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The Edward Show

How we made $120,260 in 3 weeks of launching our SaaS

Feb 21, 2025
20:37

E597: How Waqar Azeem and his team made and launched Usermaven, getting $120,260 in revenue in their first 3 weeks.

In this, we’ll cover: - How they got the idea to build this SaaS - How they got beta users and validated the idea - What channels they used to drive visitors to their website - Why they decided to do a lifetime deal (LTD) and how they did it without Appsumo - The best practices of running a lifetime deal campaign - Traffic stats, revenue figures, and everything in between is revealed

Buckle up and get a cup of coffee because this is going to be a deep and interesting one ☕️🤓

⭐️ Source: https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-we-made-120-260-in-3-weeks-of-launching-our-saas-d4e5d1f8fb

🖥️ List of 1,000 Slack Communities: https://standuply.com/The_List_of_1000_Slack_Communities_by_Standuply.pdf

🧲 Compact Keywords - Get purchase-intent traffic for your business through SEO - step-by-step video breakdowns - SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: https://compactkeywords.com/

00:00 Introduction 00:39 Overview of Usermaven's Journey 01:19 The Birth of Usermaven 02:28 Building the Initial Product 03:16 Challenges with Existing Tools 04:12 Beta Users and Validation 05:38 Driving Traffic to Beta Access 06:26 Utilizing Social Media and Communities 07:55 Exploring Other Platforms for Beta Users 10:39 Public Launch Strategy 11:41 Executing the LTD Campaign 14:13 Marketing and Revenue Generation 17:40 Post-LTD Campaign Growth 18:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

The Edward Show. Your daily digital marketing podcast: https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/

#saasmarketing #indiehackers #ycombinator #startups

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