我的项目在 7 个月内为我赚了 18000 美元。这次我做了一些不同的事情。
2 分•作者: OmPatel5•5 个月前
我开始构建副业项目一年多一点了。<p>其中一些项目获得了一些用户，但从未盈利。我一直遇到同样的问题：我没有弄清楚人们是否真的需要我所构建的东西就直接开始构建了。<p>我最新的项目有所不同：）<p>我于 7 个月前推出了我的项目（bigideasdb.com），在这段时间内获得了 18,000 美元的收入。这是我迄今为止最成功的项目。<p>这次我做了以下不同的事情：<p>1. 养成收集问题的习惯<p>我养成了不断记录问题和痛点的习惯，无论是我个人经历的，还是我看到其他人在线上遇到的问题。<p>我在手机上使用一个简单的笔记系统，只要有什么想法，就添加问题。<p>当需要构建一个新项目时，我手头已经有几十个经过验证的问题可供选择。大多数问题并不好，但其中一些脱颖而出。BigIdeasDB 就是其中之一。<p>2. 在构建任何东西之前进行验证<p>这是最大的不同之处。<p>我没有立即构建产品，而是花时间弄清楚其他人是否真的愿意为它付费。<p>我在 Reddit 和 Twitter 上分享了这个想法，联系了创始人，并提出了以下问题：<p>你是否很难找到好的产品创意？<p>你会使用一个从 Reddit、G2 和 Upwork 等真实来源抓取并经过验证的问题数据库吗？<p>你愿意为这样的东西支付多少钱？<p>收到的反馈压倒性地积极。这给了我继续下去的信心。<p>3. 虔诚地倾听用户意见<p>一旦我推出了 MVP，我就与用户保持密切联系。我问他们：<p>该平台缺少什么？<p>什么能帮助你找到更好的问题来解决？<p>哪些功能会让你升级？<p>这种方法让了解下一步要构建什么变得容易得多。我没有浪费时间猜测，只是构建了用户要求的东西。<p>4. 痴迷于指标<p>我开始跟踪所有内容：网站转化率、用户激活行为和升级漏斗。<p>我可以确切地看到：<p>有多少访客转化为用户<p>其中有多少人成为了付费客户<p>哪些行为让人们更有可能转化<p>例如，我的登陆页面最初的转化率只有 4% 左右。我专注于改进这一点，在测试了不同的标题和功能后，我将其提高到 9%，这直接使我的收入翻了一番。<p>5. 专注于有购买意向的实际问题<p>我没有仅仅收集随机的抱怨，而是专注于人们已经在花钱或积极寻找解决方案的问题。<p>G2 评论向我展示了付费客户对现有工具的厌恶之处。Upwork 的职位发布揭示了公司在招聘方面遇到的困难。Reddit 帖子突出了人们每天发泄的挫败感。<p>这些不仅仅是问题，它们是经过验证的市场机会。<p>总结<p>我不得不失败多次，才弄清楚如何构建人们真正想要的东西。<p>这次最大的变化是尽早验证想法，但将其与真实的用户反馈、清晰的指标相结合，并专注于有明确购买意向的问题，让一切都变得更容易。<p>如果你还在努力争取你的第一次成功，请不要放弃。从小处着手，与用户交流，并确保你正在解决人们已经付费解决的实际问题。
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I started building side projects a little over a year ago.<p>Some of them got a few users, but they never made money. I kept running into the same issue: I was building without knowing if people actually wanted what I was making.<p>My latest project is different :)<p>I launched my project (bigideasdb.com) 7 months ago, and it made $18,000 in revenue within that time. My most successful product by far.<p>Here's what I did differently this time:<p>1. Building a habit of collecting problems<p>I created a habit of constantly writing down problems and pain points, whether it was something I personally experienced or something I saw others struggle with online.<p>I use a simple notes system on my phone and just add problems whenever something clicks.<p>When it came time to build a new project, I had dozens of validated problems to choose from. Most weren't great, but a few stood out. BigIdeasDB was one of them.<p>2. Validating before building anything<p>This was the biggest difference-maker.<p>Instead of immediately building the product, I spent time figuring out if it was something others would actually pay for.<p>I shared the idea on Reddit and Twitter, reached out to founders, and asked questions like:<p>Do you struggle to find good product ideas?<p>Would you use a database of validated problems scraped from real sources like Reddit, G2, and Upwork?<p>How much would you pay for something like this?<p>The responses were overwhelmingly positive. That gave me the confidence to move forward.<p>3. Listening to users religiously<p>Once I launched the MVP, I stayed close to my users. I asked them:<p>What's missing from the platform?<p>What would help you find better problems to solve?<p>What features would make you upgrade?<p>This approach made it so much easier to know what to build next. I didn't waste time guessing, I just built what users asked for.<p>4. Obsessing over metrics<p>I started tracking everything: website conversion rates, user activation behavior, and upgrade funnels.<p>I could see exactly:<p>How many visitors converted to users<p>How many of those became paying customers<p>What actions made people more likely to convert<p>For example, my landing page was only converting at around 4% early on. I focused on improving that, and after testing different headlines and features, I got it to 9%, which directly doubled my revenue.<p>5. Focusing on real problems with buying intent<p>Instead of just collecting random complaints, I focused on problems where people were already spending money or actively looking for solutions.<p>G2 reviews showed me what paying customers hated about existing tools. Upwork job listings revealed what companies were struggling to hire help for. Reddit posts highlighted frustrations people were venting about daily.<p>These weren't just problems, they were validated market opportunities.<p>TL;DR<p>I had to fail multiple times before I figured out how to build something people actually wanted.<p>The biggest change this time was validating the idea early, but combining that with real user feedback, clear metrics, and focusing on problems with proven buying intent made everything easier.<p>If you're still trying to get your first win, don't give up. Build small, talk to users, and make sure you're solving something real that people are already paying to fix.