What if your SaaS isn’t growing because of the product, not the marketing?
In this solo adventure episode, Rob Walling unpacks why SaaS marketing feels harder than ever and why most advice out there will waste your time. He shares how he’d approach things if growth has stalled, the questions he’d ask first, and why real progress comes from proven fundamentals.
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Topics we cover:
- (2:20) – Why marketing is harder than ever, and what’s changed
- (3:40) – The Dunning-Kruger Effect
- (11:30) – Marketing is not just convincing someone to buy what you've built.
- (16:30) – Validating vs. throwing dice at a wall
- (20:03) – Is there a ‘one right way’ to grow a business?
- (25:00) – Be careful who you listen to
Links from the Show:
- MicroConf Events
- MicroConf Mastermind Matching
- 75+ SaaS Marketplaces
- The SaaS Playbook
- TinySeed
- Rob Walling (@robwalling) | X
If you have questions about starting or scaling a software business that you’d like for us to cover, please submit your question for an upcoming episode. We’d love to hear from you!
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