What I’m learning after building an app and getting basically no users
I’ve been building apps recently and I’m starting to realise the actual building part is not the hardest part anymore.
The hard part is getting anyone to care after you launch.
I’m not posting this to promote anything, I’m not going to link my app. I’m more trying to have an honest discussion because I think a lot of beginners get stuck here.
What I’ve learned so far:
Building first and thinking about users later is probably a mistake.
Cold outreach sounds simple until you send messages and get nothing back.
“Just post content” is not very helpful when you don’t even know who the app is really for.
A bad offer can make a decent product look useless.
It’s hard to tell if the problem is the product, the niche, the messaging, or just not doing enough reps.
For people here who have launched small apps or projects, what actually happened after you finished building?
Did you get users?
Was it mostly silence?
What did you try next?
And what would you tell someone who is at the stage where they can build things, but has no real clue how to get the first few people to use it?
I’ll also summarise the best advice I get in the comments so other people in the same position can learn from it too.