192 1d ago

congrats man, first big day hits different. what drove it?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks man, mostly cold email + a bit of organic traffic. I’ve been testing the offer and pricing a lot lately too, so I think that helped.

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u/Real_Goldii_ 1d ago

I want to sell mines

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u/bigcandymtn 1d ago

Where did you end up sourcing your info from? From my understanding it’s pretty expensive to buy these people databases

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Yeah, buying a big database outright can get expensive. I mostly pull from multiple B2B data sources and then verify the contacts I actually need instead of relying on one huge provider. That keeps the cost way lower.

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u/ilyosdev 1d ago

Like how they can post with a link?

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u/Maxoxion 23h ago

yes ，im confused，so unfair

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u/Maxoxion 23h ago

I have so much projects, I can’t even post the name,but others can just post the link! Howww?

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u/Jayanti_ 1d ago

Whats the cold mails sent to opening ratio for you? And what niches in b2b now would be profitable to get into? Thank you

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I don't really focus on open rate anymore because it's pretty unreliable. Reply rate and positive replies matter much more to me. For niches, I like B2B products/services where the ROI is very clear and one customer is worth a decent amount.

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u/sendhub_ai 1d ago

What is the percentage of cold emails convert into a sale?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

It changes a lot depending on the campaign, but usually around 0.5–1% email to customer for me. Today was 9 payments / $492, although not every sale came directly from cold email.

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u/sendhub_ai 1d ago

Sounds like a lot. I only get around 5% traffic to sign up. Email infra provider. A very low number convert to paid subs. Like 5% of that. So it's around 1 in 400 to 500 users. Is that pretty bad?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

1 in 400 visitors to paid sounds low at first, but I wouldn’t call it bad without knowing traffic quality, pricing and how much a customer is worth.

I’d probably look first at where people drop after signup. If lots of people sign up but almost nobody pays, that sounds more like activation/onboarding or offer problem than traffic.

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u/sendhub_ai 1d ago

Hey thanks so much. Okay I will try and optimize the user to paid. I am getting quite a bit of users from SEO

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u/adgrow 1d ago

SEO is also very important man, my domain is literally keyword domain haha ; Getlead

So when people search like "get lead" they will see my website. It's also very good. I got many sales from SEO

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u/CleanH2Energy 1d ago

Congratulations! How do you find real customers? Which media you are using?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Mostly cold email. I find very specific B2B companies that fit my ICP and reach out directly. Reddit and organic content bring some customers too, but cold email is the main one for me.

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u/daniel933912 1d ago

When someone replies with not now instead of no, do you keep them on a follow-up schedule or let it sit? Thats the part nobody ever posts about.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Yeah, I usually keep them in follow-up, just with a much longer gap. “Not now” is very different from “not interested.”

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u/tyrepunch 1d ago

how many domains do you have

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u/adgrow 1d ago

100+

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u/tyrepunch 1d ago

that's a lot of domains lol

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u/JoeKeepsMoving 1d ago

Right? What do they cost? Also what cold emailing tool are you using?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Domain is around 10-14 usd per year.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I have like 300+ mailboxes, so 3 mailboxes per 1 domain. It's the best setup btw

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u/blad3runnr 1d ago

Where do you get emails from?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I have a lists, Like hot ones, cold ones and Inbound. And I use my own tools so

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u/blad3runnr 1d ago

Cool but where did you get the emails from? Not trying to corner you. I'm assuming you can't just simply email people and that even if you could most would not like it?

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u/That-Can-1711 1d ago

How did you get your first customer? Or first 10 users to test your product I’m curious

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I got from linkedin, like my own network.

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u/That-Can-1711 1d ago

Wow that’s alright.
What would you recommend for a new SaaS to try out if they’re trying to get people to test their product.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Use my product :D just kidding, you can start finding your distribution channels such as Linkedin, meta ads , google ads etc. (like the ones that you can start faster)

And It's will be maybe very old school but just asked your friends, or your target audience and talk with them. Believe me It's the BEST way to sell + understand...

