Free tools work great for traffic. What’s the best way to convert users into paying users after?
I have tried a lot of things for my side project like limited generations of the output and then putting a signup requirement if you want to use the tool more often but people are simply not converting to the main solution.
Love tRPC. I have built two side projects [1][2] now with it and its just so smooth. When I introduced the tool to some other people I worked with, they were amazed on how fast it is. Usually it takes some time to create frontend schemas from backend endpoints but tRPC is just so fast.
Thanks to the creator. Literally made me a more efficient developer!
* Platform to organize internal hackathons: https://hackathon.camp
* Tool to create glossaries within your corporations and have them everywhere in the browser with a tooltip: https://tooltipr.com
- https://caseconverter.pro/app - was more experimentation than anything else, paste a JSON and get converted keys
- https://getworkrecognized.com - Could never reach market-fit with that. Wanted to really focus on the employee sides with brag documents but no employee will ever pay by themselves for such a tool
- http://linkedium.com - was a LinkedIn Scheduling tool, was just annoyed at some point with that. Might spin it up again this year. So never launched
Might put them up for sell somewhere. Maybe someone is interested to grow these or find product-market fit. But focusing on some other ideas I have right now.
What I learnt: I am really bad at Marketing and Sales and have a lot to learn there. Will focus on other target customers and trying to niche down with the projects I am working on right now and want to work on soon. Maybe finding someone who is good at it and partnering up might be something to look into.
Also, SEO and content is working to generate traffic. If you can convert the traffic it is a goldmine. The Google Search Console for getworkrecognized looks promising honestly.
Using it at my current company and it’s great. Especially the little things like the ship it reaction! Super hilarious when I saw it for the first time. Thanks for that.
Some constructive feedback: could not get my webcam (canon eos utility) working. But tbh nothing big because we never use Webcams.
My name is Kevin and I am the founder of getworkrecognized.
I started getworkrecognized during the time I was working at Klarna, one of the biggest fintech companies in Europe. We had a promotion cycle that was scheduled twice per year and for that, we always needed to write the following documents:
- A self-review of your own achievements
- A review of every other colleague you have worked with for a longer time (360° reviews)
I struggled most often with the self-review, questioning what I worked on the past 6 months and how it could be quantified. That's when I decided to track my work. I tried note-taking apps but was not convinced, especially because Klarna worked a lot around their Leadership Principles. Leadership principles are simple behavioral skills that you should follow when working at one of the companies having them at their core. You can find an overview of many companies offering these "guides" here: https://getworkrecognized.com/tools/career-ladders-explorer
I have used this tool for around 2 years now, and it got me promoted twice in the time I have been at Klarna. The brag document or self-review concept seems to be working and can give you the small extra step to convince your manager to get promoted. So feel free to give it a try. There is a free trial, but feel free to reach out to me if you want to have a lifetime subscription.
- tawk.to
- render.com
- No Payments implemented but will use Stripe
- Namecheap
- Google Analytics + Google Search Console (Search console is really good)
I have tried a lot of things for my side project like limited generations of the output and then putting a signup requirement if you want to use the tool more often but people are simply not converting to the main solution.
Link to free tool: https://www.hackathon.camp/free-tools/hackathon-certificate-...