u/dang64

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent a ton of time working on my platform, JriveContent (it helps brands get cheap, raw UGC videos from small creators for $20-$60).

I managed to build up a waitlist of 160 people before launching, and it’s been a massive learning curve tbh. Here are the top 3 things I’ve learned so far (no gatekeeping)

1. A waitlist does NOT equal guaranteed signups 💀 This was a hard pill to swallow. When you see 160 people drop their emails, you think wow at least 100 people are going to check in right? Nah less than 60 actually signed up when I launched. Getting people to actually log in, set up an account, and take action when you launch is a completely different challenge. Don't let a waitlist fool you. 

2. Listen to feedback and pivot FAST You should be embarrassed by your first MVP (mine still sucks). Get it out there and start getting feedback by real users immediately. I had all these ideas of what features I was going to add but just talk to 2-3 people who use your platform and you’ll get data you can’t buy. If a user reported something and I could fix it in 15-30mins I did.

3. Focus heavily on user retention Getting users to visit your site once is easy. Getting them to stay, trust/use the platform, and keep coming back is everything. If you don't focus on making the core experience seamless for your first few users, you're just pouring water into a leaky bucket.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far hope it was helpful. 

I'm building https://www.jrivecontent.com where startups can get UGC videos for $20-60

I love building, fixing bugs, and getting feedback. I'm able to pump out a decent looking website in probably 2-3 days.

Whats killing me is trying to make content for my brand and watching it get stuck at 200 views (or just 0).

Ngl after a couple weeks I was burnt out, I did thinking about marketing agency but my god they cost so much. 

Instead I outscored the marking to small UGC creators like really small. I looked for everyday consumers who would do quick, 30-second authentic videos for ($20-$50 yes they do exist haha). I found them mostly on tiktok, insta, reddit and jrivecontent. From these videos I was able to generate my first sale for my app! (Still unprofitable but at least something is working lol) 

Just wanted to share my journey with marketing with everyone! 

I built a platform where small UGC creators can connect with small brands! So far I have 4 brands paying $20-60/video for creators!

DM me with your portfolio if interested!

https://www.jrivecontent.com where startups can get UGC videos for $20-60

First off $0 in sales because my platform is free and I want as many people to join as possible. So I was posting on reddit and X everyday for 2 weeks leading up to launch day. Just trying to see if their was any demand for my product at all

Results:

40 brands

118 creators

Before launch day I was constantly sending out emails and when I did finally launch I personally sent an email and DM to everyone who was interested.

It's been 2 days since then and I've got 3 brands and 33 creators using my platform so I'm thinking of expanding into paid ads or doubling down on marketing

First off $0 in sales because my platform is free and I want as many people to join as possible. So I was posting on reddit and X everyday for 2 weeks leading up to launch day. Just trying ti see if their was any demand for my product at all

Results:

40 brands

118 creators

Before launch day I was constantly sending out emails and when I did finally launch I personally sent an email and DM to everyone who was interested.

It's been 2 days since then and I've got 3 brands and 33 creators using my platform so I'm thinking of expanding into paid ads or doubling down on marketing

So I’ve been posting and commenting around 2 weeks on Reddit about my web app that lets startups get UGC videos for $20-60 and I’ve gotten 40 brands and 112 creators to sign up

I’m just sharing this because I’m launching tomorrow and I’m scared to see how it goes tbh.

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I can't believe how many people find value in something I'm building

had an idea 2 weeks ago, set up a simple waitlist and began talking and providing value on reddit.

Fast forward to today I've got over 100+ signups! It seems crazy to me.

What is everyone building? I'm building https://www.jrivecontent.com where startups can get UGC videos for $15-60

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Hey guys curious to see what everyone is building! I'm working on https://www.jrivecontent.com where small startups can get UGC videos for $15-60!

I wanted to help small startups connect with smaller UGC creators that weren't charging and arm and leg for one post.

So I set up a simple waitlist and began posting, providing value, giving people advice etc. I wasn't hard pushing my web app but people began to ask me and so I directed them to my site and consistently doing this for 2 weeks I was able to get 36 brands and 93 creators to sign up!

I can't believe so many people signed up without a finished product it's crazy to me. It's https://www.jrivecontent.com if you want to check it out.

I've never built a web app before (building mobile for 2 years now) but I was getting sick of dealing with apple and the App Store and how they take 15% blah blah.

So I decided to create something I have a problem with, which is marketing my product. I wanted to connect with small UGC creators (charging $15-70/video).

Been posting on reddit for 2 weeks and I have 95 creators signed up and 35 brands!