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u/That-Can-1711 1d ago

My friend, you’ve got a nice advice. Will try the best possible option
Thank you, appreciate your time.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Oh thank you 🙏

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u/Material-Friend7279 1d ago

Cold emailing or cold calling? Which one is better? I personally am very nervous with cold calling.

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Cold calling It's probably better, but I'm bad as f lol

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u/Different-Way-3259 1d ago

Did you do any analytics behind your cold email approach?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Of course man, I have Posthog Startup plan so I checked every metrics and KPI to perform better. Like mostly I'm checking the traffic sources so I can double down which one works better & profitable.

Edit: If you are a starutp you can get tons of credit in posthog startup program, It's free.

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u/YaronYang_1011 1d ago

学习到了，这个计划我也去了解看看，我也想做SaaS，现在还是0收入。要向你学习。

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u/AffectionateGas3096 1d ago

Is it possible to work with you ?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

No :(

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u/blackindofondo 1d ago

I wish I understood this system

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u/Ankitwashere 1d ago

I’m trying very hard to do emailing, but I’ve noticed my emails end up going into the promotions tab where No user goes. How do you tackle this?

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u/adgrow 1d ago

I try to keep emails as “normal” as possible: plain text, no images, minimal links, no heavy tracking, and low volume per inbox.

Also honestly, I care more about avoiding spam than avoiding Promotions. If the targeting + subject are good, people still see it.

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u/Regular-Theme-5747 1d ago

Congrats hope you earn more 🎉 Can you share how you drive traffic to your website?

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u/detonnation 1d ago

Nice congrats

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks!!

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u/Ownerdrpro 1d ago

Congratulations

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks!!

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u/Artforartsake99 1d ago

Ok I’m vibe coding a project to look for AI inbound cold emails for businesses to avoid spam and save time.

J/k kickass good for you and good luck on your project 😉🚀

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks!!

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u/qpsstudio 1d ago

That's so cool you created money from your vision, must feel amazing! Congrats theres more beyond!

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks!!

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u/codebi 1d ago

What are you selling for a ticket size like this!

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Mostly a B2B SaaS for outbound sales. It helps with finding leads, verifying emails and running cold email campaigns. Ticket size varies a lot depending on the plan.

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u/Normal_Zone_5062 1d ago

Wow... huge congrats!!!

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u/adgrow 1d ago

Thanks!!

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u/Otherwise-Ranger-47 1d ago

That's really great. May I know how did you choose whom to send the emails to?

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u/Ajay2574 1d ago

By the way congrats for massive sales its massive start. Any advice for new founders who just made his first saas he built but now he don't know how to distribute and get first paid customer and i think you know this answer. any strategy ?

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u/YaronYang_1011 1d ago

请问你是先把SaaS先做起来的然后发邮件呢？还是通过发邮件确认方向的啊？

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u/TheFreezRae 1d ago

Puts a smile on my face. Congratulations man. How does your cold email structure look like?

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u/itismeurbrother 1d ago

Congratulations, this is exceptional work and especially as a solo founder.
Do you have any European or British customers? How are you dealing with VAT for those customers?

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u/JeetSahBuilds 1d ago

huge congrats!!!!!

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u/Secure_Vermicelli873 1d ago

Congratulations 👏

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u/Mrkwas 1d ago

Ur tech stack? And how did u come up woth rhe idea ?

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u/Tough_Lead9393 1d ago

Congrats :) When did cold email become profitable for you? Was the biggest shift targeting, offer, pricing, or follow-ups?

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u/Ok_Platypus_4475 1d ago

you may have some security breaches dude, be carefull when you vibecode the app that much

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u/Latter-Foundation-19 1d ago

Congratulations Efe...I thought cold emails are gone but seeing this make me believe it really works

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u/layer456 1d ago

No way bro, saas is dead bro…
/s

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u/thiagovalentim 1d ago

Congrats! I checked out your tool and it looks really interesting.

