If you look at any marketing funnel, the first hurdle is awareness. Getting people aware of a saas product is very difficult. Getting them to try it is even h

If you look at any marketing funnel, the first hurdle is awareness. Getting people aware of a saas product is very difficult. Getting them to try it is even harder. Having the blog provided both a vehicle to get the target market aware, and the credibility that the product is worth trying. It's really smart to be an active member of a community, and then provide services to the community. It's also very difficult, and takes a lot of effort. I think the post you responded to is someone who understands the amount of work you had to put into your blog to make it successful. I don't think this is a negative, but a really good take away for new entrepreneurs. - How will you market and sell your product? The "If you build it, they will come" tactic doesn't work. - How do you know it's a problem people want solved? - How do you know your solution adequately solves the problem ? Your approach answered all these questions and you got to work on something you're passionate about. Congrats on the success!