OutlierKit Weekly Update - 12th September

OutlierKit Weekly Update - 12th September

Day 12/90:

We're a 3 person team taking OutlierKit from $100 MRR to $1000 MRR in 90 days (by 30th Nov)

Notes from our call this week:

KEY METRICS & GROWTH

  • New signups: 76 users added in past week
  • Paying customers: 6 active subscriptions
  • Current MRR: $81 (after $60 churn, gained $15 customer)
  • Critical bug fixed: Payment upgrades weren't processing for last 4 days 😱

STRATEGIC PIVOT: COMPETITOR ANALYSIS POSITIONING

  • New focus: "Best YouTube Competitor Analysis Tool"
  • Target keyword: "YouTube competitor analysis" ($7 CPC, high intent)
  • Feature usage data: Channel analysis most popular among paying users
  • Competitive advantage: Only 2 competitors ranking for this, that too with secondary pages.

PRODUCT FEEDBACK & OPPORTUNITIES

  • User behavior: Actively copying/pasting data (need export feature)
  • Channel integration: Users want to connect their YouTube channels
  • Agency interest: Data valuable for ad teams and market research
  • Stickiness opportunity: Competitor tracking creates accumulated user data

ACTION ITEMS

IMMEDIATE (THIS WEEK)

Landing page overhaul:

  • Change H1 to competitor analysis positioning
  • Add OG image for social sharing
  • Move testimonials higher on page
  • Include scarcity: "Only X seats remaining at this price"

Product improvements:

  • Build competitor tracking features (add/monitor multiple competitors)
  • Implement export functionality (uses credits)
  • Strengthen paywall (show 5-6 results, blur rest)
  • Direct zero-credit users to pricing page

Marketing execution:

  • Set up Google Ads for [REDACTED] keywords
  • Publish 3 BOFU articles targeting [REDACTED]
  • Buy YouTube course for community and creator access

MARKETING PERFORMANCE

  • Reddit presence: 41 mentions vs competitors (52 and 57)
  • Best performing content: [REDACTED] blog (30 clicks)
  • Email list: 386 subscribers ready for newsletter
  • Discovery: Reddit listening tool showing strong engagement opportunities
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BUSINESS MODEL EVOLUTION

  • Target segments: Individual creators, agencies, ad teams, investors
  • Pricing strategy: Communicate price increases coming soon

Future Data play:

  • Position as essential YouTube data provider
  • Future services: Consider Full service YT growth for B2B at $1K MRR milestone

DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY

  • Content focus: Write agency-specific blog posts
  • Continue with Reddit and X replies
  • Google Ads
  • Research paid X thread writers/influencers
  • Explore Discord communities

See you next week πŸ‘‹

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