First-time SaaS builder asks how to get paying users
A Reddit user says they built a web app for the first time and do not know what to do next. They want to bring traffic to their SaaS and turn users into paying customers. The app is currently free to try, and they are considering a paywall after a few uses. Their goal is 100 paying users in one month and 1,000 active paying users in three months.
Key points
- The builder has already made a web app and made it free to try.
- They want more traffic and more paying users.
- They are unsure whether building a social media audience is the right path.
- They are thinking about adding a paywall after a few uses.
- They want 100 paying users within one month and 1,000 within three months.
Quick term guide
- web app
- An app you use in a web browser instead of installing it.
- traffic
- The people who visit a website or app.
- paywall
- A barrier on a website that blocks content unless you pay for a subscription.
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- validation
- Checking whether real people understand, want, or would use an idea before spending more time on it.
- media
- Channels like social media, news sites, or TV used to share information.
- audience
- An audience means the people who regularly see or follow your posts.
- Thinking
- A ChatGPT mode where the AI reasons through a problem step by step before giving an answer