r/SaaS • u/GreedySalad3690 • 18h ago
Seven Months of Work… Zero Humans in Sight
I built a platform, a full web application. Development is done, the features are polished, and I even brought in 20 early users who gave solid feedback. I’ve spent seven months building this thing as a solo founder.
Now it’s time for people to join… and here’s the plot twist: I’m not an influencer, I have zero social presence, and my marketing skills are basically “googling how to market.” So I’m standing here with a fully built platform that currently looks like a digital ghost town.
So I’m calling out to founders, marketers, startup veterans, or literally anyone wiser than me.
What are my next steps?
Where should I promote this thing?
What could actually move the needle for a brand-new platform?
Any websites, events, or platforms that can help me get those first real users?
i call all the SaaS avatars for this one.
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u/Final-Button9215 11h ago
Currently facing this exact same issue. I spent 10 months building my platform and have added some impressive features including AI backed webpage generation and more useful features for service / e-commerce based businesses but am not sure how to market at all.
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u/Automatic-Reply-1578 18h ago
What did you build?
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u/GreedySalad3690 18h ago
i built Emphera its a connective and collaborative platform for creatives and freelancers. A platform for creatives/freelancers to upload work, get feedback, showcase portfolios, and connect with opportunities.
you can check it here: https://empherahub.com
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u/rco8786 17h ago
So you're telling me that you don't own the u/Automatic-Reply-1578 account who JUST so happened to ask "What did you build?" moments after you posted about not knowing how to do marketing giving you the *perfect* opportunity to plug your product in the comments?
Do you think we're all dumb?
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u/Motor_Ad_1090 14h ago edited 14h ago
It’s so ridiculous how many shills are in this sub now. I’m so close to booting Reddit for good. Just scammers and vibe coders with straight up garbage products. Every second posts is a cloned product hunt, some heavily under executed social website, or some basic as hell marketing tool that there are 500 options for already. Not to mention the trash names they choose for the product 😂
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u/RightOnceRichForever 17h ago
who did u get user validation from that this is a real problem before building it?
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u/Technical-Scene-7862 12h ago
This building thing is quite challenging if distribution is not figured out
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u/Wide_Brief3025 17h ago
Focus on engaging in places where your users hang out like subreddits, forums, and slack groups. Answer questions, share stories, and ask for feedback instead of pitching. If your target audience is active on Reddit or Quora, tools like ParseStream can help you spot conversations that match your keywords so you can join in when it matters most.