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How I turned a MVP into a SaaS in 1 month

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I don't know if you remember but I already posted here, my app was called LongLiveSS, it was a very bad choice... I know, but the idea was good and few people were interested in the solution and subscribed to the newsletter so I decided to make a better version.

The first release (built in 7 hours) was horrible, the app wasn't loading JavaScript on some pages, meaning a blank image as screenshot, sometimes the server freeze because I was using the free plan on heroku and so many other bugs I discovered.. that wasn't very serious but now it's here. The 2.0.

This app is still very minimal and does only one thing but it does it well, taking screenshots at regular intervals. On free accounts it's 3 days min. interval but if you decide to upgrade you can take a screenshot every 5 min.

I am planning to add these features pretty soon

- Up to 3 Links

- ZIP archive download

- Push notifications

What would you like to see in the next version?

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What are the use cases for taking regular screenshots?

Everyone is asking me this question so I guess I have to add this info on the homepage, you can use the app to make sure your ad/content is showing in the right place, spy on your competitors, track your seo ranking over time or simply archive your favorite website!

Your pitch makes it sound like this is a desktop app that takes screenshots of my PC screen, so I was very confused on why anybody would want this. You should talk about why your product is beneficial -- skip the boring feature sales pitch until later on down the page after I'm interested -- don't make people think too hard about what you're offering. If it's for

> to make sure your ad/content is showing in the right place, spy on your competitors, track your seo ranking over time or simply archive your favorite website!

then you should clearly say that so that you immediately identity your product as the solution to a problem, and the people with that problem don't have to put the puzzle together themselves.

I updated the landing page!

Very cool. Congrats on the progress made. Hope you keep making iterative improvements to your product - that's the only way to built a successful startup.

Thank you, appreciate it. Without paying customers it will be very hard to keep improving the product but I just launched a campaign on Google ads, will keep you updated..

Just curious, how are you different from the legion of other screenshot automaters?

The story behind it, I was homeless and now I build online businesses so I can travel the world and hopefully achieve financial freedom before 30

This is nice, but nobody is going to buy a product because of your story and ambition. People make purchasing decisions based on value.

I agree, I am not mentioning anything about my story in the website so I am only selling the value of the product, maybe it's not clearly explained, I didn't spend too much time on copy..

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