A while back, I posted here asking whether I should charge a subscription or a one-time fee for a tool I was building. The response was incredible and really helped me shape the product.
Quick backstory: I posted my mobile app on Reddit and shared a link to the landing page I built for it. A few people ignored the app and asked about the landing page instead. One of them said they'd happily pay for a tool that creates landing pages fast, no code, no design. So I built it.
The tool lets mobile app creators build and publish a landing page in minutes. Pick a template, fill in your app info, and you're live.
What I decided on pricing:
I went with both. A one-time payment per page with limited features, and a subscription with all features. That way people who just need one landing page aren't forced into a subscription, and people who want the full toolkit can get it.
Where I'm at after 2 weeks:
380 visits. 18 signups. 0 paying customers yet.
Most of my traffic and signups came from X (~250 visits). Reddit brings fewer visits but I haven't cracked conversions on either channel yet.
Here's my real question:
With limited time and a zero marketing budget, which acquisition channel would you double down on? Keep grinding on X and Reddit? Try Product Hunt? Cold outreach to indie app developers? Something else entirely?
Would love to hear from anyone who's been through this early stage.
PS: The person who originally gave me the idea got free access for life.
A few weeks ago I asked this sub how to price my SaaS. I launched it. Here's where I stand
byu/VivienMahe inEntrepreneur
Posted by VivienMahe