Outside of the generator itself, what have you found most beneficial for converting customers and convincing people to buy? Documentation? Videos? The community access?
Outside of the generator itself, what have you found most beneficial for converting customers and convincing people to buy? Documentation? Videos? The community access?
Re: converting, it's a mixed bag and often hard to know. But some factors that customers have mentioned:
1. Positive comments (there have been a few threads about Pegasus/boilerplates on HN and Reddit where people have had good things to say).
2. Some trust in me. I have a blog, write Django guides, publish YouTube videos, am active on Twitter, have been on podcasts, etc. I think people realizing that the creator is a serious person who has at least some credibility goes a long way.
3. I think the high-quality docs and regular release history help a lot to convince people it's a solid product.
Those are the first ones that come to mind. But honestly, I'm lucky if I find out why a customer picked me! And I'm sure some just google "django saas boilerplate" and buy the first thing that comes up, which, thankfully, at the moment is Pegasus.
Probably a good lesson in there for everyone.