u/Beneficial_Oil_8526

Hey everyone,

I'm planning to build a SaaS product and I'm trying to figure out the payment infrastructure before I go too deep into building.

The problem: I live in Myanmar, which means Stripe and PayPal are essentially off the table. Payoneer is currently my most reliable option for actually receiving money.

So I'm looking for a Merchant of Record (MoR) platform that:

• Handles payments, taxes, and subscriptions on my behalf
• Supports Payoneer as a payout/withdrawal method
• Can realistically work for someone in a restricted country

I've already looked at Paddle, which seems to support Payoneer payouts — but I want to hear from people who've actually been in a similar situation before I commit to anything.

A few questions:

1. Is Paddle actually viable for founders in restricted countries, or are there hidden account approval issues?
2. Are there other MoR platforms worth considering in my situation?
3. Any gotchas I should know about before I start building around a specific platform?

Appreciate any advice from people who've navigated this — especially if you're also from Southeast Asia or another country with limited payment options.

Built my store. Products are live. Everything looks clean.

Then... nothing. No visitors. No sales. Just me refreshing analytics every 20 minutes like an idiot.

I've been going down a rabbit hole trying to figure out organic traffic — SEO, TikTok, Pinterest, content marketing — and honestly it's overwhelming how much conflicting advice is out there.

Before I go further, I'm curious what the actual experience for people here is:

• When you first launched, what was your biggest traffic struggle? (Finding the right platform? Knowing what to post? Just getting eyeballs at all?)
• Did you ever crack organic traffic, or did you end up just paying for ads?
• If you could go back, what's the one thing you wish someone had just laid out clearly for you from day one?

Not trying to sell anything — genuinely trying to understand where the real gaps are before I put together a resource on this.

Drop your experience below, even if it's just "it was a disaster" 😂

Built my store. Products are live. Everything looks clean.

Then... nothing. No visitors. No sales. Just me refreshing analytics every 20 minutes like an idiot.

I've been going down a rabbit hole trying to figure out organic traffic — SEO, TikTok, Pinterest, content marketing — and honestly it's overwhelming how much conflicting advice is out there.

Before I go further, I'm curious what the actual experience for people here is:

• When you first launched, what was your biggest traffic struggle? (Finding the right platform? Knowing what to post? Just getting eyeballs at all?)
• Did you ever crack organic traffic, or did you end up just paying for ads?
• If you could go back, what's the one thing you wish someone had just laid out clearly for you from day one?

Not trying to sell anything — genuinely trying to understand where the real gaps are before I put together a resource on this.

Drop your experience below, even if it's just "it was a disaster" 😂

Instead of jumping straight into building, I tried something different:

I spent 7 days just validating the idea — asking questions, posting, and seeing if people actually cared.

Biggest surprise:
People will tell you exactly what they want… if you ask the right way.

Now I’m wondering:

How do you validate your ideas before committing time to them?

Instead of jumping straight into building, I tried something different:

I spent 7 days just validating the idea — asking questions, posting, and seeing if people actually cared.

Biggest surprise:
People will tell you exactly what they want… if you ask the right way.

Now I’m wondering:

How do you validate your ideas before committing time to them?