yeah, Apollo can be annoying there. if the signups are getting rejected, it's usually either the domain setup, the email quality, or just Apollo not liking the source you're using.
the bigger issue is you're probably burning time on tools before you've got the right people. I've found it way faster to start from real buyer intent convos, then pull the contact after. that's why I built https://t.co/iUleHlvmNj, it helps find those posts fast so you're not stuck digging through cold lists.
So now you actually contact people who NEED your product ton solve an issue. Bit of a self promo haha, but I found you by using it!
It for sure does exactly like that!
The way it works is pretty simple:
1. You add your site / product
2. https://t.co/rF4i7znVom figures out the buyer pain and search angles (you can manually edit these too)
3. It digs through Reddit/X for posts where people are already asking, complaining, comparing, or looking for alternatives
4. You get a number of daily leads with context
5. You swipe yes/no, and if it’s a fit it drafts a reply you can edit before sending. (the starter plan has limited reply drafts)
6. Open post and send the reply!
It´s really fast this way, you can do your daily outreach in just few minutes, that normally would take you hours of manual labour.
@Vighneshbuilds Yes! I always provide value first and then outreach and that´s how my app does it as well.
Try it out and start sending dms/replies to people who are your target audience. Im sure you will find your clients this way. It works for me so it can for you too!
I’d stop looking for “users” and start looking for people already complaining about the exact problem.
First paying users usually come from ugly/manual distribution: Reddit threads, X searches, niche communities, DMs, calls, local network, founder groups. Not broad posting like “check out my SaaS.”
I found your post through https://t.co/rF4i7znVom, a tool I’m building that finds Reddit/X posts where people are already describing problems your product can solve.
First users come from pain and you being the medicine!
For the first 10 at $599/mo, I’d bias hard toward conversations, not content.
Cold call + walk-ins makes sense if the buyer is local/reachable. The goal isn’t to “scale” yet, it’s to hear objections, sharpen the offer, and find the exact pain wording. I’d pair that with very targeted DMs to people already talking about the problem.
I found this through https://t.co/rF4i7znVom, a tool I’m building to surface Reddit/X posts where people are actively describing problems your SaaS can solve. It bring the customer that WANTS your product to you.
Warm leads like this at an early stage are killer in my experience, even if this is bit of a self promo haha. But genuinely works.
Honestly I think local can be underrated for the first 10 clients, especially if the niche is reachable in person.
The internet makes it easy to pretend distribution is only ads/content/SEO, but walking into shops and having real conversations will teach you faster than any landing page test. Even if they don’t buy, you hear the objections in plain English.
I found your post through https://t.co/rF4i7znVom, a tool I’m building that finds Reddit/X posts where people are already talking about problems your product or service can help with. Different channel, same idea. It brings you to the customer that WANTS you service.
Bit of a self promo haha, but honestly think you´d get to a good start by trying it out!
Too many. The killer is not one big task, it's the 15 minute switches all day that leave you half-working on everything.
If you want the stuff worth automating, start with anything repeatable and incoming, like finding new leads, tracking mentions, or collecting buyers who are already asking for a fix. That's where https://t.co/iUleHlvmNj helps, since it pulls those conversations up instead of you hunting for them manually.
Bit of a self promo haha, but this is also how I found you!
If you're going after solo founders, I'd start with people already trying to build in public but posting inconsistently. They feel the pain most because they know LinkedIn matters, but they're too deep in delivery to keep up.
A tight angle like "I help solo founders stay visible on LinkedIn without turning it into a second job" will convert better than a broad LinkedIn offer.
https://t.co/iUleHlvmNj can help you find those conversations faster, instead of guessing from cold lists and finds the people that need your product! Self promo bit haha, but this is how I found you too :D
https://t.co/w1mQfGs58f solves business problems for founders. Every reply is based on a real vetted pro in their field. For example Hormozi in business.
Every question runs through six steps. No magic, no hallucination. Just one thinker’s complete corpus, searched semantically, expanded structurally, and cited.
@pcshipp Reply from my app https://t.co/MfyBu599yC, specifically made to solve those business issues just like this! Self promo LOL but genuinely think the value for solo founders is huge!
I got tired of generic advice on stuff like this, so I built https://t.co/h2WYPUtwOJ to answer these hard problems. You can pick a business mind like Hormozi. Every reply is hyper accurate and based on the real sources, cited. It´s like actually having him solve your business issues 1 by 1
Bit of a self promo haha, but I think someone like you would get so much done with it. If you try it lmk how it goes!!
oof, "prepared the slide deck from scratch 2 hours before" is exactly where generic AI gets dangerous, it sounds confident right where you need sourceable assumptions. I started building https://t.co/h2WYPUu4Eh after getting burned by that same thing, it gives cited reasoning instead of polished fiction on hard business calls.
Bit of a self promo lol, but couldn´t resist after reading it. Genuinely think it provide value to someone like you! Lmk if it does incase you try it. :)
views being down "like everyone else" usually means don't blow up the niche yet, fix the packaging first. i'd test 10 vids where only the hook changes: more opinion, stronger stakes.
I ran into the same problem with generic advice on content pivots, so i'm building https://t.co/h2WYPUu4Eh for this kind of call, with cited breakdowns from people like Hormozi on hooks and positioning. happy to hear if it helped!