The Struggle of marketing SaaS apps
At the end of last year, I brought two ideas to life, gaining valuable experience in creating small web applications: productmuse.me - An AI-powered tool for Print on Demand sellers Uploads images and generates product titles, descriptions, and keywords Built in just over a week Uses a credit-based pricing model Running costs: AWS hosting (usage-based), Claude API, $35/year domain Marketing challenges despite $130+ spent on Google/Reddit ads hopefol.io - A crypto portfolio tracker Evolved from a previous Google Sheets project Features portfolio tracking with unique ATH value comparisons Includes custom price targets for "crypto dreams" visualization Built with free tools: Cloudflare hosting, free crypto API Marketing efforts on Twitter/X with limited success despite $200+ ad spend $35/year domain cost Key lessons: While building the apps was rewarding and educational, marketing them effectively has been the biggest challenge. Both projects are running with minimal costs but struggle to find their audience, though hopefol.io remains personally useful. Copy
