[Journey] Building My First SaaS and getting 100 active users

My Journey – Building My First SaaS​

About Me​

Current Stage​

• MVP is live.
• Currently have 2 active users, both acquired organically through Google.
• Continuously improving the product based on feedback.
• No paid marketing yet.

Why I'm Starting This Journey​

• Product updates
• Marketing experiments
• SEO progress
• Traffic and user growth
• Revenue milestones
• Challenges and lessons learned

Goals​

Short-term​

• Reach 10 active users.
• Continue improving the product based on real user feedback.
• Understand which acquisition channels work best.

Long-term​

• Build a profitable SaaS with consistent recurring revenue.
• Grow it into an attractive acquisition target and eventually sell the platform.

Looking Forward​

avenue99 said:

Great progress at the beginning ! Hands up!
What are you doing to get organic visits?

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Journey Update #2 – First Trial User​

Current numbers​

• 12 total users
• 7 new users since my last update
• All users are organic from Google
• 1 trial user
• 0 paid customers so far

What's next?​

sboks17 said:

My Journey – Building My First SaaS​

Hi everyone,

I've been following BHW for a long time and have learned a lot from the discussions and journey threads here. I thought it was time to start documenting one of my own.

About Me​

I'm a full-time software engineer, and this is a side project I'm building during evenings and weekends.

This isn't a "build in public" experiment or a quick flip. I want to build something valuable, grow it steadily, and share both the successes and the mistakes along the way.

Current Stage​

• MVP is live.
• Currently have 2 active users, both acquired organically through Google.
• Continuously improving the product based on feedback.
• No paid marketing yet.

Why I'm Starting This Journey​

I want to stay accountable and keep a public record of the progress.

I'll be sharing:

• Product updates
• Marketing experiments
• SEO progress
• Traffic and user growth
• Revenue milestones
• Challenges and lessons learned

I'll be transparent about what works and what doesn't.

Goals​

Short-term​

• Reach 10 active users.
• Continue improving the product based on real user feedback.
• Understand which acquisition channels work best.

Long-term​

• Build a profitable SaaS with consistent recurring revenue.
• Grow it into an attractive acquisition target and eventually sell the platform.

Looking Forward​

I'm sure there will be plenty of ups and downs, but that's exactly why I'm starting this thread. Hopefully it will keep me motivated, and maybe someone else can learn from the journey as well.

Feedback, suggestions, and constructive criticism are always welcome.

Let's see where this goes.

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