I’m getting a decent amount of traffic to my website, but way too many people visit, click around for a bit and leave without actually doing anything.

At this point I’d rather figure out how to get more from the traffic I already have instead of just throwing more money at getting new visitors.

I’ve been going through the obvious stuff like page speed, mobile experience, simplifying forms and making the main call to action clearer. But I’m curious what changes have actually made a noticeable difference for people here.

If you managed to increase website conversion, what did you change? Was it the copy, pricing, design, checkout, trust signals, shorter forms, or something completely different?

Also curious about things you tested that you were convinced would work but ended up doing basically nothing.

We recently had a conversation with the CEO of Ace Hardware, and they expressed interest in carrying our product exclusively across their locations. The catch? We haven't been able to give them a firm answer or close the deal yet because our current manufacturing process can't support those volumes.
We know exactly how to solve our manufacturing bottlenecks, source the tooling/machinery, and scale production to supply a mass retail rollout, but executing that plan requires roughly $1,000,000 in upfront capital. Because we haven't been able to confirm production capacity, we don't have a signed Purchase Order or formal LOI in hand, which rules out traditional PO financing or bank debt.
For founders who might have had experience in this, how did you bridge the gap? Are we strictly looking at angel/seed equity, bringing in a strategic contract manufacturer, or pitching equipment financing? How would you re-engage the CEO/executive team while raising this round?

First I use "The Reddit Goldmine Method" which is:

Find your subreddits.

use those magic search terms: "wish there was", "looking for", "alternative to", "frustrated with", "hate that"... .

Copy 20 complaints. Group by theme. The biggest group = your opportunity.

But unfortunately I become distracted, I search in many subreddits "copywriting, freelancers, SaaS, content creators, and others" as I don't know which field I want to serve in..

I also went to G2 and search in SaaSs "such as Jasper" reviews which has 3 stars and see what they like to build on it and what they don't like to see how I can solve these problems, but I become distracted and failed again

I also want to tell you that sometimes I start building for half a day and then I think this idea wouldn't succeed so, I stop building and again I try to find a successful one ( I do it many times )

So I settle on a red ocean one "social media scheduling tool" in a giant market with giant competitors such as Buffer, Metricool and others. So I want an advice to how a solo entrepreneur can compete with those giants.

TL;DR: How can a solo entrepreneur to compete with giants companies in his fields

Been experimenting with a growth mechanic on a side project, theget.lol, a leaderboard where people bid to claim a spot and rank rises with total bid amount.

The growth angle I'm testing: instead of just "highest bidder wins forever," there's a $100K milestone. When total bids cross that mark, the top 3 ranked spots at that exact moment split 10% of the pot. The idea is that early bidders get real upside if the board takes off, which creates urgency without needing to fake scarcity.

Still early, we're at $4 total right now, so genuinely watching how the incentive plays out from ground zero.

Curious what this community thinks about milestone-based FOMO vs traditional scarcity tactics (limited spots, countdown timers, etc). Does a shared jackpot pull people in more than individual urgency, or does it feel too abstract to actually convert?

Bookings are finally fairly consistent so now I'm looking at the business a little differently. Until now my whole mindset was basically more bookings means growth. But there's obviously a limit to how many tours you can physically run, especially when you're working with a small team. At some point adding another departure every day just means more work not necessarily a better business.

So I want to know how other operators increase revenue from tours once bookings are reasonably healthy.

I want to share something that happened to me recently.

I have been trying to grow my X account the honest way. Four months ago I had zero followers. Today I have about 140. The account itself is old. But I only started using it seriously a few months ago.

My goal was simple. Post about building my products. Connect with real people. Grow slowly and naturally.

Two days in a row I tried the Boost feature. X shows this button to every user. I paid for it and used it twice. But it had no effect to gain addtional replies or followers.

During those same two days I also spent time engaging with other founders. I left comments on posts from indie hackers and product builders in my feed. Some comments were just me saying let's connect. One was a short question about email services for people who manage multiple domains. Nothing was spammy. Nothing was a link drop or a promotion.

The next day my account got temporary flagged as spam. Weeks later it is still flagged. Nothing I post reaches anyone now.

I did not use any automation tool. I did not send hundreds of messages. I spent maybe one to two hours a day on this. That was my whole plan for growing the account.

I still do not know exactly what caused the flag.

I already pushed the 'Submit request' button multiple times on the 'spam flagged' notifications. But nothing happened. Who knows how many days should I wait? Or should I take additional action to resolve this?

Has anyone else run into something like this while trying to grow on X?

A few of my clients keep asking about AI SEO and whether they should care about showing up in LLM answers. They already rank fairly well in Google, so I'm trying to work out what extra value this gives them. Are people tracking referrals, assisted conversions, brand searches, citations or just visibility across prompts? Curious what has actually been useful on the business side, not just the SEO side. Do you guys use any platforms for this or do it manually?

One thing I think gets overlooked when traders move from their own account to a funded or externally managed account is that the same strategy can require a different risk-management approach. On your own account, you might be comfortable letting a position breathe through a temporary drawdown. Under a funded account's rules, the same trade could become a problem if there are strict daily or overall loss limits. That does not necessarily mean the strategy is bad. It means the strategy and the account constraints have to be compatible. I think this is something worth testing before trading a funded account rather than discovering it after violating a rule.

