Joel Happ

Founder, ex-microsoft SWE.

Scaling apps to $10K MRR in 30 days. Follow for everything I learn along the way.

Real ones help each other ✊

[Joel Happ @JoelHapp]

@oliverxmedia video is great, audio is an instant tell

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@onlygemhunt @uxpicasso @ChadAppDev Except it's a trial so they haven't paid. They got the free trial and immediately opted out of it ever converting to paid

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@uxpicasso @ChadAppDev They get the free trial, then they immediately cancel it so they can never forget and be charged. I've seen this type of user use the app for the full length of the trial, but it's rare for them to ever convert afterwards.

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Has anyone tried Reddit ads for promoting their app? I have something that fits specific niche subreddits well. Wondering what kind of results people have gotten from it.

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@sonichNik Build 1 core feature, and killer onboarding that leads people to it. Don't do anything more than the core at first; get to market ASAP.

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@semenov_artyom @aapakari Same, followed you.

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@rtn_dcx @aapakari On the same journey. Followed ya :)

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@techandsundry Larping as Roy Lee

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@kristof_38420 @ChadAppDev Do they say why they deleted it? Are you using automated posting tools or VPNs? TikTok has access to a ton of signals they use to try detect if you're a bot/inauthentic.

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@yourweb3genius @kristof_38420 @ChadAppDev It's probably a good idea to post manually until your account can consistently reach 1K+ views. Not an exact science though.

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@kristof_38420 @ChadAppDev You need to work on your video hooks, if enough people swipe away early TikTok judges your post as a loser and doesn’t show it to more people. Also warm your account by engaging with content similar to yours and your target audience.

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@theo_louro carrousel svp

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@pmitu Vibe coders with good marketing sense can make great onboarding and ultimately that’s what sells

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@EricEatsPickles @humantransit Waiting for a lift beats being stuck in an hour of traffic daily.

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When you're building onboarding for an app or website, you need to make it IMPOSSIBLE for your users to make a mistake or get confused. If the possibility to fuck up exists, a LARGE percentage of people will.

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I think people will only tolerate that if each step is clearly providing value. My onboarding is long, but it's doing necessary setup.

I was testing out competitors and saw lots of useless filler questions that made me want to bail. Nobody wants to answer what their dog's favorite color is - they want to be making progress to the goal that made them download the app.

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@matthias_mrc AI written copy is usually trash tbh, most of my copy has to be rewritten manually

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@matthias_mrc salut matt! fondateur canadien ici. 👋

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@Shrivvvvv @matthias_mrc I can help dm me :)

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@maxkalashnikoff @matthias_mrc Feel free to send me your app and I can give you onboarding recommendations for free.

I had similar problems and boosted mine from 5% to 13% trial start rate. with more changes on the way!