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How I Grew My App to $13K/month (Even Though I Hate Marketing)
Topic
Marketing Strategies for SaaS
Key insights
- Bhanu built two SaaS products, one reaching $6,000 MRR and sold for $250,000
- His second product, SiteGPT, launched in March 2023, generates $13,000 MRR
- SiteGPT has made around $500,000 in revenue since its launch
- to 70% of SiteGPTs traffic comes from Google, with 90% of that being organic
- SiteGPT allows users to create a chatbot for their website, charging a monthly fee based on usage
- SiteGPT receives around 50,000 visitors a month, converting 200 leads into 60 trials
Perspectives
Focused on Bhanu's marketing strategies and insights.
Bhanu's Approach
- Highlights success with $0 marketing spend
- Claims significant traffic from organic channels
- Describes engineering as marketing as a key strategy
- Proposes using free tools to attract potential customers
- Explains the importance of customer lifetime value
- Emphasizes the ease of creating tools with AI assistance
Neutral / Shared
- Mentions the importance of analytics in tracking performance
- Discusses the role of SEO in driving traffic
Metrics
revenue
$500,000 USD
total revenue generated by SiteGPT since launch
Significant revenue showcases the product's market acceptance and profitability.
we have made around $500,000 in revenue.
customer_lifetime_value
$17,500 USD
average revenue per customer over their lifetime
High LTV suggests strong customer retention and profitability potential.
Lifetime value is how much revenue you make from a single customer over their lifetime.
revenue_first_month
$10,000 USD
revenue generated in the first month after launch
Indicates strong market interest and potential for growth.
It got to like $10,000 in the first month or so.
previous_product_sale
$250,000 USD
sale price of the previous SaaS product
Reflects the value and success of the previous product.
I sold my previous SaaS product for $250,000.
monthly_clicks
50,000 clicks
number of clicks received from Google every month
Demonstrates effective traffic generation strategy.
Right now we get around 50,000 clicks from Google every month.
monthly_leads
300 leads
number of leads generated monthly
Indicates the effectiveness of the marketing strategy in converting traffic.
And we get around 300 leads. majority of these leads are from Google.
monthly_search_volume
1000 searches
minimum monthly search volume for keywords
Identifying keywords with at least 1000 searches can enhance product visibility.
I need at least 1000 monthly search volume.
Key entities
Timeline highlights
00:00–05:00
Bhanu's innovative approach to marketing through engineering has led to significant organic traffic and revenue growth for his SaaS product, SiteGPT.
- Bhanu built two SaaS products, one reaching $6,000 MRR and sold for $250,000
- His second product, SiteGPT, launched in March 2023, generates $13,000 MRR
- SiteGPT has made around $500,000 in revenue since its launch
- to 70% of SiteGPTs traffic comes from Google, with 90% of that being organic
- SiteGPT allows users to create a chatbot for their website, charging a monthly fee based on usage
- SiteGPT receives around 50,000 visitors a month, converting 200 leads into 60 trials
05:00–10:00
The launch of a new SaaS product generated significant initial revenue, leading to a strategic focus on growing the site GPT through effective free tools marketing.
- Launched a SaaS product that generated $10,000 in the first month
- Sold previous SaaS product for $250,000
- Focused on growing site Generative Pre-trained Transformer after selling the previous product
- Utilized free tools marketing to drive traffic to site Generative Pre-trained Transformer
- Built almost 50 free tools to attract potential customers
- Receives around 50,000 clicks from Google every month, mostly from free tools
10:00–15:00
Applying filters for keyword volume leads to identifying high-potential keywords, which can drive traffic to the main product through effective tool creation.
- Filter keywords by volume, requiring at least 1000 monthly search volume
- List relevant keywords along with their monthly global search volume and keyword difficulty
- Consider how to drive traffic to the main product through a free tool
- Create a table with keywords, volume, keyword difficulty, and relevance to the main product
- Prioritize tools based on high volume, low keyword difficulty, and ease of building
- Use Ahrefs for SEO and SiteGPT for website creation