Should your first customer pay you, or get your product for free?
In this episode, Rob Walling answers listener questions on charging customer zero, what metrics to track for a seasonal transaction fee-based SaaS, what it really means to sell into a low-awareness market, and when freelancers help vs. hurt your bootstrapped business. He also calls in Producer Ron to break down exactly how he thinks about writing copy for a podcast ads.
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Topics we cover:
- (2:42) – Six years to overnight success
- (4:55) – Should customer zero pay or get it free?
- (8:42) – Writing ad copy for podcast ads
- (15:14) – Metrics for a transaction fee-based SaaS
- (18:40) – Moving from GMV-only to subscription plus fees
- (20:38) – Selling into a low-awareness market
- (23:53) – When bootstrappers struggle without problem awareness
- (27:09) – Podcast music history editor Josh
- (31:44) – How to find and work with freelancers
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