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Thanks for sharing this experience with us. 1. When you mentioned about 1 or 2 users signing up randomly - what's your overall inbound traffic to your app like

by karterk 15y ago

Thanks for sharing this experience with us. 1. When you mentioned about 1 or 2 users signing up randomly - what's your overall inbound traffic to your app like? 2. I am guessing you did not particularly do any paid advertising, except for submitting them to various directories, is that right?

mootothemax 15y ago
When you mentioned about 1 or 2 users signing up randomly - what's your overall inbound traffic to your app like? In June, the app's homepage received 1,344 unique visitors. It's typically around 40 a day. So yeah - conversation rate really isn't very good ;) I am guessing you did not particularly do any paid advertising, except for submitting them to various directories, is that right? Completely right; I don't know enough about paid advertising to be effective, so avoid it altogether. For now at least :)
- karterk 15y ago
  Ok, it's interesting that just an hour of submitting to such directories can bring in such decent traffic! > I also contacted lots of people on Twitter and asked if they’d give my app a try. How do you do that? In past, when I have tried doing this using @replies on potential people who might be interested, I always felt like I was just barging in on a stranger!
  - mootothemax 15y ago
    Ok, it's interesting that just an hour of submitting to such directories can bring in such decent traffic! It's not just directories - although they makes up for a decent amount of traffic! - and organic search brings in a decent level of users as well. Although my SEO knowledge is close to zero, I've tried to choose, e.g., a decent title for the homepage that's Google-friendly. In past, when I have tried doing this using @replies on potential people who might be interested, I always felt like I was just barging in on a stranger! Search for people asking how to do what your tool serves, and send them a reply. It was a free tool at the time, so seemed totally reasonable to me, but I accept others might not see it that way ;)

by karterk 15y ago

mootothemax 15y ago

When you mentioned about 1 or 2 users signing up randomly - what's your overall inbound traffic to your app like? In June, the app's homepage received 1,344 unique visitors. It's typically around 40 a day. So yeah - conversation rate really isn't very good ;) I am guessing you did not particularly do any paid advertising, except for submitting them to various directories, is that right? Completely right; I don't know enough about paid advertising to be effective, so avoid it altogether. For now at least :)

karterk 15y ago
Ok, it's interesting that just an hour of submitting to such directories can bring in such decent traffic! > I also contacted lots of people on Twitter and asked if they’d give my app a try. How do you do that? In past, when I have tried doing this using @replies on potential people who might be interested, I always felt like I was just barging in on a stranger!
- mootothemax 15y ago
  Ok, it's interesting that just an hour of submitting to such directories can bring in such decent traffic! It's not just directories - although they makes up for a decent amount of traffic! - and organic search brings in a decent level of users as well. Although my SEO knowledge is close to zero, I've tried to choose, e.g., a decent title for the homepage that's Google-friendly. In past, when I have tried doing this using @replies on potential people who might be interested, I always felt like I was just barging in on a stranger! Search for people asking how to do what your tool serves, and send them a reply. It was a free tool at the time, so seemed totally reasonable to me, but I accept others might not see it that way ;)