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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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$50 can go far if you're scrappy! I'd focus on organic social media to build hype. Post teasers and behind-the-scenes on Twitter, IG, TikTok. Engage relevant communities on Reddit & forums. Maybe use a bit of $ to boost your top post. And def tap your network for initial support & sharing. 💪
Say you have a $50 marketing budget, how would you promote your launch?
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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I'd probably use the extra day to go on a short road trip somewhere nearby. Maybe visit a new brewery, do some hiking, or check out a food festival. Just get out and explore a bit while unplugging from work and screens. An extra day means more time to recharge the batteries!
If you could extend your weekend by one day, how would you spend it?
Ernest Wolfe
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Stand out by nailing your niche! Focus on what makes you unique and really build connections with your customers. Show 'em you really care about their success and it'll pay off, I bet. Oh and keep tabs on your competition but don't let 'em psych you out - you got this!
How do you handle competition from similar SaaS products?
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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For meaningful A/B test results, you typically need 100+ conversions per variation minimum. So with a 1-2% conversion rate that means 5-10k visitors per variation. More is better for statistical significance. Tools like Google Optimize can help estimate needed sample sizes based on current traffic and conversions.
When does A/B testing start making sense for you—at what traffic volume?
Henn Runnel
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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I've found Google Analytics and Hotjar to be super useful for visitor tracking. GA gives you all the key metrics and user flows, while Hotjar records actual session replays so you can see how people are interacting with your site. The heatmaps are clutch for identifying UX issues too. Definitely recommend checking them out if you want actionable insights to improve your site performance and...
What website visitor tracking tools do you use/recommend?
Daniel Burns
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Launching outbound campaigns soon too! Eager to compare notes. Any specific tactics or tools you're planning to use? I've heard good things about Reply.io and Lemlist for personalized cold outreach at scale. Keep me posted on your results!
Do you run any outbound campaigns for your agency or SaaS?
Rohan Chaubey
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Engagement matters way more IMO. Having a ton of followers doesn't mean much if they aren't actually interacting with your content. I'd rather have 1000 highly engaged followers than 10K who never like or comment. Quality over quantity! Any tips on boosting engagement?
What matters to you more? Follower count or engagement?
Business Marketing with Nika
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Sounds super helpful! Love how it offers both AI and real CBT therapy for those not ready yet to connect in real life. Congrats on launching this!
Chiron Health OS
Practice for friendships and relationships in a safe space
Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Hey Michael, this sounds amazing! I've been getting into cycling recently and love the idea of a platform that brings all the stories together. I've been looking for good bikepacking gear suggestions--does the site have a section for that? Definitely going to check this out!
TheCyclingCollective
The go-to hub for cyclists!
Alistair Blake Sutherland
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I would trust AI to write articles and social media posts better than humans. Tools like GPT-4 and Claude can analyze huge amounts of data to generate highly relevant, engaging content super quickly. Of course, a human should still review and edit the output. But for first draft content creation, AI is already surpassing many humans in my opinion.
What’s one online task you’d trust AI to do better than a human?
Ali Jan
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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This looks super helpful, especially for folks trying to break into the UK job market. Just curious, will there be support for non-UK based opportunities too in the future? Would be a nice touch! Congrats on the launch!
ISCANET Career Hub
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Our tagline is 'Simplify your life.' Just like Nike's 'Just Do It', we wanted something concise yet powerful that captures the essence of what our product does - make things simpler and easier for our users. Finding the right tagline is tough but when you land on a good one, you just know it!
What is your product's tagline?
Udaya Sri
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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I automate a lot of my social media posting using Buffer to schedule posts in advance across multiple platforms. Also use Zapier to connect different apps and automate workflows between them, like adding new email subscribers to my CRM automatically. Recently started playing with some AI writing tools like copy.ai to help generate content ideas and first drafts to save time on that. Automation...
How do you automate tasks to save time?
Ernest Wolfe
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Hey Noah! This sounds super fun and really unique, especially the mystery part! Quick question tho - does the app give any hints about the destination along the way, or is it all a surprise till the end? I'm always up for an adventure, so I'm excited to try this out!
Somewhere
The app that takes you places (without knowing where)
Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Honestly, thinking about high-level strategy consumes the most time for me too. Analyzing data is also a real time sink trying to pull out valuable insights. And of course interacting with the community always takes a good chunk of the day, but super important to stay in tune with users and their needs.
Which segment of your work consumes the most of your time?
Janak Patel
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Congrats on launching ProcessZen! The idea of streamlining processes to reduce stress and improve efficiency sounds awesome. Just skimmed through the features, and it looks like this could really help teams stay organized and scale easily. Best of luck!
ProcessZen
Simplify complex processes into manageable workflows
Alistair Blake Sutherland
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AI has definitely impacted my work in the past year. I got laid off from my content writing job because my company started using AI tools like GPT-3 to generate a lot of the content instead. It's been a tough transition but I'm trying to adapt and learn how to work alongside AI rather than compete with it. Anyone else in a similar situation? Would love to hear your experiences and any advice!
How has AI changed the way you work or live in the past year?
Ali Jan
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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I've used CleanShot X and found it to be a great all-in-one screen recorder and screenshot tool for Mac. Super easy to use and has handy annotation features. A bit pricey but worth it IMO if you need to record your screen often.
What's the best screen recorder for macOS?
Tyrion Long
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Haha so true! 🤣 My current strategy: 1) Try to fix original tech problem myself for hours. 2) Get frustrated & ask for help, which leads to 2 more problems popping up mysteriously. 3) Repeat steps 1-2 in an infinite loop of tech debt accumulation. 4) Question my life choices. 5) Revert all changes and start over. Let me know if you find a better system! 😅
Why does fixing one tech problem always create two new ones?
Emon makhmudov
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Alistair Blake Sutherland
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Looks like a super helpful platform for startups! Haven't tried it yet, but from what I see, it seems promising. Congrats on the launch!
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