I started building my tool 6 months ago, just passed 6k visitors
Hi all, I shared my progress a few times, but here another update as I reached a new milestone! I launched my first product in April and outside of my expectations it went quite well! I passed 6k visitors and also made money as well It was actually earlier this year I started building. WithAI it's of course so much easier now to get an idea to actually work. One downside though is that distribution got harder, because there's way more out there you need to differentiate from. Anyway, proof here: I have seen a lot of people building here on both Reddit and X and seen mixed results. Here is however what helped me: Solve a problem in depth: With AI it's easier than ever to build something in an evening. But that doesn't mean you're actually solving a problem. There is so much slop out there and product that are basically just AI wrappers. Making something that does solve something still takes quite some time. In my case the tool gives helps builders to launch their tool and get seen, build SEO and GEO over time, etc. It also helped that it was a problem I ran into with a previous build, so I knew exactly what I wanted. Distribution is key: Also many underestimate how much time you have to spend on promotion. There's so much out there right now and you need more ways than ever to stand out. I did my own distribution on X and around 60% of my traffic came from there. That means posting a lot, sharing the builder journey, etc. Talk to the first users: The first handful of users also helped me a lot as well. I kept improving based on their feedback. And one product I made because of the feedback, resulted in almost all the money I earn from the website. Hope this helps! Cheers