Stella · B2C · AI manifestation app
Ask viewers to comment 'download', then auto-DM the app and ask for a review
Founder says it drives downloads and reviews; no numbers
What they did
What happened
- Stage
- growth
In their words
She Built This $300K/Month App in 60 Days
Sarah Pearl… like that, your first instinct is let me save this video, because if you have to repeat it for 7 days, like you're going to have to come back to it. When someone saves a video, then it increases engagement. There you go. And in general, this is very saveable content, right? People want to like listen to an affirmation another day. So if you can make content that naturally gets shares or saves, that's going to make it go viral every time.
Sarah PearlAnother thing is I would just say I'm really good at creating affirmations, so that also is why it goes viral. So if there's something that you are really good at, or you have like a unique spin on, that contributes to it. Another thing I really like to do on Instagram specifically is use Manychat. So I'll tell people, "Comment download and I'll send you your custom affirmations." And then they download the app. And actually, in the Manychat, I tell them, I'm like, "Hey, if you review the app, like let me know so I can thank you personally." So that also helps. Some of the videos, I mention Stella, but I don't show the use case, and then that'll usually convert a little worse. I would say some of the best converting stuff is actually this, where this got 300K views, but it converted super well.
Sarah PearlSo, you know, they see that, they're like, "What's the app?" There's this fine balance you have to find between videos that go viral, but then also videos that'll specifically demo the app or convert well.
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More from this episode
- Grow a following first, then build the app your viral videos and comments ask for$300K MRR within 2 months of launch; 12,000 paying customers
- Say affirmations on camera, then have someone ask how to remember them: 'use my app'One of her most viral videos ever; she keeps remaking the same format
- Start videos with 'Repeat these for 7 days' so people save themFounder says saves lift engagement and make it go viral 'every time'; no numbers
- Start a brand-new TikTok account after launch, plus a second account for volume postingNew account hit 40K followers in a couple of months; volume account has 700K
- Show the app in use in your videos, not just its nameDemo videos convert better than name-only mentions; one 300K-view demo converted 'super well'
- Build a first version in about 2 days with AI coding tools, then test itMVP in ~2 days; full app in 2-3 months
Tags: instagram, app-store, comment-to-dm, manychat, app-reviews