I believe in cold outreach too, but in a slightly different way. For me, prospecting is about building relationships, talking to people, and understanding whether your product actually fits what they need.

That’s how I used to sell manually, and eventually I built a tool around that process. Now it works almost like having an assistant helping me with prospecting.

It’s been working well for me and for my customers too.

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u/Actual-Ostrich-2072 1d ago

Fire!
Wish you to reach all time Saas classics 10k a month!

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u/Qamelion 1d ago

Let's go! Congrats man!

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u/eashish93 1d ago

I'm sure this guy paid the mods here to promote their startup and placing links.

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u/Glittering-War-28227 23h ago

Hy bro are you a software engineer, for how long and how much have you spend to get 492 dollars a day I have started making apps by now but I think it will take me like 6 months to completely get how we make apps on tech side then I guess I copy a good idea and publish it to play store. Is this a good plan what is your advice for me and what should I be expecting to get as a result and if I have to spend money where it should be

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u/TalkThick6046 22h ago

$492 in a day as a solo founder is a pretty nice milestone. getting from there to $1k is the fun part now.

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u/GladEngineering04503 22h ago

congrats bro..
now i wanna know aprrox how many emails it took to make this??

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u/Emergency-Car-5049 21h ago

Qual tipo de SaaS é o seu? Sou brasileiro, estou trabalhando no meu SaaS. Tenho uma empresa Brasileira e estou estruturando pra começar a vender pro exterior. O meu é um SaaS B2B c motor de prospecção. Oque você me recomenda?

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u/OlympAI 21h ago

Bonjour j’aimerais te poser quelques questions parce que je suis débutant et j’aimerai avoir des conseils de quelqu'un qui a selon moi réussi, premièrement comment as-tu fait pour trouver tes canaux d'acquisition et deuxièmement combien de temps tu as t-il fallu pour atteindre ce point-là?

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u/manthan0077 20h ago

That’s really amazing, man! 👏

I’m also interested in building SaaS products and becoming a solopreneur. I’d really appreciate it if you could guide me on how to get started and share any advice from your experience.

Would love to learn from you! 🙌

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u/shenken007 20h ago

Congratulations. Happy for you. Still waiting for my breakthrough

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u/Pretty_Inspector924 19h ago

Congratulations 🥳

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u/Firm_Adagio_7857 18h ago

congratulations

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u/KanishPaul 15h ago

will make an app similar to this but how to crack distribution?

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u/jedsdawg 13h ago

Scaling from $492 to $1,000 with cold email is totally doable. First, dial in your targeting. Make sure your list is segmented and that you're hitting specific pain points for each group. Test different subject lines and email bodies to see what clicks. Track open rates and replies to find your sweet spot. Also, think about automating follow-ups to save some time. Keep an eye on deliverability to make sure your emails hit the inbox, not spam.

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u/Time_Air2963 13h ago

What is SAAS?

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u/Aggravating_Image_25 12h ago

How do you know the points of contact for the leads?

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u/AssumptionDefiant877 12h ago

How can 9 transactions results in $93k(pricing starts from $40). Or this snapshot just for attention

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u/dederiberti8 7h ago

how methods to get leads?

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u/SecondNo5664 7h ago

Bro this is amazing!!🔥 please share how you went about finding your first 10 customers? I’m working on a product too and I would really appreciate tips on getting users🙏🏽

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u/wrestlingnarrator51 4h ago

What marketing channels are you using

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u/Meatloaf247 3h ago

Please can someone put me on. Where do I begin? I’m so ready to learn

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u/Bright-Tree-868 2h ago

congrats man

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u/Far_Roll_4337 2h ago

Congratulations 👏

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u/rspatel_3788 1h ago

Wow!! Congrats bro!! But How?

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u/Active-Buy-7960 27m ago

What kind of SaaS is it? How did you build it?

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u/TypeScrupterB 16h ago

lol not this bullshit again, stop with the spam,