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Ask HN: How are you acquiring your first hundred users?

559 points amanchanda | 1 comments | 13 May 25 08:41 UTC | HN request time: 1.915s | source

I am building a B2C AI SaaS with $50/month price. How would you go about getting with first 100 users and then the next 500 users.

What we are currently doing: 1) Cold outreach to power users - to convert them into affiliates. 2) Cold outreach to individuals who have target ICP communities. 3) SEO for more long term (not for the first 500)

1. Oras ◴[13 May 25 09:50 UTC] No.43971255[source]▶
My product is a bit different as it is free.

Here is what I did:

1. Write a medium article. This helped Google index the name of the product quickly.

2. Post about it on Reddit and HN (neither got massive visitors, but again, SEO helps).

3. Post in any directory I could find.

It's a slow, organic process. For now, getting ~70 unique visitors, with a conversion rate of 15%.

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