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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by personjerry on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:19PM (#37711249)
> - Do it once you know that your product is compelling to your target audience.

I thought a good way to test if your product is compelling is to build a landing page, put out a little bit of cash for ads, and see if you get sign ups?

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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by j4yav on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:38AM (#37712799)
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by adgjlsfhk1 on Saturday September 30, 2023 @10:25AM (#37715744)
find a few people in your target audience and talk to them?
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Re:Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've lea... by 414techie on Sunday October 01, 2023 @10:12AM (#37726116)
Personally, I don’t think this is an either/or. I think both prospective user interviews and ads are tools for this.
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