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  • How we went from 5K/Mo plateau to 20K+/Mo in 5 months 🚀

    Sveta Bay
    25 replies
    My most valuable '23 lesson — you can not grow without trying something new. We reached Ramen profitability with https://www.makerbox.club/ (marketing resources for Solopreneurs) in '22 and decided to double down on what works. The formula was clear: 1. come up with a new product idea 2. build it in public on Twitter 3. launch on Product Hunt 4. acquire users with tweeting, newsletter featurings, writing guest articles, and being active in communities (Indie Hackers & Product Hunt discussions) 5. write valuable content on Twitter The problem is that this formula only worked to get 5K/Monthly. No further growth. In April, we changed the approach and decided to try something new: - double down on email marketing (free newsletters, content freebies, email chains) - launch a new product type - AI wrapper (paid tool - marketing strategy generator https://founderpal.ai/marketing-strategy-generator) - launch free AI wrappers to collect emails & upsell paid products. That was the most successful experiment cause we got SEO & Influencer marketing on autopilot. Millions of views without any effort and sponsorships: TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Newsletters. Tools we launched: 1. Value proposition generator (https://founderpal.ai/value-proposition-generator) 2. User persona generator (https://founderpal.ai/user-persona-generator) 3. Business ideas generator (https://founderpal.ai/business-ideas-generator) Now, we're going to double down on these channels. BUT as soon as we reach the new plateau, we'll return to the experiment stage 🔁

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    Sjoerd Handgraaf
    Very cool! Also, might have been living under a rock, but hadn't heard of founderpal! Fwd-ed it to some friends!
    Eddie Forson
    Inspiring write up @basv ! Thanks for sharing some of your recipe for success. Among the free tools you built, which one had the best conversion? Also, how did you decide what free tool to build - interested in learning more about your research and decision-making process.
    Anton Gera
    Great story! Very inspiring! What were those free AI wrappers and how did they gain such recognition in social media networks on autopilot?
    David F
    Awesome. Congrats!
    Terrence Kelleman
    I love FounderPal - such a great tool, and such a great post sharing your strategies = Much Appreciated! God I love being on this platform w creative builders and visionaries 🙏🙏🙏
    Raunak Hajela
    This is so inspiring. I am going to try this for blitzit.app which we recently launched.
    Bigyan Karki
    This is inspiring. Thank you for sharing
    Neel Patel
    @basv @kronop boss moves.
    Khul Anwar
    Sveta always bring new insight. i am big fan of Sveta and Dan with their insight.
    Julia Zakharova
    I seem to have missed a lot of things. You have so many interesting products coming out! You are super cool!
    Eugene Yarovoii
    That's so inspiring! Thanks a lot for your story, be getting some notes for future projects ✍️
    Alexis Devenport
    Fascinating journey! How did you fine-tune your email marketing strategy for maximum impact?
    Daisy Do
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    Hi Sveta, would you like to share what tool you use for email marketing? As a solo maker, I feel like there are so many things to do, I like to try email marketing, but I haven't done it before. Would love to know more about how to do email marketing. Thanks!
    Ryan Kara
    This is so inspiring and what dreams are made of!
    Shajedul Karim
    this is a great example of how being open to experimentation and adapting our approach can lead to significant growth. doubling down on what works while being ready to pivot again when needed is always a smart move. can't wait to see how you keep evolving and what the next experiment brings. sis, thanks for sharing your approach and lessons, it's really valuable for anyone looking to grow their business.
    Huudle AI Project Assistant
    wovvv, inspiring experiments!
    Sagar Patel
    Thanks for the tips! Would you say building a newsletter was important for your growth?? I am stuck somewhat trying to get more users. Not sure if starting a newsletter might help or would it be just a distraction??
    Maria Anosova 🔥
    Fascinating journey!
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    Matej Cabadaj
    Very insightful! Thanks a lot for sharing this with us! And keep up the great work!