attn.design · B2C · inspiration library for creators
Offer a free version to get people started, then sell a $99 pro plan
5 paying customers at $99
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He built 100 apps and made $0. Can he fix it in 30 days?
HostThat's amazing. This is an- another classic startup concept, which is do things that don't scale, right? Go above and beyond for specific customers, especially in those early days. But what I want to see now is let's look at some of the numbers. Obviously, you only did about $100 in the first 30 days. How much revenue did you do in the second 30 days? Could you break this all down by what product, and you know, what were the results?
GaurabhSo, after 60 days, I have 6,500 in revenue, and here's how it's broken down. Attention Design is the gateway, so there's a free version, you can get inspired, you can start learning, and then there was a pro plan. You know, that is something that has five customers who are paying $99. The second product, Viewmagnet, which is for later-stage creators, which I hadn't expected to be the hero of the story, ended up getting visibility of agencies who realized that they could actually use this to manage multiple creators and all of their lead magnets and all of their offers, and see analytics around it.
HostRight. That agency plan, which was like a higher-value plan, charging more, right? Clearly, it worked for you. So, I just want to congratulate you on hitting over $6,000 in revenue, and it looks like most of the revenue was even generated towards the back end of that last 30 days. And that's just a lesson there, which is, uh, don't give up. A lot of the stuff that you did in that first 30 days, that spray and pray where you just were like, "Okay, …
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- Post about your journey every day on X, LinkedIn, Reddit and YouTube at onceLittle response, especially on X; Reddit needed heavy nurturing. One $99 sale in 30 days
- Talk to two potential customers a day by phone or in personHard with no network among creators; few insights and one $99 sale in 30 days
- Post YouTube-style vlogs on LinkedIn, where your network already isVideo posts got far more impressions; 250 link clicks; led into $6,500 in 60 days
- Retarget from YouTubers to well-paid professionals who want to start making videosFounder says it made the product resonate; 5 pro customers at $99
- Cold-message prospects and send each a custom mockup or personal demoFounder says it won interest and feedback; revenue reached $6,500 by day 60
- Sell a pricier agency plan so agencies can manage many creators in one placeUnexpectedly became the main earner; most of the $6,500 in 60 days (implied)
- Stop building new apps for 30 days and focus on selling twoWent from $0 across ~72 apps to $6,500 in 60 days
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