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milanspeaks

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Founder of SendZen.io
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milanspeaks··on What web businesses will continue to make money post AI?
More than 90% for web business will continue to make money.

We are a team of 4 people company and we use 15+ SaaS Web tools and we can code few of them but we see no reason to solve. Why would we replace Calendly already at just $12 per month? Or why would we will create an internal Outlook?

milanspeaks··on Where can I find startups looking for fractional product leads?
I am building sendzen.io. Would love to talk to you once.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: PicX Studio – AI image generator pivoting B2C to B2B after NSFW abuse
What if you would have allowed the use for some more time without pivoting? I faced a spam issue from RMG companies and we allowed them to use at double price and after few weeks they stopped themselves.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: I made a MVP development agency and want your feedback on the site
I saw your website and the plans and offer you have.

I am not going to lie but for this agency to succeed, you need a lot of marketing muscle. Maybe narrow down to any one industry and do heavy sales.

milanspeaks··on Show HN: PlantDiagrams – AI-powered PlantUML editor
Its a good project.Maybe creating some kind of Confluence plugin or Linear.app plugin can give a boost to it.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: When was the last time you visited Stack Overflow?
I have almost stopped using Google Search for my programming queries. Its either ChatGPT (Text and C# related questions), AIStudio (AWS and DevOps), or Claude (UI-UX) that has become default search engines for me.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: What if I fail to make it?
I am 41 years old. I failed at almost everything till 35 in my career. I was down at my last $800 in my bank account with a dependent wife and a kid. Somehow I found a good job at 35 and I became financially stable. This stability gave me freedom to pursue few other projects and I got success in all other things. So success will definitely come to you over time if you stick and plan for it. The biggest skills you need to develop are resilience and not taking yourself too seriously. We are a very small blip in this massive Universe and our goal is just to try our best and leave the results to almighty.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: How do you name your product? Are there any standardized ways?
Launchpad9.com is not available :-(. .I can take Launchpad8.com but it's now a distant 3rd option and so it's not appealing.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: How do you name your product? Are there any standardized ways?
My Product is not related to AI and more about messaging and voice calling. Something like Twilio.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: How do you name your product? Are there any standardized ways?
Thank you for such a lovely answer. I tried all LLMs - free and paid, used name generator, namelix.com but nothing seems to attract me or is not available.

I liked Launchpad from your suggestions but it's not available.

milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Solo Founder Tips?
I've created 2 products in past as a solo founder — Growby.net and Robofy.ai — and I can share some tips from my previous experiences.

When you're running a startup on your own, it's tough to handle both product development and marketing at the same time. What worked for me was to alternate between the two. For instance, I'd spend one week focusing solely on coding and building the product, and the next week would be dedicated to marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). Some solo founders switch tasks every day, but I found that dedicating a full week to each area was more effective for me.

Another key point is to focus on high-impact, low-effort tasks. It's unlikely that you'll be able to master all aspects of digital marketing or build a groundbreaking product all by yourself. Concentrate on the most crucial tasks that will give you the biggest return on your effort. In other words, prioritize.

Lastly, keep direct communication with your customers in-house. Don't delegate this important task. However, it's okay to outsource more technical tasks like server management and coding to others.

milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Stuck at $500 MRR and Seeking Distribution/Marketing Advice
I am planning to get the home page redesign.

I would share some data in case if it makes any sense:

So till now I have got around 5200 Visitors on website and 562 sign-up. Roughly 10.8% sign-ups for free trial.

Out of the 562, around 80 installed the chatbot on their website. Most of this 80 website were really ugly looking 1-pager website to be honest.

Out of 80, 14 converted to paying customers. 2 out of the 14 are resellers.

I spoke with all the 14 and they gave me some suggestions and I started including in the product development.

milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Stuck at $500 MRR and Seeking Distribution/Marketing Advice
I would share some data in case if it makes any sense:

So till now I have got around 5200 Visitors on website and 562 sign-up. Roughly 10.8% sign-ups for free trial.

Out of the 562, around 80 installed the chatbot on their website. Most of this 80 website were really ugly looking 1-pager website to be honest.

Out of 80, 14 converted to paying customers. 2 out of the 14 are resellers.

I spoke with all the 14 and they gave me some suggestions and I started including in the product development.

I am looking for momentum now as I see few competitors doing amazing work with marketing.

milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Stuck at $500 MRR and Seeking Distribution/Marketing Advice
I have a WordPress plugin. Will try to list on the plugin Store.

Regarding market size, I still feel that market size is huge and multiple new players are coming

milanspeaks··on Show HN: GPT-3 as a Spreadsheet Add On
The video's are good and the idea is useful as well. All the best.
milanspeaks··on How does WhatsApp Marketing Software work?
I saw this site today and was wondering how it works technically? Do they hack WhatsApp to send bulk messages. I attempted to send few messages via the software. Would it have hacked my WhatsApp account?
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2020 – Show and tell
I have used Linkedin to hire specialists from developing nations.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2020 – Show and tell
I have a revenue of around $2500 for my productized SaaS SEO business with 20% profit margin. I sell SEO, Content and Graphic design service at a fixed rate of $599/month to SME's.

In this amount I provide 4000 words of content, 6 good quality graphics and few quality backlinks. Anything on top of this is a paid add-on.

I have hired a team of SEO Specialists, Content Writers and Graphic Designers. Most of my revenue goes in paying their salaries.

I found few takers(all dentists) of my service from Australia.

The best thing is that I have not even built any website or any FB, Instagram Page and still I am making this money through my old contacts.

I guess with my website launching in next few days, I should be able to sell even more and reach to around 100 customers in next year or two.

milanspeaks··on Idea Validation:Content, Graphic and SEO service at a fixed monthly plan of $499
We have experts with 12+ years of experience too but they are not available on a fixed $499 budget. Can you share us your email or a way to contact you and we can take this further. Thanks.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: Built by 2 people in 1 year
It looks like a very good product. All the best.

By the way, how are you guys marketing it. And how are differentiating it from leading players like hotjar.

milanspeaks··on Show HN: Who wants to be hired in a new avatar
When clicked on hire button, it reveals user's email address to contact.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: Who wants to be hired in a new avatar
Just launched it yesterday.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: I created a website to help 10 people find a job. Everyday
Hello all,

I saw that many people have lost their job due to the current economic situation and I have seen many people posting status and updates on Twitter, Reddit and LinkedIn about their job search struggle.

I have been thinking very hard on how I can possibly help them find a job.

So I thought of building a platform where profiles of few randomly selected job seekers (2-10) is featured daily to help them find the job quickly.

My mission is to help 3000+ people find a job in 2020.

Here's the link. https://www.jobroz.com.

milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Name one idea that changed your life
"Don't become a philosopher until you become rich."
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: I have a portal with 500k monthly users? How do I monetize it?
Even with 80% bounce rate, there are still 100k users left which can be monetized.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: I have a portal with 500k monthly users? How do I monetize it?
Pageviews are around 600k. But on many page's ads are not being displayed due to Google Policy.RPM is very low due to the niche category.
milanspeaks··on Show HN: Little site to help connect the people on your street together
Over here in India, we have solved this issue with WhatsApp groups.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: How Do I Know My True Self?
Thank you.
milanspeaks··on Ask HN: Is a Great Marketer Worth at Least 10 Great Developers?
I read an answer on Quora by Venkatesh Rao and he says it there: https://www.quora.com/Some-startups-never-get-the-publicity-...
milanspeaks··on Psychedelics are a potential cure for everything from depression to addiction
Same can be said about money. Isn't it.

Money a potential cure for everything from depression to addiction.

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