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Ken Chang
Ken Chang

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Struggling to get your first customers? Here's what finally worked for us

When we launched, we made the classic mistake of trying to sell before building trust. After 3 months of crickets, we switched gears:

1) Created genuinely helpful YouTube tutorials solving common industry pain points (no sales pitch)
2) Answered 5-10 questions daily in relevant Facebook groups (with zero links)
3) Only after establishing credibility did we mention our solution - and only when directly relevant

The result? Our conversion rate jumped 300%. If you want to see the exact tutorial format that worked, here's one example. But honestly, the magic is in consistency - we posted helpful content daily for 2 months before seeing real traction.

What's working for you all these days?

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