How did you land your first customer?

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How did you land your first customer? And what is your product?

Andrej Zito · Accepted Answer

Introduction/referral from a colleague :)

Rich Watson · Answer

we offered all the premium perks for free as we were building in public.  when we rolled out member subscriptions in March we got about a half dozen the first month, have about 37 now.

it's a free social trading app where retail traders can collaborate. we have a community of 18,000 traders on discord where we post premium content. thetradehub.net

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Amar Yousaf · Answer

Attend networking events for those in your industry, social meet-ups for small businesses and conferences. All of these will help you widen your network and help get yourself out there as well as your business.

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Tim Lee · Answer

@rickon_turner @eliaxvibrant you might want to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXLTG9n7Kw&ab_channel=YCombinator

Elia · Answer

@rickon_turner Thats true, do you have a ratio you are thinking of? I'm thinking 50/50, 50 to product and the rest to marketing.

Elia · Answer

@amar_yousaf Powerful tips! Nice man, thanks for sharing!

Elia · Answer

@andrejzito So nice colleague! Hope they are doing great :)

Elia · Answer

@jacob_henry2 Well done!

Elia · Answer

@muhammad_haneef2 Nice job!

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If you have some money to spend, putting it into a marketing budget can help you branch out.

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Sunil Ayar · Answer

Friends, family, ex colleagues may all be potential customers. They would also be more inclined to buying your product as they may feel obliged to help you out.

Parker Molley · Answer

offer your product or service for free! Now this might not always be possible but if you can it’s a good way to build up users.

How did you land your first customer?

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