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After running two B2B products with freemium models for 2+ years, I made a counterintuitive decision: I eliminated free plans from one of them. Here's what the data showed me.

The numbers that changed my mind

QR code analytics product:

• 600 monthly active free users
• Less than 10 paying customers
• 0% of paying customers started with free plans

Employee time tracking service:

• 80% of users stayed free for 2+ years despite daily usage
• When I removed free plans, only 1 person provided testimonials to keep free access
• The rest preferred to abandon the service rather than pay €6-10/month

The hidden costs I didn't expect

Free users weren't just non-converting, they were resource-heavy:

• Constant support tickets for features they'd never pay for
• Hours spent helping with setup (custom domains, DNS configuration)
• Server costs and infrastructure scaling with no revenue contribution

The opportunity cost hit hardest. Time helping free users = time not spent on paying customers.

What I learned about customer types

My paying customers shared one trait: they paid immediately.

No free trial period, no gradual conversion. They saw value and whipped out credit cards on day one.

Free users wanted "tools" (something that should be free). Paying customers wanted "services" (something worth paying for). The language difference revealed everything about their mindset.

When freemium still makes sense

I kept free plans for the QR analytics product because:

• It's SEO-driven with natural viral sharing
• Users create QR codes, others scan = organic exposure
• Marketing tools benefit from word-of-mouth

I removed them from the time tracking service because:

• B2B productivity tools don't get shared socially
• Target customers have software budgets
• No network effects from free users

The results

After going paid-only:

• Support tickets dropped 90%
• Infrastructure costs decreased
• All conversations became business-focused
• Total users decreased significantly
• Customer quality improved dramatically

Key takeaway

Freemium isn't universally good or bad, it depends on your market. For B2B products targeting businesses with existing software budgets, paid-only can work better than expected.

Sometimes, the best growth strategy is saying no to users who aren't ready to pay, allowing you to focus on those who truly value your work.

I made a full post of my experience on Medium.

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

-> Package your expertise into clear, fixed-scope productized services

-> Simplify sales with fixed pricing & deliverables

-> Automate onboarding & delivery

Sell solutions, not hours.

#startups #productizedservice #sales #founders

High ranking content has fundamentally achieved 3 things.

1. Content that hooks people
2. It is posted in the right places at the right time
3. The right keywords are used.

This is a highly distilled version of the art of content marketing.

Purpose of this post is to provide a framework that you can use today to achieve results within days with a focus on keywords.

Why it works

This is how I grew my YouTube channel in the last year, with a few explosions here and there, as you can see.

Tutorial video for the visual learners is here.

If you want to read the longer version, check the Medium article I wrote.

Hey everyone 👋

I run LaunchDirectories.com

It's a curated list of startup launch platforms (like Product Hunt, BetaList, IndieHackers, etc.), where founders can submit their products.

To make it more useful, every month I update the Domain Rating (DR) of these directories. DR is an Ahrefs metric (0–100) that shows how strong a site’s backlink profile is. In short: the higher the DR, the more authority and SEO value you can get when launching your product there.

This month’s update came a bit early 😅 and here are the highlights:

📈 Top 3 Gains

• Firsto (+18)
• PeerPush (+7)
• Startups Lab (+7)

📉 Top 3 Drops

• FindYourSaaS (−8)
• Openhunts (−5)
• DevHunt (−4)

You can check the full list (with all DRs) here 👉 launchdirectories.com

Curious to hear your thoughts:

• Do you look at DR when choosing where to launch?
• Should I also track other metrics (like traffic estimates, social reach)?

Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been working on a Chrome extension and would love to get some early feedback and thoughts from you.

The idea is simple: help people capture and organize inspiration from the web so it doesn’t just disappear after closing a tab. With Instaboard, you can:

• Save content in one click: whether it's the visible page, a selected area, or just right-click any image to save it.
• Stay organized: create collections, add titles/notes, and search quickly through everything.
• Build moodboards: select multiple saved items, arrange them visually, and export them as images.
• Keep it private: everything is stored locally in your browser (no accounts, no cloud).

The library view is a clean, visual grid that makes browsing and rediscovering your saved items easy. Power users can also use keyboard shortcuts and context menus for a faster workflow.

I’d really appreciate your feedback:

• Do these features match how you’d want to save and revisit web inspiration?
• Is anything missing or could be simplified?
• Would you personally use something like this?

Thanks a lot! 🙏

Launching NewsperAI wasn’t just a solo run -- it felt like stepping into a competition.

Product of the Week. Product of the Month. Everyone wants the spotlight. I quickly realized: this isn’t about just showing up, it’s about being seen. And that means understanding the launch world’s rules.

The big term I had to learn -- Hunter. Sounds intense, right? Here’s the clean take:

"A Hunter is the person who posts or 'hunts' your product on Product Hunt. They bring it to the community’s attention."

