OutlierKit Weekly Update - 19th September

Building in public update: How our YouTube growth tool got 425 signups in 19 days, landed 7 paying customers, and discovered two distinct market segments.

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OutlierKit Weekly Update - 19th September
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We're a 3 person team taking OutlierKit from $100 MRR to $1000 MRR in 90 days πŸš€
We meet once a week to sync up, and then work asynchronously on Discord.
Notes from last night's call (Day 19/90):

KEY NUMBERS

  • $91 Current MRR
  • 60+ signups this week
  • 425+ total signups
  • 650+ shares on our Reddit post
  • 1 paying customer converted
  • 7 total paying customers
  • 3-4 failed payment attempts (investigating)
  • 23 channel analyses, 51 keyword searches, 36 outlier searches performed
  • Multiple customer interviews and promising conversations

KEY WINS

  • Reddit strategy worked - posted value data insights got 650+ shares, 164 upvotes and 44 comments
  • BOFU SEO driving high-intent traffic (and growing steadily)
  • Validated agency need - one pays $600/year just for title optimization
  • Discovered our channel analytics are perfect for competitor research

CRITICAL ISSUES

  • Payment processing failing for some cards (lost revenue)
  • Users stuck after burning 20 credits on single query
  • Landing page has "too many features" - unclear positioning

STRATEGIC INSIGHTS

  • Two clear segments emerging: beginners (<10K subs) need keyword/outlier research, agencies that need channel tracking and analysis
  • Agencies will pay $500/m for good insights especially if they help them land $5K/m clients
  • Our "outlier video" approach is genuinely unique vs competitors
  • YouTube creators trust our data over Gemini/ChatGPT when shown side-by-side

THIS WEEK'S FOCUS

β†’ Fix payment processing immediately β†’ Launch Google Ads for BOFU keywords
β†’ Implement credit gamification β†’ Start agency outreach on LinkedIn β†’ Ship channel tracking feature
The grind continues.
See you next week πŸ‘‹

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