How i run a lean saas in 2025 without losing my mind

How i run a lean saas in 2025 without losing my mind:

- i don’t do paid ads, cold dms, or chase trends. i let distribution work for me. here's how

- added a public roadmap with feature requests via jotform + notion. users like voting on what matters. gives them a reason to share with others too

- i built SEO pages that don’t feel like SEO pages. used simple questions as page titles like "how do i solve x without doing y". wrote answers like a human, not a blogger

- then i post those q&a answers in reddit comments, indiehackers, and quora. no links. just useful answers. people google the question and land on my page anyway

- embedded chat on every page (via typedream’s chat widget) with one question: "what’s missing here?" got free feedback and content ideas daily

- joined 2 niche slack communities with actual builders. didn’t pitch anything. just posted updates of what i was working on. people asked to try it

- i automated onboarding emails using buttondown and kept them super short. no HTML. just "here’s what most users do next" and a link

- every month i post revenue breakdowns even if it sucks. transparency builds followers. followers turn into users. users bring more users

- when i feel burnt out, i just ship smaller features. i don't grind harder. momentum beats scale

- people underestimate how much you can grow by just being consistent and useful for 12 months straight. that’s it. no viral hack. just not quitting

if you're solo in 2025, your biggest edge is not trying to look big. just be real, show work, and ship stuff that works

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