-- So if you’re launching, someone else (a hunter) often submits it. You can also hunt your own product. But hunters are usually active, respected users with followers who get notified when they share something new.

Why it matters: Launches compete. Having a well-known hunter is like having someone ring the bell before you step on stage. Their followers see your product. That initial visibility matters.

Here’s the list of hunters (people who hunted or can hunt) I’ve come across as I launched:

Product Hunters : 

Kevin William David (https://kevinwilliamdavid.com/)

Chris Messina (https://chrismessina.me/)

Karthik Puvvada(https://bio.link/thisiskp) 

fmerian (dm.new/fmerian )

Rohan Chaubey (https://tidycal.com/rohanchaubey)

Anne-Laure Le Cunff (@neuranne )

Ryan Hoover (Founder of @ProductHunt)

Iaroslav Chuikov (https://buymeacoffee.com/eerie616)

Ivan Braun (https://aiandtractors.com/)

Tod Sacerdoti 

Zac Zuo 

Denys Zhadanov

They’re active, credible, and known -- and that reputation is the launch’s jetpack.

The competition? Real. Every week and month, there’s a best product. You’re racing for visibility. That means:

-- Pre-launch prep

-- Choosing the right hunter (or hunting yourself )

-- Launch timing (early morning PST works best)

-- Engaging hard on launch day

The takeaway --> In a world where launches compete for Product of the Week/Month, hunters are your wining card. 

I share the full behind-the-scenes of my launch in detail on my newsletter -->

https://hassaneddyb.substack.com/

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

- Another domain registered. Another logo created.

- Something is coming ...Can you guess what it will be?

(By the way i use Adobe Illustrator to design my logos)

#Startups #ProductHunt #VibeEarly #IndieMakers #Entrepreneurship #BuildingInPublic #TechFounders

I wanted to see if the analytics I developed work or not, so I created a sample link https://apppa.ge/try and posted it on Reddit.

Now, I can see clicks from all across the world.

feels good :)

Here’s how to nail brand clarity from day one

Your startup or business name is your first impression.

If it’s confusing or generic, you lose attention before you start.

Here’s a simple checklist for naming:

— Keep it short and easy to pronounce

— Make it memorable, not complicated

— Avoid generic words that don’t say what you do

— Check that the domain and social handles are available

— Think long term — will it still fit if you expand?

A clear name helps you stand out, makes marketing easier, and builds trust fast.

Don’t overthink it or chase trends.

Pick a name that clearly tells what you do or the value you bring.

Strong brand clarity starts with a strong name.

#startups #branding #business #founders #namestorming #marketing #buildinpublic #growth

You can now send DMs to each other and talk in a group chat, all powered by Telegram.

To get started: set your Telegram username in your profile and a "message" button will appear on your public profile. You'll also show up in the chat window in the bottom right.

Join the group chat to network, talk and connect with the brightest founders ✨: t.me/huzzler_founders

Because startups don’t die from lack of ideas.

They die from scattered energy and diluted execution.

Here’s the tactical truth:

— Context switching burns time → you think you're getting more done, you're just leaking energy

— Focus compounds → deep work creates leverage, not surface-level output

— Use time blocks to protect focus → 90 mins on, 30 mins off

— Batch tasks by mental mode → build, write, decide — never mix

— Cut your task list in half → keep only what moves the needle

— Kill fake progress → busy work ≠ traction

— Pick one north star per week → every task must ladder up to it

Multitasking feels productive.

Focus is productive.

Startups move fast when founders move with intent.

#startup #focus #productivity #founders #mentalclarity #buildinpublic

Trends come and go — chasing them risks building something nobody truly needs.

Here’s how to focus on pain points that lead to real product-market fit:

— Start by deeply understanding your target customers → what keeps them up at night? What frustrates them daily?

— Identify problems that cause real pain or loss → not just nice-to-have features or fleeting interests

— Validate these pain points through direct conversations, surveys, or observing behavior → data, not assumptions

— Build solutions that directly address these pain points → simplicity and clarity over flashy trendiness

— Focus on creating value that customers will pay for repeatedly → sustainable demand beats short-lived hype

— Keep iterating based on real feedback → trends shift, problems endure

Remember: Trends fade but real problems create lasting opportunities and loyal customers.

Focus on what matters → build for true pain points, not passing hype.

#startup #productmarketfit #founders #entrepreneurship #buildinpublic #leanstartup

I've worked in open offices, coworking spaces, even coffee shops, and there's one universal truth: people constantly interrupt you when you're trying to focus.

Colleagues dropping by for "quick questions" coworkers starting random conversations, people assuming you're available just because you're at your desk.

Whether it's an open office environment, shared coworking space, or even working from home, the struggle is real.

I used to try everything. Noise-canceling headphones? People still tapped my shoulder. "Do not disturb" signs? Completely ignored. Even putting up barriers around my desk just made people more curious.

Then I noticed something weird. On days when I had actual video calls, nobody bothered me. Not once. Even my usually chatty coworkers would see my screen and quietly back away.