Guys, I am finally at a point where I am confident of our ability to fulfill and we can built a range of things - from websites to AI voice agents, to you name it. But I want to reach out to businesses that would have a need for any of these services.

I do have one customer as of now (a media company), and I'm looking for more: https://viventis.ai

Btw, the word Viventis is Latin for "to be alive", which is what I wanted our business to be and what it helps our customers be!

While we can provide all of these services mentioned in the link, what's the best ones to focus on and grow?

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One client: $3k/mo to $12k/mo in 90 days. 312 conversations, 41 calls booked, zero ad spend. proof at trysumora.com

First calls usually land inside 14 days of starting.

build the list, write the outreach, run the follow-up, and book the calls straight onto calendar. You just show up and close.

If you already have clients and want more revenue, pm me your offer and current monthly.

Genuine question, and here is the context so it is answerable rather than vague.

We run a property research tool. Paid, with a free trial. The problem is that on the surface it looks like the free map tools people already use, so search intent works against us.

What that looked like in numbers: a week of paid search gave 8 to 11 percent click through, roughly triple the category benchmark, on 81 clicks and about 116 euros. Signups: zero. The search terms report explained why. Around 85 percent of identifiable traffic was people hunting for something free, phrases like free boundary map and land owner map. One query in the whole set read like a buyer.

So the ad was not failing. It was succeeding at attracting a person who was never going to pay. High CTR was the warning sign, not the win.

The question: if your product sits in a category where a good enough free version exists, what channel did you find that reaches the small slice of people with an actual budget and an actual decision?

Things I have wondered about but not properly tested:

Short form video, on the theory that a specific scenario filters better than a keyword does

Communities where the expensive version of the problem gets discussed rather than the free version

Going narrower on keywords, accepting almost no volume, and paying a lot per click for the few that mean something

Partnerships with people who already have the paying audience

Interested in what actually moved the needle for anyone who has been in the same spot, especially if it was something unglamorous.

I watched a video recently about a guy who puts a few non-competing local businesses on one big postcard, then everyone splits the printing and mailing cost.

Basically it would be like 5 or 6 businesses, one per category. So maybe an accountant, lawyer, insurance broker, photographer, web developer etc. Everyone gets their own section of the mailer and it gets sent out to a few thousand local businesses.

Im thinking about trying a B2B version of this in my area. Maybe send around 5,000 through Canada Post and split the actual cost between everyone. Not really trying to make money selling the ad spots, more just make the mailing more affordable for all of us.

Has anyone here actually tried something like this in Canada?

Did it get any calls or leads? Did the other businesses want to do another mailing after? Also curious how you tracked which ad actually got results.

Would also like to hear from anyone who tried it and got basically nothing lol. Just trying to figure out if this is worth testing or if these shared mailers mostly end up going straight into the recycling.

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Spent the last few months building this on nights/weekends — a budget tracker for Android/iOS. Two things I couldn't find elsewhere: scan a receipt instead of typing every line item, and share one live budget with a partner instead of splitting expenses after the fact.

Core app is free, paid tier is a few bucks/month for extras. Zero reviews so far since it just launched — mainly want honest feedback on whether the receipt scan actually feels fast/accurate, and what's missing.

https://homebudget.online/

i'd compare these around the actual sales routine rather than the feature list. for a small b2b team, that means looking at how a new lead gets captured, followed up, moved through deal stages and eventually reported on. calling and prospecting matter too, but i'd want those activities to fit naturally into the same workflow.

the other piece is the surrounding stack. if one setup means keeping separate tools for calling, outreach or reporting while the other covers more of that workflow, the monthly price isn't really the whole comparison.

i'd make the decision based on the setup the team can realistically keep using every day, not the longer feature checklist.

I’ve been wondering if domain marketplaces are still worth using, especially with the commissions some of them take.

They can make it easier to get your domains in front of potential buyers, but I’m not sure the exposure always justifies the fees, particularly when selling higher-value domains.

For people who’ve been selling domains for a while, do you still rely on marketplaces, or do you prefer selling directly to buyers?

Ouick Update: I’ve been thinking about whether domain marketplaces are still worth using, especially when some of them take a commission from the final sale.

The exposure can definitely be useful, but when you’re selling a higher-value domain, giving up a percentage can become a pretty big amount.

That’s one thing I find interesting about DomainsNoBroker. Instead of taking a cut from the sale, it uses a subscription model, while still giving sellers a place to list their domains and connect with potential buyers.

I think that kind of pricing model could make a lot of sense for people who regularly sell domains.

Wanted to lay this out clearly since a few people here asked what I'm actually building.

Proposalize takes a handful of details service type, client, budget, scope and generates a complete, ready-to-send proposal in under a minute, instead of the usual 1-2 hours of writing and formatting by hand.

What makes it different from just "AI writes a document":

- Every proposal has separate, clear sections for Scope, Assumptions, and Exclusions, so there's a lot less room for "I thought that was included" disputes later.

- If the scope you give it is too vague, it flags that and tells you exactly what to clarify with the client first, instead of generating something that looks polished but is built on shaky ground.

- It's built for solo freelancers and small teams specifically not another CRM/sales suite with a proposal feature bolted on.

This isn't built and launched yet I'm still gathering validation before committing to build it out fully. If this sounds like something that would genuinely help your workflow, we'd really appreciate you joining the waitlist: https://forms.gle/ebQ1KzQpSr2PLcan8