That's when it clicked: people don't just avoid interrupting YOU, they avoid interrupting what looks like a group of professionals who might see them through your webcam. It's like social anxiety on steroids, but in the best possible way.

So I started leaving old Zoom recordings playing on my screen during deep work sessions. Worked like magic, but felt sketchy and the audio was distracting.

This got me thinking - what if I could create something better? I started working on https://meetingsimulator.com, and here's where it gets interesting.

During development, I was constantly testing different versions on my screen. Early prototypes with stock video watermarks, people not even looking directly at the camera, super obvious placeholder content - basically anything that remotely resembled a video conference grid.

The results blew my mind. Colleagues would approach my desk, see these clearly fake, watermarked test videos on my screen, and immediately back away without saying a word. They weren't analyzing whether the people looked realistic or if the lighting was perfect. Their brain just registered "meeting = don't interrupt" and that was it.

Even when I was using completely random stock footage that obviously wasn't a real meeting, people would whisper "sorry, didn't know you were in a call" and leave me alone. The pattern recognition is so strong that the mere visual suggestion of a video conference triggers the avoidance behavior.

It's like having an invisible force field of social pressure protecting your focus time. When someone walks by and sees what looks like a professional video conference on your screen, their brain immediately triggers two things:

1. "I shouldn't interrupt this person's meeting"
2. "Those people on screen might see me interrupting"

I've been using the finished version at meetingsimulator.com for months now and my deep work sessions have gone from 20-minute fragments to solid 2-3 hour blocks. The difference in my output quality is honestly night and day.

Yeah, it might seem like a weird "fake it till you make it" approach, but if it gives me the uninterrupted focus I need to actually get stuff done, I'm not complaining. Sometimes the best productivity hacks are the ones that work with human psychology instead of fighting against it.

Anyone else struggle with this? How do you handle interruptions during focus time?

Hey Huzzler community!

After watching 1000+ of you launch here, I've started noticing a common pattern among SaaS launches:

Month 1-6: Build incredible product ✅

Month 7: Launch on Huzzler and get great feedback

Month 8: "No customers.. Maybe I need more features?" 🤔

Month 12: Still struggling with real customers... 😰

Here's the thing, almost everyone in this community can build. You're all incredibly talented.

We try posting on Product Hunt, tweeting, building in public... but our acutal customers are not browsing these sites. They're busy doing their jobs at companies.

That's why I'm building Customer Engine: a systematic approach to getting customers where you get exact daily tasks to get your first B2B customers.

Instead of: "What should I do today to get customers?"

You get: "Send 8 LinkedIn requests to marketing managers using template #3"

And you can actually see what's actually working for other founders (with real numbers).

Question for you guys: What's your biggest problem after launching your product? Is it getting the first real customers (who are not founders themselves)?

Would love your thoughts!

Waitlist: customerengine.co

For those that publish release notes for their projects. 

What does your process look like? 

What tools are you using? 

What are some things that would make this process easier for you? 

Context: Thinking about building something for myself to solve for this but and want to know how others are handling this to better inform what I end up landing on to build. 

Any input is appreciated 🙏

Hey folks,

I’ve been working on a side project called Tasklyst, a simple productivity app that runs on Windows and Linux (macOS will come later once I can justify the Apple developer fee).

I started it because I got tired of bloated to-do apps that need an account, live entirely in the cloud, or feel slow on desktop. I just wanted something fast, native-feeling, and not tied to a subscription.

Right now it’s:

• Cross-platform
• Works completely offline, no login required
• Minimal interface with light/dark themes
• Customizable task table (columns, sorting, etc.)
• Launches at boot and sits in the system tray

You can download it here (free, no sign-up): https://tasklyst.app

I’m thinking about keeping a free forever version, but also offering a PRO upgrade to help fund development. Some ideas for PRO features:

• Optional sync + mobile apps
• Shared lists for teams
• Reminders and notifications
• Local AI task entry
• Voice to text

What I’m trying to figure out:

1. Is there actually space for a paid desktop-first productivity tool like this?
2. Which features would make you consider paying?
3. Does offline-first make it more appealing, or is the market just too cloud-oriented now?
4. Am I already too late to the party because the space is saturated?

Would appreciate any honest feedback, even if it’s “don’t waste your time.” 😂

Hello, recently I just ran the promo with free PRO version of my app, after the promo ends few people just purchased PRO version, also the organic visibility looks to be better than in previous days before the promo. Im really happy since I transitioned from subscription based model to one time purchase. Im curious how the next days will looks like (cant wait to see stats for 4th Aug). I just posted on reddit and after 48h I just got over 18k views.

Also my TTS App named SonicScript is also now for free until tomorrow.

I know about some reddit forums, something like Huzzler, but how do you validate your idea? Where do you post it or maybe you just simply go and build mvp and check if it's becoming popular?

I am really curious to read about your approaches in comments :)